Why go
- Town in Greater Manchester, England.
- Served by Pear Tree Farm Airstrip.
History
Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England, 6 miles (10 km) south-east of Manchester, 7 miles (11 km) south-west of Ashton-under-Lyne and 12 miles (19 km) north of Macclesfield. The rivers Goyt and Tame merge to create the River Mersey here. It is the main settlement of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. At the 2021 census, the built up area as defined by the Office for National Statistics had a population of 117,935, and the metropolitan borough had a population of 294,773.
Restaurants & places to go
Chinese, Restaurant · Opening hours: We-Th,Su 17:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 17:00-23:00 · 6 Town Street, Stockport, SK6 5DS · mapletreerestaurant.uk
Sandwich, Burger, Cake, Cafe · Opening hours: We-Th 09:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-23:00; Su 09:00-20:00 Features: outdoor seating, vegetarian options · 975-977… · stationsouth.co.uk
Coffee Shop, Tapas, Wine, Cafe · Café and bakery by day; wine bar with small plates in the evening. Opening hours: Mo-We 08:00-16:00; Th-Sa… · libbys.cafe
Pizza, Fast Food, Fast Food · Vegan Pizza and Fast Food in Manchester Opening hours: Tu-Su 16:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, vegan options ·… · zads.co.uk
Ice Cream · All-Vegan desserts parlour in Withington. Specialises in cakes, hot chocolates & ice creams but also offers a selection of savoury foods like soup… · instagram.com
Restaurant · Italian Restaurant. Opening hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-22:30; Su 15:00-21:00 · dolcevitamarple.co.uk
Food Court · Food court for students, staff and visitors. Open during term times. Opening hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-15:00 Features: vegan options, step-free access ·… · instagram.com
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 08:30-18:00; Su 10:00-16:00 Features: takeaway · Warren Street, Stockport, SK1 1UA · storelocator.asda.com
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Airports
Manchester Airport (MAN) 6.7 mi to the centre
Manchester, Greater Manchester, ENG, GB — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 50 airlines (Transavia France, Ryanair, Jet2.com, easyJet…) · direct flights to 146 destinations incl. Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife, Arrecife, Paphos, Dalaman… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 50 airlines, 146 direct destinations
- Transavia France TO (737-800, 75W, 76W, 787-8) · 41 routes: Agadir, Alicante, Almeria, Amilcar Cabral, Antalya, Arrecife, Boa Vista, Bodrum, Cancun, Catania, Dalaman, Dubrovnik, Enfidha, Faro, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Gran Canaria, Heraklion, Hurghada, Ibiza, Izmir, Kerkyra/corfu, Kos, Larnaca, Malaga, Marrakech, Menorca, Naples, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Preveza, Pula, Punta Cana, Reus, Rhodos, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife, Thira, Venice, Villafranca … +1 more
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 36 routes: Alicante, Arrecife, Barcelona, Beauvais, Bergamo, Beziers, Bologna, Bremen, Budapest, Charleroi, Dublin, Faro, Fuerteventura, Gdansk, Gerona, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Kerkyra/corfu, Krakow, Lisbon, Madrid, Malaga, Murcia, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Reus, Riga, Rome, Rygge, Rzeszow, Tallinn-ulemiste International, Tenerife, Trapani, Valencia, Warsaw, Zadar
- Jet2.com LS (737-300, 737-800, 75W, 737-800, 757-200) · 35 routes: Alicante, Arrecife, Barcelona, Bodrum, Budapest, Dalaman, Dubrovnik, Faro, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Gran Canaria, Heraklion, Ibiza, Jersey, Kos, Larnaca, Malaga, Menorca, Murcia, Nice, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Paris, Pisa, Prague, Pula, Reus, Rhodos, Rome, Split, Tenerife, Toulouse, Venice, Vienna, Zakynthos
- easyJet U2 (A320, A319) · 32 routes: Alicante, Amsterdam, Antalya, Athens, Belfast, Berlin, Bilbao, Catania, Copenhagen, Dalaman, Geneva, Hamburg, Heraklion, Keflavik, Kerkyra/corfu, Malaga, Malta, Marrakech, Moscow, Mulhouse, Munich, Mykonos, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Prague, Sharm El Sheikh, Sofia, Tel-aviv, Tenerife, Thessaloniki, Thira, Venice
- Monarch Airlines ZB (A321, A320, 757-200, A330-200) · 25 routes: Agadir, Alicante, Almeria, Antalya, Arrecife, Barcelona, Bodrum, Dalaman, Dubrovnik, Enfidha, Faro, Fuerteventura, Gibraltar, Gran Canaria, Hurghada, Larnaca, Malaga, Menorca, Naples, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife, Venice, Villafranca
- Thomsonfly BY (737-800, 75W, 76W) · 19 routes: Agadir, Amilcar Cabral, Arrecife, Boa Vista, Cancun, Dalaman, Enfidha, Gran Canaria, Hurghada, Larnaca, Malta, Marrakech, Naples, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Punta Cana, Rhodos, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife
