There are 13 ways to get from Spain to Manchester by plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry
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Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BCN - MAN
5h 11m£35–143Train
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
13h 54m£371–633Bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 541 / ...
31h 9m£92–296Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Barcelona to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Manchestercar
18h 33mFly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane MAD - MAN
5h 16m£39–161Fly Son Sant Joan Airport to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane PMI - MAN
5h 8m£37–142Fly Valencia Airport to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane VLC - MAN
5h 18m£37–202Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbaobus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BIO - MAN
5h 37m£58–163Fly Málaga Airport to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane AGP - MAN
5h 28m£39–140Bus to Girona–Costa Brava Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Girona Costa Brava Airportbus
- Fly from Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane GRO - MAN
5h 52m£58–160Fly Son Sant Joan Airport to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Liverpool (LPL)plane PMI - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadillytrain
6h 8m£45–149Bus via Barcelona Airport El Prat T1
- Take the bus from Barcelona Airport El Prat T1 to Paris, Quai de Bercybus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 541 / ...
32h 59m£99–322Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Barcelona to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Manchestercar
19h 31m£245–387
Spain to Manchester by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Spain to Manchester is to fly which costs £35 - £150 and takes 5h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Spain to Manchester is to fly which takes 5h 8m and costs £35 - £150.
No, there is no direct bus from Spain station to Manchester station. However, there are services departing from Barcelona - North Bus Station and arriving at Manchester Central Coach Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 9m.
No, there is no direct train from Spain to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya and arriving at Manchester Piccadilly via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 54m.
The distance between Spain and Manchester is 883 miles.
The best way to get from Spain to Manchester without a car is to train which takes 13h 54m and costs £370 - £650.
It takes approximately 5h 11m to get from Spain to Manchester, including transfers.
Spain to Manchester bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Barcelona - North Bus Station.
Spain to Manchester train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Barcelona-Sants station.
The best way to get from Spain to Manchester is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs £35 - £150. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £370 - £650 and takes 13h 54m, you could also bus, which costs £90 - £300 and takes 31h 9m.
What companies run services between Spain and Manchester, England?
easyJet, Vueling Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Manchester Airport (MAN) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya to Manchester Piccadilly via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 13h 54m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Valencia Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Valencia Airport to Manchester Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Málaga Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–95
Flights from Girona–Costa Brava Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Girona–Costa Brava Airport to Manchester Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–80
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–120
Flights from Málaga Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Liverpool via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–80
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Málaga Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Girona–Costa Brava Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–240
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–75
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–320
Flights from Valencia Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–290
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Málaga Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Girona–Costa Brava Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- tui.co.uk
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–250
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £190–310
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–210
- 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 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.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
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £29–160
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Barcelona Airport El Prat T1 to Paris, Quai de Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £29–170
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- 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
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–95
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- Phone
- +34 902 13 00 14
- info@sagales.com
- Website
- sagales.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Girona Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.sagales.com/en
- Book at
- https://www.sagales.com/sale/?sgLang=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
- £20–27
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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