There are 10 ways to get from Manchester to Copenhagen by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, train, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly from Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane MAN - CPH
4h 37mkr 302–1,574Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Altonatrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to København Htrain Rj
18h 26mkr 2,703–5,460Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Marble Archbus 541 / ...
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Hamburgbus
- Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hbf to Koebenhavn Hnighttrain 300
25h 57mkr 1,648–2,703Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Copenhagencar
16h 35mkr 3,525–4,782Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane BHX - CPH
6h 6mkr 697–2,236Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane NCL - CPH
7h 22mkr 938–2,206Train to Liverpool, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane LPL - CPH
5h 31mkr 505–1,708Train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Eil
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to København Htrain Ece / ...
19h 20mkr 2,943–4,910Bus
- Take the bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Copenhagen Busterminalbus N74 / ...
30h 25mkr 1,069–1,637Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Copenhagencar
17h 42mkr 2,731–4,418
Manchester to Copenhagen by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Copenhagen is to fly which costs 300 kr - 1600 kr and takes 4h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Copenhagen is to fly which takes 4h 37m and costs 300 kr - 1600 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Copenhagen. However, there are services departing from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange and arriving at Copenhagen Busterminal via London Victoria and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Manchester to Copenhagen. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at København H via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf and Hamburg-Altona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 26m.
The distance between Manchester and Copenhagen is 1022 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Copenhagen without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 18h 26m and costs 2700 kr - 5500 kr.
It takes approximately 4h 37m to get from Manchester to Copenhagen, including transfers.
Manchester to Copenhagen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange station.
Manchester to Copenhagen train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
The best way to get from Manchester to Copenhagen is to fly which takes 4h 37m and costs 300 kr - 1600 kr. Alternatively, you can train via Cologne, which costs 2700 kr - 5500 kr and takes 18h 26m, you could also bus, which costs 1000 kr - 1700 kr and takes 30h 25m.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Copenhagen, Denmark?
Ryanair, easyJet, and five other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Manchester Piccadilly to København H via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf, and Hamburg-Altona in around 18h 26m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 400–2,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 390–2,200
Flights from Newcastle to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 450–2,500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 240–1,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 250–1,300
Flights from Liverpool to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 400–1,200
Flights from Liverpool to Copenhagen Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 400–1,200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 260–1,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,800
Flights from Newcastle to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,100
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 500–2,100
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 370–1,600
Flights from Newcastle to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 290–1,400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 320–1,500
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,500
Flights from Newcastle to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 470–1,900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Newcastle to Copenhagen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,600
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 550–900
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 270–430
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 550–900
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,800
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,100
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–2,800
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 260–600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg-Altona to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 294
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 296
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 350–500
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 350–500
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 470–900
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 400–750
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,300
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Koebenhavn H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 470
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 478
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,046
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- kr 1,046
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 350–550
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Victoria to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 390–650
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 70–120
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 110–160
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 80–150
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Marble Arch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 280–480
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 410–440
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 200–310
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Copenhagen Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 210–330
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 230–650
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Manchester to Copenhagen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Copenhagen is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 7:13 PM in Manchester and 8:13 PM in Copenhagen.
Manchester to Copenhagen train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
Book your Manchester to Copenhagen train tickets online with Omio and 12go.asia.
Book your Manchester to Copenhagen bus tickets online with Omio, FlixBus and 12go.asia.
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