There are 12 ways to get from France to Manchester by train (Eurostar), train, bus, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain London Euston - Manchester Piccadilly
5h 39m£202–332Train to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Paris Nord to Beauvaistrain
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BVA - MAN
6h 10m£47–209Train, bus
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the bus from Golders Green Station to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 540 / ...
8h 32m£173–285Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Paris to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Manchestercar
8h 29m£215–267Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CDG - MAN
4h 21m£48–166Bus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Manchester, Shudehill Interchangebus Uk023 / ...
15h 10m£51–82Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Paris to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Manchestercar
9h 30m£129–227Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane MRS - MAN
4h 52m£50–172Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane NCE - MAN
5h 5m£60–168Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Liverpool (LPL)plane CDG - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadillytrain
5h 27m£69–212Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane CDG - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadillytrain
6h 35m£80–240Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane CDG - LBA
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoriatrain
6h 53m£73–214
France to Manchester by subway, train, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from France to Manchester is to bus which costs £50 - £85 and takes 15h 10m.
The fastest way to get from France to Manchester is to fly which takes 4h 21m and costs £45 - £170.
No, there is no direct bus from France station to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and arriving at Manchester, Shudehill Interchange via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from France to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Cité and arriving at Manchester Piccadilly via Paris Nord and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 39m.
The distance between France and Manchester is 468 miles.
The best way to get from France to Manchester without a car is to train which takes 5h 39m and costs £200 - £340.
It takes approximately 5h 39m to get from France to Manchester, including transfers.
France to Manchester bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
France to Manchester train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Paris Nord station.
The best way to get from France to Manchester is to train which takes 5h 39m and costs £200 - £340. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £45 - £170 and takes 4h 21m, you could also bus, which costs £50 - £85 and takes 15h 10m.
What companies run services between France and Manchester, England?
You can take a subway from Cité to Manchester Piccadilly via Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 5h 39m. Alternatively, easyJet, Jet2.com, and two other airlines fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Manchester Airport (MAN) every 4 hours.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Manchester Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport via Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–210
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–210
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–180
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–270
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £80–180
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–170
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–400
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–290
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–230
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–230
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–18
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Nord to Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Golders Green Station to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
France to Manchester bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Manchester is 1h behind France. It is currently 6:20 PM in France and 5:20 PM in Manchester.
France to Manchester train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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