Cheap flights from London Gatwick Airport to Manchester from £37

In general, December is the cheapest month to fly from London Gatwick Airport to Manchester. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around £96. If you aren’t able to travel to Manchester during the month of December, then flying in February is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of £99.

The cheapest day to depart from London Gatwick Airport to Manchester is on a Friday. Travellers who choose to depart for Manchester on a Friday will often find tickets for as low as £103. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Sunday because tickets tend to average around £130. 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 morning when flights can be purchased for as low as £108. Flights to Manchester are more costly at midday, with an average ticket price of £131. Departure times at midday fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

As of March 2026, prices for London Gatwick Airport to Manchester flights are approximately 94% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Ryanair and easyJet are the most popular carriers operating from London Gatwick to Manchester

Ryanair, easyJet and British Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Manchester from London Gatwick Airport according to our data. Ryanair is the first choice among our users, with 41% 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 27% of flights between London and Manchester have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 94 minutes.

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

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

According to our data, TUI fly have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 18% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.