There are 12 ways to get from Manchester to Europe by train (Eurostar), bus, train, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 Frankfurttrain 79
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain Rb5
13h 28m$341–659Fly 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 Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
9h 45m$118–457Bus, 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
27h 5m$143–318Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Europecar
12h 7m$351–459Fly 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
8h 32m$132–358Bus, train via Bremen
- Take the bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bremen Fernbusterminalbus
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Bebra Bahnhoftrain 24
28h 3m$171–306Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Europecar
13h 15m$228–407Fly 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
10h 22m$166–392Train 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
9h 57m$174–437Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BHX - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
11h 47m$193–471Fly 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 18m$123–397Fly 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 Oberhausen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
12h 5m$132–413
Manchester to Europe by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Europe is to bus and train which costs $140 - $320 and takes 27h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Europe is to fly and train which takes 8h 32m and costs $130 - $360.
No, there is no direct train from Manchester to Europe. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Bebra Bahnhof via London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles Midi, Frankfurt and Fulda Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 28m.
The distance between Manchester and Europe is 1238 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Europe without a car is to train which takes 13h 28m and costs $340 - $700.
It takes approximately 13h 28m to get from Manchester to Europe, including transfers.
Manchester to Europe train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
Europe is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 4:46 AM in Manchester and 5:46 AM in Europe.
Manchester to Europe train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
There are 783+ hotels available in Europe.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Europe?
You can take a train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nentershausen Oderstraße via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Brussels-Midi, Bruxelles Midi, Frankfurt, Fulda Bahnhof, Bebra Bahnhof, and Bebra Bahnhof in around 13h 28m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–220
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–240
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–260
- 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
- $95–220
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–220
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $80–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–460
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–310
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–330
- 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
- $80–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
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
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
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
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Frankfurt to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $157
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- $157
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- 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
- $9–15
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- $9–15
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Bremen Fernbusterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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