There are 12 ways to get from Manchester to Lecce by train, plane, train (Eurostar, Trenitalia), bus, car, car train, car ferry, or train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia)
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 London Stansted Airport, fly to Brindisi Airport
best- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane STN - BDS
10h 43m€148–474Fly Manchester Airport to Brindisi Airport
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane MAN - BDS
7h 53m€88–234Train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Leccetrain Fr
22h 58m€224–855Bus
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Newhall Stbus
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lecce Central Bus Stationbus
40h 44m€102–295Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Leccecar
25h 40mFly Manchester Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane MAN - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
- Take the train from Altamura to Bari Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Leccetrain
14h 40m€95–239Fly Manchester Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, Bus, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane MAN - TIA
- Take the bus from Durrës to Bari Portobus
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Leccetrain
14h 11m€177–318Fly Manchester Airport to Dubrovnik Airport, car ferry, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)plane MAN - DBV
- Take the car ferry from Dubrovnik to Port of Baricarferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Leccetrain
18h 21m€98–325Train to Luton Airport, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, Bus, train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Milton Keynes Centraltrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane LTN - TIA
- Take the bus from Durrës to Bari Portobus
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Leccetrain
16h 51m€203–535Train via Lille
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain Tgv
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Leccetrain Fr
23h 38m€327–1,077Bus, Leonetti Bus
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Parisbus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Mercogliano Torrettebus
- Take the bus from Avellino - Rotonda Mercogliano to Lecce - Autostazionebus
46h 31m€130–375Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Leccecar
26h 41m€420–603
Manchester to Lecce by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Lecce is to fly which costs €85 - €240 and takes 7h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Lecce is to fly which takes 7h 53m and costs €85 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Lecce station. However, there are services departing from Shudehill Interchange and arriving at Lecce Central Bus Station via Birmingham, Brussels-North train station and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 44m.
No, there is no direct train from Manchester to Lecce. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Lecce via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy and Torino Porta Susa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 38m.
The distance between Manchester and Lecce is 2236 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Lecce without a car is to train which takes 22h 58m and costs €220 - €900.
It takes approximately 10h 43m to get from Manchester to Lecce, including transfers.
Manchester to Lecce bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Shudehill Interchange station.
Manchester to Lecce train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
The best way to get from Manchester to Lecce is to train which takes 22h 58m and costs €220 - €900. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €300 and takes 40h 44m, you could also fly, which costs €85 - €240 and takes 7h 53m.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Lecce, Italy?
You can take a train from Manchester Piccadilly to Lecce via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Milano Centrale in around 22h 58m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Shudehill Interchange to Lecce Central Bus Station via Newhall St, Birmingham, Brussel Eurolines Busstation, Brussels-North train station, and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 40h 44m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Brindisi Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Brindisi Airport via Perugia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dubrovnik Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–450
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dubrovnik Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €30–200
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dubrovnik Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- tui.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dubrovnik Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–400
- 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
- €40–210
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Milton Keynes Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- 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
- €70–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
Train from Altamura to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://ferrovieappulolucane.it/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–270
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- Rail 1st Class
- €50–75
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lecce Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–25
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lecce Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lecce Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +39 080 5790111
- info@cotrap.it
- Website
- cotrap.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Schedules at
- biglietteria.cotrap.it
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- 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
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- 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
- €15–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 800 901 142
- air@aircampania.it
- Website
- aircampania.it
Bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Mercogliano Torrette
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- aircampania.it
- Phone
- +39081/969167
- servizioclienti@leonettiroma.it
- Website
- leonettiroma.it
Bus from Avellino - Rotonda Mercogliano to Lecce - Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.leonettiroma.it/
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Car ferry from Dubrovnik to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €11–14
- Adult
- €50
- Children 3-12 years
- €20
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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Manchester to Lecce bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Newhall St station.
Lecce is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 2:59 AM in Manchester and 3:59 AM in Lecce.
Manchester to Lecce train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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