There are 11 ways to get from Manchester to Donaghadee by plane, bus, train, car ferry, busferry, or car
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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 41mFly Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane MAN - DUB
- Take the bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centrebus
6h 55m£42–144Train, 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£92–179Train, 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 39m£174–307Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Ukn30 / ...
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
13h 22mFly 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 9mTrain 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 38mTrain 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 10mTrain 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 49mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus 170 / ...
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
14h 51m£42–115Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Cairnryancar
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
- Drive from Larne to Donaghadeecar
6h 53m£88–311
Manchester to Donaghadee by bus, foot, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Donaghadee is to fly and bus which costs £40 - £150 and takes 6h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Donaghadee is to drive and car ferry which takes 6h 53m and costs £85 - £320.
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 22m.
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 £90 - £180.
It takes approximately 4h 41m 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 244+ 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
- £30–110
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
- £24–100
Flights from Liverpool to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–95
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–75
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–110
Train from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Victoria to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Carlisle to Kilmarnock
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Kilmarnock to Stranraer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Laganside Bus Station to The Parade
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Lanyon Place to The Parade
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Lanyon Place to The Parade
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Laganside Bus Station to The Parade
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Laganside Bus Station to The Parade
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Translink
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Aircoach
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–16
- Website
- National Express
- 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
- £14–36
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
Car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £36–100
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Larne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
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