There are 10 ways to get from Loire Valley to Manchester by train (TGV, Eurostar), taxi, train, car ferry, bus, car, car train, or plane
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 Saumur to Saint-Pierre-des-CorpsTer
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
9h 2m£156–583Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Saumur to Nantes
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Manchester Airport (MAN)NTE - MAN
8h 4m£60–184Taxi, train, car ferry
- Take the taxi from Loire Valley to Château-du-Loir
- Take the train from Château-du-Loir to CaenK39
- Take the car ferry from Caen to Portsmouth International Port
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Manchester Piccadilly
18h 42m£198–812Bus
- Take the bus from Gare routière Balzac to Gare Routière et SNCF404 / ...
- Take the bus from Angers - Bus Station Esplanade to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Take the bus from Paris to London Victoria700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Station540 / ...
23h 31mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Loire Valley to Caen
- Take the car ferry from Caen to Portsmouth International Port
- Drive from Portsmouth International Port to Manchester
13h 26m£109–387Bus, train
- Take the bus from Gare routière Balzac to Gare Routière et SNCF404 / ...
- Take the train from Angers St Laud to Lille EuropeTgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
12h 44mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Loire Valley to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Manchester
10h 57mTrain, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Saumur to Massy TGV
- Take the train from Massy - Palaiseau to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Manchester Airport (MAN)CDG - MAN
8h 48m£71–266Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Take the train from Saumur to Massy TGV
- Take the train from Massy - Palaiseau to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)CDG - LBA
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Victoria
10h 13m£97–335Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Liverpool
- Take the train from Saumur to Massy TGV
- Take the train from Massy - Palaiseau to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Liverpool (LPL)CDG - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
9h 55m£92–334
Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Loire Valley to Manchester is to train and fly which costs £60 - £190 and takes 8h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Loire Valley to Manchester is to train and fly which takes 8h 4m and costs £60 - £190.
No, there is no direct bus from Loire Valley to Manchester station. However, there are services departing from Centre 2 - Montsoreau and arriving at Manchester Central Coach Station via Gare routière Balzac, Angers - Bus Station Esplanade, Paris and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 31m.
The distance between Loire Valley and Manchester is 656 miles.
The best way to get from Loire Valley to Manchester without a car is to train which takes 9h 2m and costs £150 - £600.
It takes approximately 9h 2m to get from Loire Valley to Manchester, including transfers.
Loire Valley to Manchester bus services, operated by Aléop en Maine-et-Loire, depart from Gare routière Balzac station.
The best way to get from Loire Valley to Manchester is to train which takes 9h 2m and costs £150 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 23h 31m.
Loire Valley to Manchester bus services, operated by Aléop en Maine-et-Loire, arrive at Gare Routière et SNCF station.
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What companies run services between Loire Valley, France and Manchester, England?
You can take a vehicle from Loire Valley to Manchester Piccadilly via Saumur, St Pierre Des Corps, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 9h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Loire Valley to Manchester Central Coach Station via Centre 2 - Montsoreau, Gare routière Pôle Balzac U - SAUMUR, Gare routière Balzac, Angers - Bus Station Esplanade, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, and London Victoria in around 23h 31m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–120
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–270
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–220
- Website
- klm.com
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 Nantes Atlantique Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–160
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Saumur to Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Château-du-Loir to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- £30–50
- Rail 1st Class
- £45–70
Train from Angers St Laud to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £80–180
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- £80–120
- Rail 1st Class
- £120–180
Train from Saumur to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–25
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Saumur to Massy TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- £40–60
- Rail 1st Class
- £60–90
Train from Massy - Palaiseau to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–16
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- £7–11
- Rail 1st Class
- £11–16
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Saumur to Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Angers St Laud to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Saumur to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Saumur to Massy TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Massy - Palaiseau to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Château-du-Loir to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Southampton Central to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–350
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–130
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Massy - Palaiseau to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10
- Website
- https://www.ratp.fr/en
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- 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/
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
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- 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/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £6–20
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 712 5678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–21
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 02 41 22 72 95
- Website
- aleop.paysdelaloire.fr
Bus from Gare routière Balzac to Gare Routière et SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- aleop.paysdelaloire.fr
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Angers - Bus Station Esplanade to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Angers - Bus Station Esplanade to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Caen to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–250
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
- Adult
- £27–35
- Car
- £55–80
- Single Ticket
- £18–70
- Car Single Ticket
- £60–250
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Estimated price
- £110–140
Anjou Loire Taxi
- Phone
- +33 6 86 67 52 53
- Website
- anjou-loire-taxi.fr
A.B.S Taxi Foucher
- Phone
- +33 6 07 79 79 33
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