How to get to Manchester from Cologne

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Travel Information from Cologne to Manchester

Distance425 miles
Available travel modesTrain, coach or flight
Ticket price range£22 - £341
Cheapest modeFlight • £22 • 1 h 30 min
Fastest modeFlight • £22 • 1 h 30 min
Popular travel companiesFlixBus, Ryanair or Deutsche Bahn

Take a train, coach or flight to travel 425 miles to Manchester from Cologne. The most popular travel providers which serve this route are FlixBus, Ryanair or Deutsche Bahn among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach, flight or train from Cologne to Manchester.

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from Cologne to Manchester

How to get to Manchester from Cologne by train, bus, flight or ferry.

Our recommendation

flight

The best way to travel from Cologne to Manchester is by taking a flight because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

Jet2.comLS1040
13:201h35
Cologne Bonn Airport
13:55Manchester Airport
£1031One-way
0 changes

Cheapest

FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus
16:2024h45
Köln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen)
16:05Manchester, Princess Road / Moss Lane East
£1001One-way
2 changes

Fastest

Jet2.comLS1040
13:201h35
Cologne Bonn Airport
13:55Manchester Airport
£1031One-way
0 changes

Other options

FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus
16:2024h40
Köln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen)
16:00Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
£1011One-way
2 changes
FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus
12:4525h15
Köln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen)
13:00Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
£1161One-way
2 changes
FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus
03:4027h30
Köln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen)
06:10Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
£1051One-way
2 changes
RyanairFR 1592
21:351h40
Cologne Bonn Airport
22:15Manchester Airport
£1031One-way
0 changes
British AirwaysBA999 · BA1382
17:054h45
Cologne Bonn Airport
20:50Manchester Airport
£3021One-way
1 change
British AirwaysBA999 · BA1322+AzulBA7821
17:0515h45
Cologne Bonn Airport
07:50Manchester Airport
£4301One-way
2 changes

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FAQs: Cologne to Manchester

Travel to Manchester easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Cologne to Manchester.

FAQs

You can get between Cologne and Manchester 3 different ways: train, coach or flight.

The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Manchester is by taking a flight with average ticket prices of £22 compared to other travel options to Manchester:

A flight is £16 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Cologne to Manchester costing on average £39.

Taking a flight costs £319 less than taking a train, which costs on average £341 for the same trip.

The fastest way to get to Manchester from Cologne is by flight with an average travel time of 1 h 30 min.

Other travel options to Manchester take longer:

Coach takes 20 h 35 min on average.

Getting to Manchester by train takes 5 h 35 min on average.

Manchester is approximately 425 miles away from Cologne.

The average frequency per day from Cologne to Manchester is:

  • 6 coaches a day.
  • Around 12 flights per day.
  • Around 1 train per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip from Cologne to Manchester as scheduled services by train, coach or flight can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points when travelling from Cologne to Manchester:

  • Most travellers who purchase a plane ticket from Cologne to Manchester depart from Cologne Bonn Airport to Manchester Airport.

Omio works with many trusted partners that can help you travel the best way from Cologne to Manchester:

  • You can travel from Cologne to Manchester by coach with FlixBus. You can find cheap tickets on Omio for £39 with FlixBus from Cologne to Manchester.
  • You can travel by plane from Cologne to Manchester with Ryanair, Lufthansa or Jet2. Com, and you can find Ryanair Cologne to Manchester tickets for £22 on Omio.
  • You can take a train from Cologne to Manchester with Deutsche Bahn or Eurostar. Cheap tickets can be found for £341 with Eurostar from Cologne to Manchester.

Yes, there are direct routes from Cologne to Manchester with the following travel companies:

  • You can travel directly by coach with.
  • You can take a direct flight with.
  • You'll find direct trains with.

Direct services to Manchester tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your route.

Many of our customers travelling from Cologne to Manchester don't make Manchester their final stop. Some of the destinations worth visiting after are London, Liverpool, Paris, Edinburgh or Glasgow, either of which you could add to your Cologne and Manchester trip itinerary. Check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel from Manchester to any of these top destinations today!

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