Fixed fares from £76 · door to door in about 1 hr 15 mins
Landed at Manchester and heading straight for the rollercoasters? Airport Trips runs a pre-booked taxi from Manchester Airport to Alton Towers, collecting you from Terminal 2 or Terminal 3 and taking you, your family and your luggage directly to the resort in Staffordshire. One vehicle, one fixed price agreed before you travel. No train changes, no bus timetables, no meter running.
Fixed fares from Manchester Airport to Alton Towers Resort. The price you are quoted is the price you pay, with no surge pricing and no airport drop-off or parking charge on top.
Fares correct as of October 2026 for a standard daytime pickup from Terminal 2. Your exact price depends on terminal, pickup time and extras, and is confirmed in the instant quote before you book. Child seats £10 per seat, per journey. See all Manchester Airport taxi fares.
Alton Towers Resort sits on Farley Lane, near the village of Alton in the Staffordshire Moorlands (postcode ST10 4DB). From Manchester Airport, the drive is approximately 39 miles and typically takes around 1 hour 15 minutes in normal traffic.
No direct train runs from Manchester Airport to Alton Towers. Rail passengers have to change and then finish the trip by bus or local taxi, which is awkward with cases, buggies and tired children after a flight.
We drop you as close to where you are going as the resort allows, not at a distant car park.
Alton Towers has a signposted Drop & Collect point near the main entrance, which the resort lets drivers use free of charge. It is a short walk to the entrance plaza, so you skip the main car parks, which are a 10 to 30 minute walk or a Monorail ride from the gates.
Tell us whether you are staying at the Alton Towers Hotel, Splash Landings Hotel, CBeebies Land Hotel or the Enchanted Village lodges and treehouses, and your driver will take you to that reception.
Give us the venue name when you book and we will plan the drop-off around it.
After a flight, the last thing you want is to juggle cases, car seats and children across two trains. We fit the right child seat for each child’s age and weight at £10 per seat. An estate gives extra boot space for buggies and holiday luggage.
Our 8 seater minibus takes up to 8 passengers and 8 large cases, so everyone arrives together on one fixed fare, which can be split between the group.
Arriving the evening before your park day? We take you straight to your hotel reception, ready for an early start on the rides.
Flying into Manchester from abroad is often the most direct way to reach Alton Towers. Our meet and greet service means a driver is waiting in arrivals with a name board.
With meet and greet, your driver waits in the arrivals hall at Terminal 2 or Terminal 3 holding a name board, helps with your bags and walks you to the vehicle. We track your flight in real time, so if it lands early or late your pickup moves with it. Every airport pickup includes 60 minutes of free waiting after landing.
Optional extras, added when you choose them: child seats at £10 per seat, meet and greet (priced in the booking form) and extra stops (priced into your quote). Waiting beyond the free 60 minutes is £20 per hour, payable in cash to the driver.
Flying home after your visit? We also run the route in reverse, from your Alton Towers hotel or the Drop & Collect point back to Terminal 2 or Terminal 3. Book both legs together and both fares are fixed before you travel. Pickup times are planned around your departure, with a sensible buffer for check-in. Return fares start from £151 in a saloon.
Not flying? We also take passengers to Alton Towers from home addresses across Greater Manchester on the same fixed-fare basis. Enter your postcode in the instant quote for your price, or see all our airport transfers from Manchester.
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Alton Towers Resort is approximately 39 miles from Manchester Airport by road. The drive typically takes around 1 hour 15 minutes, depending on traffic and the time of day.
Our fixed one-way fares start from £76 in a saloon, £86 in an estate, £99 in an executive car and £110 in the 8 seater minibus. The exact price depends on the vehicle, pickup time and any extra stops, and is confirmed before you book.
No. There is no direct rail service, so train passengers need to change and finish the journey by bus or taxi. A pre-booked taxi takes you door to door in one vehicle.
For theme park visits, at the resort’s signposted Drop & Collect point near the main entrance. Hotel guests are taken to their hotel reception. Tell us your exact destination when you book.
Yes. Our 8 seater minibus carries up to 8 passengers with 8 large and 6 small bags, on one fixed fare for the whole group.
Yes, at £10 per seat, per journey. Give us each child’s age and weight when booking and we will fit the right seat.
We track your flight, so the pickup moves with the actual landing time at no extra cost. You get 60 minutes of free waiting after landing; after that, waiting is £20 per hour.
Yes. We pick up from your resort hotel or the Drop & Collect point and take you to Terminal 2 or Terminal 3. Book both journeys together to fix both fares.
Yes. You can cancel up to 24 hours before your pickup time. Full details are in our terms and conditions.
Planning another leisure trip? See our Manchester to Blackpool taxi.
Land at Manchester, meet your driver and be at Alton Towers without a single train change. Fixed fare. Licensed driver. Room for the whole family and their luggage.