Cheap flights from Barcelona-El Prat Airport to Manchester from £29

In general, November is the cheapest month to fly from Barcelona-El Prat Airport to Manchester. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around £49. If you aren’t able to travel to Manchester during the month of November, then flying in January is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of £59.

The cheapest day to depart from Barcelona-El Prat Airport to Manchester is on a Thursday. Travellers who choose to depart for Manchester on a Thursday will often find tickets for as low as £48. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Wednesday because tickets tend to average around £86. These prices are subject to change though, so be sure to set up a Price Alert for flights to Manchester.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Manchester is in the evening when flights can be purchased for as low as £49. Flights to Manchester are more costly in the afternoon, with an average ticket price of £73. Departure times in the afternoon fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

Fly from Barcelona-El Prat to Manchester for the best Barcelona-El Prat - Manchester flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Manchester from Barcelona-El Prat Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Manchester for around £82 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Manchester from Barcelona-El Prat Airport for as low as £51 on momondo.

There is only 1 cabin class available to choose from on Barcelona-El Prat Airport to Manchester flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Ryanair, easyJet, and KLM are the most popular carriers operating from Barcelona-El Prat to Manchester

Ryanair, Vueling and easyJet are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Manchester from Barcelona-El Prat Airport according to our data. Ryanair is the first choice among our users, with 51% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Manchester. Keep in mind that there are 3 different airlines that fly to Manchester on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 30% of flights between Barcelona and Manchester have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 125 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing at night have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Wednesday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Thursday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Vueling have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 19% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of October 2026, 1 flights take off from Barcelona-El Prat Airport and land in Manchester each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 18:00, with 50% of daily flights taking off in the evening.

7 flights are operational weekly from Barcelona-El Prat Airport to Manchester as of October 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Wed, with 100% of flights per week taking off on this day.