Travel optionsfrom Manchester to Bangor
How to get to Bangor from Manchester by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Manchester to Bangor is by taking a ferry because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
Stena Line11:008h00Liverpool (Port of Birkenhead)19:00Port of Belfast£431One-way0 changes
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Stena Line11:008h00Liverpool (Port of Birkenhead)19:00Port of Belfast£431One-way0 changes
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U27218:001h00Manchester Airport9:00George Best Belfast City Airport£631One-way0 changes
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C14723 · L869739:567h00Deansgate (DGT)16:56Stranraer station (STR)£911One-way4 changes
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C14723 · L86973 · L869799:247h32Manchester Oxford Road (MCO)16:56Stranraer station (STR)£1171One-way3 changes
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L87699 · L86983 · L8699011:247h33Manchester Oxford Road (MCO)18:57Stranraer station (STR)£1171One-way3 changes
U2908:401h00Manchester Airport9:40Belfast International Airport£701One-way0 changes
U27017:101h00Manchester Airport8:10Belfast International Airport£801One-way0 changes
U270720:501h00Manchester Airport21:50Belfast International Airport£971One-way0 changes
Stena Line22:008h30Liverpool (Port of Birkenhead)6:30Port of Belfast£491One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Manchester to Bangor:
A flight is £5 less than a ferry for this route with tickets for a ferry from Manchester to Bangor costing on average £46.
A flight is £45 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Manchester to Bangor costing on average £85.
Other travel options to Bangor take longer:
Train takes on average 7h 31m.
Ferry takes on average 9h 0m.
- Around 17 flights per day.
- Around 6 trains per day.
- Around 3 coaches per day.
- Around 2 ferries per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Manchester and Bangor as scheduled services by train, flight and ferry can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Manchester Airport and arrive in George Best Belfast City Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Manchester Oxford Road (MCO) and arrive in Stranraer station (STR).
- Coaches mostly depart from Manchester, Coach Station and arrive in Belfast, Grand Central Station.
- Ferries mostly depart from Liverpool (Port of Birkenhead) and arrive in Port of Belfast.
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