There are 11 ways to get from Londonderry to Manchester by plane, train, ferry, bus, car ferry, busferry, or car
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Fly City Of Derry Airport to Manchester Airport
best- Fly from City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LDY - MAN
2h 41m£27–313Train, ferry
- Take the train from Londonderry to Belfast Grand Centraltrain Re
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central 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
12h 57m£103–182Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Foyle Street Bus Station to Nelson Street Bus Lanebus 212
- Take the carferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Oxford Roadtrain
13h 42mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Foyle Street Bus Station to Nelson Street Bus Lanebus 212
- Take the busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchangebus
13h 56mTrain to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Londonderry to Belfast Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BHD - MAN
4h 49m£51–151Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Londonderry to Antrimtrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BFS - MAN
4h 45m£41–128Fly City Of Derry Airport to Liverpool, train
- Fly from City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Liverpool (LPL)plane LDY - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadillytrain
3h 45m£61–309Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the train from Londonderry to Antrimtrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Liverpool (LPL)plane BFS - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadillytrain
5h 43m£52–160Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the train from Londonderry to Belfast Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Liverpool (LPL)plane BHD - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadillytrain
5h 43m£64–168Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Londonderry to York Streettrain Re
- Take the carferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadillytrain
13h 56m£63–139Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Londonderry to Larnecar
- Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Manchestercar
7h 27m£92–325
City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Londonderry to Manchester is to train and fly which costs £40 - £130 and takes 4h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Londonderry to Manchester is to fly which takes 2h 41m and costs £27 - £320.
No, there is no direct bus from Londonderry station to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Foyle Street Bus Station and arriving at Shudehill Interchange via Nelson Street, Belfast Stena Line Terminus and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 56m.
The distance between Londonderry and Manchester is 248 miles.
The best way to get from Londonderry to Manchester without a car is to train and ferry which takes 12h 57m and costs £100 - £190.
It takes approximately 2h 41m to get from Londonderry to Manchester, including transfers.
Londonderry to Manchester bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Foyle Street Bus Station.
Londonderry to Manchester bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Nelson Street Bus Lane station.
There are 3622+ hotels available in Manchester.
What companies run services between Londonderry, Northern Ireland and Manchester, England?
Ryanair UK flies from City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Manchester Airport (MAN) 4 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–110
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–80
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
- £35–110
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Londonderry to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Translink
Train from Londonderry to Belfast Lanyon Place
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Translink
Train from Londonderry to Antrim
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Translink
Train from Londonderry to Antrim
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Translink
Train from Londonderry to Belfast Lanyon Place
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Translink
Train from Londonderry to York Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Foyle Street Bus Station to Nelson Street Bus Lane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Foyle Street Bus Station to Nelson Street Bus Lane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £36–90
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
Car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £36–90
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
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