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Cheapest return fare
£906
Typical prices: £1,037-£1,321
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SYD - MAN • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way flight
£459
Typical prices: £716-£1,015
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Wed 9/12
SYD - MAN • 3 stops
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Cheapest • from £917 (return)
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Cheapest • Avg £1,369 (return)
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Cheap Flights from Sydney to Manchester (SYD-MAN)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Sydney 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from Sydney to Manchester

Sun, 16 Aug - Wed, 16 Sep
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40h 15m
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£906Multiple Airlines
Mon, 7 Sep - Mon, 14 Sep
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£908Multiple Airlines
Mon, 10 Aug - Wed, 26 Aug
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£912Multiple Airlines
Sat, 8 Aug - Fri, 21 Aug
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£913Multiple Airlines
Wed, 12 Aug - Fri, 28 Aug
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£914Multiple Airlines
Sun, 13 Sep - Sun, 20 Sep
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£917Etihad Airways
Tue, 8 Sep - Tue, 15 Sep
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£921Multiple Airlines
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£924Turkish Airlines
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£925Etihad Airways
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KAYAK’s insights & trends for Sydney to Manchester flights

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

How much is a return flight from Sydney to Manchester?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Sydney to Manchester departing in August.

Flight prices are below average for this route right now.

Flights to Manchester from Sydney usually cost between £990 and £1,296 in August.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was £906 on Multiple Airlines (16 Aug–16 Sept).

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Sydney 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 Sydney to Manchester is February, where tickets cost £827 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £1,531 and £1,252 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Sydney to Manchester?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Sydney to Manchester, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Sydney to Manchester, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 10% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 11 weeks before departure.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from Sydney to Manchester

Low season

January

Cheapest flight

£459
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 2% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (41% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights from Sydney to Manchester

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

  • Where is the best place to exchange currency on route?

    Both Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD) and Manchester Airport (MAN) have pre-order services to get the best deals on currency exchange. For collecting currency in Manchester, check out their Travelex currency exchange service. For collecting currency in Sydney, have a look at their Global Exchange currency exchange service.

  • Are there facilities for families at Manchester Airport (MAN)?

    There are a variety of facilities at Manchester Airport (MAN) for family, including Escape Lounges available for all passengers, and the Runway Visitor Park where parents and children can see planes taking off, tour Concorde, and more.

  • Which are the best airlines for business travellers?

    We recommend booking with Emirates Airlines or Virgin Australia to ensure you get the best amenities, such as various Wi-Fi bundles. With Emirates, the ability to make inflight calls is available on certain flights and Virgin Australia has various travel options designed for business travellers.

  • Are there any hotels at Manchester Airport (MAN)?

    If you are flying into Manchester late in the evening and want to find somewhere close by, we recommend the Marriott Airport Hotel for its amenities, such as its airport shuttle, indoor pool, and gym, as well as its location—only a 5min walk from the airport.

  • Are there any hotels at Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD)?

    There are no hotels onsite; however, if you are travelling late into Sydney and are looking for a hotel just opposite the international terminal, you can’t go wrong with a stay at the Rydges Airport Hotel.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Sydney to Manchester?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Sydney to Manchester was £459 for a one-way ticket and £906 for a return.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Sydney to Manchester?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Sydney to Manchester, Emirates or Virgin Australia?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Sydney to Manchester are Emirates and Virgin Australia. With an average price for the route of £1,574 and an overall rating of 8.1, Emirates is the most popular choice. Virgin Australia is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of £1,154 and an overall rating of 7.6.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Sydney 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 Sydney to Manchester.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Manchester from Sydney 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 Sydney 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 Sydney with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Sydney 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 Sydney up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Sydney to Manchester

