There are 13 ways to get from Tarragona to Manchester by train, plane, train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
best- Take the train from Tarragona to Barcelona Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BCN - MAN
6h 41m£34–162Train
- Take the train from Tarragona to Barcelona Santstrain R15 / ...
- 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
15h 28m£297–590Bus
- Take the bus from Tarragona - 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 540 / ...
31h 45m£114–171Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Tarragona to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Manchestercar
19h 4mFly Reus Airport to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Reus Airport (REU) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane REU - MAN
5h 7m£56–243Fly Reus Airport to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Reus Airport (REU) to Liverpool (LPL)plane REU - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadillytrain
6h 7m£56–222Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the train from Tarragona to Barcelona Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Liverpool (LPL)plane BCN - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadillytrain
7h 46m£51–171Fly Reus Airport to East Midlands Airport, train
- Fly from Reus Airport (REU) to East Midlands Airport (EMA)plane REU - EMA
- Take the train from Derby to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
7h 4m£64–261Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Tarragona to Barcelona Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane BCN - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadillytrain
8h 49m£68–272Fly Reus Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Reus Airport (REU) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane REU - LBA
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoriatrain
7h 29m£119–274Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Tarragona to Barcelona Santstrain R15 / ...
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- 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
16h 17m£239–617Bus via L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
- Take the bus from Tarragona to Barcelona Airport El Prat T1bus
- 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 540 / ...
32h 25m£86–261Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Tarragona to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Manchestercar
20h 3m£277–398
Tarragona to Manchester by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tarragona to Manchester is to train and fly which costs £30 - £170 and takes 6h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Tarragona to Manchester is to fly which takes 5h 7m and costs £55 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Tarragona station to Manchester station. However, there are services departing from Tarragona - 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 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Tarragona to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Tarragona and arriving at Manchester Piccadilly via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Lille Europe and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 17m.
The distance between Tarragona and Manchester is 934 miles.
The best way to get from Tarragona to Manchester without a car is to train which takes 15h 28m and costs £290 - £600.
It takes approximately 6h 41m to get from Tarragona to Manchester, including transfers.
Tarragona to Manchester bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Tarragona - Bus Station.
Tarragona to Manchester train services, operated by Renfe Cercanias, depart from Tarragona station.
The best way to get from Tarragona to Manchester is to train which takes 15h 28m and costs £290 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £110 - £180 and takes 31h 45m, you could also fly, which costs £55 - £250 and takes 5h 7m.
What companies run services between Tarragona, Spain and Manchester, England?
You can take a train from Tarragona to Manchester Piccadilly via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon - Van Gogh, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 15h 28m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Manchester Central Coach Station via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and London Victoria in around 31h 45m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–95
Flights from Reus Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from Reus Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
Flights from Reus Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £26–100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £26–100
Flights from Reus Airport to East Midlands Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £29–130
Flights from Reus Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from Reus Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liverpool via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £23–120
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–230
Flights from Reus Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Reus Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–220
Flights from Reus Airport to East Midlands Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £29–180
Flights from Reus Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–220
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–120
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £29–120
- Phone
- +34 912 32 03 20
- accesibilidad@renfe.es
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- rodalies.gencat.cat
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/en/inici/index.html
- 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
- £140–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- £140–190
- 1st Class
- £180–230
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- £90–120
- 1st Class
- £120–160
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- £90–120
- 1st Class
- £110–150
- 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
- £85–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £85–120
- Comfort
- £100–140
- Premium
- £130–170
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £55–80
- Comfort
- £65–90
- Premium
- £85–120
- 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
- £65–180
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £65–95
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £120–180
- 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
- +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
- £10–26
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £10–15
- 1st Class
- £21–26
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–31
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £12–18
- 1st Class
- £25–31
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £9–15
Train from Derby to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £12–19
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £14–22
- 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
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £6–9
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–11
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £8–11
Train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £7–11
Train from Derby to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £26–40
- 1st Class
- £30–50
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £45–70
- 1st Class
- £80–120
- 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
- £35–50
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- £35–50
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–120
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- 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
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +34 977 55 36 80
- Website
- empresaplana.cat
Bus from Tarragona to Barcelona Airport El Prat T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–17
- Website
- https://empresaplana.cat/en
- Book at
- https://www.busplana.com/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Tarragona to Barcelona Airport El Prat T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £5–12
- 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
- £29–160
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/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
- £45–60
- 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
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–160
- On Foot
- £30–40
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More Questions & Answers
Tarragona to Manchester bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Manchester is 1h behind Tarragona. It is currently 7:28 AM in Tarragona and 6:28 AM in Manchester.
Tarragona to Manchester train services, operated by Renfe Cercanias, arrive at Barcelona Sants station.
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