There are 8 ways to get from Manchester to Derry Airport (LDY) by train, plane, bus, car ferry, ferry, busferry, 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 Liverpool, fly to City Of Derry Airport
best- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to City Of Derry Airport (LDY)plane LPL - LDY
2h 52m£49–361Fly Manchester Airport to City Of Derry Airport
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to City Of Derry Airport (LDY)plane MAN - LDY
2h 27m£26–236Fly Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport, train, line 234 bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane MAN - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Colerainetrain
- Take the bus from Coleraine Buscentre to City of Derry Airportbus
6h 31m£50–140Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
- Take the train from York Street to Colerainetrain Re
13h 47m£62–146Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
- Take the bus from Dublin Busaras Bus Station to Foyle Street Bus Stationbus X4 / ...
13h 52m£86–125Fly Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport, train, line 234 bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane MAN - BFS
- Take the train from Antrim to Colerainetrain
- Take the bus from Coleraine Buscentre to City of Derry Airportbus
6h 31m£42–116Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 7 to Foyle Street Bus Stationbus 212 / ...
15h 11m£37–49Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Cairnryancar
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
- Drive from Larne to Derry Airport (LDY)car
7h 28m£96–324
Manchester to Derry Airport (LDY) by train, ferry, taxi, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Derry Airport (LDY) is to bus and bus and ferry which costs £35 - £50 and takes 15h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Derry Airport (LDY) is to fly which takes 2h 27m and costs £25 - £240.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Derry Airport (LDY). However, there are services departing from Shudehill Interchange and arriving at City of Derry Airport via Glasgow Buchanan, Grand Central Station Stand 7 and Foyle Street Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 11m.
The distance between Manchester and Derry Airport (LDY) is 243 miles.
The best way to get from Manchester to Derry Airport (LDY) without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 13h 52m and costs £85 - £130.
It takes approximately 2h 52m to get from Manchester to Derry Airport (LDY), including transfers.
Manchester to Derry Airport (LDY) bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Shudehill Interchange station.
Manchester to Derry Airport (LDY) bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 352+ hotels available in Derry Airport (LDY).
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Derry Airport (LDY), Northern Ireland?
Ryanair UK flies from Manchester Airport (MAN) to City Of Derry Airport (LDY) twice a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to City Of Derry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–95
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to City Of Derry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–60
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- 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
- £12–18
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- 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
- £9–17
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Coleraine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- Translink
Train from York Street to Coleraine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Translink
Train from Antrim to Coleraine
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Coleraine Buscentre to City of Derry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Dublin Busaras Bus Station to Foyle Street Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Coleraine Buscentre to City of Derry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 7 to Foyle Street Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £36–100
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Stena Line
- Phone
- +44 01304 44 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Larne
- 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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