- Flybe BE (Dash 8-400, Embraer 175, D38) · 18 routes: Aberdeen, Belfast, Connaught, Duesseldorf, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Hannover, Inverness, Isle Of Man, Jersey, Milano, Nantes, Newquai, Norwich*, Paris, Southampton, Waterford
- Thomas Cook Airlines MT (A321, A330-200, 757-300, 767-300, 757-200) · 16 routes: Antalya, Arrecife, Bodrum, Cancun, Cunagua, Dalaman, Enfidha, Gran Canaria, Hurghada, Larnaca, Las Vegas, Malta, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife
- Condor Flugdienst DE (330, 757, A320) · 11 routes: Arrecife*, Cancun*, Fuerteventura, Hewandorra*, Ibiza, Las Vegas*, Montego Bay*, Orlando*, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife, Zakynthos
- British Airways BA (FRJ, A319, A320, A321, 757, 767-300…) · 6 routes: Billund*, Chicago*, Gothenborg*, Helsinki*, London, New York*
- Virgin Atlantic Airways VS (747-400, A320, 76W, 777-300ER) · 6 routes: Atlanta*, Bridgetown, Las Vegas, London*, Munich*, Orlando
- American Airlines AA (A319, A320, A321, A330-200, 757, 767-300…) · 5 routes: Chicago, Helsinki*, London*, New York, Philadelphia
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A319, A320, A321, 737-300, 757-200, CRJ-900…) · 4 routes: Duesseldorf*, Frankfurt, Munich, Newark*
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (736, 717, A319, A320, A321, 737-800…) · 4 routes: Bergen, Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm
- US Airways US (A330-200, A330-300, 757, 767-300) · 4 routes: Chicago, Doha, New York, Philadelphia
- Aer Lingus EI (ATR 72, A320, AT4) · 3 routes: Cork*, Dublin, Shannon*
- Air France AF (A320, A321, 76W, Embraer 175, Dash 8-400) · 3 routes: Atlanta*, Nantes*, Paris
- Air Transat TS (330, 310) · 3 routes: Calgary, Toronto, Vancouver
- Delta Air Lines DL (747-400, 76W) · 3 routes: Atlanta, Las Vegas*, Orlando*
- Finnair AY (757, 767-300, Embraer 190) · 3 routes: Chicago*, Helsinki*, New York*
- Iberia Airlines IB (A319, A320, A321, 757, 767-300) · 3 routes: Chicago*, London*, New York*
- Norwegian Air Shuttle DY (737-800) · 3 routes: Oslo, Stavanger, Stockholm
- Pakistan International Airlines PK (777) · 3 routes: Islamabad, Lahore, New York
- Germanwings 4U (A319, CRJ) · 2 routes: Cologne, Hamburg
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (737, EMJ, F70, 76W) · 2 routes: Amsterdam, Atlanta*
- Thai Airways International TG (A320, 717, 736, CRJ-900, 737-800) · 2 routes: Copenhagen*, Stockholm*
- Aegean Airlines A3 (A320) · 1 route: Athens
- Air Malta KM (A320) · 1 route: Malta
- Air Sicilia BM (ERJ-145) · 1 route: Aberdeen
- Alitalia AZ (A320, A321) · 1 route: Paris*
- Aurigny Air Services GR (ATR 72) · 1 route: Guernsey
- Brussels Airlines SN (A319, AR1, Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Brussels
- Egyptair MS (737-800) · 1 route: Cairo
- Emirates EK (A380, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Dubai
- Etihad Airways EY (A330-200, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Abu Dhabi
- Icelandair FI (75W) · 1 route: Keflavik
- Libyan Arab Airlines LN (A320) · 1 route: Tripoli
- Nas Air XY (330) · 1 route: Jeddah
- Olympic Airlines OA (A320) · 1 route: Athens*
- Qantas QF (A380, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Dubai*
- Qatar Airways QR (A330-200, A330-300) · 1 route: Doha
- Saudi Arabian Airlines SV (777) · 1 route: Jeddah
- Singapore Airlines Cargo SQ (777-300ER) · 1 route: Munich
- South African Airways SA (A319) · 1 route: Munich*
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (Fokker 100, A320, AR1) · 1 route: Zurich
- TAP Portugal TP (A319, A320) · 1 route: Lisbon
- Transaero Airlines UN (A330-300) · 1 route: London
- Turkish Airlines TK (A321) · 1 route: Istanbul
- United Airlines UA (757-200) · 1 route: Newark
- Virgin Australia VA (777-300ER) · 1 route: Munich*
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Pear Tree Farm Airstrip 11 mi to the centre
Marthall, ENG, GB
Getting there by ferry
Manchester River Cruises Ralli Quay
Ferry terminal · 6.6 mi from the centre
Manchester River Cruises Salford Quays
Ferry terminal · 7.3 mi from the centre
Where things are
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Photographs
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Pear Tree Farm Airstrip. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By water: 2 ferry terminals within 12 mi (nearest: Manchester River Cruises Ralli Quay, 6.6 mi).
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Stockport, UK. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
National rail
Coaches & shuttles
Intercity coach
Intercity coach
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
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FBO, charter, management · Managed fleet · FBO network and management across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Fractional, jet card · Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Challenger & Global, Gulfstream · Fractional ownership and jet cards in North America and Europe.
Tours & experiences
Sightseeing