There are 11 ways to get from Manchester to l'Escala by plane, train, bus, train (Eurostar, TGV), 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 Girona–Costa Brava Airport, train, line 11 bus
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO)plane MAN - GRO
- Take the train from Girona to Flassatrain
- Take the bus from Flaça to L'Escala Pobla Secbus
7h 50m€42–178Train
- 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 Montpellier Sud De Francetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Montpellier Sud De France to Gironatrain Tgv
16h 10m€367–680Bus, 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 - Europe Train Station to Lloret de Marbus
- Take the bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to L'Escala Pobla Secbus 11
29h 16m€247–469Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to l'Escalacar
17h 9m€389–511Fly Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane MAN - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Gironatrain
8h 24m€58–179Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO)plane BHX - GRO
9h 20m€75–338Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO)plane LBA - GRO
9h 58m€57–283Train, train to East Midlands Airport, fly to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to East Midlands Parkwaytrain
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO)plane EMA - GRO
10h 17m€99–205Train, bus
- 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 Marseille Saint Chtrain Trn
- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Girona - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to L'Escala Pobla Secbus 11
18h 58m€363–675Bus
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 541 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Girona Airportbus
- Take the bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to L'Escala Pobla Secbus 11
33h 40m€145–330Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to l'Escalacar
18h 14m€264–444
Manchester to l'Escala by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to l'Escala is to fly and train and line 11 bus which costs €40 - €180 and takes 7h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to l'Escala is to fly and train and line 11 bus which takes 7h 50m and costs €40 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester station to l'Escala. However, there are services departing from Manchester Central Coach Station and arriving at L'Escala Pobla Sec via London Victoria, Paris, Quai de Bercy, Girona Airport and Girona, Estació d'Autobusos. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Manchester to l'Escala. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Flassa via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Montpellier Sud De France and Girona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 10m.
The distance between Manchester and l'Escala is 1405 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to l'Escala without a car is to train which takes 16h 10m and costs €360 - €700.
It takes approximately 7h 50m to get from Manchester to l'Escala, including transfers.
Manchester to l'Escala bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Manchester Central Coach Station.
Manchester to l'Escala train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
The best way to get from Manchester to l'Escala is to train which takes 16h 10m and costs €360 - €700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €140 - €330 and takes 33h 40m.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and l'Escala, Catalonia, Spain?
You can take a train from Manchester Piccadilly to L'Escala Pobla Sec via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Montpellier Sud De France, Girona, Flassa, and Flaça in around 16h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to L'Escala Pobla Sec via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Paris, Quai de Bercy, Girona Airport, and Girona, Estació d'Autobusos in around 33h 40m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–240
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–100
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–95
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–190
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €29–70
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Girona to Flassa
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Girona to Flassa
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Phone
- +34 912 32 03 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Train from Girona to Flassa
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €1–5
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
- 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
- €75–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Montpellier Sud De France
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €190–310
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Montpellier Sud De France to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Montpellier Sud De France
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–330
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Marseille Saint Ch
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–340
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €136
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €136
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Victoria to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Sheffield to East Midlands Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +34 93 580 67 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- moventis.es
Bus from Flaça to L'Escala Pobla Sec
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Schedules at
- moventis.es
- Book at
- compras.moventis.es
Bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to L'Escala Pobla Sec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Schedules at
- moventis.es
- Book at
- compras.moventis.es
Bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to L'Escala Pobla Sec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Schedules at
- moventis.es
- Book at
- compras.moventis.es
Bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to L'Escala Pobla Sec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Schedules at
- moventis.es
- Book at
- compras.moventis.es
- 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
- €45–110
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Lloret de Mar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Girona - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Girona Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- 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
- €9–55
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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More Questions & Answers
Manchester to l'Escala bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
l'Escala is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 3:17 AM in Manchester and 4:17 AM in l'Escala.
Manchester to l'Escala train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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