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Cheap Flights to Manchester

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to Manchester that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals to Manchester

Thu, Nov 6 - Sun, Nov 23
Etihad Airways Logo
9:50 - 17:55JNB-MAN
34h 05m1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
13:40 - 8:20MAN-JNB
16h 40m1 stop
R11 383Etihad Airways
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Mon, Nov 3 - Mon, Nov 10
SWISS Logo
20:15 - 8:20JNB-MAN
14h 05m1 stop
SWISS Logo
14:05 - 10:30MAN-JNB
18h 25m1 stop
R11 522SWISS
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Thu, Dec 4 - Wed, Jan 21
Air France Logo
19:40 - 10:10JNB-MAN
16h 30m1 stop
Air France Logo
17:05 - 12:10MAN-JNB
17h 05m1 stop
R11 661Air France
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Wed, Oct 29 - Wed, Nov 5
Lufthansa Logo
15:20 - 23:20CPT-MAN
34h 00m2 stops
Lufthansa Logo
11:15 - 13:25MAN-CPT
24h 10m2 stops
R13 309Lufthansa
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Fri, Feb 6 - Tue, Feb 10
Lufthansa Logo
11:40 - 22:30JNB-MAN
36h 50m2 stops
Lufthansa Logo
6:25 - 9:30MAN-JNB
25h 05m2 stops
R13 847Lufthansa
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Thu, Oct 30 - Thu, Nov 6
Emirates Logo
18:30 - 18:35CPT-MAN
26h 05m1 stop
Emirates Logo
20:40 - 16:45MAN-CPT
18h 05m1 stop
R14 854Emirates
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Mon, Dec 15 - Mon, Jan 5
British Airways Logo
22:10 - 11:45CPT-MAN
15h 35m1 stop
British Airways Logo
9:40 - 12:10MAN-CPT
24h 30m1 stop
R14 923British Airways
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Tue, Oct 21 - Sat, Nov 1
Qatar Airways Logo
13:00 - 8:00CPT-MAN
20h 00m1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
21:30 - 17:25MAN-CPT
17h 55m1 stop
R15 079Qatar Airways
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Tue, Oct 21 - Sat, Nov 1
British Airways Logo
18:55 - 9:45CPT-MAN
15h 50m1 stop
British Airways Logo
6:15 - 12:10MAN-CPT
27h 55m1 stop
R15 114British Airways
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Wed, Mar 4 - Wed, Mar 25
Emirates Logo
13:40 - 6:45CPT-MAN
19h 05m1 stop
Emirates Logo
20:40 - 16:45MAN-CPT
18h 05m1 stop
R17 110Emirates
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February
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Cheapest return fare
R11 383
Overall average: R12 251
Etihad Airways
Thu 6/11Sun 23/11
JNB - MAN • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way flight
R6 698
Typical prices: R6 195-8329
Kenya Airways
Sat 29/11
JNB - MAN • 2 stops
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Manchester

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to Manchester to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Manchester?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Manchester, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights to Manchester is February, where tickets cost R11 487 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is R15 687 and R14 871 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is February with an average price of R9 596.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Manchester?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to Manchester, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 4% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 14 weeks before departure.

Good to know – Book Cheap Manchester Plane Tickets

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flightR6 698
Best time to beat the crowds (18% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (7% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights to Manchester

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Manchester based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. The information is for flights to Manchester based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking Manchester flights

  • How far is Manchester Airport from central Manchester?

    The city centre of Manchester is 14 km from Manchester.

  • What is the name of Manchester’s airport?

    When flying to Manchester, you'll arrive at Manchester Airport (MAN). The airport is also known as Manchester or Manchester Intl.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Manchester?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Manchester is Tuesday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as R13 653. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where round-trip prices are R14 927 on average.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Manchester?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to Manchester.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Manchester?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Manchester is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Manchester?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Manchester with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Manchester?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Manchester up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Manchester?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Manchester is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost R730 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Manchester is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R842.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Manchester

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Prefer to fly direct to Manchester?

 
Nonstop data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying nonstop to Manchester.
Find which airlines fly direct to Manchester Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

South Africa to Manchester

Monday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +81 more

ANA, AccesRail, +82 more

Tuesday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +76 more

ANA, AccesRail, +77 more

Wednesday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +76 more

ANA, AccesRail, +77 more

Thursday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +81 more

ANA, AccesRail, +82 more

Friday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +79 more

ANA, AccesRail, +80 more

Saturday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +79 more

ANA, AccesRail, +80 more

Sunday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +78 more

ANA, AccesRail, +79 more

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Direct returns

Manchester to South Africa

Monday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +81 more

ANA, AccesRail, +82 more

Tuesday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +76 more

ANA, AccesRail, +77 more

Wednesday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +76 more

ANA, AccesRail, +77 more

Thursday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +81 more

ANA, AccesRail, +82 more

Friday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +79 more

ANA, AccesRail, +80 more

Saturday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +79 more

ANA, AccesRail, +80 more

Sunday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +78 more

ANA, AccesRail, +79 more

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Manchester

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Manchester. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to Manchester. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Manchester? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3334 reviews
8,1Boarding
8,2Entertainment
8,0Comfort
8,3Crew
7,9Food
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This was my first time flying with Emirates. Overall, the experience was very good. I thought the seats in economy would have been a bit more comfortable, but, they seem to be on par with other airlines. The food was excellent and very satisfying. If you can afford it, I would definitely suggest upgrading to at lest premium economy seats for long haul flights.

