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Manchester Cardiff
BEST
DEAL
Fri, 22 Dec MAN - CWL
Sun, 24 Dec CWL - MAN
-13 %
£168 £146
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Manchester Cardiff
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DEAL
Fri, 08 Dec MAN - CWL
-34 %
£104 £69
Prime price per passenger
Cheapest flight Cheapest price for a flight between Manchester and Cardiff found by our customers in the last 72 hours
High season According to search data from our customers, August is the busiest time to fly from Manchester to Cardiff
Best time to book According to real data August is the most popular time to book a flight to Cardiff when departing from Manchester

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Currency and price comparison

Train
Local, one-way ticket
10%

Trains are 10% more expensive in Cardiff than in Manchester.

Manchester
£2
Cardiff
£2.2
Meal
Mid-priced restaurant
10%

A meal in Cardiff is 10% cheaper than a meal in Manchester.

Manchester
£15
Cardiff
£14
Taxi
Standard daytime start rate
15%

A taxi fare in Cardiff is 15% cheaper than in Manchester.

Manchester
£3.25
Cardiff
£2.75
Coffee
Regular cappuccino
8%

Coffee in Cardiff is 8% cheaper than in Manchester.

Manchester
£3.34
Cardiff
£3.07
Manchester airports
  • ( Manchester International (MAN)
    How far from city centre: 9 miles
  • ( Birmingham Intl (BHX)
    How far from city centre: 74 miles
  • ( Liverpool John Lennon (LPL)
    How far from city centre: 27 miles
Cardiff airports
  • ( Cardiff-Wales (CWL)
    How far from city centre: 10 miles
  • ( Bristol (BRS)
    How far from city centre: 25 miles
K Distance: 143 miles

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Frequently asked questions about flights from Manchester to Cardiff

How long does the flight take to go from Manchester to Cardiff?
The total flight time between Manchester and Cardiff is of around null hours on average, considering an average distance of null km, for both direct and indirect flights for the route (which may have 1 or more stops in other cities in between).
How can I find cheap flights from Manchester to Cardiff at Opodo?
The cheapest price for a flight from Manchester to Cardiff is 69£. At Opodo we use different machine learned based methodologies to find our costumers the best option available, considering airline combinations, stopovers and direct flights as well as different criteria for inbound and outbound journeys.
Is Cardiff expensive to visit compared to Manchester?
If you compare transportation prices, the taxi ride in Cardiff costs an average of 2.75 GBP, 15% cheaper than Manchester, with a fare of 3.25 GBP, while train tickets costs 10% more in Cardiff: 2.20 GBP against 2.00 GBP in Manchester. If you compare the price of a lunch meal, however, you can find it from 14.00 GBP in Cardiff, 7% less than the 15.00 GBP in Manchester. The price of the coffee is around 8% cheaper in Cardiff, with an average of 3.07 GBP, while in Manchester the coffee costs 3.34 GBP.
When is the best time to book a flight from Manchester to Cardiff?
The most popular months to book a trip from Manchester to Cardiff are August, September and June, based on the searches of our customers.
When is the best time to travel from Manchester to Cardiff?
The best time of the year to go to Cardiff when flying from Manchester depends on several preference factors like climate, seasonality and, of course, price. When it comes to popularity, August is the top 1º month to fly to Cardiff from Manchester in terms of searches from our customer, followed by September and July. If you prefer to avoid high peaks of turism, however, and escape a crowded period, April, May and June are the months with less volume of searchs for the route Manchester - Cardiff.
How is the weather in Cardiff compared to Manchester?
While in Manchester the temperatures can reach an average of 26.08 ºC in summer, with precipitation levels up to 3.0 mm ,Cardiff's temperatures can go up to 26.93 ºC during the hot season, with 9.0 mm average of rain rate . In winter, however, weather indicators show around -1.52 ºC in Cardiff, compared to the -2.77 ºC average degrees reported in Manchester. During the winter period, Manchester can register 3.0 mm precipitation, while Cardiff have an average of 6.0 mm rain level.
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