Travel to the Isle of Man

To ensure peace of mind, all visitors including those from the UK, are advised to have comprehensive health and travel insurance, and to check that their policy covers the Isle of Man and the costs of repatriation.

Introduction

Wherever you live travelling to the Isle of Man by air or by sea is easy. The airlines serving the Island are; Aer Arann, Flybe, Manx2, easyJet and Blue Islands. The Island's ferry operator is the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company,

Aer Arann fly to the Island from Dublin and London City, with prices starting from E34.00 each way.

Blue Islands have departures to the Island from Jersey and Guernsey, with prices starting from £157.00 each way.

Flybe have services from Birmingham, Gatwick, Manchester, London Luton, Liverpool, Glasgow,Edinburgh and Bristol, with prices starting from £21.50 each way.

Manx 2 fly from Belfast, Blackpool, Leeds Bradford, Gloucester (M5) Newcastle, Anglesey (Summer Months Only) and Jersey, with prices starting from £19.95 each way.

easyJet fly from Liverpool, with prices starting from £18.99 each way.

The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company operates ferry services to the Island from Heysham, Liverpool, Dublin and Belfast, with prices starting from £18.50 each way.

Vessels on the route are conventional ferries year round, complemented by Fastcraft services during the summer months.

Another favourite way to travel is to take a cruise. The enchanted kingdom of Mann, a mystical Island located at the geographical centre of the British Isles in the middle of the Irish sea, also provides the ideal mid-point cruise destination port. The Isle of Man has much to offer as a cruise destination with quay-side mooring for vessels up to 120 metres in the main harbour located at Douglas the Islands capital. Larger vessels are catered for offshore in the sheltered Douglas bay anchorage which offers superb views of the wide sweep of Douglas promenade and background hills.