There are 11 ways to get from Rome to Manchester by plane, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Eurostar), bus, 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 Roma Ciampino Airport to Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CIA - MAN
5h 47m£40–180Train
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
17h 10m£338–559Bus, train
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Paris - Massy-Palaiseaubus
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
26h 21m£312–505Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Rome to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Manchestercar
21h 54m£388–517Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane FCO - MAN
5h 43m£56–150Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane FCO - LBA
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoriatrain
8h 15m£76–168Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane FCO - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadillytrain
8h 2m£78–194Train to Naples Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragolatrain
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane NAP - MAN
7h 34m£63–169Bus
- Take the bus from Roma Prenestina A1 to Luxembourg Park&Drivebus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Manchester, Shudehill Interchangebus
32h 17m£182–259Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 541 / ...
36h 1m£151–256Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rome to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Manchestercar
22h 50m£301–475
Rome to Manchester by bus, train, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rome to Manchester is to fly which costs £55 - £150 and takes 5h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Rome to Manchester is to fly which takes 5h 43m and costs £55 - £150.
No, there is no direct bus from Rome to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Roma Prenestina A1 and arriving at Manchester, Shudehill Interchange via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 17m.
No, there is no direct train from Rome to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Roma Termini and arriving at Manchester Piccadilly via Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu, Lille Europe and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 10m.
The distance between Rome and Manchester is 1081 miles.
The best way to get from Rome to Manchester without a car is to train which takes 17h 10m and costs £330 - £600.
It takes approximately 5h 47m to get from Rome to Manchester, including transfers.
Rome to Manchester bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Roma Prenestina A1 station.
Rome to Manchester train services, operated by ItaloTreno, depart from Roma Termini station.
The best way to get from Rome to Manchester is to fly which takes 5h 47m and costs £40 - £180. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £330 - £600 and takes 17h 10m, you could also bus, which costs £180 - £260 and takes 32h 17m.
What companies run services between Rome, Italy and Manchester, England?
Ryanair and Ryanair UK fly from Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA) to Manchester Airport (MAN) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Roma Termini to Manchester Piccadilly via Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu, Lille Europe, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 17h 10m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Manchester Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Manchester Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Naples Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Naples Airport to Manchester Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Naples Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–120
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Naples Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £95–150
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- 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
- +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
Train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
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
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Paris - Massy-Palaiseau
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Roma Prenestina A1 to Luxembourg Park&Drive
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £120–180
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- 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
Rome to Manchester bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Luxembourg Park&Drive station.
Manchester is 1h behind Rome. It is currently 11:58 AM in Rome and 10:58 AM in Manchester.
Rome to Manchester train services, operated by ItaloTreno, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
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