How to get to Manchester

As the third largest airport in the UK, Manchester Airport is the global gateway to the North of England. Travelling from the US couldn’t be easier with nonstop flights from New York JFK, Orlando, Houston and Las Vegas (seasonal service).

Once you’ve arrived into Manchester Airport, there are excellent connections to the city centre and beyond, with a train station and Metrolink (overground tram) station onsite.

There are three main stations in the city centre: Piccadilly, Oxford Road and Victoria. With direct rail services from across the country, getting here is easy. Operators include: Avanti West Coast, TransPennine Express, Transport for Wales, Northern Rail, CrossCountry Trains, and Great Western Railway.

Train journey times from:

• London - 2hrs 7mins
• Edinburgh - 3hrs 15mins
• Birmingham - 1hr 28mins
• Manchester Airport - 14mins
• Liverpool – 34mins
• Sheffield – 52mins
• Newcastle – 2hrs 25mins
• York - 1hr 20mins
• Cardiff – 3hrs 30mins
• Conwy – under 2hrs 40mins
• Shrewsbury – under 1hr 30mins
• Chester – 1hr

National Express and Megabus provide services from all over the country into Chorlton Street Coach Station in the heart of the city centre and Manchester Airport.

Manchester is well connected to the rest of the UK via excellent motorway links. The M60 ring road connects the city to motorways to the north, east, south and west.