There are 11 ways to get from Manchester to Valence by plane, train, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, 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.
Fly Manchester Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane MAN - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Valence Villetrain
5h 41m€89–203Fly Manchester Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Alpes–Isère Airport (GNB)plane MAN - GNB
- Take the train from Grenoble to Valence Villetrain
6h 56m€85–268Train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
9h 44m€309–533Bus, train
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Marble Archbus 541 / ...
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille to Valencebus
20h 6m€192–367Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Valencecar
13h 39m€340–432Fly Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane MAN - MRS
- Take the train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain
7h 9m€93–248Fly Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane MAN - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain
8h 58m€109–321Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Alpes–Isère Airport, train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Alpes–Isère Airport (GNB)plane BHX - GNB
- Take the train from Grenoble to Valence Villetrain
8h 12m€114–340Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane LHR - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Valence Villetrain
8h 6m€197–454Bus
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Valence - Central Bus Stationbus
23h 30m€112–204Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Valencecar
15h 6m€206–355
Manchester to Valence by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Valence is to fly and train which costs €85 - €210 and takes 5h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Valence is to fly and train which takes 5h 41m and costs €85 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Valence station. However, there are services departing from Shudehill Interchange and arriving at Valence - Central Bus Station via London Victoria and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Manchester to Valence. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Valence Ville via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe and Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 44m.
The distance between Manchester and Valence is 1113 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Valence without a car is to train which takes 9h 44m and costs €300 - €550.
It takes approximately 5h 41m to get from Manchester to Valence, including transfers.
Manchester to Valence bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Shudehill Interchange station.
Manchester to Valence train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
The best way to get from Manchester to Valence is to train which takes 9h 44m and costs €300 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €210 and takes 23h 30m.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Valence, France?
You can take a train from Manchester Piccadilly to Valence Ville via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, and Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud in around 9h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Shudehill Interchange to Valence - Central Bus Station via London Victoria and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 23h 30m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–750
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Valence Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Valence Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Grenoble to Valence Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Grenoble to Valence Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Grenoble to Valence Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Train from Grenoble to Valence Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Marble Arch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lille to Valence
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Valence - Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–55
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Manchester to Valence bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Valence is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 12:00 AM in Manchester and 1:00 AM in Valence.
Manchester to Valence train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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