  • Getting to and from Sydney’s airport is as simple as catching the Sydney Airport Link train that runs between the city and the airport. Alternatively, taxi and bus services are available as well. For those looking to park at the airport, head over to car park P7, the dedicated lot for international travellers.
  • For travellers looking for the cheapest flights between Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD) and Manchester Airport (MAN), have a look at Etihad Airways and United Airlines. However, be aware that the cheapest flights along this route can also have multiple stopovers and take up to 10h longer than normal journey times of approximately 24h. We recommend searching for prices just above the cheapest, on airlines such as Emirates Airlines and Virgin Australia, to ensure you get a good price without sacrificing more holiday time.
  • There are no direct flights between Sydney and Manchester; however, the majority of flights do only have one stopover. On average, the stopover time on Emirates Airlines is shorter than other providers, so make sure to book with them if you want to spend less time waiting in airports.
  • For those looking to take public transport to and from Manchester’s airport, there are a variety of regional buses going from different areas around Manchester. If you are travelling from the city, we recommend the 24h Stagecoach service as the most convenient option.
  • And for anyone travelling to Manchester’s airport and not wanting to carry their check-in bags with them, the airport offers a Home Bag Check-in service, where bags can be collected and checked in at home and then taken by the airport to the plane, so you don’t have to carry them around with you on the bus.
  • Similarly, if you want to do a bit of shopping at the Manchester Airport (MAN) but don’t have too much time, a Click and Collect service is available for you to purchase the duty-free items you wish while at home and then collect them when you are next at the airport.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Sydney to Manchester

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Sydney 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 Sydney 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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EmiratesOverall score based on 3636 reviews
8.4Crew
8.2Entertainment
7.9Food
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
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My baby was with me it was really good experience with emirates

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Mar 2026
DXB - MAN
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My baby was with me it was really good experience with emirates

It was delayed for 2 hrs. Flight attendants were not attentive.

We boarded but due to a technical issue we spent 4.5hrs on the ground waiting for the issue to be resolved

Crew were excellent and the bar service and chat fantastic. Cheese board delicious. Amenity kit good, very disappointing not getting pyjamas on this leg of the flight and needed to reuse from earlier flight.

No kids provided. Instead we were told to have contacted the airline that we have kids and require kids meals. We were not the only ones who inquired about kids meals. It’s odd. Emirates and other airlines give kids meals as standard and before the adult food comes out. The rice in our meals was gluggy and under cooked. The chicken was also raw. Sadly not the best experience with Finn Air. The hostesses tried to compensate with the snacks and drinks but missed the mark by a long way. Especially when paying Emirates/Qantas prices

Hospitality is good. Should improve on buggage handling because l lost a suitcase. Layover in Dubai was too long , 6 hours

They should resume the fast track for business / first class passengers

All was good. Emirates should restart allowing fast track immigration for business class at Manchester airport. Saves a bit of time

Had the salad which tasted awfully spat it out but still got food poisoning 1 after running to toilet crew would not let me sit near toilets I was stuck in window seat

Manchester airport facilities for special assistance was nothing short of disgraceful. Not an Emirates issue but they should be made aware.

There were no food or entertainment on this short flight. Friendly staff even before getting on the flight. The seats were snug but it was quick flight

Very friendly staff. No food service and no entertainment. Only 1hr 20min flight

Flight was late, food and drink an extra charge, my carry on is five rows behind me, and the seats are too narrow. Don’t ask me to be happy about it

It was with Link Airways and the Saab 340 jet was noisy and little comfort.

Gluten free options less explicit on business class, but great service

Crew was great but flight was delayed almost three hours due to a technical issue and we had to go back to the terminal and wait for another one.

Virgin has always provided a smooth and comfortable flight. This one was no different. Seats are comfortable. Staff are great. This is my favourite airline.

Check-in was good and efficient, Boarding was quick and easy. Didn't like the entertainment side of things requiring your phone to connect for a screen, my eyes are bad enough to use my phone more than I already do. Trip was comfortable and baggage claim was good. If coffee and tea were free, then why not a soda or juice as well, its not like its an alcoholic drink.

The flight was delayed by 45 minutes, but boarding, actual flight, and crew were great. However, there was Zero free food and only water, tea, or coffee to drink. Everything else was for sale. No onboard entertainment but it was a short flight.

