There are 9 ways to get from Manchester to Provence by train, bus, night train, car, car train, car ferry, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- 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 Aix En Provence Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Aix En Provence Tgv to Les Meesbus
11h 27m€365–664Fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane MAN - MRS
- Take the train from Aix En Provence to Chateau Arnoux St Aubantrain
7h 48m€115–295Bus, train
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Marble Archbus 541 / ...
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Gare Routière Saint-Charles to Parc Relaisbus 69
26h 39mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the nighttrain from Paris Austerlitz to Veynes Devoluynighttrain
- Take the train from Veynes Devoluy to Chateau Arnoux St Aubantrain Ter
17h 54m€403–667Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Provencecar
15h 53m€375–489Bus
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 541 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Grenoblebus 709
- Take the bus from Grenoble to Gapbus P24 / ...
- Take the bus from Gare SNCF - Quai 1 Ou 2 to Parc Relaisbus 69
31h 38mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Provencecar
17h 20m€268–433Fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane MAN - NCE
- Take the train from Cannes to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Chateau Arnoux St Aubantrain
10h 57m€167–356Fly to Geneva International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane MAN - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva - Airport Bus Station to Chambéry - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Grenobletrain
- Take the train from Grenoble to Veynes Devoluytrain
- Take the train from Veynes Devoluy to Chateau Arnoux St Aubantrain
12h 25m€130–342
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Provence is to fly and train which costs €110 - €300 and takes 7h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Provence is to fly and train which takes 7h 48m and costs €110 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester station to Provence. However, there are services departing from Manchester Central Coach Station and arriving at Parc Relais via London Victoria, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Grenoble and Gare SNCF - Quai 1 Ou 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 38m.
No, there is no direct train from Manchester to Provence. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Chateau Arnoux St Auban via London St Pancras Intl, Gare du Nord, Paris Austerlitz and Veynes Devoluy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 54m.
The distance between Manchester and Provence is 1586 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Provence without a car is to train and bus which takes 11h 27m and costs €360 - €700.
It takes approximately 11h 27m to get from Manchester to Provence, including transfers.
Manchester to Provence bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Manchester Central Coach Station.
Manchester to Provence train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
Manchester to Provence bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France?
You can take a bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Provence via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Grenoble, Gap, Gare SNCF - Quai 1 Ou 2, and Parc Relais in around 31h 38m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–360
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
- 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
- €70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Cannes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Night train from Paris Austerlitz to Veynes Devoluy
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Veynes Devoluy to Chateau Arnoux St Auban
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Aix En Provence to Chateau Arnoux St Auban
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Marseille St Charles to Chateau Arnoux St Auban
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Grenoble to Veynes Devoluy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Veynes Devoluy to Chateau Arnoux St Auban
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Veynes Devoluy to Chateau Arnoux St Auban
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Aix En Provence to Chateau Arnoux St Auban
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Cannes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille St Charles to Chateau Arnoux St Auban
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Grenoble to Veynes Devoluy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Veynes Devoluy to Chateau Arnoux St Auban
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- 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
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
Bus from Aix En Provence Tgv to Les Mees
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- SNCF Bus
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Bus from Aix En Provence Tgv to Les Mees
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Bus from Gare Routière Saint-Charles to Parc Relais
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Bus from Grenoble to Gap
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Bus from Gare SNCF - Quai 1 Ou 2 to Parc Relais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Marble Arch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Geneva - Airport Bus Station to Chambéry - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Geneva - Airport Bus Station to Chambéry - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +33 4 8000 7000
- info38@auvergnerhonealpes.fr
- Website
- cars Région Isère
Bus from Grenoble to Gap
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–28
- Schedules at
- cars Région Isère
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Provence is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 9:23 PM in Manchester and 10:23 PM in Provence.
Manchester to Provence train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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