8,0 ExcellentCarlton, Sept 2025CPT - DXB
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This was my first time flying with Emirates. Overall, the experience was very good. I thought the seats in economy would have been a bit more comfortable, but, they seem to be on par with other airlines. The food was excellent and very satisfying. If you can afford it, I would definitely suggest upgrading to at lest premium economy seats for long haul flights.

I had a good experience flying with Emirates. All of the flights were on time staff was very professional and kind. So I had a positive experience..

Hospitality is good. Should improve on buggage handling because l lost a suitcase. Layover in Dubai was too long , 6 hours

Can’t complain Only downside was the Kiosk passport check and customs clearance at Melbourne. When will they improve that service🤔

We travelled in economy, were very satisfied with the comfort and keg space of the seats. Food was great compared to other airlines, the crew were very helpful and friendly. Since i was travelling with kids, i needed assistance multiple of times. Will be definitely taking long flights with Emirates from now on.

The flight from Beijing to Dubai was good. The flight from Dubai to Barcelona was excellent because of the staff on board.

One of the female staff from the cabin crew, forgot to ask us about what we want to drink and focused more on other specific people rather than treating everyone politely. I asked her about the drinks to which she said oh I forgot.

They should resume the fast track for business / first class passengers

First time and very memorable, the finest flying experience ive ever had

everything was great. I don't use on-board entertainment at all (I just read or sleep), but I appreciate that I couldn't hear anyone else's!

Food used to be better and comfort was not attainable after 5 hours everything starts hurting.

Even though I paid extra for more room, we were very cramped and the seats were hard. Also, when we checked in they did not post the gate we were to arrive at even though we were half an hour away from boarding. The agent did not know either. Actually, the flight from Porto to Zurich did to have the gate posted, and there were very few agents in the boarding areas who could help us. I would never fly Swiss Air again.

Well it was a 2h delay flight so that said it all. With very little if any information. Boarding took for ever with long waits at the terminal and then in the finger. To top it off and increase the delay we had to take a bus in Zurich. A trip to forget

Swiss is the. Only airline I use when I go to Europe. They are on time and they are fantastic!

I can’t even the whole trip was a catastrophe

I purchased a one way business class ticket from Geneva to Miami but the check in agent said I had an economy ticket and later upgraded to business class. This was not the case, I had a single business class transaction. I was forced to pay for my second checked bag. I am unsure of why this happened. But I won’t use Kayak again for business class tickets.

The seats were so close together, when the man in front of me put his seat back, the screen in front of me was 9 inches from my face. There is no way to lean forward if I needed to pick something up. It was pretty uncomfortable for a ten hour flight. I was very surprised.

Each flight we took was late with little or no updates or information.

All the flight to USA were arranged to E terminal whereas from Dubrovnik arriving on Zurich is on A80, have to walk all the way from A to E, even need transfer bus , for short transfer time like in an hour, we have to work fast, as soon as arrived at E, it is about time to boarding, pretty tight schedule, I hope Zurich airport can make some rearrangement so that transfer people do not have to walk long way. For short transfer time people, such as 50 min, this is even impossible if still like this.

The flight was generally good but was delayed departure meant a very late arrival for a connecting flight.

Nothing to complain. The staff and flight was good especially the seats which was better compared than the cloth ones on Qatar airways

First keep the airline as you promise. Reason for travelling from Orlando to Tampa is to go with Qatar Airline. We end up with American Airline. As expected the service was horrible.

Not sure how we end up with American Airlines instead of Qatar Airways. From Philadelphia to Qatar they boarded us then they asked us to unload. After 30 minutes later they board us again. The inside the plane it was burning hot and we were sweating like crazy. Crew members are absolute rude. The way they served the passengers were horrible. One of the crew members hit my knee with food cart and kept going. I was holding an ice pack for almost 2 hours. I am still with the pain.

I felt that when I was rerouted it should have been to business class.

Terrible experience resolving missed connection after flight was delayed. 3 hour queue at transit desk, not enough staff, no organisation, worst ever flying experience.

Awful plane to Tashkent. Not even possible to sleep. In business class does not even recline fully

The American/Hollywood movies in the entertainment system lack english subtitles, they tend to have only arabic subtitles. Coupled with the low quality airplane earphones and cabin noise, it sometimes is difficult to follow the movie dialogues.

