Cheap flights from Manchester to Vienna

February is the cheapest month on this route, which makes late winter the time to look if price is your main filter. Spring and early autumn are the sweet spots for weather and for fares that have not yet climbed, while the summer months and the run-up to Christmas push prices up at both ends of the trip. Midweek departures out of Manchester International usually cost less than Friday and Sunday flights, and the same holds for the return from Schwechat Intl. Book a few weeks ahead for winter trips and further out for summer weekends, when the low-cost seats go first.

Low-cost names do most of the work here: Ryanair, Easyjet, Jet2, TUI Airways, Vueling Airlines and Eurowings all sell seats on this route, usually with a cabin bag only and a fee for anything checked. Full-service carriers British Airways and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines price differently, with a checked bag and a seat choice often sitting in the fare. KLM Cityhopper and Cityjet sit alongside them for connections when the nonstop times do not suit. Not every name on this list flies you straight to Vienna, so read the routing before you pay: a cheaper ticket with a change can still land you at Schwechat Intl the same day.

Vienna's airport is Schwechat Intl, and it sits outside the city rather than on its edge, so allow time for the transfer once you land. Trains are the usual way in: a fast city train link and the local S-Bahn both run towards the centre, with buses and taxis as the alternatives if you arrive late. Read the signs carefully, because the fast train and the suburban line are separate services with separate tickets. If you are travelling onward by rail to another city, leave a comfortable gap rather than a tight one. Passport checks and baggage delivery can slow your first hour at Schwechat, so plan the onward leg with that in mind.

Currency

EUR (€)

Power sockets

Type C, F · 230 V

Language

Austrian Sign Language, German

Emergency number

112, 120, 122

Driving side

right

Calling code

+43

Internet domain

.at

EU / Schengen

EU member, Schengen area

Population of Vienna

2.0 M (2025)

Time zone

UTC+02 (Europe/Vienna)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check what your low-cost fare actually includes, since a cabin bag only is common and a checked bag costs extra.
• If your itinerary changes planes, keep both legs on one ticket so a delay on the first is covered.
• Confirm the passport or ID rules Austria applies to your nationality before you pay.
• February is the cheapest month on this route, so shift your dates if you have any flexibility.
• Book early for winter weekends, when demand out of Manchester runs high.
• Watch the return leg too, as fares out of Schwechat Intl do not always move in step with the outbound.