There are 8 ways to get from Manchester to Linköping by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Manchester Airport to Linköping City Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)plane MAN - LPI
6h 36mkr 790–3,881Train via Cologne
- 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 Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Linkoping Centralstationtrain Ic / ...
22h 21mkr 4,832–8,343Bus
- Take the bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Linköpingbus
37h 30mkr 2,112–3,158Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Linköpingcar
21h 20mkr 5,783–7,759Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Linköping City Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)plane LBA - LPI
8h 46mkr 1,072–5,112Fly Manchester Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane MAN - ARN
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstationtrain
7h 14mkr 1,307–2,928Train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Eil
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Linkoping Centralstationtrain Ic / ...
23h 54mkr 5,142–7,743Train #2
- 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 Hamburg-Harburgtrain
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Linköping Centralstationtrain 344
25h 7mkr 3,014–5,245
Manchester to Linköping by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Linköping is to fly and train which costs 1300 kr - 3000 kr and takes 7h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Linköping is to fly which takes 6h 36m and costs 750 kr - 3900 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Linköping. However, there are services departing from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange and arriving at Linköping via London Victoria and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Manchester to Linköping station. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Linkoping Centralstation via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 21m.
The distance between Manchester and Linköping is 1263 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Linköping without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 22h 21m and costs 4800 kr - 8500 kr.
It takes approximately 6h 36m to get from Manchester to Linköping, including transfers.
Manchester to Linköping bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange station.
Manchester to Linköping train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
The best way to get from Manchester to Linköping is to fly which takes 6h 36m and costs 750 kr - 3900 kr. Alternatively, you can train via Cologne, which costs 4800 kr - 8500 kr and takes 22h 21m, you could also bus, which costs 2100 kr - 3200 kr and takes 37h 30m.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Linköping, Sweden?
KLM and easyJet fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Linköping City Airport (LPI) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Manchester Piccadilly to Linkoping Centralstation via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf, and Hamburg Hbf in around 22h 21m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,800
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–4,800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,300
- 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
- kr 800–1,300
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,300
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,300
- 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
- kr 1,600–2,600
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,600
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 2,500–4,100
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 390–800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Linkoping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,278
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 282
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Linkoping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,278
- Website
- Snälltåget
- 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
- kr 1,538
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- kr 1,538
Train from Manchester Victoria to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 170–320
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 260–390
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Linköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–1,800
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,100
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,300
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,800
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- service@govolta.nl
- Website
- GoVolta
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 300–380
- Website
- GoVolta
- 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
- kr 310–460
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,500
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Linköping
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,200
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Manchester to Linköping bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Linköping is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 6:12 AM in Manchester and 7:12 AM in Linköping.
Manchester to Linköping train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
Book your Manchester to Linköping train tickets online with Omio and 12go.asia.
Book your Manchester to Linköping bus tickets online with Omio, FlixBus and 12go.asia.
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