Cheap flights from Manchester to Philadelphia from £264

All flights to Philadelphia from Manchester leave from Manchester Airport (MAN) and land after one or two stopovers at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL). To get to Manchester Airport from the centre of the city will only take between 10min and 20min to drive, as traffic conditions allow. Otherwise, you can catch one of the Stagecoach buses that run around the clock. You can also take a train from any of the main railway stations in the city, a trip that will take about 20min. Once you’ve landed in Philadelphia, it’s only about 10 miles to the city centre, but this can take a while to drive by car as it's a busy metropolitan area. Your best option is to take the SEPTA regional rail service train, which will take about 25min and only costs a few pounds.

Unfortunately, there aren’t any airlines that fly a direct route between Manchester and Philadelphia. If you’re looking for the shortest flying time, British Airways will make for a perfect choice. You’ll take off from Manchester Airport for a short hop to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) before making the transatlantic flight and landing at Philadelphia Airport. Another option for a one-stop flight route is to fly with British Airways out of Manchester, land at Heathrow Airport and then change to Iberia Airlines for the leg to Philadelphia. Alternatively, you can fly with Iberia Airlines all the way from Manchester Airport, with the same stopover at London Heathrow.

In addition to all the one-stop flight routes covered above, you can also take Finnair, which will first fly from Manchester to Heathrow before departing for Philadelphia.  You also have plenty of two-stop options to choose from. KLM will make for a good choice of airline on these routes. After leaving Manchester, you’ll make your first stopover at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS) before crossing the Atlantic and landing at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) for a second stopover. There, you will have a change of plane before you continue your flight to Philadelphia. Finnair also offers a two-stop route, with stopovers at London Heathrow and then Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) en route to Philadelphia International. Another carrier servicing the route is Air France, flying first from Manchester to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), then on to Detroit Wayne County before finally arriving in Philadelphia.

As a UK passport holder, you’ll benefit from the American visa waiver programme. All you’ll need to enter the USA is an ESTA (electronic system for travel authorisation). This will allow you to stay for up to 90 days and is valid for two years. You can apply for it online, at a cost of just under £10.

Flying on Lufthansa is currently your cheapest option to Philadelphia, with prices starting at £496. Additional return tickets that might be worth considering are offered by British Airways and Finnair, with the lowest prices starting at £502 and £514, respectively. Users have found that Lufthansa is 19% cheaper than the other options available to this destination.

To fly one-way, consider booking your trip with Aer Lingus, which is currently one of the cheapest options available, starting at £497. British Airways flights start at £534 while deals on Ethiopian Air start at £1,776 one-way.

Flights departing from Manchester and landing in Philadelphia stopover in London most frequently.

London travellers tend to visit Hyde Park, Tower Bridge, and London Bridge more than anywhere else. Hyde Park, Tower Bridge and London Bridge are located about 12.5 mi, 16.5 mi, and 16.1 mi, respectively from London Heathrow if you are interested in checking them out. Travellers in need of a car in London can hire one for about £34 per day.

The least popular stopover on flights from Manchester to Philadelphia is Dublin.

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Currently, March is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Manchester to Philadelphia (average of £648). Flying from Manchester to Philadelphia in July is currently the most expensive (average of £839). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.