There are 8 ways to get from Manchester to Cavan by plane, bus, train, ferry, car ferry, or car
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Fly Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport, bus
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane MAN - DUB
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 12 to Cavan Bus Stnbus
4h 46m€45–153Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
- Take the bus from Dublin Busáras to Cavan Bus Stnbus 30
9h 50m€80–156Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 14 to Cavan Bus Stationbus 271
15h 43mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
- Drive from Belfast to Cavancar
8h 8m€95–176Train to Liverpool, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LPL - DUB
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 12 to Cavan Bus Stnbus
5h 19m€57–183Fly Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane MAN - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalktrain
- Take the bus from Dundalk Stn to Cavan Bus Stnbus
7h 34m€56–160Fly Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane MAN - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalktrain
- Take the bus from Dundalk Stn to Cavan Bus Stnbus
7h 17m€60–178Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LBA - DUB
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 12 to Cavan Bus Stnbus
7h 42m€57–168
Manchester to Cavan by train, ferry, foot, tram, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Cavan is to fly and bus which costs €45 - €160 and takes 4h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Cavan is to fly and bus which takes 4h 46m and costs €45 - €160.
The distance between Manchester and Cavan is 397 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Cavan without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 9h 50m and costs €80 - €160.
It takes approximately 4h 46m to get from Manchester to Cavan, including transfers.
There are 99+ hotels available in Cavan.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Cavan, Ulster, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Manchester to Cavan. However, you can take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Dublin Airport (DUB), walk to Airport Zone 12, then take the bus to Cavan Bus Stn. Alternatively, you can take a train from Manchester Piccadilly to Cavan Bus Stn via Holyhead, Holyhead Ferry, Dublin Ferryport B+I, The Point, Busáras, and Dublin Busáras in around 9h 50m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–110
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–120
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–160
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–95
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–65
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Victoria to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Airport Zone 12 to Cavan Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Dublin Busáras to Cavan Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Dublin Busáras to Cavan Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from Dundalk Stn to Cavan Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 14 to Cavan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- €42
- Car Passenger
- €161
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–42
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- €42
- Car Passenger
- €173
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