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Manchester Airport


Transportation from Manchester Airport

Distance to city: 16km, 10 miles

By Car
    Manchester Airport is at junction 5 on the M56 motorway. Local roads are the A5103 and the A34.

MotorwayLocal Access

M56 Junction 5   A5103 or A34


    Journey time to central Manchester 20-25 minutes.

Manchester Airport Parking
Taxi
    There are taxi ranks on the forecourts outside both terminals. Journey time to central Manchester 20-25 minutes.
  • Fare: approx £12.


Train
    A moving walkway links Terminal 1 with the Rail Station.

    Direct services from the airport station run to Manchester Piccadilly, London Euston and and Birmingham.

    The Manchester Piccadilly service has six trains each hour (four on Sundays) plus a limited overnight service. Journey time to Piccadilly 20 minutes.

  • Fare: £2.15 one way.

    The direct London Euston service offers four trains per day. Journey time is around 3 hours.



Bus
    Bus services are available from the airport to many parts of the country. The bus station is outside Terminal 1 International Arrivals, with an additional pick-up point outside Terminal 2 Arrivals.

    Departures for Manchester city are every half hour with a journey time under an hour.

  • Fare: £1.80.

    There is also an express service that takes around a half hour.







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