Table of contents
Overview
3About Manchester
Manchester serves as northwest England's main commercial hub, easily reached via the M60 orbital motorway and its connections to the M6, M62, and M56. The city center lies within this ring road, with Manchester Airport 15km south on the M56. Electric vehicle charging is excellent with over 350 fast chargers citywide. The Arndale Centre remains Europe's largest city-center shopping mall.
Where is Manchester on the map?
Manchester is in England, at 53.481, -2.237 - about 4 km south-east of Broughton, City and Salford.
How far is Manchester from where I am?
Use your device location to see the distance to Manchester, how long the drive takes, and directions from where you are.
Book
2Find hotels in Manchester
Rent a car near Manchester
Play
Play a pub crawl round in Manchester
Nine holes from pub to pub through the real streets of Manchester. Every cup is a bar somebody actually drinks in.
Explore
2Popular destinations close by
Nearby essentials
What is the closest airport to Manchester?
The closest airport to Manchester is Manchester Airport, 17 km (about 25 min by car). Other airports nearby: Liverpool John Lennon Airport, Leeds Bradford Airport.