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Manchester Airport

Situated 21 miles from Bolton, and will take appox. 30mins to drive.

Car Rental at Manchester Airport: click HERE for booking.

Airlines that fly to Manchester International Airport:

Aegean

Aegean Airlines

Aer Arann

Aer Lingus

Air Berlin

Air Canada

Air Europa

Air France

Air Malta

Air Mauritius

Air New Zealand

Air Southwest

Air Transat

airBaltic

Alitalia

All Nippon Airways

American Airlines

Aurigny

Blue1

bmi

bmibaby

British Airways

Brussels Airlines

Cathay Pacific

China Southern

City Airline

Continental Airlines

Cyprus Airways

Delta

easyJet

EgyptAir

Emirates

Etihad Airways

Finnair

Flybe

flythomascookcom

flythomascookcom

flythomascookcom charter

germanwings

Gulf Air

HAMBURG International

Iberia

Icelandair

Japan Airlines

Jet Airways

Jet2com

Kenya Airways

Kibris Turk Hava Yollari

KLMcom

LIBYAN

LOT

Lufthansa

MALEV

Monarch

Monarch Charter

Northwest Airlines

PIA

Qantas

Qatar Airways

Royal Brunei

Royal Jordanian

Ryanair

SAS

Saudi Arabian Airlines

Singapore Airlines

Snowjet

South African Airways

SriLankan Airlines

Swiss

TAM Linhas Aeras

TAP

Thai Airways

Thomson

TUIfly

Turkish Airlines

United

US Airways

Virgin Atlantic

VLM

 


Directions From Manchester Airport to Bolton Town Centre:

Head north toward Exit Rd W
Turn left at Exit Rd W
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Terminal Rd N
Continue onto Outwood Ln
Merge onto M56 via the ramp to Leeds/Bolton/Sheffield/Manchester/Stockport/M61/M62/M60/M67
Continue onto A5103
At junction 5, exit onto M60
At junction 15, exit onto M61 toward Bolton/Wigan/Preston
Slight left at A666 (signs for Bolton/A666)
Slight left at Topp Way
Continue onto A673/Marsden Rd
Turn left at A6172/Deansgate
Continue to follow Deansgate
Turn right at Howell Croft N
Turn left at Le Mans Crescent
Turn right to stay on Le Mans Crescent

 
Bus

Below is a list of the the bus routes which serve the Town Centre and the Reebok Centre. All these services are run by Greater Manchester Public Transport. For up to date information please visit their website.

575 / 576 - Timetable
505 (doesn't run on Sundays) - Timetable

Bolton to Leigh Service - 582 - Timetable

For up to date fares and ticket prices please click HERE.

Taxis

Below is a list of some local taxis firms. IRONMAN UK suggests that you pre-book a taxi, as in their experience the fare is cheaper.

Cobra - 01204 533333
Bolton Private Hire - 01204 393939
A1 Taxis - 01204 52042

National Trains

Below are the routes which will get you from Manchester and Heathrow Airport to Bolton.

 

Manchester Airport - Manchester Piccadilly - Bolton

London Heathrow - London Paddington - London Euston - Manchester Piccadilly - Bolton

Gatwick Railway Station - London Victoria - London Euston - Manchester Piccadilly - Bolton

 

- Northern Rail opperate Manchester Airport, Manchester Piccadilly and Bolton lines. Visit their website for times and fares.
- Virgin Trains opperate London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly line. Visit their website for times and fares.
- Heathrow Connect opperates Heathrow to London Paddington line. Trains run every 30 mins and a single costs £6.90, open return costs £13.80. The journey will take approx 35 mins.
- Heathrow Express also connects Heathrow with London Paddington, and takes just 15mins. Services run every 15mins. £16.50 for a single and £32 open return.
- Gatwick Express opperates a fast link between London Victoria and London Gatwick Airport. Trains run every 15 mins and take approx. 35 mins. £16.90 single and £28.80 open return. To book visit their website.
- Gatwick Railway Station is opperated by Network Rail and is directly linked to the South Terminal and is only a few minutes away from the North Terminal via a free transit which runs every 3 mins. during peak times.

 

Leigh does not have a train station, the nearest station to Leigh is Atherton which is approx 3 miles away.

Local Trains

Howich Parkway is situated just across the road from the Reebok Stadium, and runs services to Bolton and Manchester City Centre. Northern Rail operate this line and for an up to date timetable and fares  please visit their website.

Services run through out the week and on Sundays. Off Peak Day Return usually costs around £2.60 and an Any Time Day Return costs around £4.10. But please check the operators website for up to date information.

Click HERE for map of Howich Parkway Station.

 

Links and Downloads

Train Ticket Bookings - www.thetrainline.com

Northern Rail - www.northernrail.org

Virgin Trains - www.virgintrains.co.uk

London Underground Map- standard-tube-map.pdf

Heathrow Connect - www.heathrowconnect.com

Heathrow Express - www.heathrowexpress.com

Gatwick Express - www.gatwickexpress.com

GMPT - Greater Manchester Public Transport

Map of Bolton Public Transport Routes - GMPT_Map.pdf

Manchester Piccadilly Route Map - rail_networkmap.pdf

Bolton Town Centre Map - A4-bolton-town-centre-map.pdf

National Rail Enquiries - www.nationalrail.co.uk

All information on this page was accurate at the time of writing, please check with the service provider for up to date information and any changes to services.