There are 9 ways to get from Manchester to Castres by plane, train, bus, car, car train, train (Eurostar, TGV), or car ferry
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Fly Manchester Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane MAN - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Castrestrain
7h 8m€80–215Fly Manchester Airport to Béziers Cap D'Agde Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Béziers Cap D'Agde Airport (BZR)plane MAN - BZR
- Take the bus from Béziers - Sncf to CASTRES - Gare Routièrebus
8h 50m€48–212Train, bus via Béziers
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Bezierstrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Béziers - Sncf to CASTRES - Gare Routièrebus 753
14h 31m€377–616Train, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from TOULOUSE - Les Argoulets to CASTRES - Gare Routièrebus 760
20h 29m€219–388Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Castrescar
15h 29m€360–473Fly Manchester Airport to Carcassonne Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Carcassonne Airport (CCF)plane MAN - CCF
- Take the train from Carcassonne to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Castrestrain
9h€77–328Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane LHR - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Castrestrain
9h 34m€192–484Train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Toulouse Matabiautrain Tgv
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Castrestrain Ter
15h 9m€383–658Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Castrescar
16h 25m€235–391
Manchester to Castres by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Castres is to fly and train which costs €80 - €220 and takes 7h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Castres is to fly and train which takes 7h 8m and costs €80 - €220.
No, there is no direct train from Manchester to Castres. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Castres via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Massy Tgv and Toulouse Matabiau. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 9m.
The distance between Manchester and Castres is 1228 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Castres without a car is to train and bus via Béziers which takes 14h 31m and costs €370 - €650.
It takes approximately 7h 8m to get from Manchester to Castres, including transfers.
Manchester to Castres train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
Castres is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 7:05 AM in Manchester and 8:05 AM in Castres.
Manchester to Castres train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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What companies run services between Manchester, England and Castres, Occitanie, France?
You can take a train from Manchester Piccadilly to Castres via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Massy Tgv, and Toulouse Matabiau in around 15h 9m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–360
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Carcassonne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Béziers Cap D'Agde Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Carcassonne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
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 Toulouse Matabiau to Castres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Carcassonne to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lille Europe to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Beziers
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €220–350
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Carcassonne to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Massy Tgv to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–270
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €136
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €136
- Phone
- +33 800 31 31 31
- Website
- lio-occitanie.fr
Bus from Béziers - Sncf to CASTRES - Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- lio-occitanie.fr
Bus from TOULOUSE - Les Argoulets to CASTRES - Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- lio-occitanie.fr
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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