Direct Flights from Raleigh/Durham to Manchester
Nonstop service from RDU to MHT on Avelo, Breeze. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
About Manchester
Manchester is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. Located on the banks of the Merrimack River, it had a population of 115,644 at the 2020 census. Manchester is the tenth-most populous city in New England. Along with the city of Nashua, it is one of two seats of New Hampshire's most populous county, Hillsborough County. The Manchester–Nashua metropolitan area has approximately 423,000 residents and lies near the northern end of the Northeast megalopolis.
Top things to do in Manchester
- Canobie Lake Park is an amusement park in Salem, New Hampshire, United States. It was founded as a trolley park on the shore of Canobie Lake in 1902. It is one of only thirteen trolley parks left in operation.
- The Currier Museum of Art is an art museum in Manchester, New Hampshire, in the United States. It features European and American paintings, decorative arts, photographs and sculpture.
- America's Stonehenge is a privately owned tourist attraction and archaeological site consisting of a number of large rocks and stone structures scattered around roughly 30 acres within the town of Salem, New Hampshire, i…
- The Addison Gallery of American Art is an academic museum dedicated to collecting American art, organized as a department of Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts.
- The Fitchburg Art Museum (FAM) is a regional art museum based in Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded in 1925.
- The Cathedral of St. Joseph is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester in New Hampshire, United States. It is located at 145 Lowell Street in the downtown district.
- Pawtuckaway State Park is a 5,000-acre (20 km2) preserve in New Hampshire, United States.
- Saint Anselm Abbey, located in Goffstown, New Hampshire, United States, is a Benedictine abbey composed of men living under the Rule of Saint Benedict within the Catholic Church.
- Whalom Park was an amusement park located on Lake Whalom in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, that operated from 1893 to 2000. The site was redeveloped into a 240-unit apartment complex.
- The Lowell Memorial Auditorium is an indoor auditorium in downtown Lowell, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is dedicated to local veterans of war.
- The New England Quilt Museum, founded in 1987, is located in downtown Lowell, Massachusetts and is the only institute in the Northeastern United States solely dedicated to the art and craft of quilting.
- The Stevens–Coolidge House and Gardens, formerly known as Ashdale Farm, is a garden and historic house located on 91 acres (37 ha) of land at 153 Chickering Road in North Andover, a town in Essex County, Massachusetts.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Planning a trip to Manchester
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Manchester is May–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 64–82°F.
- How long to stay
- Manchester rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Canobie Lake Park, Currier Museum of Art, and America's Stonehenge and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Raleigh/Durham to Manchester?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Manchester (MHT) on Avelo, Breeze.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Raleigh/Durham to Manchester?
- Avelo, Breeze fly nonstop between Raleigh/Durham (RDU) and Manchester (MHT).
- How far is Manchester from Raleigh/Durham?
- Manchester is about 625 miles from Raleigh/Durham by air.
- What is there to do in Manchester?
- Popular things to do include Canobie Lake Park, Currier Museum of Art, America's Stonehenge, Addison Gallery of American Art, and more.
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