Cheap Flights from Heathrow to Manchester

Flights from Heathrow to Manchester are operated by 33 airliners – Iberia, SAS Scandinavian Airlines, American Airlines, Royal Jordanian, Malaysia Airline, Blue1, Continental Airlines, Sri Lankan Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways, British Airways, BMI Regional, Air Malta, Gulf Air, Qantas Airways, United Airlines, US Airways, Air Canada, TAM Linhas Aereas, South African Airways, ANA All Nippon Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways, Etihad Airways, BMI, Egyptair, Austrian, Lufthansa, Air New Zealand, LOT Polish Airlines, Royal Brunei Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, Thai Airways International, JAL and Aegean Airlines. The most popular are provided by British Airways. They operate around 8 flights a day departing from London Heathrow and arriving at Manchester. In the morning there is 24 flights, 20 flights in the evening and 7 flights at night with the earliest departuare at 06:20 and latest departure at 20:45. Please be aware that flight times and the number of flights will vary between summer and winter months. The most common flight number for this flight is BA 1382, BA 1384, BA 1386, BA 1388, BA 1394, BA 1396, BA 1402 and BA 1404.

Other airliners offer less frequent flights but departure times may be more desirable. Lufthansa offers 7 flights a day from London Heathrow to Manchester between the hours of 06:59 and 22:00. The flight numbers for these flights are LH 6480, LH 6486, LH 6524, LH 6558, LH 6562, LH 6564, LH 6566, LH 6568 and LH 6688.

British Airways flight prices from London Heathrow to Manchester can be found at www.britishairways.com

Daily Flights

Below you find a list of all the airliners that operate flights from Heathrow to Manchester and how many flights depart on a per day basis.

Airliner
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
British Airways
8
8
8
8
8
5
6
Lufthansa
8
7
7
7
6
4
4
BMI
8
7
7
7
6
4
4
Virgin Atlantic Airways
8
7
7
6
6
3
4
American Airlines
6
6
6
6
6
4
5
Iberia
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
Cathay Pacific Airways
5
5
5
5
5
3
4
Qantas Airways
5
5
5
5
5
3
3
Gulf Air
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Air Canada
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
United Airlines
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
TAP Air Portugal
4
3
3
5
3
1
3
SAS Scandinavian Airlines
4
3
3
4
3
1
2
Austrian
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
Royal Brunei Airlines
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Sri Lankan Airlines
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Royal Jordanian
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Egyptair
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Thai Airways International
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
US Airways
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
TAM Linhas Aereas
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
South African Airways
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
LOT Polish Airlines
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
JAL
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Continental Airlines
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Air New Zealand
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Aegean Airlines
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
Malaysia Airline
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
ANA All Nippon Airways
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
BMI Regional
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
Blue1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Air Malta
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Etihad Airways
1
0
0
1
1
0
0

Flight Routes

You will find alternative routes from Heathrow to Manchester that require 1 or more stops. On some occassions the timing may be more convenient or a quicker route. The table below shows some of the alternative route that are possible.

Route
Stops
Total Distance
Weekly Flights
Heathrow > Manchester
0
250 Km (155 Miles)
93
Heathrow > Frankfurt > Manchester
1
1,540 Km (957 Miles)
55
Heathrow > Edinburgh > Manchester
1
860 Km (534 Miles)
52
1
970 Km (603 Miles)
52
1
885 Km (550 Miles)
41
1
805 Km (500 Miles)
37
1
1,200 Km (746 Miles)
36
Heathrow > Aberdeen Dyce > Manchester
1
1,115 Km (693 Miles)
32
1
2,145 Km (1,333 Miles)
30
1
900 Km (559 Miles)
23
Heathrow > Hamburg > Manchester
1
1,610 Km (1,000 Miles)
17
Heathrow > Malaga > Manchester
1
3,670 Km (2,280 Miles)
14
1
810 Km (503 Miles)
13
Heathrow > Brussels > Manchester
1
920 Km (572 Miles)
11
Heathrow > Dublin > Manchester
1
740 Km (460 Miles)
8

Return flight are operated by 33 airliners which include Iberia, SAS Scandinavian Airlines, American Airlines, Royal Jordanian, Malaysia Airline, Blue1, Continental Airlines, Sri Lankan Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways, British Airways, BMI Regional, Air Malta, Gulf Air, Qantas Airways, United Airlines, US Airways, Air Canada, TAM Linhas Aereas, South African Airways, ANA All Nippon Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways, Etihad Airways, BMI, Egyptair, Austrian, Lufthansa, Air New Zealand, LOT Polish Airlines, Royal Brunei Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, Thai Airways International, JAL and Aegean Airlines. More information on return flights can be found on our Flights from Manchester to Heathrow page.

Alternative routes to Manchester

As a substitute, you will discover that London Gatwick also give flights to Manchester which could be more fitting for you. London Gatwick has around 35 flights a week though you will find the number of flights vary from month to month so check with the airline currier for the most up to date information.

If you wish to look at this alternative solution then remember Gatwick is around 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Heathrow. Choosing this root would probably require you look at alternative travel arrangement or look at alternative airport parking where costs could vary from airport parking provided at Heathrow. More information can be found at Flights from Gatwick to Manchester. Flights to Manchester are also available from Southampton Airport; 32 flights a day depart from the airport.

Route
Stops
Total Distance
Weekly Flights
Gatwick > Manchester
0
285 Km (177 Miles)
35
0
275 Km (171 Miles)
32
0
255 Km (158 Miles)
11
Bournemouth > Manchester
0
285 Km (177 Miles)
6
London City > Edinburgh > Manchester
1
840 Km (522 Miles)
52
Gatwick > Edinburgh > Manchester
1
870 Km (541 Miles)
52
1
1,075 Km (668 Miles)
52
1
700 Km (435 Miles)
46
1
1,595 Km (991 Miles)
42
1
820 Km (510 Miles)
41

Arriving at Manchester

Should you require a car at Manchester we recommend booking in advanced. Car hire is generally cheaper to pre book and you can find some of the best deals on our page. If you are being collected then they can made use of our Manchester Airport Arrivals page which provides live information of your flight.

The time zone at Manchester is GMT +0.0 which is the same as GMT +0.0 at Heathrow.

Manchester city center is located about 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Manchester Airport. If you intended route is into the city then you should find it relatively straight forward with taxis and alternative transport located at Manchester Airport. With a population of around 395,500 you will find an adequate number of hostels and hotel if you are searching for accommodation.