There are 5 ways to get from Manchester to Darwin by plane or train
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Fly from Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane MAN - DRW
21h 57m$841–4,557Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane GLA - DRW
28h 20m$838–2,789Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane LHR - DRW
24h 1m$1,581–2,383Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane LGW - DRW
25h 18m$981–4,685Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane NCL - DRW
31h 43m$1,128–3,394
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Darwin International Airport (DRW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Darwin is to train and fly which costs $800 - $2,800 and takes 28h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Darwin is to fly which takes 21h 57m and costs $800 - $4,600.
The distance between Manchester and Darwin is 13908 km.
It takes approximately 21h 57m to get from Manchester to Darwin, including transfers.
Darwin is 9h 30m ahead of Manchester. It is currently 8:01 AM in Manchester and 5:31 PM in Darwin.
There are 487+ hotels available in Darwin.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Darwin, NT, Australia?
Singapore Airlines flies from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Darwin International Airport (DRW) 4 times a week.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Darwin International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Darwin International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Darwin International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–4,400
Flights from Newcastle to Darwin International Airport via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Newcastle to Darwin International Airport via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Darwin International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–4,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Darwin International Airport via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Darwin International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
Flights from Newcastle to Darwin International Airport via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Darwin International Airport via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Darwin International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
Flights from Newcastle to Darwin International Airport via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Darwin International Airport via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Darwin International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Darwin International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Manchester Victoria to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
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