There are 12 ways to get from Manchester to Kassel 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 Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
6h 1m€131–388Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall to DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrassebus
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Kasselbus 264 / ...
20h 15m€89–168Train
- 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 Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 20 / ...
11h 4m€292–664Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Kasselcar
11h 30m€301–384Fly 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 Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
7h 25m€150–543Fly 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
7h 44m€136–351Train 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 Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
7h 26m€170–456Train 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
9h 14m€170–419Fly Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- 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 Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
7h 53m€110–413Train via Amsterdam
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhetrain
14h 17m€182–374Bus, train
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 541 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Re
20h 59m€200–455Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Kasselcar
12h 37m€175–301
Manchester to Kassel by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Kassel is to bus which costs €85 - €170 and takes 20h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Kassel is to fly and train which takes 6h 1m and costs €130 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Kassel. However, there are services departing from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange and arriving at Kassel via LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall and Dortmund central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Manchester to Kassel. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 4m.
The distance between Manchester and Kassel is 1051 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Kassel without a car is to train which takes 11h 4m and costs €290 - €700.
It takes approximately 6h 1m to get from Manchester to Kassel, including transfers.
Manchester to Kassel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange station.
Manchester to Kassel train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
The best way to get from Manchester to Kassel is to train which takes 11h 4m and costs €290 - €700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €170 and takes 20h 15m.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Kassel, Germany?
You can take a train from Manchester Piccadilly to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, and Frankfurt in around 11h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to Kassel via London Victoria, LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall, and Dortmund central bus station in around 20h 15m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–460
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–470
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Thursday, Wednesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hannover Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- 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
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
- 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 Duesseldorf Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall to DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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
- €8–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Manchester to Kassel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Kassel is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 12:10 PM in Manchester and 1:10 PM in Kassel.
Manchester to Kassel train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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