Cheap flights from London to Manchester from £24

In general, February is the cheapest month to fly from London to Manchester. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around £103. If you aren’t able to travel to Manchester during the month of February, then flying in March is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of £108.

The cheapest day to depart from London to Manchester is on a Saturday. Travellers who choose to depart for Manchester on a Saturday will often find tickets for as low as £113. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Sunday because tickets tend to average around £146. 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 £116. 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.

Fly from London Heathrow to Manchester for the best London - Manchester flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Manchester from London when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Manchester for around £130 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 London for as low as £97 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on London to Manchester flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

You could potentially save up to 13% on your flight if you consider stops on a London to Manchester flight.

As of October 2026, prices for London to Manchester flights are approximately 45% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Historically, on average around 19% 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 99 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.

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

According to our data, British Airways 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, there are 4 flights per day flying from London to Manchester. The most common time of day flights depart is 21:00, with 52% of flights taking off in the evening.

31 flights are operational weekly from London to Manchester as of October 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Mon, with 77% of flights per week taking off on this day.