Manchester Airport railway station
Manchester Airport is a major interchange: 129 stations can be reached from here without changing on a weekday, more than almost anywhere else on the network. The most frequent is Manchester Piccadilly, with 280 trains a day.
See Manchester Airport on the map
Address: Manchester, M90 3RR
Manchester Airport is the nearest station for postcodes in M90. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Manchester Airport
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Piccadilly | 280 | 292 | 126 |
| Manchester Oxford Road | 234 | 238 | 123 |
| Preston | 131 | 133 | 60 |
| Deansgate | 129 | 133 | 35 |
| Bolton | 120 | 131 | 55 |
| East Didsbury | 106 | 110 | 32 |
| Heald Green | 104 | 109 | 50 |
| Gatley | 100 | 103 | 18 |
| Chorley | 96 | 102 | 34 |
| Horwich Parkway | 73 | 76 | 19 |
| Burnage | 70 | 73 | 18 |
| Blackpool North | 70 | 73 | 19 |
| Buckshaw Parkway | 70 | 73 | 19 |
| Kirkham and Wesham | 70 | 73 | 19 |
| Mauldeth Road | 70 | 73 | 18 |
| Poulton-le-Fylde | 70 | 73 | 19 |
| Earlestown | 69 | 72 | 37 |
| Newton-le-Willows | 69 | 72 | 37 |
| Salford Crescent | 69 | 73 | 19 |
| Lostock | 68 | 70 | 19 |
| Leyland | 67 | 69 | 19 |
| Lancaster | 61 | 59 | 38 |
| Adlington | 45 | 48 | 18 |
| Blackrod | 45 | 48 | 19 |
| Layton | 40 | 42 | 19 |
| Oxenholme Lake District | 38 | 37 | 26 |
| Chester | 36 | 36 | 21 |
| Frodsham | 36 | 36 | 21 |
| Helsby | 36 | 36 | 21 |
| Leeds | 36 | 0 | 1 |
| Manchester Victoria | 36 | 40 | 26 |
| Runcorn East | 36 | 36 | 21 |
| York | 36 | 0 | 1 |
| Dewsbury | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| Styal | 34 | 36 | 0 |
| Warrington Bank Quay | 34 | 34 | 21 |
| Wilmslow | 34 | 36 | 0 |
| Broad Green | 33 | 36 | 16 |
| Eccles | 33 | 36 | 16 |
| Edge Hill | 33 | 36 | 0 |
and 89 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Manchester Airport is
5,518,084 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 93rd busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 21,499 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Manchester Airport and Manchester Piccadilly than any other pair: 1,479,290 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 103 stations instead of 129, a drop of about 20%. Saturday runs to 110.
Changing from 17 February 2027
From 17 February 2027, Manchester Airport gains 9 destinations including Scarborough, Seamer, Stalybridge, Urmston, Irlam, Birchwood.
Nearest other stations
- Heald Green 1.5 miles
- Styal 1.8 miles
- Gatley 2.6 miles
- Handforth 2.7 miles
- Ashley 2.9 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Manchester Airport, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Manchester Interchange · 1.0 miles
- Northenden · 2.4 miles
- Baguley · 2.8 miles
- Cheadle · 3.1 miles
- Cheadle railway station (M&BR) · 3.3 miles
- Cheadle North · 3.4 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.