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£106 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 29/8. 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

Fri, 29 Aug - Mon, 1 Sep
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22:20 - 07:30MAN-CWL
9h 10m1 stop
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13:10 - 17:40CWL-MAN
4h 30m1 stop
£106Ryanair
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Thu, 11 Sep - Sun, 14 Sep
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22:45 - 12:00MAN-CWL
13h 15m1 stop
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11:00 - 21:20CWL-MAN
10h 20m1 stop
£111Ryanair
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Fri, 29 Aug - Tue, 2 Sep
Ryanair Logo
22:20 - 07:30MAN-CWL
9h 10m1 stop
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16:20 - 22:25CWL-MAN
6h 05m1 stop
£120Ryanair
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Thu, 11 Sep - Sun, 14 Sep
Ryanair Logo
22:45 - 12:00MAN-CWL
13h 15m1 stop
Ryanair Logo
11:00 - 19:15CWL-MAN
8h 15m1 stop
£122Ryanair
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Thu, 11 Sep - Sun, 14 Sep
Ryanair Logo
22:45 - 12:00MAN-CWL
13h 15m1 stop
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11:00 - 09:20CWL-MAN
22h 20m2 stops
£142Ryanair
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Sun, 14 Sep - Sun, 21 Sep
Ryanair Logo
15:30 - 12:45MAN-CWL
21h 15m1 stop
Ryanair Logo
11:00 - 15:05CWL-MAN
4h 05m1 stop
£142Ryanair
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Fri, 29 Aug - Mon, 1 Sep
Ryanair Logo
06:05 - 07:30MAN-CWL
25h 25m2 stops
Ryanair Logo
13:10 - 21:40CWL-MAN
8h 30m1 stop
£148Ryanair
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Fri, 29 Aug - Tue, 2 Sep
Ryanair Logo
06:05 - 07:30MAN-CWL
25h 25m2 stops
Ryanair Logo
16:20 - 22:25CWL-MAN
6h 05m1 stop
£154Ryanair
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Sun, 14 Sep - Sun, 21 Sep
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19:50 - 12:45MAN-CWL
16h 55m2 stops
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11:00 - 15:05CWL-MAN
4h 05m1 stop
Sun, 14 Sep - Sun, 21 Sep
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07:00 - 11:30MAN-CWL
28h 30m2 stops
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12:00 - 07:45CWL-MAN
19h 45m2 stops
£555British 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 £225 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £919 and £353 respectively.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from Manchester to Cardiff

Low seasonMarch
Cheapest flight£106
Best time to beat the crowds (27% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 0% lower on average.
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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 £144 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?

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

  • 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 1384 reviews
7.7Comfort
7.8Boarding
7.1Entertainment
7.3Food
8.4Crew
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Ad experience - been flying many years with them but they are losing out to other carriers with their service and bagage / seating policy. My 2 12-yo kids were not placed with the parent. Absurdity.

2.0 MediocreIlja, Aug 2025AGP - AMS
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Ad experience - been flying many years with them but they are losing out to other carriers with their service and bagage / seating policy. My 2 12-yo kids were not placed with the parent. Absurdity.

Short flight so it was okay. Nice crew, all very pleasant and professional. We were near the back in row 27 so just as we got our drinks, we started our descent so had to drink very quickly!

KLM remains a quality flag carrier airline which maintains its standards whilst all their competitors are lowering theirs.

The baggage drop-off in Stuttgart is bad: after online check-in you cannot use the automated baggage drop off as indicated on the website. You can use the terminals but have to cue to 1 of three open and slowly working counters to drop the bags. took about 45 minutes wait time.

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

Flying from Hamburg to Stansted was a nightmare if I have to be honest, the flight was due to leave at 15:50 and we ended up not taking off properly till 16:56. They really don’t have enough people doing the sorting of baggage where you get the sticker for your case before the security check, going through security was 10x more faster then the whole baggage situation.

A delay of almost 3 hours. It was evident that the staff wanted us to board urgently, to the point of rudeness, to avoid paying compensation

It's not the staff's fault. The cabin crew do their best but the setup in Stansted Airport by Ryanair is poor. The herding of people like cattle is unacceptable before boarding and is something that's in every airport but only in Stansted have I seen the queueing of passengers outside the plane on the tarmac and the crew only turning up with maybe 5 minutes to depart. This is a resource issue . Yes prices are good but seemingly comes with a price of poor treatment of customers. I'll pay more next time

On time arrival but the aircraft had seen better days and needed a deep clean.

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.

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Transportation modeAverage priceAverage duration
Flights8h 35m
Buses£416h 38m

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