There are 13 ways to get from Manchester to Europe by train (Eurostar), bus, train, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhoftrain 79
- Take the train from Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof to Eisenach Hbftrain 50
15h 25m$337–660Fly Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MAN - CGN
- Take the train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Eisenach Hbftrain
10h 32m$118–377Bus, train
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Frankfurt central train stationbus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
26h 13m$135–228Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Europecar
12h 7mFly Manchester Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MAN - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
9h 36m$141–339Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbftrain 79
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Eisenach Hbftrain 51
15h 53m$342–700Bus, train via Nuremberg
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 540 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Nuremberg central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Kasselbus N73
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhoftrain Rb5 / ...
31h 46m$156–317Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Europecar
13h 19m$205–347Fly Manchester Airport to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane MAN - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhoftrain
10h 9mFly Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MAN - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
11h 5m$158–369Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BHX - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
11h 8m$179–427Fly Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane MAN - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Eisenach Hbftrain
10h 11m$124–379Fly Manchester Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane MAN - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
13h 26m$122–382
Manchester to Europe by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Europe is to bus and train which costs $130 - $230 and takes 26h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Europe is to fly and train which takes 9h 36m and costs $140 - $340.
The distance between Manchester and Europe is 1323 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Europe without a car is to train which takes 15h 25m and costs $330 - $700.
It takes approximately 15h 25m to get from Manchester to Europe, including transfers.
Europe is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 8:07 PM in Manchester and 9:07 PM in Europe.
There are 847+ hotels available in Europe.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Europe?
You can take a train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sontra-Ulfen Mitte via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Brussels-Midi, Bruxelles Midi, Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof, Eisenach Hbf, Herleshausen Bahnhof, and Herleshausen Bahnhof in around 15h 25m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Manchester Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hannover Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–330
Flights from Manchester Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–270
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–270
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–460
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $45–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $60–180
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–240
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–280
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hannover Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Göttingen to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–17
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $14–16
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $14–16
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–24
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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