There are 15 ways to get from Manchester to Castro by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Brindisi Airport, train
best- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)STN - BDS
- Take the train from Lecce to Poggiardo
14h 15m€152–506Fly Manchester Airport to Brindisi Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)MAN - BDS
- Take the train from Lecce to Poggiardo
11h 28m€92–230Train, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano CentraleFr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to LecceFr
- Take the bus from Lecce to Castro008
28h 44m€237–842Train, bus via Grenoble
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to GrenobleTgv
- Take the bus from Grenoble to Lecce
- Take the bus from Lecce - Via V Carluccio to Castro Marina Via Marinai d'Italia
32h 52m€277–882Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Castro
26h 21mFly Manchester Airport to Naples Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Naples Airport (NAP)MAN - NAP
- Take the train from Caserta to Lecce
- Take the train from Lecce to Poggiardo
16h 8m€94–245Fly Manchester Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, Italobus Connections, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)MAN - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Take the bus from Matera to Taranto
- Take the train from Taranto to Brindisi
- Take the train from Lecce to Poggiardo
17h 40mFly Manchester Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, Bus, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)MAN - TIA
- Take the bus from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Take the train from Lecce to Poggiardo
17h 51m€172–316Fly Manchester Airport to Dubrovnik Airport, car ferry, Leonetti Bus, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)MAN - DBV
- Take the car ferry from Dubrovnik to Port of Bari
- Take the bus from Bari to Lecce - Autostazione
- Take the bus from Lecce - Via V Carluccio to Castro Marina Via Marinai d'Italia
21h 40m€157–285Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, Bus, train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)STN - TIA
- Take the bus from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Take the train from Lecce to Poggiardo
20h 33m€217–612Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, Bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)LTN - TIA
- Take the bus from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Take the train from Lecce to Poggiardo
20h 28m€196–573Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Chambéry
- Take the bus from Chambéry to Turin729
- Take the bus from Turin C Vittorio to Maglie Piazzale Megapark
33h 37m€326–1,131Bus
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Newhall St
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Maglie Piazzale Megapark
42h 58m€96–278Bus, Leonetti Bus
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Take the bus from Napoli via G. Ferraris to Salerno P.zza Montpellier
- Take the bus from Salerno - Piazza Montpellier to Lecce - Autostazione
- Take the bus from Lecce - Via V Carluccio to Castro Marina Via Marinai d'Italia
2d 2h€140–323Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Castro
27h 22m€431–624
Manchester to Castro by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Castro is to fly and train which costs €90 - €230 and takes 11h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Castro is to fly and train which takes 11h 28m and costs €90 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Castro. However, there are services departing from Shudehill Interchange and arriving at Castro, Lecce, Puglia, Italia via Birmingham, Brussels-North train station, Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and Maglie. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 58m.
The distance between Manchester and Castro is 2290 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Castro without a car is to train and bus which takes 28h 44m and costs €230 - €850.
It takes approximately 14h 15m to get from Manchester to Castro, including transfers.
Manchester to Castro bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Shudehill Interchange station.
Manchester to Castro bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Newhall St station.
Castro is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 9:42 PM in Manchester and 10:42 PM in Castro.
There are 2591+ hotels available in Castro.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Castro, Apulia, Italy?
You can take a bus from Shudehill Interchange to Castro, Lecce, Puglia, Italia via Newhall St, Birmingham, Brussel Eurolines Busstation, Brussels-North train station, Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Maglie Piazzale Megapark, and Maglie in around 42h 58m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Brindisi Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dubrovnik Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–110
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Naples Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dubrovnik Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dubrovnik Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–140
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–220
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 800 07 9090
- Website
- fseonline.it
Train from Lecce to Poggiardo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- fseonline.it
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Taranto to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Caserta to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Taranto to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €90–140
- Rail 1st Class
- €140–200
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Chambéry
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €120–180
- 1st Class
- €250–420
- Phone
- 0832-228441
- info@stplecce.it
- Website
- stplecce.it
Bus from Lecce to Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- stplecce.it
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
Bus from Lecce - Via V Carluccio to Castro Marina Via Marinai d'Italia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- stplecce.it
- 2nd Class
- €3–6
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Grenoble to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chambéry to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 080 5790111
- info@cotrap.it
- Website
- cotrap.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Schedules at
- biglietteria.cotrap.it
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Bus from Matera to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +39081/969167
- servizioclienti@leonettiroma.it
- Website
- leonettiroma.it
Bus from Bari to Lecce - Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://www.leonettiroma.it/
Bus from Salerno - Piazza Montpellier to Lecce - Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.leonettiroma.it/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Chambéry to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Chambéry to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–80
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Maglie Piazzale Megapark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–150
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Chambéry to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Turin C Vittorio to Maglie Piazzale Megapark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–95
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Maglie Piazzale Megapark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–25
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +39 327 190 8572
- info@agenziainfanteviaggi.it
- Website
- infantebus.it
Bus from Napoli via G. Ferraris to Salerno P.zza Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Schedules at
- agenziainfanteviaggi.it
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Car ferry from Dubrovnik to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €78–80
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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