There are 10 ways to get from Manchester to Košice by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, night train, shuttle, busferry, car, car train, 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 to Liverpool, fly to Košice International Airport
best- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane LPL - KSC
5h 36m€87–345Fly Manchester Airport to Košice International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane MAN - KSC
7h 11m€74–297Train
- 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 Wien HBFtrain Nj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava hl.st.train
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Kosicetrain 525 / ...
28h 17m€468–751Bus
- Take the bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Pilsen Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Plzeň to Košicebus 915
35h 45m€178–282Train, night train
- 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 nighttrain from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Re
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Kosicetrain 525 / ...
27h 40m€316–768Fly Manchester Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane MAN - BUD
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest Airport to Košice
8h 31m€89–232Fly Manchester Airport to Bratislava Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bratislava Airport (BTS)plane MAN - BTS
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Kosicetrain
10h 51m€85–277Bus and ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Arad, Autogara Transdarabusferry
- Take the train from Arad to Szolnoktrain Ir
- Take the train from Szolnok to Miskolc Tiszaitrain Ic
- Take the train from Miskolc Tiszai to Kosicetrain Ic
45h 32m€95–204Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Košicecar
22h 20m€527–711Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Košicecar
23h 27m€420–665
Manchester to Košice by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Košice is to fly and shuttle which costs €85 - €240 and takes 8h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Košice is to train and fly which takes 5h 36m and costs €85 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Košice. However, there are services departing from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange and arriving at Košice via London Victoria Green Line Station and Plzeň. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Manchester to Košice. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Kosice via London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Hbf and Bratislava Hlavna Stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 17m.
The distance between Manchester and Košice is 1806 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Košice without a car is to train which takes 28h 17m and costs €460 - €750.
It takes approximately 5h 36m to get from Manchester to Košice, including transfers.
Manchester to Košice bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange station.
Manchester to Košice train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
The best way to get from Manchester to Košice is to train which takes 28h 17m and costs €460 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €170 - €290 and takes 35h 45m, you could also fly, which costs €70 - €300 and takes 7h 11m.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Košice, Slovakia?
You can take a train from Manchester Piccadilly to Kosice via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles-Midi, Wien HBF, Wien Hbf, Bratislava hl.st., and Bratislava Hlavna Stanica in around 28h 17m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to Košice via London Victoria, London Victoria Green Line Station, and Plzeň in around 35h 45m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Košice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bratislava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bratislava Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Košice International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Košice International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Košice International Airport via Bratislava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Košice International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bratislava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- 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
- €70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- 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
- €150–240
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien HBF
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €220–350
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €220–350
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava hl.st.
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–160
- Couchette Carriage
- €90–110
- Seating Carriage
- €60–75
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Arad to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–15
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szolnok to Miskolc Tiszai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–14
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Miskolc Tiszai to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- 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
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Plzeň to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Pilsen Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest Airport to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Arad, Autogara Transdara
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- 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
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Manchester to Košice bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Košice is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 8:04 PM in Manchester and 9:04 PM in Košice.
Manchester to Košice train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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