There are 6 ways to get from Manchester to Stockholm by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane MAN - ARN
5h 8mkr 1,051–3,243Train 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 Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Ctrain 083 / ...
25hkr 4,833–10,780Bus
- 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 Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus
40h 20mkr 2,210–3,455Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Stockholmcar
23h 24mkr 5,791–7,765Train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Ctrain 083 / ...
25h 52mkr 3,373–7,780Train #2
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburgtrain 77
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralstationtrain 344
27h 35mkr 3,773–7,180
Manchester to Stockholm by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Stockholm is to fly which costs 1000 kr - 3300 kr and takes 5h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Stockholm is to fly which takes 5h 8m and costs 1000 kr - 3300 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Stockholm. However, there are services departing from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange and arriving at Stockholm, Cityterminalen via London Victoria and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Manchester to Stockholm. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Stockholm C via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h.
The distance between Manchester and Stockholm is 1471 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Stockholm without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 25h and costs 4800 kr - 11000 kr.
It takes approximately 5h 8m to get from Manchester to Stockholm, including transfers.
Manchester to Stockholm bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange station.
Manchester to Stockholm train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
The best way to get from Manchester to Stockholm is to fly which takes 5h 8m and costs 1000 kr - 3300 kr. Alternatively, you can train via Cologne, which costs 4800 kr - 11000 kr and takes 25h, you could also bus, which costs 2200 kr - 3500 kr and takes 40h 20m.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Stockholm, Sweden?
Scandinavian Airlines, Norwegian Air International, and KLM fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Manchester Piccadilly to Stockholm C via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf, and Hamburg Hbf in around 25h.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,700
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,300
- 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 800–1,300
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,300
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,300
- 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 1,500–2,600
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,500
- 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 410–950
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm C
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–3,500
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm C
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–3,500
- 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 1,551
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- kr 1,551
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,400
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,200
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,400
- 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 1,100–1,800
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,800
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–2,100
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 310–460
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,500
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,500
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Manchester to Stockholm bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Stockholm is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 9:33 AM in Manchester and 10:33 AM in Stockholm.
Manchester to Stockholm train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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