There are 7 ways to get from Manchester to Castletown by car, car ferry, bus, 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.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Manchester to Liverpool
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
3h 45m$57–267Train to Liverpool, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM)LPL - IOM
2h 50m$52–214Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One171 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
7h 2m$54–271Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street
- Take the bus from Elliot Street to Liverpool ONE86C
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
7h 21m$57–285Fly from Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM)MAN - IOM
2h 21m$60–170Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime StreetNewcastle - Liverpool Lime Street / ...
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
5h 50m$56–286Bus, car ferry #2
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Liverpool, Liverpool OneUk072
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
7h 2m$54–265
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Castletown is to bus and car ferry which costs $50 - $270 and takes 7h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Castletown is to fly which takes 2h 21m and costs $60 - $170.
The distance between Manchester and Castletown is 203 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Castletown without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 7h 2m and costs $50 - $280.
It takes approximately 3h 45m 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) 3 times a day.
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- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Isle Of Man Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–180
Flights from Liverpool to Isle Of Man Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Isle Of Man Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–120
Flights from Liverpool to Isle Of Man Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–130
- 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
- $7–18
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–29
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–27
- 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
- $6–17
- 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
- $9–27
- 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
- $5–18
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Elliot Street to Liverpool ONE
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/merseyside-and-south-lancashire
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- $45–244
- Website
- https://www.steam-packet.com/
- Foot Passenger Saver Ticket
- $45
- Standard Fare
- $244
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