There are 10 ways to get from Manchester to Cottbus by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)MAN - BER
- Take the train from S Königs Wusterhausen Bhf to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof
6h 9m€65–192Train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin HbfIce
- Take the train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Cottbus, HauptbahnhofRe2 / ...
16h 1m€147–922Bus
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin central bus station
- Take the bus from Masurenallee - Berlin to Cottbus
27h 4mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Cottbus
14h 28mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)BHX - BER
- Take the train from S Königs Wusterhausen Bhf to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof
7h 51m€92–375Fly Manchester Airport to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dresden Airport (DRS)MAN - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof
9h 50m€138–353Train to Liverpool, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)LPL - BER
- Take the train from S Königs Wusterhausen Bhf to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof
6h 51m€80–212Train via Cologne
- 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 / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln HbfIce
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Hagen HbfRe
- Take the train from Hagen Hbf to Berlin Hbf19
- Take the train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Cottbus, HauptbahnhofRe2 / ...
16h 2m€215–812Bus, train
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals540 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Take the train from S Charlottenburg Bhf to Cottbus, HauptbahnhofRe2 / ...
27h 26m€91–274Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Cottbus
15h 35m€260–383
Manchester to Cottbus by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Cottbus is to fly and train which costs €60 - €200 and takes 6h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Cottbus is to fly and train which takes 6h 9m and costs €60 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Cottbus. However, there are services departing from Shudehill Interchange and arriving at Cottbus via London Victoria and Masurenallee - Berlin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 4m.
No, there is no direct train from Manchester to Cottbus. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof via London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal and S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 1m.
The distance between Manchester and Cottbus is 1185 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Cottbus without a car is to train which takes 16h 1m and costs €140 - €950.
It takes approximately 6h 9m to get from Manchester to Cottbus, including transfers.
Manchester to Cottbus bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Shudehill Interchange station.
Manchester to Cottbus train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
The best way to get from Manchester to Cottbus is to train which takes 16h 1m and costs €140 - €950. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 27h 4m.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Cottbus, Germany?
You can take a train from Manchester Piccadilly to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof via London Euston, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, and S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof in around 16h 1m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Shudehill Interchange to Cottbus via London Victoria and Masurenallee - Berlin in around 27h 4m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Liverpool to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–90
Flights from Liverpool to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Liverpool to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Königs Wusterhausen Bhf to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Charlottenburg Bhf to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Königs Wusterhausen Bhf to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €32–37
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hagen Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- €40–210
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €250–310
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–330
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €95–140
- 1st Class
- €200–330
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–110
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- 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
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–85
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.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
- €5–17
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–23
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Hagen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Masurenallee - Berlin to Cottbus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–65
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/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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More Questions & Answers
Manchester to Cottbus bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Cottbus is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 9:30 AM in Manchester and 10:30 AM in Cottbus.
Manchester to Cottbus train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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