There are 11 ways to get from Aachen to Manchester by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, plane, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
6h 55m£192–367Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bftrain
- Take the bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CRL - MAN
6h 9m£43–221Bus via Brussels
- Take the bus from Aachen station west to Brussels Southbus N79 / ...
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 541 / ...
16h 18m£58–106Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Aachen to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Manchestercar
9h 2m£224–279Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane DUS - MAN
5h 30mBus
- Take the bus from Maastricht to London Victoriabus N870
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Manchester, Shudehill Interchangebus Uk023 / ...
19h 26m£64–103Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Aachen to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Manchestercar
10h 3m£136–237Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BRU - MAN
4h 58m£80–225Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CGN - MAN
4h 54m£50–222Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane DUS - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadillytrain
7h 44mTrain, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane AMS - MAN
7h 22m£130–343
Aachen to Manchester by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Aachen to Manchester is to bus via Brussels which costs £55 - £110 and takes 16h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Aachen to Manchester is to train and fly which takes 4h 54m and costs £50 - £230.
No, there is no direct bus from Aachen station to Manchester station. However, there are services departing from Aachen station west and arriving at Manchester Central Coach Station via Brussels Midi / Brussels South West and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Aachen to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Aachen, Hbf and arriving at Manchester Piccadilly via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 55m.
The distance between Aachen and Manchester is 510 miles.
The best way to get from Aachen to Manchester without a car is to train which takes 6h 55m and costs £190 - £370.
It takes approximately 6h 55m to get from Aachen to Manchester, including transfers.
Aachen to Manchester bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Aachen station west.
Aachen to Manchester train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Aachen, Hbf station.
The best way to get from Aachen to Manchester is to train which takes 6h 55m and costs £190 - £370. Alternatively, you can bus via Brussels, which costs £55 - £110 and takes 16h 18m.
What companies run services between Aachen, Germany and Manchester, England?
You can take a train from Aachen, Hbf to Manchester Piccadilly via Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 6h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Aachen station west to Manchester Central Coach Station via Brussels Midi / Brussels South West, London Victoria Green Line Station, and London Victoria in around 16h 18m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–220
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–230
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–170
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £28–150
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–22
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–16
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- £7–12
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Aachen station west to Brussels South
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Maastricht to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Aachen station west to Brussels South
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +352 50 55 62 63 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flibco
Bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- Flibco
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Aachen to Manchester bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels South station.
Manchester is 1h behind Aachen. It is currently 10:45 AM in Aachen and 9:45 AM in Manchester.
Aachen to Manchester train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Bruxelles Midi station.
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