There are 11 ways to get from Manchester to Palencia by plane, train, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), bus, car, car ferry, or car train
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Fly Manchester Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane MAN - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Palenciatrain
7h 54m€52–210Train
- 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 Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Palenciatrain Alv / ...
21h 5m€251–818Train, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau to Valladolidbus
- Take the bus from Valladolid to Palenciabus
24h 1m€219–639Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Palenciacar
27h 6m€182–857Fly Manchester Airport to Santander Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane MAN - SDR
- Take the train from Santander to Palenciatrain
8h 24m€85–236Fly Manchester Airport to León Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to León Airport (LEN)plane MAN - LEN
- Take the train from Leon to Palenciatrain
12h 33m€182–709Fly Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MAN - BIO
- Take the bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Bilbao to Vitoria-Gasteiz - Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the train from Vitoria/Gasteiz to Palenciatrain
10h 11m€89–219Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane BHX - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Palenciatrain
9h 35m€81–382Bus
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 540 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris to Valladolidbus
- Take the bus from Valladolid to Palenciabus
31h 31m€83–229Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santandercarferry
- Take the train from Santander to Palenciatrain Alv / ...
43h 33m€98–476Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Palenciacar
19h
Manchester to Palencia by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Palencia is to fly and train which costs €50 - €210 and takes 7h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Palencia is to fly and train which takes 7h 54m and costs €50 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester station to Palencia. However, there are services departing from Manchester Central Coach Station and arriving at Palencia via London Victoria, Dover, Paris and Valladolid. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Manchester to Palencia. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Palencia via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías and Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 5m.
The distance between Manchester and Palencia is 1688 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Palencia without a car is to train which takes 21h 5m and costs €250 - €850.
It takes approximately 7h 54m to get from Manchester to Palencia, including transfers.
Manchester to Palencia bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Manchester Central Coach Station.
Manchester to Palencia train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
The best way to get from Manchester to Palencia is to train which takes 21h 5m and costs €250 - €850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €230 and takes 31h 31m.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Palencia, Spain?
You can take a train from Manchester Piccadilly to Palencia via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, and Madrid Chamartín in around 21h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Palencia via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris, and Valladolid in around 31h 31m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santander Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–75
Flights from Manchester Airport to León Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Manchester Airport to León Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–750
Flights from Manchester Airport to León Airport via Dublin, Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €27–100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santander to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–45
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Leon to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Vitoria/Gasteiz to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Leon to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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
- €40–220
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-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 Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–85
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–210
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau to Valladolid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Valladolid to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Paris to Valladolid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Valladolid to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- autocareslaregional.com
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Bilbao to Vitoria-Gasteiz - Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Valladolid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Valladolid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €75–100
- Car
- €240–340
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–230
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Manchester to Palencia bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Palencia is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 8:09 PM in Manchester and 9:09 PM in Palencia.
Manchester to Palencia train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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