There are 10 ways to get from Van to Manchester by plane, bus, car, car train, train, night train, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly to Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane VAN - MAN
8h 25m£125–380Bus
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£80–147Drive, 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 22m£119–404Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane VAN - STN
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
11h 8m£146–513Bus, train
- Take the bus from Van to Istanbul Samandira Tesisbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Aachen Main Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Aachen, 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£215–674Bus, train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the bus from Van to Istanbul Samandira Tesisbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Plovdivbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt centralbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
3d 5h£233–638Bus 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£149–348Bus, 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£671–967
Van to Manchester by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Van to Manchester is to bus which costs £80 - £150 and takes 2 days 21h.
The fastest way to get from Van to Manchester is to fly which takes 8h 25m and costs £120 - £380.
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 £80 - £150.
It takes approximately 8h 25m 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 25m and costs £120 - £380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £80 - £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 9:12 AM in Van and 6:12 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) 4 times a day. 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 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–490
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Birmingham Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–490
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to London Stansted Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–470
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Manchester Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–360
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Birmingham Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–360
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to London Stansted Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–350
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to London Stansted Airport via Cukurova
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–340
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Manchester Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £120–370
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Birmingham Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–360
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Birmingham Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £110–360
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to London Stansted Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–300
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to London Stansted Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Manchester Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–400
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Birmingham Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–400
- 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
- £95–410
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to London Stansted Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–390
- Website
- tui.co.uk
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Manchester Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £100–430
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Birmingham Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–340
- 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 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–60
- 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
- £35–50
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- £35–50
- 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
- £35–180
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £12–18
- 1st Class
- £19–27
- 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
- £35–50
- 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
- £24–30
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- £24–30
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
Bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–29
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- £11–14
- 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
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Schedules at
- horas.ro
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- 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
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Aachen Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £80–110
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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/
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- 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
- £45–140
- 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
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- 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 9m
- 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
- +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
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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