By plane
A number of airlines operate regular services to the Isle of Man from regional airports throughout the British Isles such as Edinburgh, Manchester, Liverpool, Dublin, Belfast, London Gatwick, Luton, London City and Birmingham.
The Isle of Man Airport (http://www.iom-airport.com) is located at Ronaldsway, near Castletown, in the south of the island. There are regular bus services from the Airport to Castletown and Douglas.
There are many flights operating from the island's Ronaldsway airport to several destinations in England, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and the Channel Islands. A ticketing agency based on the island, Manx2 (http://www.manx2.com) operates flights to Belfast from £15 one-way including tax.
FlyBE (http://www.flybe.com) operate several direct services to the UK, Jersey, Geneva and Brussels and also offer connecting services often through Birmingham or Manchester to many other destinations on their route network.
By ship
Ferries operated by the Steam Packet Company (http://www.steam-packet.com) to Douglas from:
Liverpool, England - 2h 30m Fast craft / 4h conventional ferry
Heysham, Lancashire, England - 4h 30m conventional ferry
Belfast, Northern Ireland - 2h 45m Fast craft
Dublin, Ireland - 2h 50m Fast craft / 4h 45m conventional ferry