There are 9 ways to get from Dublin Terminal 1 to Manchester by car ferry, car, bus, busferry, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Car ferry, drive
best- Take the car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Holyhead
- Drive from Holyhead to Manchester
5h 33m£57–84Fly Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Manchester Airport (MAN)DUB - MAN
4h 59m£38–118Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Westland Row to Grand Central Station Durham Street785
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
16h 56mFly Dublin Airport to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Liverpool (LPL)DUB - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
4h 56m£42–156Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Holyhead
- Take the train from Holyhead to Chester
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Piccadilly
7h 11m£39–92Car ferry, train via Manchester Oxford Road
- Take the car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Holyhead
- Take the train from Holyhead to Chester
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Oxford Road
7h 21m£47–94Car ferry, train via Manchester Victoria
- Take the car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Holyhead
- Take the train from Holyhead to Chester
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Victoria
7h 52m£49–129Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Manchester Airport (MAN)BHD - MAN
5h 57m£55–192Fly Dublin Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)DUB - LBA
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Victoria
6h 30m£42–146
Dublin Terminal 1 to Manchester by car ferry and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dublin Terminal 1 to Manchester is to fly which costs £35 - £120 and takes 4h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Dublin Terminal 1 to Manchester is to fly and train which takes 4h 56m and costs £40 - £160.
No, there is no direct bus from Dublin Terminal 1 to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Sean Moore Road and arriving at Shudehill Interchange via Westland Row, Belfast, Europa Buscentre and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 56m.
The distance between Dublin Terminal 1 and Manchester is 186 miles.
The best way to get from Dublin Terminal 1 to Manchester without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 16h 56m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 33m to get from Dublin Terminal 1 to Manchester, including transfers.
Dublin Terminal 1 to Manchester bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Westland Row station.
Dublin Terminal 1 to Manchester bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Grand Central Station Durham Street.
There are 3429+ hotels available in Manchester.
What companies run services between Dublin Terminal 1, Ireland and Manchester, England?
Ryanair, Aer Lingus, and Ryanair UK fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Manchester Airport (MAN) hourly.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–90
Flights from Dublin Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–110
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £29–95
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £29–140
- 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
- £7–22
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–25
- 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
- £5–21
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–22
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Chester to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–24
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Chester to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–18
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–23
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Holyhead to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–27
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Chester to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Chester to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–26
- 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
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £13–20
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Westland Row to Grand Central Station Durham Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- Website
- dublinexpress.ie
Bus from Westland Row to Grand Central Station Durham Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–22
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- £28–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £36–85
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Passenger Car
- £140–190
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