I'll never transit from international through Sydney with Virgin until they improve the domestic transfer system. It's ridiculous that you have to take oversize baggage to the transfer desk to get it activated then struggle onto the shuttle bus (carrying a 25kg, 2m long ski bag and carry-on - along with about 6 others in the same situation) then negotiate the terminal and queue to put it onto the oversize receival bag drop.

My flight with Qantas was excellent, the crew were exceptional, the food was very good, and the seats were surprisingly spacious and comfortable. I was extremely disappointed when my checked bag did not make it onto my connecting flight, but was pleased with the ease of filing a report of a missing bag with Qantas at the Auckland airport - there, my pleasure ended. I can see, with an apple tag on my bag, that it is still in Sydney and has not moved in more than 30 hours. I shared the tracking information with Qantas and was assured when I filed the missing bag report that my bag would be delivered first thing the next morning on the next flight from Sydney to Auckland. Qantas' missing bag tracking feature still lists its status as "searching for your bag, check back later" more than a full 24 hours after filing the report despite my having shared tracking information, a photo of the bag, and calling the customer care line and being assured that an "urgent action message" had been sent to the team in Sydney. The lack of communication from Qantas' customer service department and the lack of action after an incredibly expensive business class ticket price is outrageous and has, definitively, affected my willingness to consider flying Qantas in the future, much less on long-haul international flights with high cost airfare.

Going from Sydney to London on a single flight number was very convenient, not having to worry about changing planes. Entertainment system on A380 economy cabin is very dated. Lavatories are small. The self serve refreshments have been significantly reduced since the A380 first started.

Great food and good entertainment options for the long flight.

It seems that qantas are trying hard to regain their status as Australia's premier airline. I only flew economy but happy with the service entertainment, food, configuration everything.

We had bulkhead seats in a A380 in the upper deck in seats 31 D and E. Storage was very limited other than in overhead bin - which is not within reach when in seat. Yet paying same price as others in premium economy who have a lot more storage within arm’s reach. Seems very unfair.

Good check in and helpful staff. Delayed for 1 hour. Took about 45 Mins to get baggage’s at DFW . Food was average ( Hindu meal ) . Overall it was good experience

When I originally booked this flight, I was expecting to travel on Qantas. When the itinerary changed and the long-haul segment was operated by American Airlines, we were disappointed but remained open-minded. Unfortunately, the overall service experience fell far short of expectations. This was a long-haul international flight. Getting up periodically to use the restroom or stretch is inevitable, especially on flights of this duration. However, each time we stood up, we felt as though we were inconveniencing the crew. The tone and body language often suggested that we were in the way or disrupting something simply by moving about the cabin. As a result, I avoided getting up as often as I needed to and was physically very sore upon arrival. Meal service was similarly impersonal. The options were presented in single words “beef or veggie,” “pasta or beef” without any description of what was actually being served. There was little engagement or courtesy beyond that. Even simple expressions of gratitude were often not acknowledged. I am accustomed to no-frills travel and do not expect luxury. What was disappointing was not the absence of extras, but the absence of basic warmth and professionalism. On a long-haul international flight, small moments of courtesy and humanity make a significant difference. In this case, the experience felt transactional and dismissive rather than welcoming. I hope this feedback is taken constructively, as there is a meaningful difference between efficient service and indifferent service.

Business seats not as comfortable or private as most competitors (e.g. Qantas was outstanding), and movie selection was much more limited than Qantas or United has been recently

It was a good flight and no complaints. It just wasn't anything that was better than any other flight.

The crew were wonderful - if only the customers were as well behaved as the attendants!! Ha ha! If you could just talk to God and ask for less turbulence next time.... Juuuuust kidding....

Overall the crew were friendlier than similar premium airlines like Cathay or Singapore. Seat was good. Food was excellent.. the starlink wifi was a real plus. The entertainment was just ok.

Very poor No information given to why we turned around.. No one at airport to help

Friendly and discreet staff. Could have done with a few more offers of water/snacks overnight. Movie and tv selection notably poor. Seats not especially comfortable

The check-in and crew staff were wonderful. The food was reasonable. The online side Qatar was very poor. Seats were very tight and not very comfortable for a 14 hour flight!

