By air…via Manchester Airport
Around 100 airlines fly into Manchester’s award-winning airport, which offers flights to and from over 200 destinations around the world. It’s a major international hub, at the heart of a comprehensive European and domestic network – making it easy for delegates and visitors to fly in for events in the city, from far and wide.
Go to Manchester Airport for details of flights to and from your nearest airport.
Travelling into the city centre…
The station at the airport is a £60million ground transport interchange bringing together rail, coach, bus and taxi links in one location. There are fast and frequent trains directly into the city centre, from where tram links serve local destinations.
State of the art travel technology provides you with up to the minute travel information and ticket sales - making arrival and departure a relaxed and hassle-free experience. Hire cars are available from the usual major outlets at the airport.
Trains from the airport
into Manchester Piccadilly operate every 10 minutes, with travel times of around 15 -20 minutes. Prices from £2.65 (4 euros). Alternatively a taxi to the city centre costs less than £20 (30 euros).
Airport Facts & Figures
- 3rd largest airport in UK
- 22 million passengers per year
- 3 terminals, 2 runways, 265 check-in desks
- 7 hotels within 3km - from budget to 4 star
- 23 UK and Irish routes, 15 daily flights to London
- 88 European routes
- 11 direct US and Canadian routes
- 16 additional long haul routes