Bus 53 in Manchester links Cheetham Hill Shopping Centre and Salford Shopping Centre. The route is 0.0 km long with 85 stops, and the official schedule from Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) puts the full trip at about 100 minutes. On a weekday it runs 33 trips in one direction, and 17 on a weekend day.
Route at a glance
| Mode | Bus |
|---|---|
| Route number | 53 |
| City | Manchester |
| Operator | Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) |
| Start → end | Cheetham Hill Shopping Centre → Salford Shopping Centre |
| End → start | Salford Shopping Centre → Cheetham Hill Shopping Centre |
| Route length | 0.0 km / 0.0 km in the opposite direction |
| Number of stops | 85 / 91 in the opposite direction |
| Travel time | about 100 minutes |
| Trips per day | 33 on weekdays, 17 on weekends one way |
| Frequency | peak 30–38 · midday 30 · weekend 53–60 |
| First / last trip from «Cheetham Hill Shopping Centre» | 05:05 / 23:10 |
| First / last trip from «Salford Shopping Centre» | 04:41 / 22:40 |
| Fare | 2.00 £ (fare in effect since 5 January 2025) |
| Updated | August 22, 2026 |
Route of Bus 53
Outbound: Cheetham Hill Shopping Centre → Salford Shopping Centre
This direction has 85 stops. The route passes Cravenwood Road, Kingsbridge Road, Gorton Post Office, Royal Northern College of Music. The full list of stops in order is below.
| No. | Stop | From start | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheetham Hill Shopping Centre | 0.0 km | Terminus |
| 2 | Cravenwood Road | 0.0 km | |
| 3 | Humphrey Street | 0.0 km | |
| 4 | Abraham Moss Centre | 0.0 km | |
| 5 | Ash Tree Road | 0.0 km | |
| 6 | Saddlecote Close | 0.0 km | |
| 7 | North Manchester General Hospital | 0.0 km | |
| 8 | North Manchester General Hospital | 0.0 km | |
| 9 | North Manchester General Hospital | 0.0 km | |
| 10 | North Manchester General Hospital | 0.0 km | |
| 11 | Crumpsall Vale | 0.0 km | |
| 12 | Chapel Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 13 | Pike Fold Primary School | 0.0 km | |
| 14 | Lion Street | 0.0 km | |
| 15 | Sandy Brow | 0.0 km | |
| 16 | Charlestown Road | 0.0 km | |
| 17 | Old Road | 0.0 km | |
| 18 | Parkmount Road | 0.0 km | |
| 19 | Factory Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 20 | Oak Bank | 0.0 km | |
| 21 | Ash Street | 0.0 km | |
| 22 | Kingsbridge Road | 0.0 km | |
| 23 | Lathbury Road | 0.0 km | |
| 24 | Manchester Communication Academy | 0.0 km | |
| 25 | Monsall Street | 0.0 km | |
| 26 | Sedgeford Road | 0.0 km | |
| 27 | Oldham Road | 0.0 km | |
| 28 | Vickers Street | 0.0 km | |
| 29 | Lord North Street | 0.0 km | |
| 30 | Briscoe Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 31 | Coop Live | 0.0 km | |
| 32 | Etihad Campus | 0.0 km | |
| 33 | Velopark Metrolink Stop | 0.0 km | |
| 34 | Sunny Lowry Road | 0.0 km | |
| 35 | Ashton Old Road | 0.0 km | |
| 36 | Gorton Road | 0.0 km | |
| 37 | Gardner Street | 0.0 km | |
| 38 | Gorton Monastery | 0.0 km | |
| 39 | Preston Street | 0.0 km | |
| 40 | Peacock Close | 0.0 km | |
| 41 | Borwell Street | 0.0 km | |
| 42 | Gorton Post Office | 0.0 km | |
| 43 | Gorton Shopping Centre | 0.0 km | |
| 44 | Sunny Brow Road | 0.0 km | |
| 45 | Belle Vue | 0.0 km | |
| 46 | Belle Vue | 0.0 km | |
| 47 | Fernhill Drive | 0.0 km | |
| 48 | Penketh Avenue | 0.0 km | |
| 49 | Pink Bank Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 50 | Asda | 0.0 km | |
| 51 | Longsight Market | 0.0 km | |
| 52 | Clarence Road | 0.0 km | |
| 53 | Birchfields Road | 0.0 km | |
| 54 | Birch Polygon | 0.0 km | |
