Bus 66 in Manchester links Longfield Centre and Eccles Interchange. The route is 0.0 km long with 79 stops, and the official schedule from Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) puts the full trip at about 70 minutes. On a weekday it runs 16 trips in one direction, and 6 on a weekend day.
Route at a glance
| Mode | Bus |
|---|---|
| Route number | 66 |
| City | Manchester |
| Operator | Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) |
| Start → end | Longfield Centre → Eccles Interchange |
| End → start | Eccles Interchange → Longfield Centre |
| Route length | 0.0 km / 0.0 km in the opposite direction |
| Number of stops | 79 / 74 in the opposite direction |
| Travel time | about 70 minutes |
| Trips per day | 16 on weekdays, 6 on weekends one way |
| Frequency | peak 52–86 · midday 60–72 |
| First / last trip from «Longfield Centre» | 05:33 / 22:16 |
| First / last trip from «Eccles Interchange» | 05:58 / 23:03 |
| Fare | 2.00 £ (fare in effect since 5 January 2025) |
| Updated | August 22, 2026 |
Route of Bus 66
Outbound: Longfield Centre → Eccles Interchange
This direction has 79 stops. The route passes Longfield Centre, Agecroft Road, Boothby Road, Parrin Lane. The full list of stops in order is below.
| No. | Stop | From start | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Longfield Centre | 0.0 km | Terminus |
| 2 | Longfield Centre | 0.0 km | |
| 3 | Red Lion | 0.0 km | |
| 4 | Branksome Avenue | 0.0 km | |
| 5 | St Mary’s Road | 0.0 km | |
| 6 | Heywood Road | 0.0 km | |
| 7 | Bent Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 8 | Beaufort Street | 0.0 km | |
| 9 | Heaton Park Metrolink Stop | 0.0 km | |
| 10 | Bishops Road | 0.0 km | |
| 11 | Ostrich Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 12 | Overbrook Drive | 0.0 km | |
| 13 | Butt Hill Road | 0.0 km | |
| 14 | Beckley Avenue | 0.0 km | |
| 15 | Spring Vale | 0.0 km | |
| 16 | Kersal Road | 0.0 km | |
| 17 | Agecroft Bridge | 0.0 km | |
| 18 | Langley Road | 0.0 km | |
| 19 | Enterprise Park | 0.0 km | |
| 20 | Dauntesey Avenue | 0.0 km | |
| 21 | Agecroft Road | 0.0 km | |
| 22 | Hospital Road | 0.0 km | |
| 23 | St Augustines | 0.0 km | |
| 24 | Swinton Hall Road | 0.0 km | |
| 25 | Oak Street | 0.0 km | |
| 26 | Pendlebury Road | 0.0 km | |
| 27 | Pendlebury Health Centre | 0.0 km | |
| 28 | Mossfield Road | 0.0 km | |
| 29 | Rutland Avenue | 0.0 km | |
| 30 | Chelford Drive | 0.0 km | |
| 31 | Cemetery Road North | 0.0 km | |
| 32 | Mossfield Road Turning Circle | 0.0 km | |
| 33 | Chelford Drive | 0.0 km | |
| 34 | Rutland Avenue | 0.0 km | |
| 35 | Lees Street | 0.0 km | |
| 36 | Townsend Road | 0.0 km | |
| 37 | Swinton Station | 0.0 km | |
| 38 | Swinton Shopping Centre | 0.0 km | |
| 39 | Swinton Church of St Peter | 0.0 km | |
| 40 | Boothby Road | 0.0 km | |
| 41 | Moorside Road | 0.0 km | |
| 42 | Arundel Street | 0.0 km | |
| 43 | Ash Drive | 0.0 km | |
| 44 | Moss Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 45 | Wenlock Street | 0.0 km | |
| 46 | Priestley Road | 0.0 km | |
| 47 | Holyrood Church | 0.0 km | |
| 48 | Worsley Road | 0.0 km | |
| 49 | The White Horse | 0.0 km | |
| 50 | Lambton Road | 0.0 km | |
| 51 | Welbeck Road | 0.0 km | |
| 52 | Bridgewater School | 0.0 km | |
| 53 | The Green | 0.0 km | |
| 54 | Worsley Court House | 0.0 km | |
| 55 | Worsley Court House | 0.0 km | |
| 56 | Granary Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 57 | Walker Road | 0.0 km | |
| 58 | Westwood Crescent | 0.0 km | |
| 59 | Parrin Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 60 | Gee Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 61 | Dover Street | 0.0 km | |
| 62 | Pollitts Close | 0.0 km | |
| 63 | South King Street | 0.0 km | |
| 64 | Bridgewater Street | 0.0 km | |
| 65 | Guildford Road | 0.0 km | |
| 66 | Beech Street | 0.0 km | |
| 67 | Unicorn Street | 0.0 km | |
| 68 | Haddon Road | 0.0 km | |
| 69 | Higher Croft | 0.0 km | |
| 70 | Barton Road | 0.0 km | |
| 71 | Kirkman Avenue | 0.0 km | |
| 72 | Patricroft Bridge | 0.0 km | |
| 73 | Adelaide Street | 0.0 km | |
| 74 | The Kings Head | 0.0 km | |
| 75 | Gaskell Road | 0.0 km | |
| 76 | Crowgreen Road | 0.0 km | |
| 77 | Health Centre | 0.0 km | |
| 78 | Eccles Library | 0.0 km | |
| 79 | Eccles Interchange | 0.0 km | Terminus |
Inbound: Eccles Interchange → Longfield Centre
This direction has 74 stops. The route passes Pleasant Road, Walker Road, Cemetery Road South, Rivington Crescent. The full list of stops in order is below.
