There are 7 ways to get from Manchester to Townsville by plane or train
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Fly Manchester Airport to Townsville Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane MAN - TSV
25h 7m$706–2,012Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Townsville Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane BHX - TSV
31h 41m$1,059–2,111Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Townsville Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane LHR - TSV
28h 43m$845–2,437Fly Manchester Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane MAN - PPP
- Take the train from Proserpine to Townsvilletrain
38h 8m$1,091–4,022Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Townsville Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane LGW - TSV
28h 26m$846–2,139Fly Manchester Airport to Cairns, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cairns (CNS)plane MAN - CNS
- Take the train from Cairns Central Station to Townsvilletrain
31h 38m$751–5,212Fly Manchester Airport to Mackay, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Mackay (MKY)plane MAN - MKY
- Take the train from Mackay to Townsvilletrain
36h 35m$970–3,235
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Townsville Airport (TSV) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Townsville is to train and fly which costs $800 - $2,200 and takes 28h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Townsville is to fly which takes 25h 7m and costs $700 - $2,100.
The distance between Manchester and Townsville is 15405 km.
It takes approximately 25h 7m to get from Manchester to Townsville, including transfers.
Townsville is 9h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 3:54 AM in Manchester and 12:54 PM in Townsville.
There are 589+ hotels available in Townsville.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Townsville, QLD, Australia?
Etihad, Qantas, and two other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Townsville Airport (TSV) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Townsville Airport via Singapore Changi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Townsville Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Townsville Airport via Singapore Changi, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 22m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Townsville Airport via Perth, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Townsville Airport via Singapore Changi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Townsville Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Townsville Airport via Beijing Capital, Osaka Kansai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Townsville Airport via Singapore Changi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Townsville Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Mackay via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Townsville Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Hong Kong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Townsville Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Mackay via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Townsville Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Hong Kong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Townsville Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Mackay via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–7,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Hong Kong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Townsville Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Mackay via Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,400
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Townsville Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Townsville Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–7,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Mackay via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Townsville Airport via Hong Kong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Townsville Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
- Website
- skytrans.com.au
Flights from Manchester Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Singapore Changi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,000
- 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
- $75–120
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Proserpine to Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–933
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $35–60
- AChoice
- $45–60
- Gold Class
- $745
- Heritage Class
- $933
Train from Cairns Central Station to Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–1,267
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $45–70
- AChoice
- $60–80
- Gold Class
- $1,012
- Heritage Class
- $1,267
Train from Mackay to Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–1,386
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $45–75
- AChoice
- $65–90
- Gold Class
- $1,106
- Heritage Class
- $1,386
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Gatwick Express
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