Accessibility has been described as Good (CAA 2019/20).
Manchester airport has its own railway station (with covered moving walkways to terminals 1, 2, and 3 via terminal 1) with connections throughout northern England, and there is also a local bus service.
National Express bus connections include Leeds, Bradford, Oldham, and Liverpool.
The airport also has a connection to the city’s Metrolink tram system with trams running every 10 minutes through most of the day.
Each of the 3 terminal buildings has a short term parking adjacent to it and long term parking is within 500m
Between it’s 3 terminals, Manchester airport has 23 bars/cafes/restaurants, 31 shops, currency exchange facilities, FREE WiFi Internet access (payment required after 60 minutes or for heavier usage), and a conference room for up to 400 people.
There are several hotels within the airport perimeter, the 5 star Radisson hotel being connected to the station and terminals 1 and 2 by covered walkways.
Manchester airport has Airport Carbon Accreditation, at the Neutrality level.
During 2019, Manchester airport catered for 29.3 million passengers, a 4% increase on the previous year, and the busiest year yet. Manchester airport is the 3rd busiest in the UK, and is by far the busiest in northern England. This figure dropped to 7.0 million in 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Manchester Airports Web site can be accessed Here
Birmingham , UK (106 Km)
Blackpool , UK (68 Km)
Coventry , UK (122 Km)
East Midlands , UK (86 Km)
Leeds-Bradford , UK (70 Km)
Liverpool John Lennon, UK (38 Km)
Aegean Airlines, flying to: Greece
Air France, flying to: France
Austrian Airlines, flying to: Austria
British Airways, flying to: Denmark
Brussels Airlines, flying to: Belgium
EasyJet, flying to: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey
Eurowings, flying to: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
Icelandair, flying to: Iceland
Jet2, flying to: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Malta, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey
KLM, flying to: Netherlands
Pegasus Airlines, flying to: Turkey
Ryanair, flying to: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine
SAS , flying to: Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Swiss, flying to: Switzerland
TAP Portugal, flying to: Portugal
TUI, flying to: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta, Montenegro, Portugal, Spain, Turkey
Turkish Airlines, flying to: Turkey
There are regional flights from the following UK and/or Ireland airports to Manchester Airport:
Aberdeen (428 Km)(CO2?)
Logan Air (From 16/03/20)
Belfast City (274 Km)(CO2?)
Aer Lingus
Belfast International (295 Km)(CO2?)
EasyJet
Benbecula (560 Km)(CO2?)
Logan Air
Cambridge (208 Km)(CO2?)
British Airways (Sun Air)
City of Derry (369 Km)(CO2?)
Logan Air
Ryanair
Cork (452 Km)(CO2?)
Aer Lingus
Ryanair
Dublin (264 Km)(CO2?)
Aer Lingus
Eurowings
Ryanair
Edinburgh (297 Km)(CO2?)
Logan Air (From 23/03/20)
Fair Isle (688 Km)(CO2?)
Logan Air
Guernsey (436 Km)(CO2?)
Aurigny Air Services
Inverness (479 Km)(CO2?)
Logan Air
Ireland West (436 Km)(CO2?)
Ryanair
Isle of Man (174 Km)(CO2?)
EasyJet
Jersey (461 Km)(CO2?)
EasyJet
Jet2
Logan Air
Kirkwall (624 Km)(CO2?)
Logan Air
London City (259 Km)(CO2?)
British Airways (BA CityFlyer)
London Gatwick (283 Km)(CO2?)
British Airways
London Heathrow (242 Km)(CO2?)
British Airways
Newquay (374 Km)(CO2?)
EasyJet
Norwich (250 Km)(CO2?)
Logan Air
Shannon (450 Km)(CO2?)
Ryanair
Shetland Islands (728 Km)(CO2?)
Logan Air