Seats very small and unable to pre purchase internet or seat upgrades

I recently travelled with Qatar Airways from Doha to Dulles in the QSuite, and the experience was nothing short of exceptional. The QSuite truly feels like a First-Class experience, with its luxurious design, privacy, and comfort. The cabin crew, especially the lady in charge of the cabin, was remarkable—professional, attentive, and genuinely kind. The food was excellent, and the comfort of the seat was absolutely first-class, making the journey smooth and enjoyable. While the in-flight experience was outstanding, I have a few points of feedback. Firstly, the content available in the in-flight entertainment system could be expanded and upgraded to include a more diverse and updated collection. This would elevate the entertainment experience to match the premium standards of the QSuite. Secondly, regarding the Wi-Fi service: while QSuite passengers receive one hour of complimentary Wi-Fi, any additional usage requires a fee of USD 10. Considering the premium pricing of QSuite, it would be more fitting to include unlimited Wi-Fi as part of the experience, further enhancing the luxury offered to passengers. Lastly, I must highlight an issue with luggage handling. Unfortunately, my luggage did not make it through the transit, which was disappointing. While the ground crew assured me that it would be delivered to my home on the same day as it was arriving on the next flight, this promise was not fulfilled, and the delay added unnecessary inconvenience to an otherwise excellent experience. Overall, the QSuite experience was exceptional, but addressing these areas would further solidify Qatar Airways’ position as a leader in luxury air travel.

The only thing that could have been better, is that the food trays get left way to long after a meal. We had a snack 8 hrs into the trip, and they left us with the boxes and cups for way too long. It is not fun being trapped in your seat unnecessarily

A bit more space? Not practical, I know. I felt squished in but part of that could have been the man sitting next to me.

The flight was delayed. No information was provided as to the reason for the delay. There was only water offered during the flight.

It was good although we could not land in Munich due to weather and we had to go to Stuttgart. Missed our second flight. They did get us on another flight but the seats where not the ones I paid for in the flight that we missed.

The crew was exceptionally polite and caring. The plane was comfortable. Great experience. Will fly more on Air India because of this experience.

It was good service. The very low economic seats where not comfortable

Excellent once on board. Security staff at Johannesburg rude and aggressive.

The service was really good. The breakfast food could’ve been better as I don’t eat sweets for breakfast and the only choice was a muffin. Overall, good experience though. Thank you.

It was my first experience in business class. It was everything I expected and more. Service was impeccable, food was delicious and I felt rested once I arrived to London

Flight was late, with scheduled 50 min layover at Frankfurt. Arrived at gate A54, had to get to B5. We now had 35 min layover with delay, at top speed it took 30 min to get to B5 hot and bothered. Not good. Boarding in Lyon was normal chaos, shoving, and total disrespect for anyone beyond group 2. Boarding for Milan flight was more civilized as we all had to take a bus to plane.

It was excellent. I upgraded from premium economy to business and it was totally worth it. We were on a 747 and I sat upstairs and enjoyed the privacy. The crew was incredible especially the woman who had been working with you all for 30 years.she was absolutely spectacular as was her cabin. The food was delicious. I would just serve bread with the meal. Don’t take it away!

The flight was good. It arrived at Heathrow on time but then there was no transport to take us to the terminal. We sat on the plane for an hour waiting for a bus. I will avoid Heathrow if possible in future. The crew were very apologetic.

we had to walk up stairs to get into the plane--no jetways. Perhaps that's a problem not with the airline but with facilities at Heathrow, Glasgow, and Edinburgh. But it was inconvenient.

The seating has become ridiculous… like a contest to see how narrow and short they can be made- forcing anyone over 5’1 to pay more to not be twisting oneself into a pretzel. Really insane- would have thought BA was better than this. Frankly- it cancels out a lot of the positive aspects.

flight was delayed from BWI to London - missed my connecting flight & then connecting flight (also British Air) was delayed - food is awful, TV & movie selection is great

The flight was fine but they made me pay for my carryon bag because they said it was too big at the counter. But it fit under the seat just fine.

Super tight economy class. My knees were hitting the back of seat in front of me (I'm only 5'6"). My small backpack (sized according to their required dimensions) would not fit under the seat in front of me because there is a box (is that the life jacket?) in the way. Over all, extremely uncomfortable. I forgive the tasteless food, but the tight seating was torture

Excellent service by the flight crew, and the food was relatively very good compared to other airlines.

Flight was excellent, staff was great. My first time in first class and it was very relaxing and comfortable.

They can separate the young children from people who want to have a rest. It had lots of crying and loud noises from the children.

I had an awful experience with British Airways as they broke the handle of my checked in suitcase and when I went to complain they told me that this was not their responsibility. This has to be one horrible airline that does not take responsibility for the damage that they have created

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