There are 8 ways to get from Van to Manchester by plane, bus, car, car train, train, night train, busferry, 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 to Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane VAN - MAN
8h 24m£136–462Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Van bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Cernavodăbus
- Take the bus from Cernavodă to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Manchester, Coach Stationbus
2d 21h£80–146Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Van to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Manchestercar
2d 2hFly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane VAN - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadillytrain
12h 12m£138–379Bus, train
- Take the bus from Van to Istanbul Samandira Tesisbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station to Salzburgbus
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
3d 3h£466–738Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Van bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus
3d 10h£201–362Bus, night train, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Van bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler to Çerkezköybus
- Take the night train from Çerkezköy to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the busferry from Bucharest to Manchester Piccadillybusferry
4d 10hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Van to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Manchestercar
2d 3h£655–962
Van to Manchester by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Van to Manchester is to bus which costs £75 - £150 and takes 2 days 21h.
The fastest way to get from Van to Manchester is to fly which takes 8h 24m and costs £130 - £470.
No, there is no direct bus from Van station to Manchester station. However, there are services departing from Van bus station and arriving at Manchester, Coach Station via Istanbul, Cernavodă and Bucharest Obor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 21h.
The distance between Van and Manchester is 2398 miles.
The best way to get from Van to Manchester without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 21h and costs £75 - £150.
It takes approximately 8h 24m to get from Van to Manchester, including transfers.
Van to Manchester bus services, operated by Kamil Koc, depart from Van bus station.
The best way to get from Van to Manchester is to fly which takes 8h 24m and costs £130 - £470. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £75 - £150 and takes 2 days 21h.
Van to Manchester bus services, operated by Kamil Koc, arrive at İstanbul Esenler bus station.
Manchester is 3h behind Van. It is currently 7:31 AM in Van and 4:31 AM in Manchester.
What companies run services between Van, Turkey and Manchester, England?
Turkish Airlines, SunExpress, and three other airlines fly from Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) to Manchester Airport (MAN) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Van bus station to Manchester, Coach Station via İstanbul Esenler bus station, Istanbul, Cernavodă, Cernavodă, and Bucharest Obor in around 2d 21h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Manchester Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Birmingham Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Manchester Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £140–430
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Birmingham Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–420
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Birmingham Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £130–420
- Website
- tui.co.uk
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Manchester Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £110–490
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Birmingham Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–470
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Manchester Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £130–450
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Birmingham Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–440
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Birmingham Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £120–390
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Birmingham Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–450
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Birmingham Airport via Ankara, Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £100–310
- 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
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- 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
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £180–310
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- 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
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Çerkezköy to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- £14–20
- 1st Class
- £19–25
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Van bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Van bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £25–31
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- £25–31
Bus from Van to Istanbul Samandira Tesis
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £24–29
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- £24–29
Bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–33
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- £13–16
- Phone
- +4-0241-831.491
- transevren1@yahoo.com
- Website
- transevren.autogari.ro
Bus from Istanbul to Cernavodă
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £21–55
- Schedules at
- transevren.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0765-408.848
- horasmu@yahoo.com
- Website
- horas.ro
Bus from Cernavodă to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Schedules at
- horas.ro
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Manchester, Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £27–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- tickets@airkona.com
- Website
- airkona.com
Bus from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station to Salzburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £94
- Website
- Air Kona
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/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
- £70–120
- 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
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Çerkezköy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- bilgi@villaseyahat.com
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Çerkezköy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0(850) 244 33 33
- info@mersinnurturizm.com
- Website
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Çerkezköy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Bucharest to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- 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
- £6–17
- 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
- £5–13
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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