There are 10 ways to get from Manchester to Sparta by plane, bus, train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Manchester Airport to Kalamata International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)MAN - KLX
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Sparti
9h 32m€109–476Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Obor
- Take the bus from Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal to Athens
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Sparti
2d 2h€96–128Train, bus via Munich
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Muenchen HbfTgv
- Take the bus from München Hbf to Durrës
- Take the bus from Durrës to Patra
- Take the bus from Patras to Sparti
44h 22mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Sparta
35h 46mFly Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)MAN - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Sparti
12h 1m€104–217Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Kalamata International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)BHX - KLX
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Sparti
11h 1m€165–515Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Athens International Airport (ATH)BHX - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Sparti
13h 36m€145–326Train, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patras
- Take the bus from Patras to Sparti
2d 2hTrain, bus #2
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athens
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Sparti
2d 15h€176–296Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Sparta
36h 53m€661–1,004
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Sparta is to bus which costs €95 - €130 and takes 2 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Sparta is to fly and bus which takes 9h 32m and costs €100 - €480.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester station to Sparta. However, there are services departing from Manchester, Coach Station and arriving at Sparti via Piata Iancului, Piata Presei, Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal, Πλατεια Μεταξουργειου and Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Manchester and Sparta is 2686 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Sparta without a car is to train and bus via Munich which takes 44h 22m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 32m to get from Manchester to Sparta, including transfers.
Manchester to Sparta bus services, operated by Tarsin, depart from Manchester, Coach Station.
Manchester to Sparta bus services, operated by Tarsin, arrive at Bucharest Obor station.
Sparta is 2h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 9:08 PM in Manchester and 11:08 PM in Sparta.
There are 183+ hotels available in Sparta.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Sparta, Peloponnese, Greece?
You can take a bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Sparti via Bucharest Obor, Piata Iancului, Piata Presei, Aeroport Henri Coanda Sosiri, Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal, Athens, Πλατεια Μεταξουργειου, and Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL in around 2d 2h.
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- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kalamata International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kalamata International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kalamata International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–440
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- 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
- €65–110
- 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
- €80–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Kalamata to Sparti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
- Phone
- +355 673 835 770
- Website
- devatours.eu
Bus from München Hbf to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- devatours.eu
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Durrës to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +302731026441
- info@ktel-lakonias.gr
- Website
- ktel-lakonias.gr
Bus from Patras to Sparti
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
- Book at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Sparti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
- Book at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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