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Manchester is home to one of Britain’s – and the world’s – leading airports that connects the North of England with global destinations, including Washington and Singapore.

The airport, which is just ten miles from the city centre, is easy to get to. It is well signposted on all major roads over a wide area and even has its own junction off the M56, which leads directly to all three terminals.

Inside the airport there are a wealth of facilities for business travellers and tourists alike, including some well established eateries, such as Caffe Ritazza and Harry Ramsden’s.

It also offers a number of executive lounges, such as Escape, which is designed to meet the needs of all passengers who want time to relax or grab a bite to eat before their flight. This lounge is separated into three zones, one of which is dedicated to business travellers, with desks, Internet facilities and telephones so you can clinch the deal before taking to the skies.

There is also a children’s Playcare Centre, which is situated in Terminal 1 and allows youngsters to play or watch TV. It is open 24 hours a day and parents should supervise their children at all times.

With more than 20 million passengers from across the world using the airport every year, there is plenty of cultural and religious diversity to be seen. To accommodate this the airport has two Multi-faith Prayer Rooms that are open 24 hours a day for people of any religion to have a quiet place for contemplation or prayer.

Manchester Airport Information Desk
Telephone:	+44 (0) 161 489 3000
Website:	www.manchesterairport.co.uk

Getting to and from the airport…

By Taxi
There are a number of taxi firms that provide a service from the airport to Manchester city centre and surrounding towns and villages. Fares for journeys inside the Manchester Licensed Area are priced on the taximeter, while journeys outside Manchester, have a tariff of maximum fares. These are displayed at the taxi ranks, and your driver will advise you of the fare before beginning the journey.

For further information call +44 (0) 161 489 2313 or +44 (0) 161 499 9000.

The airport also has a taxi-bus service, Airportcarz, which runs from outside Terminal 1 and Terminal 3. Taxi-bus journeys must be pre-booked at the Airportcarz desk inside the arrivals hall at Terminal 3.
For further information call Airportcarz on +44 (0) 161 489 4013.

By Bus
Stagecoach, Trent and Arriva bus companies together provide the Skyline bus service from the airport’s station to Manchester, Altrincham and Stockport.

The buses operate every half hour from early in the morning to late at night on a daily basis, including weekends and Bank Holidays. Some services start as early as 3am, and finish as late as midnight to suit the travelling needs of a 24-hour airport.

Stagecoach also operates a Number 43 service, which runs every ten minutes between the airport and the city centre.

For further information of these service call GMPTE Information Line on +44 (0) 161 228 7811 or Travelline on +44 (0) 870 608 2608, or log on to www.gmpte.com

By Coach
Manchester Airport is connected directly to over 50 towns and cities in the UK by National Express coaches.

Services run daily, and all coaches arrive and depart from the airport’s bus station. Coach tickets can be bought from the tourist information centres in the arrivals halls in Terminals 1 and 2, and from the First Option desk in Terminal 1 arrivals.

For more information contact National Express on +44 (0) 8705 80 80 80 or visit www.nationalexpress.com

By Train
Rail services from Manchester Airport run to over 100 UK destinations including many tourist ares such as the Lake District and York. There are direct, night service trains to and from Sheffield, Leeds, Huddersfield, Manchester, Bolton, Preston and Blackpool. Many other direct services are hourly from Monday to Saturday and most run a Sunday service.

During the day there are six trains an hour into the city centre and up to four through the night. Trains to Manchester Piccadilly Station take around 15 minutes, and many continue onto Oxford Road, Deansgate and Salford Central stations. From Manchester Piccadilly you can connect to rail services countrywide.

Tickets can be purchased at the airport’s rail station from self-service ticket machines or the ticket office.

For more information contact National Rail Enquiries on 08457 48 49 50 or visit www.firstnorthwestern.co.uk or www.nationalrail.co.uk

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