Cheap Flights from Gatwick to Manchester

Flights from Gatwick to Manchester are operated by 2 airliners – British Airways and Malev Hungarian Airlines. The most popular are provided by British Airways. They operate around 5 flights a day departing from London Gatwick and arriving at Manchester. In the morning there is 14 flights, 14 flights in the evening and 7 flights at night with the earliest departuare at 06:36 and latest departure at 21:10. 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 2902, BA 2906, BA 2908, BA 2910 and BA 2914.

Other airliners offer less frequent flights but departure times may be more desirable. Malev Hungarian Airlines offers 2 flights a day from London Gatwick to Manchester between the hours of 10:00 and 21:10. The flight numbers for these flights are MA 4906 and MA 4914.

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

Daily Flights

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

Airliner
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
British Airways
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Malev Hungarian Airlines
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

Flight Routes

You will find alternative routes from Gatwick 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
Gatwick > Manchester
0
295 Km (183 Miles)
35
Gatwick > Edinburgh > Manchester
1
905 Km (562 Miles)
52
1
880 Km (547 Miles)
41
Gatwick > Palma Mallorca > Manchester
1
2,995 Km (1,861 Miles)
35
Gatwick > Malaga > Manchester
1
3,635 Km (2,259 Miles)
28
Gatwick > Alicante > Manchester
1
3,225 Km (2,004 Miles)
27
Gatwick > Isle Of Man > Manchester
1
640 Km (398 Miles)
26
1
845 Km (525 Miles)
26
1
1,180 Km (733 Miles)
26
Gatwick > Ibiza > Manchester
1
3,115 Km (1,936 Miles)
24
1
940 Km (584 Miles)
23
1
6,180 Km (3,840 Miles)
22
Gatwick > Guernsey > Manchester
1
720 Km (447 Miles)
19
Gatwick > Aberdeen Dyce > Manchester
1
1,155 Km (718 Miles)
19
1
2,120 Km (1,317 Miles)
19

Return flight are operated by 5 airliners which include Corendon Airlines, British Airways, Malev Hungarian Airlines, SATA International and TAP Air Portugal. More information on return flights can be found on our Flights from Manchester to Gatwick page.

Alternative routes to Manchester

As a substitute, you will discover that London Heathrow also give flights to Manchester which could be more fitting for you. London Heathrow has around 93 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 Heathrow is around 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Gatwick. 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 Gatwick. More information can be found at Flights from Heathrow 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
Heathrow > Manchester
0
245 Km (152 Miles)
93
0
275 Km (171 Miles)
32
Bournemouth > Manchester
0
285 Km (177 Miles)
6
Heathrow > Frankfurt > Manchester
1
1,485 Km (923 Miles)
55
Heathrow > Edinburgh > Manchester
1
830 Km (516 Miles)
52
London City > Edinburgh > Manchester
1
840 Km (522 Miles)
52
1
935 Km (581 Miles)
52
1
820 Km (510 Miles)
41
1
855 Km (531 Miles)
41
1
780 Km (485 Miles)
37

Arriving at Manchester

Hiring a car at Manchester can be expensive if you book on arrival so we would 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 upto the minute information on your flights status.

Manchester has the same time zone as Gatwick so there is no need to change your watches.

Getting to your destination from Manchester Airport should be reasonably easy and quick. Manchester Airport is around 19 kilometers (12 miles) from the center of Manchester where a lot of people are intended to travel to. Most airports generally have a number of transport methods situated at the airport so this gurney should be quick and simple. Manchester has a population of over 395,500 so you if you are searching for places to stay then there should a number of hotels and hostels.