| 55 | Wilmslow Road | 0.0 km | |
| 56 | Grandale Street | 0.0 km | |
| 57 | Dagenham Road | 0.0 km | |
| 58 | St Mary’s | 0.0 km | |
| 59 | Manchester Royal Infirmary | 0.0 km | |
| 60 | University of Manchester | 0.0 km | |
| 61 | University Shopping Centre | 0.0 km | |
| 62 | Royal Northern College of Music | 0.0 km | |
| 63 | Cambridge Street | 0.0 km | |
| 64 | Epping Street | 0.0 km | |
| 65 | Royce Road | 0.0 km | |
| 66 | Hulme Park | 0.0 km | |
| 67 | Mallow Street | 0.0 km | |
| 68 | Erskine Street | 0.0 km | |
| 69 | Cornbrook Street | 0.0 km | |
| 70 | Henrietta Street | 0.0 km | |
| 71 | Henry Street | 0.0 km | |
| 72 | Trafford Bar | 0.0 km | |
| 73 | Clippers Quay | 0.0 km | |
| 74 | Merchants Quay | 0.0 km | |
| 75 | Ontario Basin | 0.0 km | |
| 76 | Central Bay | 0.0 km | |
| 77 | The Lowry | 0.0 km | |
| 78 | MediaCityUK | 0.0 km | |
| 79 | Harbour City Metrolink Stop | 0.0 km | |
| 80 | Oasis Academy | 0.0 km | |
| 81 | Goodiers Drive | 0.0 km | |
| 82 | St Paul’s Primary School | 0.0 km | |
| 83 | Cross Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 84 | Paddington Close | 0.0 km | |
| 85 | Salford Shopping Centre | 0.0 km | Terminus |
Inbound: Salford Shopping Centre → Cheetham Hill Shopping Centre
This direction has 91 stops. The route passes Paddington Close, University Shopping Centre, Peacock Close, Sedgeford Road. The full list of stops in order is below.
| No. | Stop | From start | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salford Shopping Centre | 0.0 km | Terminus |
| 2 | Paddington Close | 0.0 km | |
| 3 | Cross Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 4 | St Paul’s Primary School | 0.0 km | |
| 5 | Oasis Academy | 0.0 km | |
| 6 | Harbour City Metrolink Stop | 0.0 km | |
| 7 | MediaCityUK | 0.0 km | |
| 8 | Huron Basin | 0.0 km | |
| 9 | Winnipeg Quay | 0.0 km | |
| 10 | Ontario Basin | 0.0 km | |
| 11 | Merchants Quay | 0.0 km | |
| 12 | Exchange Quay | 0.0 km | |
| 13 | Trafford Bar | 0.0 km | |
| 14 | Henry Street | 0.0 km | |
| 15 | Henrietta Street | 0.0 km | |
| 16 | Cornbrook Street | 0.0 km | |
| 17 | Erskine Street | 0.0 km | |
| 18 | Mallow Street | 0.0 km | |
| 19 | Hulme Park | 0.0 km | |
| 20 | Royce Road | 0.0 km | |
| 21 | Epping Street | 0.0 km | |
| 22 | Cambridge Street | 0.0 km | |
| 23 | Royal Northern College of Music | 0.0 km | |
| 24 | University Shopping Centre | 0.0 km | |
| 25 | University of Manchester | 0.0 km | |
| 26 | Manchester Royal Infirmary | 0.0 km | |
| 27 | St Mary’s | 0.0 km | |
| 28 | Dagenham Road | 0.0 km | |
| 29 | Grandale Street | 0.0 km | |
| 30 | Dickenson Road | 0.0 km | |
| 31 | Wilmslow Road | 0.0 km | |
| 32 | Birch Polygon | 0.0 km | |
| 33 | Anson Road | 0.0 km | |
| 34 | Clarence Road | 0.0 km | |
| 35 | Longsight Market | 0.0 km | |
| 36 | Asda | 0.0 km | |
| 37 | Pink Bank Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 38 | Elsham Gardens | 0.0 km | |
| 39 | Penketh Avenue | 0.0 km | |
| 40 | Bourton Drive | 0.0 km | |
| 41 | Belle Vue | 0.0 km | |
| 42 | Hampden Crescent | 0.0 km | |
| 43 | Gorton Shopping Centre | 0.0 km | |
| 44 | Gorton Post Office | 0.0 km | |
| 45 | Borwell Street | 0.0 km | |
| 46 | Peacock Close | 0.0 km | |
| 47 | Preston Street | 0.0 km | |
| 48 | Gorton Monastery | 0.0 km | |
| 49 | Gardner Street | 0.0 km | |
| 50 | Ashburys Station | 0.0 km | |
| 51 | Alan Turing Way | 0.0 km | |
| 52 | Clayton Lane South | 0.0 km | |
| 53 | Wood Street | 0.0 km | |
| 54 | Greenside Street | 0.0 km | |
| 55 | Parkhouse Street | 0.0 km | |
| 56 | Meech Street | 0.0 km | |
