Connection time calculator, immigration and security, and how to move between terminals at MAN.
At Manchester airport, passengers connecting between two international flights can usually stay in the transit area without going through immigration.
The airport has 2 terminals or concourses (Terminal 2, Terminal 3). They are not connected after security: changing means going through security again.
Connecting passengers go through a transfer security screening.
Is your layover at MAN long enough? Pick your connection and get an estimate with the times of this airport.
Terminals / concourses: Terminal 2, Terminal 3
Getting between them: Skylink walkway between Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 (landside), about 10 to 20 minutes on foot, with moving walkways on parts of the route
Terminal 1 closed to passengers in November 2025; flights use Terminals 2 and 3. There is no airside link between them: transferring means going through UK Border, collecting bags, walking over and checking in and clearing security again. Inside Terminal 2, two Flight Transfer Centres let eligible passengers on a single ticket connect airside without the border or bag collection.
Connections between Terminals 2 and 3, and connections on separate tickets, go through UK Border.
Estimate based on typical times at this airport, not your airline's official minimum connection time. Immigration and security lines change with the time of day and season. On a single ticket, the airline must rebook you if you miss the connection; on separate tickets, it does not.
Sources: manchesterairport.co.uk · layoverindex.com.
Times are estimates: always check with your airline.
