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Day trips from Manchester.
Out and back the same day.

Fly out in the morning, get real hours in a European city, and sleep in your own bed. No hotel, no annual leave.

Read our guide: day trips from Manchester abroad, prices checked

Cheapest return flights for a day trip from Manchester in October: Cork £28 (Wed 21 Oct), Dublin £43 (Sat 31 Oct) and Palma £64 (Wed 21 Oct). Fares checked 16 Oct.

Day trips from Manchester on Friday 23 October

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No day trips from Manchester. It has no direct European route that gets you back the same night.

Birmingham is 107km away and has day trips to 24 cities.

See day trips from Birmingham

Tips for a same-day trip from Manchester

  • Travel hand-luggage only so you walk straight off the plane at both ends.
  • Check in online the night before and save your boarding pass offline.
  • Leave a buffer of at least two hours before your return flight home.
  • Track what you spend so a cheap flight does not turn into an expensive day.

BudgetBro logs every expense from your day trip in the local currency and converts it back to your home currency at the day's rate, so you always know the true cost of a flying visit from Manchester.

Every day trip from Manchester

48 cities

Every city you can reach and be back the same day, across the whole week, not just the date shown above.

Day trips from Manchester: questions

How early do day trip flights leave Manchester?
On the day trips we found from Manchester in October, the earliest flight out leaves at 05:30 and the latest flight home leaves at 23:50.
How long do you get in the city?
We only count trips with at least 6 hours in the city. The longest from Manchester in October is 14.3 hours in Dublin on Thu 22 Oct.
What is the cheapest day trip from Manchester in October?
Cork on Wed 21 Oct: return flights £28, checked 17 Oct. Fares move as seats sell, so the trip page shows the latest price.
Where can you go on a day trip from Manchester?
In October: Cork, Dublin, Palma, Ibiza, Malta, Shannon, Alicante, Faro, Naples, Malaga and 4 more.

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