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Questions tagged [manchester]

City in North West England. It's the third-most visited city in the UK by foreign visitors, after London and Edinburgh.

Manchester.

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Why isn't there public transport on Christmas Day in the UK?

There are no trains, no underground, no trams, almost or no buses at all on 25th of December in the UK. The 10 million London goes to a halt. We live in Manchester. A single bus service goes from approx. 8am to 8pm between the City center and the…
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How easily does the Eurostar to London connect with trains to Northern England?

The Eurostar provides nice connections between Paris/Brussels and London. Does it also provide a good alternative if you need to travel to a more northern destination. To put in other words: if I want to go to Manchester for example, should I also…
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Uber / Taxi pickup location without additional charge for Manchester Airport

I do not wish to needlessly pay the short-term parking costs of a Uber or minicab driver. However, we also don't wish to pay the higher inflated cost of a “black cab” from a taxi rank. Therefore, is there somewhere easy to get to from the airport,…
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How to get football tickets for Premier League when traveling

I will be visiting Manchester in few months and I am interested to get tickets to a derby football match. I am trying to figure out the best way to buy tickets for a foreigner (i. e. I will be in the city a couple of days before the match) I have…
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How to get to Old Trafford from Piccadilly station?

I'm planning to visit Old Trafford during my travel to UK. I already know that going from London to Manchester is by using train that stops in Manchester Piccadilly. However I'm a bit confused on how to go to Old Trafford Stadium from Manchester…
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How to go to Manchester from London?

I will travel to Europe this year. I am planning to visit Manchester Old Trafford on the first day. How can I get to Manchester from London? How long does it take, and how much does it cost (preferably by bus/train).
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How do I get from Manchester Airport to Old Trafford?

I'm bit confused about Manchester's Metrolink serving Manchester Airport. Metrolink website states there are trams going to Cornbrook every 12 minutes, which seems like the best way to get from the airport to Old Trafford with exchange at Cornbrook.…
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Manchester to Sheffield and back in a single day

I will be heading to Manchester soon and I have a single day free so I thought of visiting my friends in Sheffield. Is it possible to make a day trip from around 10-11am from Manchester to Sheffield and return to Manchester (hotel near the airport…
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8:40 arrival at Manchester - how much time will it take to leave the airport?

Our plane from Orlando arrives at 8:40 and I wish to book my train tickets to travel home. Given that we have to go through customs and baggage collection, at what time are we likely to be out of the airport and at Manchester airport train station?
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Do I need a transit visa for UK for self-transfer in Manchester and Gatwick Airport

My sister and I are travelling from Amsterdam to Reykjavik, iceland with a "self-transfer" in Manchester for 3 hour. We are only bring our hand-luggage, so no need to claimed any luggage in the Manchester airport. Do I still need a transit visa for…
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Will Hainan Airlines provide me with a new shrink-wrapped blanket or should I take my own?

I’m soon to be travelling via Hainan Airlines from Manchester to Beijing and wonder whether packing my own blanket would be worth it if I can get a new one on the plane. Would save me loads of packaging space in my hand luggage if so.
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Transit through Manchester

I am a Nigerian citizen with a student stay permit in Italy and I am flying to the US through Manchester. I will arrive Manchester on the 9th by 14pm and the continued flight is on the 10th by 11 am. Do I need a transit visa? Will I go through…
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Tram service to Old Trafford from Manchester Picadilly?

How frequent is the tram service from Manchester Piccadilly to Old Trafford and what are the charges?
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Can one rollerskate through Manchester and Newcastle airports?

I realy want to take my roller skates on my next holiday. I've heard of people roller skating through airports but that was in America. I was wondering if this is allowed in uk airports? (Specifically Manchester and Newcastle airports) I've looked…
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Flying from Punta Cana to Cologne via Manchester, will I need a transit visa?

Being a citizen of Russia I am going to fly from Punta Cana to Cologne, Germany with an airside transit in Manchester Airport. I have a Schengen visa, travel only with my hand luggage and there is two hours between the flights. If my connecting…
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