There are 4 ways to get from San Diego to Manchester by plane or train
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Fly to Manchester Airport
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SAN - MAN
14h 18m£172–604Fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane SAN - LBA
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoriatrain
18h 10m£209–737Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane SAN - LHR
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
13h 56m£481–961Fly to Humberside Airport, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Humberside Airport (HUY)plane SAN - HUY
- Take the train from Barnetby to Manchester Piccadillytrain
18h 47m£238–806
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Manchester is to fly which costs £170 - £650 and takes 14h 18m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Manchester is to fly and train which takes 13h 56m and costs £480 - £1,000.
The distance between San Diego and Manchester is 5372 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 18m to get from San Diego to Manchester, including transfers.
Manchester is 8h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 12:42 AM in San Diego and 8:42 AM in Manchester.
There are 3605+ hotels available in Manchester.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Manchester, England?
British Airways, KLM, and seven other airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Manchester Airport (MAN) 5 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Manchester Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Humberside Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Humberside Airport via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Humberside Airport via Las Vegas, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Humberside Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Humberside Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Manchester Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Humberside Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Humberside Airport via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Humberside Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Humberside Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Humberside Airport via Las Vegas, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Manchester Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Humberside Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Humberside Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Humberside Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Humberside Airport via Las Vegas, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–850
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Manchester Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Detroit, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Barnetby to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- Website
- TransPennine Express
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