How to get to Manchester

By air

Manchester's international airport serves over 200 overseas destinations and most of the world's major airlines – including nearly every major intercontinental and European scheduled carrier. Manchester has become a major hub for low cost airlines, reducing the cost of hundreds of short haul routes to continental Europe.

The average flight times to Manchester from Europe is 1–3 hours

By train

Most major cities in the UK have direct train services into Manchester. Virgin Trains now run a fleet of high speed trains which sees journey times between Manchester and London of just over two hours.

By road

Manchester's ring road connects Manchester to motorways north, south, east and west.