| 57 | Bob Massey Close | 0.0 km | |
| 58 | Greenside Street | 0.0 km | |
| 59 | North Road | 0.0 km | |
| 60 | City Football Academy | 0.0 km | |
| 61 | Velopark Metrolink Stop | 0.0 km | |
| 62 | Etihad Campus | 0.0 km | |
| 63 | Coop Live | 0.0 km | |
| 64 | Bradford Road | 0.0 km | |
| 65 | Vickers Street | 0.0 km | |
| 66 | Oldham Road | 0.0 km | |
| 67 | Oldham Road | 0.0 km | |
| 68 | Sedgeford Road | 0.0 km | |
| 69 | Monsall Street | 0.0 km | |
| 70 | Park View | 0.0 km | |
| 71 | Lathbury Road | 0.0 km | |
| 72 | Kingsbridge Road | 0.0 km | |
| 73 | Ash Street | 0.0 km | |
| 74 | Oak Bank | 0.0 km | |
| 75 | Factory Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 76 | Parkmount Road | 0.0 km | |
| 77 | Old Road | 0.0 km | |
| 78 | Old Market Street | 0.0 km | |
| 79 | Lion Street | 0.0 km | |
| 80 | Pike Fold Primary School | 0.0 km | |
| 81 | Chapel Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 82 | Crumpsall Vale | 0.0 km | |
| 83 | North Manchester General Hospital | 0.0 km | |
| 84 | North Manchester General Hospital | 0.0 km | |
| 85 | North Manchester General Hospital | 0.0 km | |
| 86 | Saddlecote Close | 0.0 km | |
| 87 | Charminster Drive | 0.0 km | |
| 88 | Ash Tree Road | 0.0 km | |
| 89 | Abraham Moss Centre | 0.0 km | |
| 90 | Humphrey Street | 0.0 km | |
| 91 | Arlington Street | 0.0 km | Terminus |
Schedule and frequency
According to the official schedule from Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), the route runs 33 trips in one direction on a weekday, and 17 on a weekend day.
| Direction | Weekdays | Weekends and holidays |
|---|---|---|
| From «Cheetham Hill Shopping Centre» | 05:05 — 23:10 | 06:20 — 22:10 |
| From «Salford Shopping Centre» | 04:41 — 22:40 | 05:47 — 22:40 |
Frequency calculated from the departure table: in the morning peak buses run every 30–38 minutes, most often every 30; midday every 30 minutes; in the afternoon peak every 30–35; on weekends every 53–60 minutes.
Fare and payment
A single ride costs 2.00 £ — fare in effect since 5 January 2025. The same fare applies to buses in Greater Manchester.
A single bus journey costs £2.00. It is a hopper fare: unlimited bus journeys across the Bee Network within one hour of the first tap cost nothing extra. A day ticket is £5.00. Transfers within 60 minutes are free. Transfers within the hopper hour are free across all Bee Network buses.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a ride on bus 53 cost?
2.00 £ for a single ride — fare in effect since 5 January 2025.
When do the first and last trips run?
From Cheetham Hill Shopping Centre the first is at 05:05 and the last at 23:10. From Salford Shopping Centre they are 04:41 and 22:40.
How long does the trip from Cheetham Hill Shopping Centre to Salford Shopping Centre take?
About 100 minutes end to end — the median of full trips in the official schedule.
How many stops does the route have?
85 outbound and 91 inbound according to the official GTFS feed. The two lists do not match exactly.
Does bus 53 run on weekends?
Yes. On weekends and holidays there are 17 trips in one direction, running from Cheetham Hill Shopping Centre between 06:20 and 22:10.
Every route number with its termini, operating hours and travel time is collected in the Manchester buses overview.
Data current as of August 22, 2026. Schedule and termini — Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM). Fares — Transport for Greater Manchester. Stop list, schedule and route geometry come from the official GTFS feed (Bus Open Data Service (BODS)).