There are 8 ways to get from Manchester to Castletown by car, car ferry, train, bus, 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.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Manchester to Liverpoolcar
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
3h 46m$30–277Line 100 bus, line 7 bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Warrington Bus Interchange Stand Nbus 100
- Take the bus from Warrington Bus Interchange Stand J to Queen Square Bus Stationbus 7
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
8h 37m$25–271Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the bus from Elliot Street to Liverpool ONEbus 86C
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
7h 24m$40–303Fly from Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM)plane MAN - IOM
2h 21m$52–184Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Streettrain Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street / ...
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
5h 39m$37–295Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus 170 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
6h 34m$34–296Train to Liverpool, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM)plane LPL - IOM
2h 50m$53–188Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM)plane BHX - IOM
4h 4m$146–331
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Castletown is to line 100 bus and line 7 bus and car ferry which costs $25 - $280 and takes 8h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Castletown is to fly which takes 2h 21m and costs $50 - $190.
The distance between Manchester and Castletown is 203 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Castletown without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 7h 24m and costs $40 - $310.
It takes approximately 3h 46m to get from Manchester to Castletown, including transfers.
There are 61+ hotels available in Castletown.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Castletown, Isle of Man?
easyJet and Loganair fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) twice daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Isle Of Man Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–130
Flights from Liverpool to Isle Of Man Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–120
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Isle Of Man Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–180
Flights from Liverpool to Isle Of Man Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–210
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Isle Of Man Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–240
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–29
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–26
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–30
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Bus from Elliot Street to Liverpool ONE
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/merseyside-and-south-lancashire
- Phone
- +44 161 244 1000
- hello@beenetwork.com
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Warrington Bus Interchange Stand N
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- https://tfgm.com/
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- customer.services@arriva.co.uk
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Warrington Bus Interchange Stand J to Queen Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/
- Adult Single All Zone
- $2–5
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–27
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $18–251
- Website
- https://www.steam-packet.com/
- Foot Passenger Saver Ticket
- $47
- Standard Fare
- $251
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