There are 7 ways to get from Manchester to Isle of Man by taxi, car ferry, plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, car ferry
best- Take the taxi from Manchester to Liverpool
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
3h 29m$150–374Train to Liverpool, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM)LPL - IOM
2h 55m$47–205Fly from Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM)MAN - IOM
2h 18m$50–181Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime StreetNewcastle - Liverpool Lime Street / ...
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
4h 47m$55–283Train, car ferry via Manchester Piccadilly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime StreetCleethorpes - Liverpool Lime Street / ...
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
5h 4m$54–281Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One171 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
5h 37m$52–269Bus, car ferry #2
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Liverpool, Liverpool OneUk072
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
5h 37m$51–265
Manchester to Isle of Man by train, foot, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Isle of Man is to bus and car ferry which costs $50 - $270 and takes 5h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Isle of Man is to fly which takes 2h 18m and costs $50 - $190.
The distance between Manchester and Isle of Man is 187 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Isle of Man without a car is to taxi and car ferry which takes 3h 29m and costs $150 - $380.
It takes approximately 3h 29m to get from Manchester to Isle of Man, including transfers.
There are 121+ hotels available in Isle of Man.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Isle of Man?
easyJet and Loganair fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) twice daily.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Isle Of Man Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–200
Flights from Liverpool to Isle Of Man Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Isle Of Man Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–120
Flights from Liverpool to Isle Of Man Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–30
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–18
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–27
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–29
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–17
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–27
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–27
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–20
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $46–250
- Website
- https://www.steam-packet.com/
- Foot Passenger Saver Ticket
- $46
- Standard Fare
- $250
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
StreetCars Manchester
- Phone
- +44 161 228 7878
- Website
- streetcarsmanchester.co.uk
Mantax
- Phone
- +44 161 230 3333
- Website
- mantax.co.uk
Manchester Taxi Service
- Phone
- +44 161 270 8701
- Website
- manchestertaxiservice.co.uk
Intime Taxis
- Phone
- +44 161 256 1222
- Website
- intime.taxi
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