There are 8 ways to get from Manchester to Swinford by train, plane, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Liverpool, fly to Ireland West Airport Knock
best- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane LPL - NOC
5h 24m€82–196Fly Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane MAN - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 13 to Swinfordbus
8h 11m€52–156Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
- Take the bus from Dublin Busáras to Swinfordbus 22
12h 19m€113–204Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
- Drive from Larne to Swinfordcar
9h 32m€135–419Fly Manchester Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane MAN - NOC
4h 50m€83–204Train to Liverpool, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LPL - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 13 to Swinfordbus
7h 45m€58–188Train, ferry, bus via Longford
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Longfordtrain Re / ...
- Take the bus from Longford Station to Swinfordbus 22
12h 33m€130–223Train, ferry, bus via Dublin
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
- Take the bus from Liffey Valley SC to Swinfordbus 22
13h 10m€89–160
Manchester to Swinford by train, ferry, foot, tram, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Swinford is to fly and bus which costs €50 - €160 and takes 8h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Swinford is to fly which takes 4h 50m and costs €80 - €210.
The distance between Manchester and Swinford is 471 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Swinford without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 12h 19m and costs €110 - €210.
It takes approximately 5h 24m to get from Manchester to Swinford, including transfers.
There are 114+ hotels available in Swinford.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Swinford, Ireland?
Ryanair flies from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) 4 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Ireland West Airport Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–95
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- 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
- €5–15
- 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
- €6–12
- 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
- €3–10
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–75
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Connolly to Longford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €11–16
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Dublin Busáras to Swinford
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Dublin Airport Zone 13 to Swinford
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Longford Station to Swinford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Liffey Valley SC to Swinford
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Longford Station to Swinford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.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 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Larne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–260
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Passenger Standard
- €28–55
- Passenger Car
- €150–260
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €190–200
- On Foot
- €40–50
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