There are 10 ways to get from Munich to Manchester by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, night train, train, car, car train, 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.
Fly Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane MUC - MAN
5h 9m£73–215Train
- Take the train from München Hbf to Frankfurttrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
12h 46m£272–541Bus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoriabus N280
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Shudehill Interchangebus Ukn30 / ...
28h 35m£117–176Night 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
15h 19m£218–402Train 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 46m£110–332Fly 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 23m£121–269Fly 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 56m£109–263Bus 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 53m£123–191Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Munich to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Manchestercar
14h 53m£326–420Drive, 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£233–382
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 £70 - £220 and takes 5h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Manchester is to fly which takes 5h 9m and costs £70 - £220.
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 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Munich to Manchester. However, there are services departing from München Hbf and arriving at Manchester Piccadilly via Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 46m.
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 46m and costs £270 - £550.
It takes approximately 5h 9m 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 9m and costs £70 - £220. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £270 - £550 and takes 12h 46m, you could also bus, which costs £110 - £180 and takes 28h 35m.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Manchester, England?
easyJet, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Manchester Airport (MAN) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from München Hbf to Manchester Piccadilly via Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 12h 46m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–350
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–380
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–350
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Munich International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–310
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Munich International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Manchester Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–240
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Manchester Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £100–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from München Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from München Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- 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
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Muenchen Ost to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £85–110
- Couchette Carriage
- £60–75
- Seating Carriage
- £35–45
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- 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
- £30–50
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- 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
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–140
- 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
- £30–55
- 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
- £25–75
- 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 7:54 AM in Munich and 6:54 AM in Manchester.
Munich to Manchester train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
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