There are 8 ways to get from Van to Manchester by plane, bus, train, car, car train, night train, busferry, 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 Van Ferit Melen Airport to Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane VAN - MAN
8h 57m£188–562Drive to Muş Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
cheapest- Drive from Van to Muş Airport (MSR)car
- Fly from Muş Airport (MSR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane MSR - MAN
11h 19m£122–473Bus, train
- Take the bus from Van to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
2d 14h£377–721Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Van to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Manchestercar
2d 2h£759–1,053Fly Van Ferit Melen Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane VAN - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadillytrain
11h 36m£185–536Bus
- Take the bus from Van to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Vama Rusebus
- Take the bus from Ruse to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Manchester, Shudehill Interchangebus
3d 1hBus, night train, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Van to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Esenler Otogar to Çerkezköybus
- Take the nighttrain from Çerkezköy to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the busferry from Bucharest to Manchester Piccadillybusferry
4d 6h£127–256Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Van to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Manchestercar
2d 3h£671–1,010
Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Van to Manchester is to bus and night train and bus and ferry which costs £120 - £260 and takes 4 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Van to Manchester is to fly which takes 8h 57m and costs £180 - £600.
No, there is no direct bus from Van to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Van and arriving at Manchester, Shudehill Interchange via Istanbul, Ruse, Bucharest and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 1h.
The distance between Van and Manchester is 2398 miles.
The best way to get from Van to Manchester without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 14h and costs £370 - £750.
It takes approximately 8h 57m to get from Van to Manchester, including transfers.
Van to Manchester bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, depart from Van station.
The best way to get from Van to Manchester is to fly which takes 8h 57m and costs £180 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 3 days 1h.
Van to Manchester bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Istanbul Otogari station.
Manchester is 3h behind Van. It is currently 9:38 AM in Van and 6:38 AM in Manchester.
What companies run services between Van, Turkey and Manchester, England?
SunExpress, Turkish Airlines, and Jet2.com fly from Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) to Manchester Airport (MAN) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Van to Manchester, Shudehill Interchange via Istanbul Otogari, Istanbul, Vama Ruse, Ruse, Bucharest, and London Victoria in around 3d 1h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Manchester Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–650
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Birmingham Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–700
Flights from Muş Airport to Manchester Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–480
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Manchester Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Birmingham Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Birmingham Airport via Ankara, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–470
Flights from Muş Airport to Manchester Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £140–410
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Manchester Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £180–550
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Birmingham Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–550
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Birmingham Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–650
Flights from Muş Airport to Manchester Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–440
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Birmingham Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Birmingham Airport via Ankara, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–470
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from München Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- [email protected]
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from München Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
- 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 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Çerkezköy to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £7–23
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- £7–10
- 1st Class
- £8–10
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Van to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- £50–75
Bus from Van to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- £50–75
Bus from Van to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- £50–75
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Çerkezköy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- £8–12
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £65–100
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- [email protected]
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Istanbul to Vama Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £21–55
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Ruse to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Çerkezköy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Çerkezköy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 244 33 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Çerkezköy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Bucharest to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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