There are 8 ways to get from Zurich to Manchester by plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry
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Fly to Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane ZRH - MAN
4h 33m£57–189Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Basel Sbb 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
10h 59m£284–505Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Brussels-North train stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Birminghambus
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Shudehill Interchangebus
22h 25m£71–106Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Zurich to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Manchestercar
14hFly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ZRH - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadillytrain
6h 22m£101–268Fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane ZRH - LBA
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoriatrain
8h 52m£104–290Train, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Luxembourgbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 541 / ...
23h 17m£113–263Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Zurich to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Manchestercar
15h£176–294
Zurich to Manchester by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Manchester is to bus which costs £70 - £110 and takes 22h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Manchester is to fly which takes 4h 33m and costs £55 - £190.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Shudehill Interchange via Brussel Eurolines Busstation and Newhall St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at Manchester Piccadilly via Basel Sbb, Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 59m.
The distance between Zurich and Manchester is 649 miles.
The best way to get from Zurich to Manchester without a car is to train which takes 10h 59m and costs £280 - £550.
It takes approximately 4h 33m to get from Zurich to Manchester, including transfers.
Zurich to Manchester bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to Manchester train services, operated by SBB GmbH, depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Manchester is to fly which takes 4h 33m and costs £55 - £190. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £280 - £550 and takes 10h 59m, you could also bus, which costs £70 - £110 and takes 22h 25m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Manchester, England?
easyJet, Swiss, and four other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Manchester Airport (MAN) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zürich HB to Manchester Piccadilly via Basel Sbb, Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 10h 59m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–370
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–370
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–450
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–370
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–150
- 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 27m
- 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
- £65–110
- 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
Train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Newhall St to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £24–28
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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
- 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
- £18–27
- 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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Zurich to Manchester bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train station.
Manchester is 1h behind Zurich. It is currently 6:01 PM in Zurich and 5:01 PM in Manchester.
Zurich to Manchester train services, operated by SBB GmbH, arrive at Basel SBB station.
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