There are 7 ways to get from Manchester to Castletown by plane, car, car ferry, bus, 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.
Fly from Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM)plane MAN - IOM
2h 13m$45–181Bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus 171 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
7h 4m$28–284Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Liverpoolcar
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
3h 45m$30–277Train, 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 25m$30–296Train 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$46–195Train, 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 46m$31–297Line 100 bus, line 7 bus, car ferry
- 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 40m
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Castletown is to drive and car ferry which costs $29 - $280 and takes 3h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Castletown is to fly which takes 2h 13m and costs $45 - $190.
The distance between Manchester and Castletown is 193 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Castletown without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 7h 4m and costs $27 - $290.
It takes approximately 2h 13m to get from Manchester to Castletown, including transfers.
There are 104+ 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
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Isle Of Man Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 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
- $75–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Isle Of Man Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–140
Flights from Liverpool to Isle Of Man Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–140
- 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
- $8–18
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–19
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–30
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.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
- $7–20
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–29
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.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
- $6–27
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–27
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–20
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- https://tfgm.com/
- Phone
- 0344 800 4411
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Warrington Bus Interchange Stand J to Queen Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/north-west/
- 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
- $46
- Standard Fare
- $251
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