There are 11 ways to get from Manchester to Spa by train, bus, car, car train, plane, train (Eurostar), 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 Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuidtrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Verviers-Centraltrain Ic / ...
8h 20m€140–235Fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane MAN - CRL
- Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Liège Rue du Plan Inclinedbus
7h 36m€50–251Bus, train
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Marble Archbus 541 / ...
- Take the train from London St Pancras to Bruxelles-Miditrain Trn
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Verviers-Centraltrain Ic / ...
13h 54m€132–205Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Spacar
9h 10m€266–329Fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane MAN - BRU
- Take the train from Louvain to Verviers-Centraltrain
6h 44m€92–246Train via SPA Place Royale
- 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 Bruxelles-Midi to Verviers-Centraltrain Ic / ...
8h 26m€239–383Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Spacar
10h 17m€158–283Fly to Luxembourg, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane MAN - LUX
- Take the train from Luxembourg to Trois-Pontstrain
8h 57m€84–269Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MAN - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf-Bilk to Aachen Hbftrain
8h 32mFly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MAN - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbftrain
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Pepinstertrain
- Take the train from Pepinster to Spa-Géronstèretrain
7h 44m€71–288Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane MAN - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Verviers-Centraltrain
9h 8m€155–357
Manchester to Spa by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Spa is to fly and bus which costs €45 - €260 and takes 7h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Spa is to fly and train which takes 6h 44m and costs €90 - €250.
No, there is no direct train from Manchester to Spa. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Spa-Géronstère via London St. Pancras Int., Bruxelles-Midi and Verviers-Central. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 20m.
The distance between Manchester and Spa is 809 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Spa without a car is to train which takes 8h 20m and costs €140 - €240.
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Manchester to Spa, including transfers.
Manchester to Spa train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
Spa is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 11:43 AM in Manchester and 12:43 PM in Spa.
Manchester to Spa train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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What companies run services between Manchester, England and Spa, Belgium?
You can take a train from Manchester Piccadilly to Spa-Géronstère via London Euston, London St. Pancras Int., Brussel-Zuid, Bruxelles-Midi, and Verviers-Central in around 8h 20m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luxembourg via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luxembourg via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luxembourg via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–230
- 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
- €70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Verviers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St Pancras to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Verviers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Louvain to Verviers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Verviers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Luxembourg to Trois-Ponts
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Aachen Hbf to Pepinster
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Pepinster to Spa-Géronstère
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Verviers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- 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
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- 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
- €140–230
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf-Bilk to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- 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
- €35–65
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +352 50 55 62 63 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flibco
Bus from Charleroi Airport to Liège Rue du Plan Inclined
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Flibco
- 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
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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