Trains to Manchester Airport Station

Manchester Airport Station is located within the Manchester Airport Complex, managed by Manchester Airport Group, around 10 Miles south of Manchester Piccadilly. You can access the terminals directly from the station via an escalator, lift, ramps, and an elevated walkway known as the "sky link". The train station is situated between Terminal 1 and Terminal 3. You will also find a ground transport interchange at the train station with an adjacent bus station, tram station, and coach station. The entrance to the train station is located on Malaga Avenue, from where you can take an escalator or lift to the upper concourse. If you are travelling to Manchester Airport to take a flight from elsewhere in the UK, regular trains to Manchester are running from Manchester Piccadilly Railway Station.

The Station is the UK's 101st busiest National Rail Station and the 3rd busiest airport train station in the UK, with 4.9 million entries and exits in 2023-24 and 488,000 interchanges.

The station was opened at the same time as the airport's second terminal, in 1993. TransPennine Express manages the train station and is one of the operators that runs National Rail Services to the station from Saltburn, Carlisle, Edinburgh Waverley, and Glasgow Central. Northern Trains operates services to the airport from Blackpool North, Barrow-in-Furness, Windermere, Liverpool Lime Street, Manchester Piccadilly, and Crewe. Transport for Wales operates trains from Chester, Llandudno, and Holyhead to the airport.

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Address

Manchester Airport station, Malaga Avenue, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M90 3RR

Ticket office

Ticket Office opening hours:

Monday to Sunday – 06:30 to 22:30

The office is on the station concourse, behind the escalators to/from the airport terminal.

Ticket Machine

There are ticket machines at the station.

Staff help

Monday to Sunday: Available

Staffing level

Railways Staff: Full Time

Pre-purchase collection

You can collect pre-purchase tickets at the ticket office or the machines.

Penalty Fares

Applicable Operators: TransPennine Express.

Smartcards

Smartcards are available from the ticket office and can be topped up there or by using the ticket machine. There is no Smartcard validator at the station.

Luggage

While there are no Luggage Storage facilities at the train station, you can store luggage at the Airport Terminals.

Facilities

Shops

Refreshments are available from the shop on Platforms 2 and 3.

Telephones

There are no telephones available at the station.

ATM

There is an ATM located on the concourse beside the escalators.

Bureau de Change

The station has no Bureau de Change, but you can find these in the airport terminals.

Post Box

There is no Post Box in the station, but there is a post box located at the airport.

Waiting Room

There are heated waiting rooms located on Platforms 1, 2 and 3.

Lost Property

There is a lost property office at the station.

Toilets

Toilets

The toilets are located at platform level, behind the lifts. The female toilets are located at the end of Platform 3. The male toilets are located at the end of Platform 2. The accessible toilets are located at the platform level behind the lifts and are accessible with a radar key.

Showers

There are no showers available at the station.

Baby change

There are baby-changing facilities available in the toilets.

Wi-Fi

There is free Wi-Fi available at the station.

Staffing and customer service

Customer help points

There are customer help points at the ticket office.

CCTV

There is CCTV available at the station.

Rail Replacement Services

Rail Replacement bus services depart from stands L and M of the adjacent Bus Station, which is close to the ticket office.

Parking

The train station has no car park, but car parking spaces are available within the airport complex.

Taxi Rank

The nearest taxi rank is outside the station entrance.

Bicycle Facilities

Cycle storage

Cycle storage is available at the station entrance, adjacent to the nearest taxi rank.

Spaces

50 Spaces.

Sheltered cycle storage

The cycle storage spaces are not sheltered.

Cycle storage CCTV

There is no Cycle Storage CCTV.

Accessibility

Step-free access

This station is category A. Step-free access is provided to all platforms via lifts or ramps. This station is staffed for all services.

Please be aware that some platforms at this station have no partial tactile paving or only partial tactile paving on the platform edge.

Ramps for train access

Train boarding ramps for train access are available at this station and are carried on board all TransPennine Express trains.

Wheelchairs

Wheelchairs are available at this station.

Induction Loop

An induction loop is available.

Accessible ticket machines

Accessible ticket machines are available at the station.

Accessible Booking Office counter

There is an accessible booking office counter at the station.

Accessible taxis

Outside the station building entrance, there are accessible taxis available.

National Key Toilets

The National Key toilets are located at platform level, behind the lifts. The female toilets are located at the end of Platform 3. The male toilets are located at the end of Platform 2. The toilets are accessible with a radar key.

Accessible Car Park Equipment

As there is no car park, there is no accessible car park equipment available.

First Class Lounge

The station does not have a First Class Lounge.