Manchester Airport

Originally called " Ringway Airport", Manchester Airport is now the third biggest international air terminal in Britain. Nowadays, over 20 million passengers pass through its booking hall. Air traffic controllers currently handle 94 airlines, with over 170 world-wide destinations, and regular flights throughout the UK. The airport is only a short drive from the hotel, and numerous car hire companies are based there allowing you to fly in and pick up a car with ease. Trains run regularly to Manchester Piccadilly station and take approximately 15 - 20 minutes

Train operators
Manchester is served by a mixture of local, regional and national train operating companies. Main contacts are
Midland Mainline trains
Transpennine
Arriva Trains
Northern Rail
Virgin trains
Central trains

Coach travel 
Main operators in Manchester are
First Group
National Express

Air travel
Some of the main airlines operators at Manchester Airport are
Easyjet
Ryanair
British Midland Airlines (BMI Baby)
British Airways
Jet2
and a host of international carriers.

Local bus and tram services
Stagecoach Manchester
First Manchester Buses

Car hire

Car hire at Manchester Airport  www.carhire3000.com/Manchester-Airport                     

Car hire in Manchester                  www.travelsupermarket.com/c/cheap-car-hire/uk/manchester/

Useful taxi numbers and links

Manchester Taxis 0161 297 0089 www.manchester-taxis.co.uk

Steet Cars            0161 228 7878 www.streetcarsmanchester.co.uk

Weather

There is so much to see, do and enjoy in Manchester and the surrounding area, even in the unlikely event of inclement weather !

For summaries of immediate prospects and outlooks for a further four to five days visit: 
BBC Weather

Enter ‘Manchester International’ in the search box and follow the very clear online instructions for all the information you’ll need.