There are 10 ways to get from Manchester to Cres by plane, car ferry, train, bus, ferry, shuttle, or night train
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Fly to Rijeka Airport, line 332 car ferry
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)MAN - RJK
- Take the car ferry from Valbiska to Merag
8h 59m€128–397Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle, Catamaran
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)MAN - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cres
11h 51m€86–481Train, bus, Catamaran via Karlsruhe
- 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 Est to Karlsruhe HbfTgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Rijeka bus station
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cres
24h 54m€255–938Train, bus, Catamaran
- 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 l'Est to München Hbf83
- Take the train from München Hbf to Venezia Santa Lucia Station89
- Take the bus from Venezia, Tronchetto fermata dell'autobus to Rijeka Central Bus Station
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cres
28h 7m€252–878Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus, Catamaran
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)MAN - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvor
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cres
10h 28m€92–246Fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, bus, Catamaran
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)MAN - TRS
- Take the bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus station
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cres
12h 8m€93–199Fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, train, Catamaran
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Ljubljana (LJU)MAN - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Postojna
- Take the train from Postojna to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cres
11h 18m€135–339Train, night train, bus, Catamaran
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg HbfNj
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach HbfIc
- Take the bus from Villach Hbf to Rijeka bus station944
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cres
29h 45m€212–928Bus via Paris
- 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 Trieste
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Cres, Peškera
39h 38m€111–401Bus
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Newhall St
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Rijeka bus station958
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Cres, Peškera
41h 45m€96–188
Manchester to Cres by train, foot, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Cres is to fly and bus and Catamaran which costs €90 - €250 and takes 10h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Cres is to fly and line 332 car ferry which takes 8h 59m and costs €120 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Cres. However, there are services departing from Shudehill Interchange and arriving at Cres, Peškera via London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Trieste, Autostazione and Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 38m.
The distance between Manchester and Cres is 1580 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Cres without a car is to train and bus and Catamaran via Karlsruhe which takes 24h 54m and costs €250 - €950.
It takes approximately 8h 59m to get from Manchester to Cres, including transfers.
Manchester to Cres bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Shudehill Interchange station.
Manchester to Cres bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Cres is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 10:37 AM in Manchester and 11:37 AM in Cres.
There are 4090+ hotels available in Cres.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Cres, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Shudehill Interchange to Cres, Peškera via London Victoria, Paris, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Trieste, Trieste, Autostazione, Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor, and Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor in around 39h 38m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Rijeka Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Rijeka Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Manchester Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Manchester Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Rijeka Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Manchester Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ljubljana via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Rijeka Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Rijeka Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ljubljana via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ljubljana via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–400
- 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
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- 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
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Paris l'Est to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Venezia Santa Lucia Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Postojna to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Intercity 2nd Class Ticket
- €5–8
- Regional Train Ticket
- €7–9
- Intercity 1st Class Ticket
- €11–13
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Postojna to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €70–90
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €29–45
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Villach Hbf to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Venezia, Tronchetto fermata dell'autobus to Rijeka Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–320
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €35–100
- Private
- €170–320
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Phone
- +385 01/6331-933
- plesoprijevoz@plesoprijevoz.hr
- Website
- plesoprijevoz.hr
Bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Schedules at
- plesoprijevoz.hr
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Postojna
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €50–65
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
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
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Cres, Peškera
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €1–16
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Jadrolinija
Contact Details
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Car ferry from Valbiska to Merag
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €2–3
Ferry from Rijeka to Cres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €3–5
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