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, Atlanta 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 and CrossCountry Trains 

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 operates regular services from across the UK into Chorlton Street Coach Station in the heart of the city centre, as well as Manchester Airport. Additional coach services, including Megabus, also serve Manchester.

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.