| No. | Stop | From start | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eccles Interchange | 0.0 km | Terminus |
| 2 | Pleasant Road | 0.0 km | |
| 3 | Gaskell Road | 0.0 km | |
| 4 | The Kings Head | 0.0 km | |
| 5 | Cawdor Street | 0.0 km | |
| 6 | Adelaide Street | 0.0 km | |
| 7 | Patricroft Bridge | 0.0 km | |
| 8 | Kirkman Avenue | 0.0 km | |
| 9 | Barton Road | 0.0 km | |
| 10 | Higher Croft | 0.0 km | |
| 11 | Haddon Road | 0.0 km | |
| 12 | Peel Green Road | 0.0 km | |
| 13 | Beech Street | 0.0 km | |
| 14 | Guildford Road | 0.0 km | |
| 15 | Bridgewater Street | 0.0 km | |
| 16 | South King Street | 0.0 km | |
| 17 | Pollitts Close | 0.0 km | |
| 18 | Winton Library | 0.0 km | |
| 19 | Hartington Road | 0.0 km | |
| 20 | Walker Road | 0.0 km | |
| 21 | Granary Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 22 | Worsley Court House | 0.0 km | |
| 23 | Worsley Court House | 0.0 km | |
| 24 | Sefton Drive | 0.0 km | |
| 25 | Bridgewater School | 0.0 km | |
| 26 | Greenleach Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 27 | Lambton Road | 0.0 km | |
| 28 | The White Horse | 0.0 km | |
| 29 | Worsley Road | 0.0 km | |
| 30 | Holyrood Church | 0.0 km | |
| 31 | Priestley Road | 0.0 km | |
| 32 | Wenlock Street | 0.0 km | |
| 33 | Moorside Station | 0.0 km | |
| 34 | Arundel Street | 0.0 km | |
| 35 | Ash Drive | 0.0 km | |
| 36 | Moss Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 37 | Boothby Road | 0.0 km | |
| 38 | Cemetery Road South | 0.0 km | |
| 39 | Swinton Church of St Peter | 0.0 km | |
| 40 | Swinton Shopping Centre | 0.0 km | |
| 41 | Swinton Station | 0.0 km | |
| 42 | Townsend Road | 0.0 km | |
| 43 | Lees Street | 0.0 km | |
| 44 | Rutland Avenue | 0.0 km | |
| 45 | Chelford Drive | 0.0 km | |
| 46 | Cemetery Road North | 0.0 km | |
| 47 | Mossfield Road Turning Circle | 0.0 km | |
| 48 | Chelford Drive | 0.0 km | |
| 49 | Rutland Avenue | 0.0 km | |
| 50 | Pendlebury Health Centre | 0.0 km | |
| 51 | Pendlebury Road | 0.0 km | |
| 52 | Oak Street | 0.0 km | |
| 53 | Swinton Hall Road | 0.0 km | |
| 54 | St Augustines | 0.0 km | |
| 55 | Hospital Road | 0.0 km | |
| 56 | Rivington Crescent | 0.0 km | |
| 57 | Dauntesey Avenue | 0.0 km | |
| 58 | Langley Road | 0.0 km | |
| 59 | Agecroft Bridge | 0.0 km | |
| 60 | Links View | 0.0 km | |
| 61 | Spring Vale | 0.0 km | |
| 62 | Beckley Avenue | 0.0 km | |
| 63 | Butt Hill Road | 0.0 km | |
| 64 | Overbrook Drive | 0.0 km | |
| 65 | Ostrich Lane | 0.0 km | |
| 66 | Bishops Road | 0.0 km | |
| 67 | St Monica’s High School | 0.0 km | |
| 68 | Heaton Park Metrolink Stop | 0.0 km | |
| 69 | Heaton Park Metrolink Stop | 0.0 km | |
| 70 | Beaufort Street | 0.0 km | |
| 71 | Heywood Road | 0.0 km | |
| 72 | St Mary’s Road | 0.0 km | |
| 73 | Clarks Hill | 0.0 km | |
| 74 | Longfield Centre | 0.0 km | Terminus |
Schedule and frequency
According to the official schedule from Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), the route runs 16 trips in one direction on a weekday, and 6 on a weekend day.
| Direction | Weekdays | Weekends and holidays |
|---|---|---|
| From «Longfield Centre» | 05:33 — 22:16 | 09:35 — 19:35 |
| From «Eccles Interchange» | 05:58 — 23:03 | 08:22 — 20:22 |
Frequency calculated from the departure table: in the morning peak buses run every 52–86 minutes, most often every 67; midday every 60–72 minutes; in the afternoon peak every 60.
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 66 cost?
2.00 £ for a single ride — fare in effect since 5 January 2025.
When do the first and last trips run?
From Longfield Centre the first is at 05:33 and the last at 22:16. From Eccles Interchange they are 05:58 and 23:03.
How long does the trip from Longfield Centre to Eccles Interchange take?
About 70 minutes end to end — the median of full trips in the official schedule.
How many stops does the route have?
79 outbound and 74 inbound according to the official GTFS feed. The two lists do not match exactly.
Does bus 66 run on weekends?
Yes. On weekends and holidays there are 6 trips in one direction, running from Longfield Centre between 09:35 and 19:35.
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)).