Direct flights to Manchester MAN

Manchester Airport (MAN) is the busiest airport in England outside of London. It is the third busiest airport in all the UK, and the 19^th busiest airport in Europe. It serves over 30 million passengers each year. It is a hub for Aer Lingus and Virgin Atlantic. It is about 200 miles northwest of London.

Get direct flights to Manchester from around the world

Manchester can be a good airport for finding cheap deals. In some cases, you will be able to book your flight cheaper to MAN airport than what you would have to pay at Heathrow (LHR) or City (LCY). If you end up flying into London, or even taking the train, this can still end up saving you money. The good news is, there are plenty of flights to Manchester from around the world.

In the United States, you can get direct flights each day from the airports at New York (JFK), Atlanta (ATL) and Orlando (MCO). Aer Lingus and Virgin Atlantic are the most popular airlines for these destinations. The flight length from US to Manchester is around 8 hours.

In Asia, there are direct flights each day to Manchester from Hong Kong (HKG) by Cathay Pacific, and from Beijing (PEK) by Hainan Airlines.

If you are coming from the Middle East, Emirates has daily flights from Dubai (DXB) and Qatar Airways has daily flights from Doha (DOH). You can also get daily flights out of Abu Dhabi (AUH) from Etihad Airways.

There are also daily flights available from Morocco and Egypt, in Africa. To view all of the flights from any region, simply select the "More" button at the top of this page. You can then filter for all of the routes for a specific region, for example "From Africa."

Find cheap flights from Europe to the UK

Manchester is a great destination for direct flights from Europe. From MAN airport, you can easily make connections to Heathrow (LHR). It is a gateway to the rest of the world. British Airways offers several direct flights between Manchester and Heathrow each day. You can also reach Central London in only a few hours from MAN airport.

Direct flights are available to Manchester from many of Europe's largest airports. This includes Dublin (DUB), Amsterdam (AMS), and Paris (CDG). There are also direct flights to Manchester from several of the major airports in Germany, Spain, Portugal, and Switzerland.

Many European airlines offer daily services to Manchester. This includes Air France out of Paris (CDG), Lufthansa at Frankfurt (FRA) and Munich (MUC), Iberia from Madrid (MAD), and SWISS out of Zurich (ZRH).

If you are traveling from within the UK, there are several airports where you can get to Manchester in close to an hour. Direct flights are available daily from both airports in Belfast (BFS) and (BHD), Aberdeen (ABZ) and Inverness (INV).

If you want to search for direct flights to Manchester airport by country, you can use the search filter at the top of this page. For example, type "Spain" to view all the non-stop flights to MAN airport from Spain.

Airlines with the most direct flights to MAN Airport

Manchester airport is one of the busiest airports in the world. There are many airlines with a heavy presence at the airport. It is a hub for Aer Lingus and Virgin Atlantic. British Airways runs frequent daily services to and from Heathrow. The low-cost airlines of Ryanair, easyJet, and Jet2 also have many direct flights to Manchester. Lufthansa, Turkish Airways, Air France, Emirates, TAP Portugal, Iberia, Qatar Airways, and SWISS are also among the major airlines with daily direct flights to Manchester.

To view the complete list of airlines offering daily direct flights to Manchester airport, scroll to the bottom of this page. By clicking on the green button next to each route, you will be able to view the complete set of details for that route. You will also be able to see all the airlines offering flights for that route, along with the full schedule of flights in the upcoming months.

New direct flights to Manchester Airport

Below is a list of new or upcoming direct routes to Manchester airport (MAN) that have recently started or are starting soon.

Route

Duration

Airline

Rabat (RBA) - Manchester (MAN)
New airline With Ryanair UK

3h 20m

Southampton (SOU) - Manchester (MAN)
New airline With Loganair. Flights to begin in 2025-10-26.

1h 5m

Exeter (EXT) - Manchester (MAN)
New airline With Loganair. Flights to begin in 2025-10-26.

1h 5m

Sal (SID) - Manchester (MAN)
New airline With easyJet. Flights to begin in 2025-10-28.

6h 5m

Marseille (MRS) - Manchester (MAN)
New airline With Ethiopian Airlines. Flights to begin in 2025-07-03.

2h 10m

Toronto (YYZ) - Manchester (MAN)
With Air Canada. Flights to begin in 2025-06-14.

6h 45m

Gdansk (GDN) - Manchester (MAN)
With Jet2. Flights to begin in 2025-11-28.

2h 40m

Kos (KGS) - Manchester (MAN)
With Jet2. Flights to begin in 2025-05-01.

4h 25m

Menorca (MAH) - Manchester (MAN)
With easyJet. Flights to begin in 2025-05-02.

2h 45m

Preveza (PVK) - Manchester (MAN)
With Jet2. Flights to begin in 2025-05-04.

3h 45m

This list was last updated on 2025-04-15.

Why fly to Manchester?

Manchester is a vibrant city with a strong music and football scene. But that is not the main reason why it is one of Europe's busiest airports. Most people fly to Manchester because they are looking to save money on a trip to London. Heathrow in London is one of the world's largest airports with routes offered around the world. Because of this, it can be an expensive airport to book flights at.

To avoid these extra expenses, many book their flights to Manchester. And then try to find another way of getting to Heathrow to make their connecting flight out of the UK. If you explore the different flights available on this page, and the flights to Heathrow, you can see that it can often be cheaper to fly to Manchester, and then to Heathrow, than it is to fly into Heathrow directly.

Tips for getting from Manchester to Heathrow

You can find cheap flights from Manchester (MAN) to Heathrow (LHR). It can be worth it to check these flights regularly for good deals. You may want to set up a price alert. In some cases, booking a flight can be the best way of getting to Heathrow from Manchester. A flight between these cities only takes about an hour, making it the fastest way to reach there.

If booking a flight isn't an option, you might want to consider taking the train, or a coach bus. A train will usually cost at least 50 GBP and sometimes as much as 75 GBP if you are booking closer to your travel date. The expected time to reach Heathrow is normally 3-4 hours. Sometimes it can be longer depending on the number of transfers. Coach buses can be a cheaper option. The average cost of a bus fare is 20 GBP. It can be more than 30 GBP and as cheap as 10 GBP in some cases. Coach buses are usually the slowest way to reach Heathrow. They will usually take at least 4 hours and in some cases as long as 7 hours.

How to get transport from the airport to Manchester

If you are planning to stay overnight in Manchester, there are a few options for getting transport at the airport. Booking a taxi or Uber may be the simplest option, but it is also the most expensive. Taxi fares will typically cost 20 to 30 GBP with an estimated time of a little more than 20 minutes to reach the city centre.

You may want to consider taking the train. Trains stations are available from every terminal at the airport. Services run every 10 minutes, 7 days of the week. The expected transit time to reach Manchester Piccadilly station is around 20 minutes.

Several bus routes also operate at the airport. There are bus stops at all the terminals. They run 24/7, with shuttle buses available to take you to the bus station. A typical ticket for the bus to reach the city centre costs around 6 GBP. The expected transit time to reach the Manchester city centre is around 15 minutes from the airport.