There are 11 ways to get from Alicante to Manchester by plane, train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar), car, car ferry, bus, train, ferry, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane ALC - MAN
5h 23m£34–121Train
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Santstrain Eur / ...
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
20h 22m£364–653Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Alicante to Santandercar
- Take the carferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Manchestercar
33h 39m£265–860Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Manchester, Shudehill Interchangebus
37h 4m£140–231Fly to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Liverpool (LPL)plane ALC - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadillytrain
6h 28m£45–146Fly to East Midlands Airport, train
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to East Midlands Airport (EMA)plane ALC - EMA
- Take the train from Derby to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
7h 27m£61–178Fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane ALC - LBA
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoriatrain
7h 49m£44–148Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ALC - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadillytrain
7h 42m£71–164Bus via Manchester Central Coach Station
- Take the bus from Alicante to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 541 / ...
39h 56m£175–277Train, ferry
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Santandertrain Alv
- Take the ferry from Santander to Portsmouthferry
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Manchester Piccadillytrain
46h 15m£410–502Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Alicante to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Manchestercar
23h 47m£412–551
Alicante to Manchester by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Alicante to Manchester is to fly which costs £30 - £130 and takes 5h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Alicante to Manchester is to fly which takes 5h 23m and costs £30 - £130.
No, there is no direct bus from Alicante to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant and arriving at Manchester, Shudehill Interchange via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 4m.
No, there is no direct train from Alicante to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Alacant/Alicante Terminal and arriving at Manchester Piccadilly via Barcelona-Sants, Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud, Lille Europe and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 22m.
The distance between Alicante and Manchester is 1069 miles.
The best way to get from Alicante to Manchester without a car is to train which takes 20h 22m and costs £360 - £700.
It takes approximately 5h 23m to get from Alicante to Manchester, including transfers.
Alicante to Manchester bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant station.
Alicante to Manchester train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Alacant/Alicante Terminal station.
The best way to get from Alicante to Manchester is to fly which takes 5h 23m and costs £30 - £130. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £360 - £700 and takes 20h 22m, you could also bus, which costs £140 - £240 and takes 37h 4m.
What companies run services between Alicante, Spain and Manchester, England?
easyJet, Jet2.com, and two other airlines fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Manchester Airport (MAN) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Manchester Piccadilly via Barcelona-Sants, Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud, Lille Europe, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 20h 22m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Manchester Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to East Midlands Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to East Midlands Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to East Midlands Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Birmingham Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Birmingham Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–85
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–190
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday to Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–80
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to East Midlands Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–190
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £110–180
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Derby to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–24
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–18
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Derby to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–24
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Central to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Alicante to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £110–180
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
Ferry from Santander to Portsmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £206
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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Alicante to Manchester bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Manchester is 1h behind Alicante. It is currently 02:44 in Alicante and 01:44 in Manchester.
Alicante to Manchester train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
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