There are 11 ways to get from Manchester to Portadown by plane, train, ferry, bus, busferry, car ferry, or car
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Fly Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport, train
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane MAN - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Portadowntrain
4h 6m£42–145Fly Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane MAN - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Portadowntrain
3h 55m£39–145Train, ferry
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Chestertrain
- Take the train from Chester to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Portadowntrain
9h 59m£92–159Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 2 to Portadown NIR Railway Stnbus 251 / ...
12h 32mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Portadowntrain
13h 1m£45–91Train to Liverpool, fly to Belfast International Airport, train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane LPL - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Portadowntrain
4h 39m£43–142Train to Liverpool, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LPL - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Portadowntrain
4h 28m£44–162Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- 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 Belfast Great Central to Portadowntrain
6h 6m£63–213Train to Liverpool, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LPL - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Portadowntrain
5h 43m£51–168Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 2 to Portadown NIR Railway Stnbus 251 / ...
13h 21mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
- Drive from Belfast to Portadowncar
6h 54m£93–136
Manchester to Portadown by train, ferry, foot, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Portadown is to train and car ferry which costs £45 - £95 and takes 13h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Portadown is to fly and train which takes 3h 55m and costs £35 - £150.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Portadown. However, there are services departing from Shudehill Interchange and arriving at Portadown NIR Railway Stn via Glasgow Buchanan and Grand Central Station Stand 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 32m.
The distance between Manchester and Portadown is 240 miles.
The best way to get from Manchester to Portadown without a car is to train and ferry which takes 9h 59m and costs £90 - £160.
It takes approximately 4h 6m to get from Manchester to Portadown, including transfers.
Manchester to Portadown bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Shudehill Interchange station.
Manchester to Portadown bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 168+ hotels available in Portadown.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Portadown, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Manchester to Portadown. However, you can take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Belfast International Airport (BFS), walk to Belfast International Airport, take the bus to Grand Central Bus Stand 10, walk to Belfast Great Central, then take the train to Portadown. Alternatively, you can take a train from Manchester Oxford Road to Portadown via Chester, Holyhead, Holyhead Ferry, Dublin Ferryport B+I, The Point, Connolly, and Dublin Connolly in around 9h 59m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £26–120
Flights from Liverpool to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–90
Flights from Liverpool to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–110
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Great Central to Portadown
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Dublin Connolly to Portadown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Belfast Great Central to Portadown
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £4–6
Train from Dublin Connolly to Portadown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £11–16
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–26
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Chester to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Chester to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–13
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–14
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–20
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–15
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Victoria to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–24
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–17
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–20
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–20
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–20
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
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
- £15–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- 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 Grand Central Station Stand 2 to Portadown NIR Railway Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 2 to Portadown NIR Railway Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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