Manchester is the second place where Odyssey owns the fleet and employs the drivers rather than passing the work on. The airport has changed a great deal in the last year, and knowing which door you are coming out of still saves more time than anything else.
The airport
Why this one is different for us
Outside London and Manchester we arrange cars through a trusted global network of operators we have worked with for years, and we say so plainly. Manchester is one of the two places where that sentence does not apply. The cars are ours, the chauffeurs are employed by us, and the standard is the one we set rather than the one we inspect. A client who is used to the London service gets the same service here, from the same operations desk, on the same account.
It matters most on the awkward jobs: the 05:45 departure from Hale, the delayed long-haul arrival that lands at one in the morning, the three cars needed at once for a board that has flown up together. Those are the movements where a subcontracted arrangement starts to show, and where having our own people on the ground is the whole point.
If you are booking regular Manchester work, the Manchester chauffeur service page covers the city, Cheshire and the wider north west. Runs between the two bases are covered on London to Manchester.
Journey times
| To | Quiet roads | Busy periods |
|---|---|---|
| Manchester city centre and Spinningfields | 20 to 30 minutes | 30 to 50 minutes |
| Salford Quays and MediaCity | 25 to 35 minutes | 35 to 55 minutes |
| Hale, Bowdon and Altrincham | 10 to 20 minutes | 20 to 30 minutes |
| Wilmslow and Alderley Edge | 15 to 25 minutes | 25 to 35 minutes |
| Liverpool | 45 to 60 minutes | 60 to 85 minutes |
| Chester | 40 to 55 minutes | 55 to 75 minutes |
| Leeds | 70 to 90 minutes | 90 to 120 minutes |
| The Lake District | 100 to 130 minutes | Longer on summer weekends |
Realistic ranges, not promises. The M56 and the M60 are the pinch points, and the A5103 into the city can be quicker at the wrong time of day. We plan for the hour you are actually travelling.
Private aviation
A separate terminal and apron on the south side, with its own entrance and security.
Terminals 2 and 3
Your chauffeur meets you in the arrivals hall of your terminal and takes the bags from there.
Practicalities
Onward
Request a quote
Terminal or private terminal, the date, and the flight or tail number if you have it. We reply with a clear price that includes the airport's charges. Nothing is booked or charged online.
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Questions people ask
Yes. London and Manchester are the two places where Odyssey owns the fleet and employs the chauffeurs. Everywhere else we arrange cars through a trusted global network of operators we know.
Terminal 2 or Terminal 3. Terminal 1 no longer takes departures, and its old entrance is now signed as Terminal 3 Departures. Check your booking the day before and we will check it too.
In the arrivals hall of your terminal, after baggage reclaim and customs. We send the meeting point and the chauffeur's mobile number before you fly.
Yes, at the Business Aviation Centre on the south side. Send the tail number and we will confirm the arrangement with the handling agent.
Yes, and often that is the sensible answer rather than a second booking. See long-distance travel.