I had to stay in the airport 15 even with a hotel reservation..i was refused to inter to qatar cuz the hotel was outside the airport. They could have offered a solution. It was really exhausting for me and my family.

Seating is terrible, having seats so crammed is unacceptable for a 15-hour journey. I cannot stress enough how uncomfortable it is to sit in such an aircraft. Leg space is roomier in a domestic aircraft. I have not experienced this kind of crammy seating in domestic flights either in the US or other international airlines overseas.

The rows of seats in economy class are seriously close to one another making eating and resting just about impossible - there is hardly any legroom. Anyone larger than average size would have an incredibly uncomfortable flight. I had to basically share my seat with the lady passenger next to me as she was too big to fit into her allotted seat.

Good staff, good intent, decent entertainment. More seat space would always be of benefit

I found it weird that the quality of the flight different from Australia to Doha than the Doha to Berlin leg. The quality of the toiletries pack (was in a box from Australia) and then a proper bag from Doha. The biggest variation was the inflight entertainment, which had a significantly shorter amount of content compared to the Doha flight. My QSuite seat was also broken and did not recline all the way flat. Wasn’t the best and I wouldn’t be happy if I’d paid cash for the flight.

The plane from Dublin to Doha was quite comfortable. I was in economy and the seats and rows were very tight. The man in front of me reclined his seat and it made my screen incredibly close to my face and I wasn’t able to take my tray down and my knees were pressed against the seat. I had to ask three times for him to pull his seat up but in his defence he hadn’t even reclined it far, the rows were just too close. I had a pain in my side by the end of the flight from the chairs which were quite worn and not very padded or supportive. It was a significantly inferior plane to the plane from Doha to Sydney and vice versa.

Maybe some more information as to why the flight got delayed I understand may be tell your customers that missiles were fired at a specific airport wouldn't be reassuring to the customers and would cause mayhem but something like recent events have cause a delay on your flight or smth

Flight got canceled due to Middle East conflict. Just fly hasn’t refunded me the money

I am a larger than average person and in my opinion i don't think it's fair to allocate a window seat to anyone who is my size or larger, i was seated between 2 large passengers on a full aircraft. The guy in the window seat also occupied a portion of the middle seat (my seat) which made my experience of flying with etihad very cramped and uncomfortable, i was flying from Abu Dhabi to Bangkok. Had this been a airbus 380 it would have been better as the seats are larger but unfortunately it wasn't so i had to endure the 6+hrs unable to get any rest

Surprised at the lower quality of seats on the Boeing 777 in Business Class. Seats are tight and the whole Business class section is jam packed with seats. It doesn’t feel like Business Class at all. Also the way the tray tables are placed with a huge bulky solid metal hinge at knee level makes it so uncomfortable and always anxious that one will accidentally bang their knee on it. Quality of amenities has also declined. Over priced tickets with diminished quality of the entire experience.

A380 First Class Apartments were phenomenal. Comfortable bed and matress cover, superior vegetarian five course meal, shower, small business lounge and plenty of exercise walking around the aircraft.

1st time with. Etihad Airways and it was amazing from check in to crew. Great flight.

Crew was good, boarding mediocre, food choices were limited, seating was not comfortable

Sits are very uncomfortable and food quality should be improved. Alcohol you have to ask and wait for more then 1/2 hrs. Don’t feel like to travel in Etihad. It was 1st time we traveled in Etihad now we decided we don’t want to travel in Etihad.

The flight was small and was not cool very bad

crew as a whole is pretty mediocre. dont seem to care much for passengers. Asked 3 different crew for custom papers for immigration check in and they all said i could get it in the airport. have flown to india 3 times prior to this with Qatar and Emirates and they have always provided this paper ahead of landing to speed up the check in process. Also felt in general the crew is irritated and overworked. The one lady in my aisle from Chicago to Abu Dhabi was very pleasant but i was noticing the other crew were nice to each other but pretty cold with the passengers. Not what i usually have experienced from this type of overseas travel. Ive always felt the crew in qatar and emirates were overly sweet and pleasant but having seen the opposite this time i definitely prefer the former.

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