There are 9 ways to get from Manchester to County Clare by plane, car, car ferry, train, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Manchester Airport to Shannon Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane MAN - SNN
4h 48m€38–202Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Liverpoolcar
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
- Take the carferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Dublin Terminal 1carferry
- Drive from Dublin Terminal 1 to County Clarecar
10h 8m€82–424Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 10 to Ennis B na Trócairebus 712 / ...
11h 41m€102–171Train, ferry, bus via Limerick
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Limericktrain Re / ...
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert to Ennis Stationbus 51
12h 58m€156–346Fly Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane MAN - DUB
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 10 to Ennis B na Trócairebus
6h 11m€49–167Train 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 10 to Ennis B na Trócairebus
6h 46m€59–186Fly Manchester Airport to Cork Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane MAN - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
- Take the train from Limerick Junction to Limericktrain
- Take the train from Limerick to Ennistrain
7h 45m€54–218Train to Liverpool, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane LPL - SNN
5h 27m€102–331Train, ferry, bus via Dublin
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
- Take the bus from Red Cow Luas to Ennis Frs Walkbus 300
12h 5m€103–161
Manchester to County Clare by train, ferry, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to County Clare is to fly which costs €35 - €210 and takes 4h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to County Clare is to fly which takes 4h 48m and costs €35 - €210.
The distance between Manchester and County Clare is 489 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to County Clare without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 11h 41m and costs €100 - €180.
It takes approximately 4h 48m to get from Manchester to County Clare, including transfers.
There are 121+ hotels available in County Clare.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and County Clare, IE-CE, Ireland?
Ryanair flies from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shannon Airport (SNN) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–130
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–170
Flights from Liverpool to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–240
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €18–25
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €9–13
Train from Limerick Junction to Limerick
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €4–6
Train from Limerick to Ennis
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €4–7
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Ennis B na Trócaire
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Ennis B na Trócaire
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Ennis B na Trócaire
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- +353 61 511070
- hello@flightlink.ie
- Website
- transportforireland.ie
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Ennis B na Trócaire
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Flight Link Limited
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Ennis B na Trócaire
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Flight Link Limited
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Ennis B na Trócaire
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Flight Link Limited
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Limerick Colbert to Ennis Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- customercare@buseireann.ie
- Website
- Bus Éireann
Bus from Limerick Colbert to Ennis Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- €14–20
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- Dublin Coach
Bus from Red Cow Luas to Ennis Frs Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–29
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- €21–29
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- IOM.Reservations@steam-packet.com
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–19
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Dublin Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €17–325
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Foot Passanger
- €46
- Motorcycle&Adult
- €166
- Car&Adult
- €325
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Stena Line
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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