There are 10 ways to get from Munich to Manchester by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, night train, train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane MUC - MAN
5h£81–201Train
- Take the train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Esttrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
12h 35m£296–698Bus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoriabus N280
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Shudehill Interchangebus Ukn30 / ...
28h 27m£102–166Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Muenchen Ost to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
16h 23m£194–375Train to Salzburg Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SZG - MAN
6h 47m£118–414Fly Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane MUC - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadillytrain
7h 19m£118–253Fly Munich International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane MUC - LBA
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoriatrain
8h 52m£104–232Bus via Manchester Central Coach Station
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoriabus N280
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 541 / ...
28h 40m£121–226Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Munich to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Manchestercar
14h 53m£297–386Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Munich to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Manchestercar
15h 54m£193–318
Munich to Manchester by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Manchester is to fly which costs £80 - £210 and takes 5h.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Manchester is to fly which takes 5h and costs £80 - £210.
No, there is no direct bus from Munich station to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Munich central bus station and arriving at Shudehill Interchange via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 27m.
No, there is no direct train from Munich to Manchester. However, there are services departing from München Hbf and arriving at Manchester Piccadilly via Strasbourg Bahnhof, Paris Nord and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 35m.
The distance between Munich and Manchester is 739 miles.
The best way to get from Munich to Manchester without a car is to train which takes 12h 35m and costs £290 - £700.
It takes approximately 5h to get from Munich to Manchester, including transfers.
Munich to Manchester bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Munich central bus station.
Munich to Manchester train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from München Hbf station.
The best way to get from Munich to Manchester is to fly which takes 5h and costs £80 - £210. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £290 - £700 and takes 12h 35m, you could also bus, which costs £100 - £170 and takes 28h 27m.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Manchester, England?
easyJet, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Manchester Airport (MAN) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a train from München Hbf to Manchester Piccadilly via Strasbourg Bahnhof, Paris l'Est, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 12h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–310
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–460
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Munich International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Munich International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £95–250
Flights from Munich International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–300
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–240
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–200
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–210
Flights from Munich International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Manchester Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £95–200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–250
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–270
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Muenchen Ost to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £90–110
- Couchette Carriage
- £65–75
- Seating Carriage
- £35–50
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB)
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–180
- Schedules at
- Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–95
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Munich to Manchester bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Manchester is 1h behind Munich. It is currently 10:49 AM in Munich and 9:49 AM in Manchester.
Munich to Manchester train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Strasbourg Bahnhof station.
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