There are 11 ways to get from Manchester to Silves by plane, train, bus, car, car ferry, or car train
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Fly Manchester Airport to Faro Airport, train
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane MAN - FAO
- Take the train from Faro to Silvestrain
7h 55m€41–162Train, bus
- 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 Massy Tgv to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Farobus
- Take the train from Faro to Silvestrain Re
32h 50m€379–728Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Silvescar
35h 30m€319–1,035Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Silvescar
27h 18mTrain to Liverpool, fly to Faro Airport, train
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane LPL - FAO
- Take the train from Faro to Silvestrain
8h 36m€93–252Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Faro Airport, train
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Leedstrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane LBA - FAO
- Take the train from Faro to Silvestrain
9h 9m€95–261Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Faro Airport, train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane BHX - FAO
- Take the train from Faro to Silvestrain
9h 31m€79–308Train, train to East Midlands Airport, fly to Faro Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Long Eatontrain
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane EMA - FAO
- Take the train from Faro to Silvestrain
10h 22m€82–235Fly Manchester Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane MAN - LIS
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Tunestrain
10h 10m€82–245Bus, train
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Marble Archbus 540 / ...
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Lisbon - Sete Riosbus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Silvesbus
40h 59m€219–514Bus
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 540 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Riosbus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Silvesbus
46h€134–477
Manchester to Silves by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Silves is to fly and train which costs €40 - €170 and takes 7h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Silves is to fly and train which takes 7h 55m and costs €40 - €170.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester station to Silves. However, there are services departing from Manchester Central Coach Station and arriving at Silves via London Victoria, Paris, Quai de Bercy and Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h.
The distance between Manchester and Silves is 1950 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Silves without a car is to train and bus which takes 32h 50m and costs €370 - €750.
It takes approximately 7h 55m to get from Manchester to Silves, including transfers.
Manchester to Silves bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Manchester Central Coach Station.
Manchester to Silves bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
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There are 9961+ hotels available in Silves.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Silves, Portugal?
You can take a bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Silves via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Paris, Quai de Bercy, and Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios in around 46h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Faro Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Liverpool to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Liverpool to Faro Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Faro Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Faro Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Faro Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €26–80
Flights from Liverpool to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Liverpool to Faro Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Liverpool to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–190
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Faro Airport via Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Faro Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Faro Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Faro to Silves
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Tunes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
- 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
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Massy Tgv to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Massy Tgv to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Victoria to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Long Eaton
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Victoria to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Lisbon - Sete Rios
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Marble Arch
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Silves
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
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