There are 11 ways to get from Craigavon to Greater Manchester by train, plane, ferry, bus, busferry, car ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
best- Take the train from Portadown to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BHD - MAN
3h 44m£42–128Bus, bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Rushmere Shopping Centre to Grand Central Station Stand 25bus 551 / ...
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchangebus
14h 9m£33–49Train, ferry
- Take the train from Portadown to Dublin Connollytrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Manchester Oxford Roadtrain
10h 31m£85–134Bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Rushmere Shopping Centre to Grand Central Station Stand 25bus 551 / ...
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Ayrbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Waterloo Lanebus X77
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Oxford Roadtrain
13h 6m£69–153Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Rushmere Shopping Centre to Grand Central Station Stand 25bus 551 / ...
- Take the carferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Oxford Roadtrain
13h 46m£79–161Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, line 111 bus
- Take the train from Portadown to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BFS - MAN
- Take the bus from Oxford Road Station to Maine Roadbus
4h 12m£41–127Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the train from Portadown to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Liverpool (LPL)plane BFS - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Roadtrain
4h 53m£47–152Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the train from Portadown to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Liverpool (LPL)plane BHD - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Roadtrain
4h 20m£48–153Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Portadown to Dublin Connollytrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane DUB - MAN
6h 1m£47–151Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Take the train from Portadown to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane BHD - LBA
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Oxford Roadtrain
6h 15m£58–154Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Craigavon to Larnecar
- Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Greater Manchestercar
6h 57m£91–315
Craigavon to Greater Manchester by train, foot, tram, ferry, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Craigavon to Greater Manchester is to bus and bus and ferry which costs £30 - £50 and takes 14h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Craigavon to Greater Manchester is to train and fly which takes 3h 44m and costs £40 - £130.
No, there is no direct bus from Craigavon to Greater Manchester. However, there are services departing from Rushmere Shopping Centre and arriving at Grandale Street via Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Buchanan Bus Station and Printworks. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 9m.
The distance between Craigavon and Greater Manchester is 213 miles.
The best way to get from Craigavon to Greater Manchester without a car is to train and ferry which takes 10h 31m and costs £80 - £140.
It takes approximately 3h 44m to get from Craigavon to Greater Manchester, including transfers.
Craigavon to Greater Manchester bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Rushmere Shopping Centre station.
Craigavon to Greater Manchester bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Grand Central Station Stand 25.
There are 3603+ hotels available in Greater Manchester.
What companies run services between Craigavon, Northern Ireland and Greater Manchester, England?
There is no direct connection from Craigavon to Greater Manchester. However, you can take the train to Belfast Grand Central, walk to Grand Central Station Stand 10, take the line 600 bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, walk to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) airport, fly to Manchester Airport (MAN), walk to Manchester Airport, take the train to Manchester Oxford Road, walk to Oxford Road Station, then take the line 111 bus to Maine Road. Alternatively, you can take a train from Portadown to St Mary's via Dublin Connolly, George's Dock, The Point, Dublin Ferryport B+I, Holyhead Ferry, Holyhead, Manchester Oxford Road, and Oxford Road Station in around 10h 31m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–110
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–110
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £20–80
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £19–110
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Portadown to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Translink
Train from Portadown to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- Translink
Train from Portadown to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Translink
Train from Portadown to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Translink
Train from Portadown to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Translink
Train from Portadown to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- Translink
Train from Portadown to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Portadown to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £4–6
Train from Portadown to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £10–15
Train from Portadown to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £4–6
Train from Portadown to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £4–6
Train from Portadown to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £4–6
Train from Portadown to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £10–15
Train from Portadown to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £4–6
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Holyhead to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Preston to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Rushmere Shopping Centre to Grand Central Station Stand 25
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Rushmere Shopping Centre to Grand Central Station Stand 25
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Rushmere Shopping Centre to Grand Central Station Stand 25
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
- Phone
- 0345 810 1000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach West Scotland
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Waterloo Lane
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–15
- Website
- Stagecoach West Scotland
- Phone
- +44 161 244 1000
- [email protected]
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Oxford Road Station to Maine Road
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Schedules at
- Bee Network
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £36–100
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
- Phone
- +44 01304 44 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
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