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£57 Find Cheap Flights from Cardiff to Manchester

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Cardiff to Manchester departing on 23/6. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheap Flights from Cardiff to Manchester (CWL-MAN)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Cardiff to Manchester that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals from Cardiff to Manchester

Thu, 17 Jul - Sat, 19 Jul
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07:55 - 12:30CWL-MAN
4h 35m1 stop
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18:00 - 10:35MAN-CWL
16h 35m1 stop
£115Ryanair
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Sat, 26 Jul - Sat, 2 Aug
Ryanair Logo
09:00 - 17:35CWL-MAN
8h 35m1 stop
Ryanair Logo
18:00 - 10:35MAN-CWL
16h 35m1 stop
£117Ryanair
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Thu, 3 Jul - Sun, 6 Jul
Ryanair Logo
07:55 - 11:35CWL-MAN
3h 40m1 stop
Ryanair Logo
13:05 - 12:45MAN-CWL
23h 40m1 stop
£118Ryanair
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Thu, 3 Jul - Sun, 6 Jul
Ryanair Logo
07:55 - 12:30CWL-MAN
4h 35m1 stop
Ryanair Logo
11:55 - 12:45MAN-CWL
24h 50m1 stop
£124Ryanair
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Sun, 27 Jul - Mon, 28 Jul
Ryanair Logo
11:00 - 08:10CWL-MAN
21h 10m1 stop
Ryanair Logo
22:05 - 15:55MAN-CWL
17h 50m1 stop
£126Ryanair
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Sat, 26 Jul - Sat, 2 Aug
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09:00 - 18:30CWL-MAN
9h 30m2 stops
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16:00 - 10:35MAN-CWL
18h 35m1 stop
Wed, 30 Jul - Wed, 30 Jul
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12:00 - 15:30CWL-MAN
3h 30m1 stop
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21:25 - 07:25MAN-CWL
10h 00m1 stop
Wed, 30 Jul - Thu, 31 Jul
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12:00 - 19:05CWL-MAN
7h 05m1 stop
Aer Lingus Logo
16:10 - 08:20MAN-CWL
16h 10m1 stop
£339Aer Lingus
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Tue, 29 Jul - Tue, 29 Jul
British Airways Logo
12:00 - 15:30CWL-MAN
3h 30m1 stop
British Airways Logo
19:40 - 11:30MAN-CWL
15h 50m1 stop
£510British Airways
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Sat, 26 Jul - Sun, 27 Jul
British Airways Logo
12:00 - 08:05CWL-MAN
20h 05m1 stop
British Airways Logo
16:10 - 11:30MAN-CWL
19h 20m1 stop
£526British Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Cardiff to Manchester flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Cardiff to Manchester to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Cardiff to Manchester?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Cardiff to Manchester clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

For Cardiff to Manchester, Friday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Monday is the most expensive. Flying from Manchester back to Cardiff, the best deals are generally found on Tuesday, with Wednesday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Cardiff to Manchester?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Cardiff to Manchester, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Cardiff to Manchester is June, where tickets cost £199 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are October and April, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £484 and £403 respectively.


Good to know - Cheap tickets from Cardiff to Manchester

Low seasonJanuary
High seasonNovember
Cheapest flight£57
Best time to beat the crowds (19% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 17% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Cardiff to Manchester

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Cardiff to Manchester based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Cardiff to Manchester

  • What is the cheapest flight from Cardiff to Manchester?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Cardiff to Manchester was £78 for a one-way ticket and £156 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Cardiff to Manchester?

