There are 12 ways to get from Manchester to Europe by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Manchester Airport to Frankfurt, train
best- 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 30m$140–414Fly 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/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
10h 4m$106–425Train
- 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 Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Re
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhoftrain Rb5 / ...
15h 1m$381–726Bus, 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 10m$121–213Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Europecar
12h 7m$348–456Fly 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 18m$163–418Fly 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 2mTrain 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 55m$187–468Fly 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 17m$129–411Train 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 Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Eisenach Hbftrain 51
15h 58m$345–761Bus
- Take the bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Kasselbus
- Take the bus from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhofbus Sev
31h 5mDrive, 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 15m$207–362
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 $120 - $220 and takes 26h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Europe is to fly and train which takes 8h 30m and costs $140 - $420.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Europe. However, there are services departing from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange and arriving at Nentershausen Oderstraße via London Victoria, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe and Bebra Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 5m.
The distance between Manchester and Europe is 1029 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Europe without a car is to train which takes 15h 1m and costs $380 - $750.
It takes approximately 8h 30m to get from Manchester to Europe, including transfers.
Manchester to Europe bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange station.
The best way to get from Manchester to Europe is to train which takes 15h 1m and costs $380 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 31h 5m.
Manchester to Europe bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Europe is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 5:40 PM in Manchester and 6:40 PM 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, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Duisburg Hbf, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Bebra Bahnhof, and Bebra Bahnhof in around 15h 1m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to Nentershausen Oderstraße via London Victoria, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Kassel, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, and Bebra Bahnhof in around 31h 5m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–550
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Thursday, Wednesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $80–350
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $80–360
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hannover Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- 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
- $90–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–260
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $45–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–230
- 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
- $110–550
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–270
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–290
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $40–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $45–240
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–260
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–270
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–200
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–330
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–250
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
Train from Göttingen to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- 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
- $12–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- $85–150
- 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
- $130–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $154
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- $154
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- 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/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Bus from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–55
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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