There are 13 ways to get from Manchester to Prato by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, car train, train, train (Eurostar, Trenitalia), or car ferry
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Fly Manchester Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane MAN - FLR
7h 15m€100–291Fly Manchester Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane MAN - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Prato Centraletrain
6h 15m€52–166Train via Lyon
- 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 Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
17h 32m€381–668Bus
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 541 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
34h 40m€162–331Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Pratocar
19h 21m€410–543Fly Manchester Airport to Pisa International Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane MAN - PSA
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze Rifreditrain
6h 45m€59–244Train to London City Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane LCY - FLR
7h 48m€181–484Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Pisa International Airport, train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane BHX - PSA
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze Rifreditrain
8h 15m€82–329Fly Manchester Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane MAN - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.train
8h 25m€72–271Fly Manchester Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)plane MAN - VRN
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Firenze S.M.N.train
8h 2m€96–318Train
- 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 Prato Centraletrain Ic
18h 9m€348–617Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Pratobus
36h 5m€147–262Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Pratocar
20h 22m€285–461
Manchester to Prato by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Prato is to fly and train which costs €50 - €170 and takes 6h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Prato is to fly and train which takes 6h 15m and costs €50 - €170.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Prato. However, there are services departing from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange and arriving at Prato via London Victoria and Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Manchester to Prato. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Prato Centrale via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale and Firenze S.M.N.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 32m.
The distance between Manchester and Prato is 1482 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Prato without a car is to train via Lyon which takes 17h 32m and costs €380 - €700.
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from Manchester to Prato, including transfers.
Manchester to Prato bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange station.
Manchester to Prato train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
The best way to get from Manchester to Prato is to fly which takes 7h 15m and costs €100 - €300. Alternatively, you can train via Lyon, which costs €380 - €700 and takes 17h 32m, you could also bus, which costs €160 - €340 and takes 34h 40m.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Prato, Italy?
Swiss, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Manchester Piccadilly to Prato Centrale via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale, and Firenze S.M.N. in around 17h 32m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Flights from Manchester Airport to Pisa International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from London City Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Pisa International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Manchester Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Pisa International Airport via Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from London City Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Manchester Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–450
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–480
Flights from Manchester Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–390
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- 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
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze Rifredi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Prato Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Prato Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Prato Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- 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
- Estimated price
- €136
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €136
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Prato
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Manchester to Prato bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Prato is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 10:25 AM in Manchester and 11:25 AM in Prato.
Manchester to Prato train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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