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£119 Find Cheap Flights from Manchester to Cardiff

This is the cheapest return flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Manchester to Cardiff departing on 12/8. 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 Manchester to Cardiff (MAN-CWL)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Manchester to Cardiff 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 Manchester to Cardiff

Tue, 12 Aug - Thu, 14 Aug
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12:40 - 15:55MAN-CWL
3h 15m1 stop
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07:55 - 11:35CWL-MAN
3h 40m1 stop
£119Ryanair
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Sat, 16 Aug - Mon, 18 Aug
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23:10 - 10:35MAN-CWL
11h 25m1 stop
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13:10 - 21:40CWL-MAN
8h 30m1 stop
£128Ryanair
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Tue, 29 Jul - Tue, 5 Aug
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12:40 - 15:55MAN-CWL
3h 15m1 stop
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16:20 - 22:25CWL-MAN
6h 05m1 stop
£143Ryanair
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Mon, 14 Jul - Fri, 18 Jul
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08:35 - 12:45MAN-CWL
4h 10m1 stop
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12:25 - 21:55CWL-MAN
9h 30m1 stop
£166Ryanair
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Sat, 16 Aug - Mon, 18 Aug
Ryanair Logo
23:10 - 10:35MAN-CWL
11h 25m1 stop
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17:00 - 17:30CWL-MAN
24h 30m2 stops
£176Ryanair
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Mon, 14 Jul - Fri, 18 Jul
Ryanair Logo
08:35 - 12:45MAN-CWL
4h 10m1 stop
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20:55 - 16:55CWL-MAN
20h 00m2 stops
£200Ryanair
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Sat, 16 Aug - Mon, 18 Aug
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16:15 - 10:35MAN-CWL
18h 20m2 stops
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17:00 - 12:00CWL-MAN
19h 00m2 stops
Mon, 14 Jul - Fri, 18 Jul
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19:25 - 18:20MAN-CWL
22h 55m2 stops
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20:55 - 16:55CWL-MAN
20h 00m2 stops
Tue, 29 Jul - Tue, 5 Aug
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11:10 - 16:45MAN-CWL
5h 35m1 stop
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09:50 - 16:45CWL-MAN
6h 55m1 stop
£299KLM
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Tue, 12 Aug - Thu, 14 Aug
British Airways Logo
14:10 - 11:30MAN-CWL
21h 20m2 stops
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12:00 - 21:50CWL-MAN
9h 50m2 stops
£543British Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Manchester to Cardiff flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Manchester to Cardiff 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 Manchester to Cardiff?

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from Manchester to Cardiff, look for departures on Tuesdays and avoid leaving on a Wednesday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Cardiff, Friday is the cheapest day to fly and Monday is the most expensive.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Manchester to Cardiff, 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 Manchester to Cardiff is April, where tickets cost £222 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £908 and £349 respectively.


Good to know - Cheap tickets from Manchester to Cardiff

Low seasonMarch
High seasonJuly
Cheapest flight£119
Best time to beat the crowds (27% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 0% lower on average.
Flight from Manchester to Cardiff

When to book flights from Manchester to Cardiff

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Manchester to Cardiff 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 Manchester to Cardiff

  • What is the cheapest flight from Manchester to Cardiff?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Manchester to Cardiff was £163 for a return ticket.

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

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

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Manchester to Cardiff?

    SkyTeam, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Manchester and Cardiff, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Manchester to Cardiff, KLM or Ryanair?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Manchester to Cardiff are KLM and Ryanair. With an average price for the route of £347 and an overall rating of 7.8, KLM is the most popular choice. Ryanair is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of £196 and an overall rating of 6.8.

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

    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 Manchester to Cardiff.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Cardiff from Manchester 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 Manchester to Cardiff?

    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 Cardiff with an airline and back to Manchester with another airline.

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

    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 Cardiff from Manchester up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top airlines flying from Manchester to Cardiff

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Manchester to Cardiff. 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 Manchester to Cardiff? 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.
7.8
KLMOverall score based on 1366 reviews
7.7Comfort
7.8Boarding
7.1Entertainment
8.4Crew
7.2Food
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Our first flight was delayed so we missed our connecting flight. However it was easy to book a later flight on their app.

6.0 GoodKathleen P, Jun 2025EDI - AMS
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Our first flight was delayed so we missed our connecting flight. However it was easy to book a later flight on their app.

My flight was delayed by 6 hours then I missed BOTH of my connecting flights, I then had to stay in the AIRPORT at JFK because soooooo many people also suffered from missing flights and there was no hotels available. I would like to be compensated for this experience! I had to stay in the airport for over 16 hours!

Klm start boarding while somw air issue in the plan

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

I appreciate that KLM was proactive in informing me of the 2 hour delay which enabled me to replan my travel. It was a bit stressful not knowing whether my connection from Montreal to Ottawa was happening. But the ground and air crew did a good job at comforting and assuring me.

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.

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

This fight left ahead of time which meant it arrived early which was great. Staff were very professional, but as with all these Short hop Flights the food was a disappointing snack There was no entertainment on this flight, but I did not expect any

It was appalling, full of young people who were drunk and disobeying instructions to sit down. Crew did nothing to enforce. There was a Ryanair pilot sitting in the aisle opposite me who talked through out the safety briefing so loudly I couldn’t hear. Whole thing felt unsafe

Delayed for 2 hours lack of communication no refreshments as promised and the drinks on board were not as ordered and refused to refund

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.

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Transportation modeAverage priceAverage duration
Flights3h 15m
Buses£326h 23m

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