Manchester Travel Guide - Airport

Bars and eateries of all sorts are scattered throughout the airport, as are many shops, and duty-free outlets. Business-related needs are catered for in a well-equipped business centre found in Terminal 3: phone, fax and Internet services are available, as are video conferencing facilities and meeting rooms. The business centre’s hours are from 07:00-17:00, Monday to Friday.

Passengers with disabilities will find specially-designed toilets, specially-designated parking spaces, wheelchair-accessible telephones and TDD telephones for those with impaired hearing. Information desks are located throughout the airport: there’s one at each of the three arrival halls and one additional desk located in Terminal 1’s departure hall.

Airport information: +44 161 489 3000

The airport service actually runs six times per hour to the centre, Monday to Saturday, round the clock. Direct rail service is also available from the airport station to Blackpool, Bolton, Huddersfield, Leeds, Preston, Sheffield and York.

Bus service is also an excellent option, as National Express operates coaches covering an extensive network, departing from Terminals 1 and 2. Service runs to destinations in all corners of the UK, such as Aberdeen, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Nottingham and York.

Parking: Manchester’s Airport boasts more than 14,000 parking spaces, including 5,500 for short-term parking needs and an additional 8,500 for long-term parking. You can pay for short-term parking at stations that are found inside the terminal buildings; and long-term spaces can be reserved online.

Advance, online booking is recommended. Short-term parking is readily available at the airport in a multi-storey facility that’s situated close to the terminals. Long-term parking needs are provided for in car parks that are also situated near the terminals. Drivers with disabilities will find ample parking spaces reserved for their use in both the short-term facility and in the long-term car parks.