Visit the Lowry - the
national Landmark Development for the Arts at Salford Quays
Take a stroll down King Street and browse (and spend!) in the designer
shops such as Joseph, Armani, Patrick Cox, DKNY, Hugo Boss and Paul
Smith
Take in a concert at The Bridgewater Hall - Manchester's 42 million
international concert venue on the waterfront
Kick back and enjoy the pulsating nightlife Manchester has to offer
with its many clubs, pubs, restaurants, cafe bars and casinos
Getting Around
By Bus
The airport, together with the bus operators Stagecoach Manchester,
Trent and Arriva North West, provide skyline buses, which run
approximately every half-hour to Manchester Airport from a variety of
areas including Altrincham, Cheadle, Didsbury, Hulme, Manchester
University, Stockport, Withington, West Didsbury, Woodhouse Park and
Wythenshawe.
Buses running between
Manchester city centre and the airport have a journey time of
approximately 55 minutes.
By Rail
From Monday to Saturday there are approximately 6 trains an hour in
operation between the Airport and Manchester Piccadilly station, from
05:40 to 23:30, and then one every hour during the night. Journeys take
in the region of 25 minutes. There is a reduced service operating on
Sunday. In addition, direct train services provide links to the
Airport's railway station from most other major stations in Northern
England and Scotland including Blackpool, Bolton, Edinburgh,
Huddersfield, Leeds, Preston, Sheffield, and York.
By Road
The airport is well signposted from Junction 5 on the M56.
By Taxi
Taxi ranks are situated at all terminals close to Arrivals and all
taxis operating from the airport are licensed by Manchester City
Council.
Location
Manchester Airport is situated approximately 10 miles (16 kilometres)
to the South of Manchester city centre.
Parking
The airport offers both long and short stay car parks with a total of
14,000 spaces, which can be pre-booked.
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