There are 11 ways to get from Manchester to Donaghadee by plane, bus, train, car ferry, busferry, or car
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 George Best Belfast City Airport, line 7 bus
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane MAN - BHD
- Take the bus from Laganside Bus Station to The Paradebus
4h 45m£40–123Bus, bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Ukn30 / ...
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
13h 23m£38–52Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Streettrain Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street / ...
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
10h 51m£140–241Train, car ferry via Carlisle
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Kilmarnocktrain
- Take the train from Kilmarnock to Stranraertrain
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
12h 44m£218–333Fly Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport, line 7 bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane MAN - BFS
- Take the bus from Lanyon Place to The Paradebus
5h 14m£44–129Train to Liverpool, fly to Belfast International Airport, line 7 bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane LPL - BFS
- Take the bus from Lanyon Place to The Paradebus
5h 40m£50–155Train to Liverpool, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, line 7 bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LPL - BHD
- Take the bus from Laganside Bus Station to The Paradebus
5h 10m£52–159Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, line 7 bus
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LBA - BHD
- Take the bus from Laganside Bus Station to The Paradebus
6h 49m£55–161Fly Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane MAN - DUB
- Take the bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengallbus
7h£45–147Bus, bus and ferry via Manchester Central Coach Station
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 590 / ...
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
14h 23m£48–71Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Cairnryancar
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
- Drive from Larne to Donaghadeecar
6h 53m£89–315
Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Donaghadee is to bus and bus and ferry which costs £35 - £55 and takes 13h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Donaghadee is to fly and line 7 bus which takes 4h 45m and costs £40 - £130.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Donaghadee. However, there are services departing from Shudehill Interchange and arriving at The Parade via Glasgow Buchanan and Bangor Buscentre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 23m.
The distance between Manchester and Donaghadee is 203 miles.
The best way to get from Manchester to Donaghadee without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 10h 51m and costs £140 - £250.
It takes approximately 4h 45m to get from Manchester to Donaghadee, including transfers.
Manchester to Donaghadee bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Shudehill Interchange station.
Manchester to Donaghadee bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 232+ hotels available in Donaghadee.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Donaghadee, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Manchester to Donaghadee. 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 Queens Square, walk to Laganside Bus Station, then take the line 507 bus to The Parade. Alternatively, you can take a train from Manchester Victoria to Donaghadee via Liverpool Lime Street, Liverpool Central Loop Line, Birkenhead Hamilton Square, Liverpool, and Belfast in around 10h 51m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Liverpool to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from Liverpool to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Train from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Laganside Bus Station to The Parade
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Lanyon Place to The Parade
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Lanyon Place to The Parade
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Laganside Bus Station to The Parade
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Laganside Bus Station to The Parade
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £36–100
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
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