    When flying out of Cardiff you will be using Cardiff Wales. You will be landing at Manchester, also known as Manchester.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Cardiff to Manchester?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Cardiff to Manchester?

    oneworld is the only airline alliance operating flights between Cardiff and Manchester.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Cardiff to Manchester?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Cardiff to Manchester.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Cardiff to Manchester?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Manchester from Cardiff is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Cardiff to Manchester?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Manchester with an airline and back to Cardiff with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Cardiff to Manchester?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Manchester from Cardiff up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top airlines flying from Cardiff to Manchester

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Cardiff to Manchester. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Cardiff to Manchester? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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KLMOverall score based on 1358 reviews
7.8Boarding
7.7Comfort
7.2Food
7.1Entertainment
8.4Crew
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Klm start boarding while somw air issue in the plan

8.0 ExcellentA, Jun 2025AMS - YYZ
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Klm start boarding while somw air issue in the plan

The service was great. However the lounge only gets passing grade

Cabin crew professional, polite and friendly, boarding was seemless, but come on KLM surely you can do better than a pack of cheesy biscuits as an inflight snack

Cabin crew were excellent, very proffesional, polite and friendly, in flight snack was underwhelming, a packet of cheese biscuits, im sure KLM could run to a sandwich!

Legroom not all it could be, especially when the seat in front is reclined. Otherwise it was good, food and beverage were nice.

This portion of the flight was through Indigo. A local carrier. So all economy seating. No real service some refreshments for purchase standard economy stuff.

You should not have to pay for WiFi in business class

Overall very positive. Boarding was quick and organized. Cabin was clean and seats were reasonably comfortable. Cabin crew was excellent and the meals provided were also of good quality

I flew premium economy and this was a good option. Although the seats didn’t recline much, I was able to get some sleep with my head propped against the window. The food was good and the entertainment was wonderful The staff were very attentive and professional

They only had vegetarian food left on the flight which I wasn’t happy about. I didn’t get any food to eat at all.

Straight forward checking as long as you have completed every single detail online, prior to checking day. Efficient boarding, seating is ok for a two hour flight. Fulfilledour travel requirements from Manchester to Marseille.

Good but both flights were delayed by nearly one hour making boarding tedious. We had to wait with no information

I couldn’t understand the aircraft tannoy announcements I was in seat 20C - nobody in our row could either. Speakers a bit too quiet plus messages read out too fast. Otherwise excellent flight. (Flight delayed by 50 mins)

Unnecessarily delayed and remarkably inefficient boarding contributed to a significantly delayed departure. Seats/legroom astonishingly uncomfortable even by Ryanair standards (minimal legroom plus reinforced plastic seat backs ensure you get punched hard in the knees every time the person in front moves, and as a 6-foot passenger I had nowhere else to put my legs. Upon late arrival at the gate in Luton we were kept waiting another 20 minutes before being allowed off the plane. Both Easyjet and Wizzair are currently a better bet.

I bought my flight, insurance etc early and paid over £200. But had i waited until closer the time the price was much cheaper, i appreciate that it could've been more expensive but it wasn't. A better discount for booking early would be better than your current one

Awful as usual the air stewardess loved her own voice and would not stop talking on coms for 2hrs please please please shut up I can’t hear my headphones and don’t want to buy juty free

Big delay on run way not much explanation why, missed a important meeting in Dublin, maybe if they did nt persist measuring everyone bag over 2 cm we would have got off on time.

ontime and super quick boarding and disembarking. I made it in 6 min from airplane through passport control to the train platformin Cologne. Amazingly quick airport.

The lady at the boarding gate was so rude. She was challenging people being in priority and looking them up and down as if they weren’t dressed for first class. This was Ryan air priority. We all sit in the same seats. She loudly called out to embarrass a man who she believed had cheated and got in the priority line. He had a valid priority ticket and even worked for Ryanair. Also challenging visas insisting people download them until they proved on the government website it wasn’t required to print. The Ryanair employee who was challenged said she is always like this. She also pulled people from regular boarding as they were fashionably dressed and upgraded them to priority and changed their seats. That was comical. I think she felt she should be working for Emirates first class, although they would t have stood for her rude behaviour

On time boarding, on time departure and early arrival. As it should be. Yes, the comfort and benefits are very poor, but therefore the ticket is 6 times cheaper than with a flag carrier. So I am not complaining about it. You get what you pay for.

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Compare transportation modes for Cardiff to Manchester

Transportation modeAverage priceAverage duration
Flights3h 30m
Trains£4753h 17m
Buses£348h 07m

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