Fixed fares from £38 · door to door in about 20 mins
Going straight from the airport to the shops, a hotel or an event at Trafford Park? Airport Trips runs a pre-booked taxi from Manchester Airport to the Trafford Centre, collecting you from Terminal 2 or Terminal 3 and dropping you at the entrance you need. One car, one fixed price agreed before you travel.
Fixed fares from Manchester Airport to the Trafford Centre. 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 November 2026 for a standard daytime pickup from Terminal 2. Your exact price depends on terminal, your exact address, 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.
The Trafford Centre is one of the UK’s largest shopping and leisure centres, at junctions 9 and 10 of the M60 in Trafford Park. From Manchester Airport the drive is approximately 11 miles and typically takes around 20 mins in normal traffic.
Getting from the airport to the Trafford Centre by public transport usually means a train or tram into the city and the Metrolink Trafford Park line back out. A pre-booked taxi takes about 20 minutes door to door.
We drive to any entrance, hotel or venue in and around the Trafford Centre and Trafford Park.
Shopping on arrival or meeting friends for food? We drop you at the main entrances or at Trafford Palazzo.
Heading to LEGOLAND Discovery Centre, SEA LIFE Manchester, Chill Factore or a show at EventCity? Give us the venue and we will take you to the door.
Staying at a hotel near the Trafford Centre or visiting a business in Trafford Park? Give us the name or postcode.
Flying in for a shopping trip or staying at a hotel nearby? Leave the airport and be at the Trafford Centre in about 20 minutes.
Heading to LEGOLAND Discovery Centre or SEA LIFE? We fit child seats at £10 per seat and an estate takes buggies and cases.
Visiting Trafford Park or EventCity for work? Our executive cars give you a fixed price for your expenses.
Our 8 seater minibus carries up to 8 passengers and 8 large cases on one fixed fare.
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 out of Manchester after a day at the shops? We run the route in reverse from the Trafford Centre or any Trafford Park address to Terminal 2 or Terminal 3. Book both legs together and return fares start from £76 in a saloon.
We also drive to Old Trafford, Stretford, Urmston and across Manchester.
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The Trafford Centre is approximately 11 miles from Manchester Airport by road. The drive typically takes around 20 mins via the M56 and M60, depending on traffic.
Our fixed one-way fares start from £38 in a saloon, £44 in an estate, £49 in an executive car and £53 in the 8 seater minibus. The exact price depends on the vehicle, your exact address, pickup time and any extra stops, and is confirmed before you book.
Yes. Tell us which entrance, car park, hotel or venue you need, such as Trafford Palazzo or EventCity, and your driver will take you there.
The taxi drops you and leaves, so your luggage comes with you. If you are going on to a hotel afterwards, book a second short journey from the Trafford Centre at the time you need.
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 the Trafford Centre or any Trafford Park address 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.
Going to Old Trafford? See our Manchester Airport to Old Trafford taxi.
Land at Manchester and be at the Trafford Centre in about 20 minutes. Fixed fare. Licensed driver. Dropped at the entrance you need.