There are 10 ways to get from Manchester to Irun by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, train, car ferry, car, car train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to HendayeTgv
11h 38m€170–676Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris to San Sebastian / Donostia
26h 40m€32–233Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Southampton Central
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santander
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Irun
44h 27m€144–809Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Poole
- Take the car ferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Port
- Drive from St Malo Ferry Port to Irun
18h 24m€224–492Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Irun
15h 49mFly Manchester Airport to San Sebastián Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)MAN - EAS
7h 22m€98–226Fly Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)MAN - BIO
- Take the bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastián
7h 14m€76–176Fly Manchester Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)MAN - BIQ
8h 6m€81–245Train to Liverpool, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)LPL - BIQ
9h 27m€93–255Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Leeds
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)LBA - BIQ
9h 30m€91–253
Manchester to Irun by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Irun is to bus which costs €30 - €240 and takes 26h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Irun is to fly and bus which takes 7h 14m and costs €75 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Irun. However, there are services departing from Shudehill Interchange and arriving at Hondarribia - N-638 - Amute via London Victoria, Paris and Donostia - Renfe Geltokia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Manchester to Irun. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Hendaye via London St Pancras Intl, Gare du Nord and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 38m.
The distance between Manchester and Irun is 1521 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Irun without a car is to train which takes 11h 38m and costs €170 - €700.
It takes approximately 11h 38m to get from Manchester to Irun, including transfers.
Manchester to Irun bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Shudehill Interchange station.
Manchester to Irun train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
The best way to get from Manchester to Irun is to train which takes 11h 38m and costs €170 - €700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €240 and takes 26h 40m, you could also fly, which costs €95 - €230 and takes 7h 22m.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Irun, Spain?
You can take a train from Manchester Piccadilly to Hendaye via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 11h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Shudehill Interchange to Hondarribia - N-638 - Amute via London Victoria, Paris, San Sebastian / Donostia, and Donostia - Renfe Geltokia in around 26h 40m.
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- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Manchester Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–430
Flights from Liverpool to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–460
Flights from Liverpool to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–500
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–470
Flights from Manchester Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–430
Flights from Liverpool to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–460
Flights from Liverpool to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–500
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Liverpool to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Manchester Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Manchester Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–220
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Victoria to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 712 5678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–23
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Victoria to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–22
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Paris to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Irun
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Paris to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–88
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- €7–40
Bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–600
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
- Adult
- €90–120
- Car
- €290–410
- Single Ticket
- €90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- €210–600
Car ferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
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More Questions & Answers
Manchester to Irun bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Irun is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 12:52 PM in Manchester and 1:52 PM in Irun.
Manchester to Irun train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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