There are 14 ways to get from Manchester to Malin Head by plane, bus, train, ferry, car, car ferry, or busferry
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Fly Manchester Airport to City Of Derry Airport, line 952 bus, line 954 bus
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to City Of Derry Airport (LDY)plane MAN - LDY
- Take the bus from Derry Patrick Street to Carndonaghbus
- Take the bus from Carndonagh to Malin Headbus
7h 30mTrain, car ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
- Drive from New Street to Malin Headcar
15h 6m€70–133Train, ferry, drive
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Castlerocktrain
- Drive from Castlerock to Malin Headcar
13h 59m€155–250Bus, bus and ferry, drive
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Drive from New Street to Malin Headcar
15h 8mFly Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport, train, line 952 bus, line 954 bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane MAN - BHD
- Take the train from Lanyon Place to Derry-Londonderrytrain
- Take the bus from Derry Patrick Street to Carndonaghbus
- Take the bus from Carndonagh to Malin Headbus
9h 32mFly Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport, train, line 952 bus, line 954 bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane MAN - BFS
- Take the train from Antrim to Derry-Londonderrytrain
- Take the bus from Derry Patrick Street to Carndonaghbus
- Take the bus from Carndonagh to Malin Headbus
9h 33mTrain to Liverpool, fly to Belfast International Airport, train, line 952 bus, line 954 bus
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane LPL - BFS
- Take the train from Antrim to Derry-Londonderrytrain
- Take the bus from Derry Patrick Street to Carndonaghbus
- Take the bus from Carndonagh to Malin Headbus
10h 1mTrain to Liverpool, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train, line 952 bus, line 954 bus
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LPL - BHD
- Take the train from Lanyon Place to Derry-Londonderrytrain
- Take the bus from Derry Patrick Street to Carndonaghbus
- Take the bus from Carndonagh to Malin Headbus
10h 1mTrain to Liverpool, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LPL - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Foyle Street Bus Stationbus
11h 8mTrain to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train, line 952 bus, line 954 bus
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LBA - BHD
- Take the train from Lanyon Place to Derry-Londonderrytrain
- Take the bus from Derry Patrick Street to Carndonaghbus
- Take the bus from Carndonagh to Malin Headbus
11h 38mFly Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane MAN - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Foyle Street Bus Stationbus
11h 34mTrain, car ferry, drive via Manchester Piccadilly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
- Drive from New Street to Malin Headcar
15h 10m€70–133Train, car ferry, bus, drive
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
- Take the bus from High Street to Bushmills War Memorialbus 221
- Drive from Bushmills War Memorial to Malin Headcar
15h 19mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
- Drive from Larne to Malin Headcar
8h 21m€118–394
Manchester Airport (MAN) to City Of Derry Airport (LDY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Malin Head is to train and car ferry and drive via Manchester Piccadilly which costs €70 - €140 and takes 15h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Malin Head is to drive and car ferry which takes 8h 21m and costs €110 - €400.
The distance between Manchester and Malin Head is 462 km.
It takes approximately 7h 30m to get from Manchester to Malin Head, including transfers.
There are 237+ hotels available in Malin Head.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Malin Head, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Manchester to Malin Head. However, you can take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to City Of Derry Airport (LDY), walk to City of Derry Airport, take the line 234 bus to Foyle Street Bus Station, walk to Derry Patrick Street, take the line 952 bus to Carndonagh, take the line 954 bus to Malin Head, then walk to Malin Head. Alternatively, you can take a train from Manchester Oxford Road to Malin Head via Holyhead, Holyhead Ferry, Dublin Ferryport B+I, Dublin Connolly, Belfast Great Central, and Castlerock in around 13h 59m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–95
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–140
Flights from Liverpool to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–100
Flights from Liverpool to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to City Of Derry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–60
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €20–95
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Belfast Great Central to Castlerock
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Lanyon Place to Derry-Londonderry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Antrim to Derry-Londonderry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €15–22
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–24
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–14
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–26
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–19
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–10
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Victoria to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–28
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–17
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–25
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–24
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–24
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 074 9741644
- Donegal@locallink.ie
- Website
- locallinkdsl.ie
Bus from Derry Patrick Street to Carndonagh
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://locallinkdsl.ie/
Bus from Carndonagh to Malin Head
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://locallinkdsl.ie/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Foyle Street Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from High Street to Bushmills War Memorial
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Larne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–260
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Passenger Standard
- €28–55
- Passenger Car
- €150–260
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