There are 11 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 11m£67–197Bus, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Munich Central Bus Station to St. Gallen Lagerstrassebus
- Take the train from St. Gallen to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane ZRH - MAN
8h 7m£58–236Train
- Take the train from München Hbf to Köln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Ice
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
12h 54m£255–510Bus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoriabus N280
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 540 / ...
28h 5m£113–218Night train, train
- Take the night train 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 19m£205–387Train to Salzburg Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SZG - MAN
6h 53m£79–261Fly 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£119–279Fly 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 58m£134–467Train, bus
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazitrain Re
- Take the bus from Plzeň CAN to Sheffieldbus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
29h 1m£154–426Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Munich to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Manchestercar
14h 53mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Munich to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Manchestercar
15h 59m£190–308
Munich to Manchester by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Manchester is to fly which costs £65 - £200 and takes 5h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Manchester is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs £65 - £200.
No, there is no direct bus from Munich station to Manchester station. However, there are services departing from Munich central bus station and arriving at Manchester Central Coach Station via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Munich to Manchester. However, there are services departing from München Hbf and arriving at Manchester Piccadilly via Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 54m.
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 54m and costs £250 - £550.
It takes approximately 5h 11m 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 Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from München Hbf station.
The best way to get from Munich to Manchester is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs £65 - £200. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £250 - £550 and takes 12h 54m, you could also bus, which costs £110 - £220 and takes 28h 5m.
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) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from München Hbf to Manchester Piccadilly via Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 12h 54m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–200
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–290
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Munich International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–340
- 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 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–240
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
- £60–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–180
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Manchester Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–180
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–250
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Munich International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–240
Flights from Munich International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–240
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from München Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Muenchen Ost to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £90–110
- Couchette Carriage
- £65–75
- Seating Carriage
- £35–50
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–45
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £14–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from St. Gallen to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £23–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from St. Gallen to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- £14–22
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Gallen to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from St. Gallen to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–18
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- £8–12
- 1st Class Ticket
- £15–18
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–250
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Munich Central Bus Station to St. Gallen Lagerstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Plzeň CAN to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–18
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Munich to Manchester bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Manchester is 1h behind Munich. It is currently 11:53 PM in Munich and 10:53 PM in Manchester.
Munich to Manchester train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
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