Travel optionsfrom Bangor to Manchester
How to get to Manchester from Bangor by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Bangor to Manchester is by taking a ferry because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
Stena Line10:308h00Port of Belfast18:30Liverpool (Port of Birkenhead)£431One-way0 changes
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Stena Line10:308h00Port of Belfast18:30Liverpool (Port of Birkenhead)£431One-way0 changes
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U270821:250h55Belfast International Airport22:20Manchester Airport£561One-way0 changes
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L87378 · L869669:006h37Stranraer station (STR)15:37Manchester Oxford Road (MCO)£741One-way3 changes
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L87378 · L869669:006h39Stranraer station (STR)15:39Deansgate (DGT)£801One-way3 changes
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L86958 · L8741013:056h17Stranraer station (STR)19:22Manchester Oxford Road (MCO)£1181One-way3 changes
U27028:251h00Belfast International Airport9:25Manchester Airport£561One-way0 changes
U272217:200h55George Best Belfast City Airport18:15Manchester Airport£661One-way0 changes
U2897:001h00Belfast International Airport8:00Manchester Airport£661One-way0 changes
Stena Line22:458h15Port of Belfast7:00Liverpool (Port of Birkenhead)£491One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Bangor to Manchester:
A ferry is £11 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Bangor to Manchester costing on average £60.
A ferry is £32 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Bangor to Manchester costing on average £80.
Other travel options to Manchester take longer:
Train takes on average 7h 31m.
Ferry takes on average 9h 0m.
- Around 16 flights per day.
- Around 4 trains per day.
- Around 2 coaches per day.
- Around 2 ferries per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Bangor and Manchester as scheduled services by train, flight and ferry can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Stranraer station (STR) and arrive in Manchester Oxford Road (MCO).
- Coaches mostly depart from Belfast, Grand Central Station and arrive in Manchester, Coach Station.
- Ferries mostly depart from Port of Belfast and arrive in Liverpool (Port of Birkenhead).
- Flights mostly depart from George Best Belfast City Airport and arrive in Manchester Airport.
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