There are 9 ways to get from County Clare to Manchester by plane, bus, ferry, train, car, or car ferry
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Fly Shannon Airport to Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)SNN - MAN
4h 4m£36–149Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Ennis Friars Walk to Red Cow Luas300
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Chester
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Piccadilly
12h 24m£89–164Drive, car ferry
- Drive from County Clare to Dublin Terminal 1
- Take the car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Holyhead
- Drive from Holyhead to Manchester
8h 19m£100–133Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the bus from Ennis Bóthar na Trócaire to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Liverpool (LPL)DUB - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
6h 28m£52–171Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the bus from Ennis Bóthar na Trócaire to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Manchester Airport (MAN)DUB - MAN
6h 38m£46–127Fly Shannon Airport to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Liverpool (LPL)SNN - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
4h 59m£57–208Bus to Cork Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the bus from Henry Street to Cork Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Manchester Airport (MAN)ORK - MAN
7h 14m£40–148Bus to Kerry Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Kerry Airport
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)KIR - MAN
6h 50m£70–181Bus, ferry, train via Manchester Oxford Road
- Take the bus from Ennis Friars Walk to Red Cow Luas300
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead
- Take the train from Holyhead to Chester
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Oxford Road
12h 32m£74–130
County Clare to Manchester by bus, tram, foot, ferry, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from County Clare to Manchester is to bus and fly which costs £45 - £130 and takes 6h 38m.
The fastest way to get from County Clare to Manchester is to fly which takes 4h 4m and costs £35 - £150.
The distance between County Clare and Manchester is 306 miles.
The best way to get from County Clare to Manchester without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 12h 24m and costs £85 - £170.
It takes approximately 4h 4m to get from County Clare to Manchester, including transfers.
There are 3473+ hotels available in Manchester.
What companies run services between County Clare, IE-CE, Ireland and Manchester, England?
Ryanair, Aer Lingus, and British Airways fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Manchester Airport (MAN) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Shannon Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–100
Flights from Kerry Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Kerry Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £23–90
Flights from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–110
Flights from Kerry Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £22–90
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Holyhead to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Chester to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Chester to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–26
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Holyhead to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Chester to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–25
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–21
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–21
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Ennis Friars Walk to Red Cow Luas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–22
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Ennis Bóthar na Trócaire to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–26
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
Bus from Henry Street to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–19
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £37–39
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £165–175
- On Foot
- £35–45
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