There are 14 ways to get from Manchester to Cookstown by plane, bus, train, ferry, busferry, car ferry, or car
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Fly Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport, bus
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)MAN - BHD
- Take the bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 14 to Union Street
5h 22mDrive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Manchester to Cairnryan
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Drive from Belfast to Cookstown
7h 5m£95–255Train, ferry
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Chester
- Take the train from Chester to Holyhead
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I0
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to PortadownIc / ...
10h 27m£142–223Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Chester
- Take the train from Chester to Holyhead
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I0
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Union StreetX4
11h 36mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 21 to Dungannon Bus Station261 / ...
14h 15mFly Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)MAN - BFS
- Take the bus from Antrim Depot to Cookstown Dublin Exp Stop
5h 20mTrain to Liverpool, fly to Belfast International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)LPL - BFS
- Take the bus from Antrim Depot to Cookstown Dublin Exp Stop
5h 52mTrain to Liverpool, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)LPL - BHD
- Take the bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 14 to Union Street
5h 55mTrain to Liverpool, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)LPL - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Union Street
6h 19mTrain to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Leeds
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)LBA - BHD
- Take the bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 14 to Union Street
6h 47mFly Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)MAN - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Union Street
6h 42mTrain to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Leeds
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)LBA - BFS
- Take the bus from Antrim Depot to Cookstown Dublin Exp Stop
6h 35mTrain, car ferry, bus via Dublin
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Holyhead
- Take the car ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Terminal 1
- Take the bus from Dublin Busaras Bus Station to Union StreetX4
12h 19mTrain, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool Lime Street
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Take the bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 14 to Union Street
14h 29m
Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Cookstown is to drive and car ferry which costs £90 - £260 and takes 7h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Cookstown is to drive and car ferry which takes 7h 5m and costs £90 - £260.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Cookstown. However, there are services departing from Shudehill Interchange and arriving at Cookstown Dublin Exp Stop via Glasgow Buchanan, Grand Central Station Stand 21 and Dungannon Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 15m.
The distance between Manchester and Cookstown is 237 miles.
The best way to get from Manchester to Cookstown without a car is to train and ferry which takes 10h 27m and costs £140 - £230.
It takes approximately 5h 22m to get from Manchester to Cookstown, including transfers.
Manchester to Cookstown bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Shudehill Interchange station.
Manchester to Cookstown bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 138+ hotels available in Cookstown.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Cookstown, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Manchester to Cookstown. However, you can take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), walk to George Best Belfast City Airport, take the line 600 bus to Donegall Square South, walk to Grand Central Bus Stand 14, then take the bus to Union Street. Alternatively, you can take a train from Manchester Oxford Road to Cookstown via Chester, Holyhead, Holyhead Ferry, Dublin Ferryport B+I, The Point, Connolly, Dublin Connolly, and Portadown in around 10h 27m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–85
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–100
Flights from Liverpool to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–100
Flights from Liverpool to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–130
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–65
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £24–95
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–26
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Chester to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–28
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Chester to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Connolly to Portadown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £11–16
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dublin Connolly to Portadown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–20
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Victoria to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–20
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–21
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–21
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Victoria to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–19
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–17
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 14 to Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 21 to Dungannon Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Antrim Depot to Cookstown Dublin Exp Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Dublin Busaras Bus Station to Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- 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
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £38–43
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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