Manchester: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Manchester is a city of 110,229 people in United States (New Hampshire), 81 m (266 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), 79 km (49 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
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Daylight in Manchester runs from about 9 h 4 min a day in late December to 15 h 25 min in late June (computed for 43° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Manchester is served by 6 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), 79 km (49 mi) from the centre, whose 10,083-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT, 7 km), Portsmouth International Airport at Pease (PSM, 52 km), Laurence G Hanscom Field (BED, 60 km), Worcester Regional Airport (ORH, 88 km), Lebanon Municipal Airport (LEB, 98 km).
Flights to Manchester: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Manchester · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- New York City, 330 km — flights · buses · car rental
- Brooklyn, 333 km — flights · buses · car rental
- Queens, 324 km — flights · buses · car rental
- Montréal, 327 km (Canada) — flights · buses · car rental
- Manhattan, 322 km — flights · buses · car rental
- The Bronx, 311 km — flights · buses · car rental
- Boston, 78 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Staten Island, 350 km
- Laval, 337 km (Canada)
- Newark, 337 km
Twin towns and sister cities: Pendik, Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Taichung, Hof HaCarmel Regional Council, Gweru, Nashville.
Common questions
Which airport serves Manchester?
Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), 79 km (49 mi) from the centre, plus 5 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Manchester?
About 110,229 people live in Manchester, across 90 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Manchester in?
America/New_York, currently UTC-4.
What currency is used in Manchester?
The Dollar (USD). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Manchester?
New York City (330 km), Brooklyn (333 km), Queens (324 km), Montréal (327 km), Manhattan (322 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.