There are 14 ways to get from Manchester to Valencia by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), car, car ferry, bus, or car train
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Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Valencia Airport
best- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane BHX - VLC
6h 47m€73–354Fly Manchester Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane MAN - ALC
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain
8h 44m€41–156Train
- 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 Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Estació del Nordtrain Eur / ...
17h 48m€223–769Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Valenciacar
32h 16m€308–752Bus
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 540 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Valencia - Bus Stationbus
35h 40m€105–281Fly Manchester Airport to Valencia Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane MAN - VLC
5h 15m€51–161Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Valencia Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane STN - VLC
8h 5m€107–384Train to Liverpool, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane LPL - ALC
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain
9h 23m€56–484Fly Manchester Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane MAN - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Valencia Joaquin Sorollatrain
7h 37m€49–224Fly Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane MAN - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Estació del Nordtrain
9h 6m€61–202Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, train
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane LBA - ALC
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain
10h 40m€47–235Train 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 Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Estació del Nordtrain Eur / ...
18h 32m€225–761Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santandercarferry
- Take the bus from Santander Bus Station to Estació d'Autobusos de Valènciabus
2d 3h€213–500Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Valenciacar
21h 59m
Manchester to Valencia by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Valencia is to fly and train which costs €40 - €160 and takes 8h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Valencia is to fly which takes 5h 15m and costs €50 - €170.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester station to Valencia station. However, there are services departing from Manchester Central Coach Station and arriving at Valencia - Bus Station via London Victoria, Dover and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Manchester to Valencia. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Estació del Nord via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 32m.
The distance between Manchester and Valencia is 1598 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Valencia without a car is to train which takes 17h 48m and costs €220 - €800.
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from Manchester to Valencia, including transfers.
Manchester to Valencia bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Manchester Central Coach Station.
Manchester to Valencia train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
The best way to get from Manchester to Valencia is to train which takes 17h 48m and costs €220 - €800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €290 and takes 35h 40m, you could also fly, which costs €50 - €170 and takes 5h 15m.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Valencia, Spain?
You can take a train from Manchester Piccadilly to Estació del Nord via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Barcelona-Sants in around 17h 48m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Valencia - Bus Station via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 35h 40m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Valencia Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–90
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–110
Flights from Liverpool to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Liverpool to Alicante-Elche Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €27–110
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–120
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €25–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Liverpool to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Liverpool to Alicante-Elche Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–110
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–85
Flights from Liverpool to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Valencia Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–70
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–130
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Valencia Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Valencia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Valencia Airport via Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://www.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/
- 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
- €75–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–26
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–26
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–45
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Victoria to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–21
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- 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
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Valencia - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 902 999 748
- Website
- web.bilmanbus.es
Bus from Santander Bus Station to Estació d'Autobusos de València
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://web.bilmanbus.es/
- 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
- €130–480
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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Manchester to Valencia bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Valencia is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 6:59 AM in Manchester and 7:59 AM in Valencia.
Manchester to Valencia train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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