Monday, August 24, 2026

Manchester bus routes

139 bus routes run in Manchester according to the official schedule from Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM). Together they make over 3500 trips in each direction on a weekday. The longest ride is route 149 (North Manchester General Hospital — North Manchester General Hospital, about 119 minutes); the most frequent is route 192, with about 312 trips a day. The table below lists terminuses, service hours, travel time and the number of trips for every route.

Every route in one table

Route Corridor Service hours Travel time Trips (weekday / weekend)
1 Manchester Piccadilly Rail Station — Manchester Piccadilly Rail Station 07:05 — 23:30 30 min 82 / 49
W1 Werneth School — Manor Road — — — 0 / —
2 Manchester Piccadilly Rail Station — Manchester Piccadilly Rail Station 07:00 — 23:15 32 min 82 / 49
W2 Werneth School — Manor Road — — — 0 / —
W3 Manor Road — Werneth School — — — 0 / —
7 Ashton-under-Lyne Interchange — Stockport Interchange 05:25 — 22:25 72 min 29 / 13
11 Stockport Interchange — Altrincham Interchange 04:56 — 23:25 99 min 48 / 28
17 Shudehill Interchange — Edenfield Road 04:25 — 23:42 80 min 104 / 57
18 Manchester Royal Infirmary — Rowrah Crescent 04:23 — 23:12 68 min 104 / 54
23 Stockport Interchange — The Trafford Centre Bus Station 05:30 — 23:10 67 min 46 / 26
25 Stockport Interchange — The Trafford Centre Bus Station 05:37 — 22:40 65 min 29 / 25
29 Boothstown Drive — Huron Basin 05:25 — 21:55 85 min 15 / 7
33 Shudehill Interchange — RHS Bridgewater 05:45 — 23:00 55 min 32 / 15
41 Middleton Bus Station — Sale Metrolink Stop 04:27 — 23:15 112 min 51 / 29
42 Piccadilly Gardens — Stockport Interchange 05:30 — 23:30 55 min 40 / 22
42A Piccadilly Gardens — Thornley Lane 05:40 — 23:15 67 min 27 / 9
42B Piccadilly Gardens — Davenport Arms 06:00 — 21:45 79 min 17 / 10
43 Piccadilly Gardens — Manchester Airport The Station 00:00 — 23:30 65 min 99 / 65
50 MediaCityUK — Parrs Wood 00:10 — 23:40 62 min 88 / 55
51 Parrs Wood — MediaCityUK 07:17 — 08:19 63 min 7 / —
52 The Trafford Centre Bus Station — Tesco Failsworth 00:05 — 22:25 87 min 85 / 26
53 Cheetham Hill Shopping Centre — Salford Shopping Centre 05:05 — 23:10 100 min 33 / 17
56 Shudehill Interchange — Shudehill Interchange 06:30 — 18:05 54 min 23 / —
59 Piccadilly Gardens — Oldham Mumps Interchange 00:10 — 23:20 76 min 88 / 42
66 Longfield Centre — Eccles Interchange 05:33 — 22:16 70 min 16 / 6
70 Eccles Interchange — Salford Shopping Centre 05:43 — 21:17 24 min 15 / 6
74 Salford Shopping Centre — Salford Shopping Centre 06:53 — 21:38 32 min 15 / 6
75 Salford Shopping Centre — Salford Shopping Centre 06:19 — 21:30 31 min 14 / 7
76 Piccadilly Gardens — Horsedge Street 05:25 — 23:50 55 min 60 / 28
76A Piccadilly Gardens — Oldham Bus Station 09:08 — 19:05 51 min 8 / —
76B Piccadilly Gardens — Medlock Road 14:54 — 17:26 37 min 6 / —
79 Salford Shopping Centre — Stretford Mall 06:39 — 22:06 43 min 15 / 6
81 Piccadilly Gardens — Oldham Bus Station 05:50 — 22:50 54 min 31 / 16
83 Piccadilly Gardens — Oldham Mumps Interchange 00:05 — 23:35 46 min 93 / 46
84 Piccadilly Gardens — Uppermill Turning Area 00:20 — 23:50 75 min 92 / 49
85 Piccadilly Gardens — Chorlton Bus Station 00:12 — 23:42 31 min 61 / —
85A Piccadilly Gardens — Wintermans Road 07:50 — 22:42 40 min 16 / —
86 Piccadilly Gardens — Ashfield Road 00:04 — 23:49 38 min 88 / 44
87 Piccadilly Gardens — Stretford Mall 07:36 — 18:15 69 min 11 / —
90 Farmers Arms — Farmers Arms 07:15 — 18:12 53 min 13 / —
93 Shudehill Interchange — Sandy Lane 06:35 — 23:58 30 min 46 / 26
94 Bury Interchange — North Manchester General Hospital 05:29 — 20:54 53 min 16 / 6
95 Bury Interchange — Salford Shopping Centre 05:15 — 21:45 54 min 31 / 11
97 Shudehill Interchange — Bury Interchange 00:05 — 23:05 60 min 34 / 26
99 Shudehill Interchange — Stanhope Avenue 07:05 — 18:35 32 min 24 / —
102 Piccadilly Gardens — Southern Cemetery — — — 0 / 7
103 Piccadilly Gardens — Manchester Airport The Station 00:02 — 23:02 69 min 36 / 23
111 Piccadilly Gardens — Winster Avenue 05:56 — 23:40 37 min 77 / 34
112 Piccadilly Gardens — Middleton Bus Station 01:00 — 23:50 43 min 65 / 34
113 Middleton Bus Station — Piccadilly Gardens 07:02 — 07:16 63 min 2 / —
114 Manchester Town Hall — Boarshaw Lane 06:44 — 23:27 75 min 35 / 13
115 Middleton Bus Station — Middleton Bus Station 09:30 — 15:58 55 min 7 / —
116 Middleton Bus Station — Middleton Bus Station 09:41 — 14:00 53 min 6 / —
117 Piccadilly Gardens — Moston Road 07:07 — 18:07 41 min 23 / 6
118 Piccadilly Gardens — North Manchester General Hospital 05:16 — 23:59 41 min 61 / 29
119 Piccadilly Gardens — Benmore Road 08:14 — 23:15 41 min 25 / 15
135 Piccadilly Gardens — Bury Interchange 00:15 — 23:55 51 min 101 / 88
142 Piccadilly Gardens — Parrs Wood 00:19 — 23:49 42 min 114 / 7
143 Piccadilly Gardens — Central Road 00:10 — 23:53 30 min 102 / 62
147 Sheffield Street — Central Road 05:35 — 19:50 33 min 29 / —
149 North Manchester General Hospital — North Manchester General Hospital 06:31 — 20:20 119 min 16 / 20
150 The Trafford Centre Bus Station — Wright Robinson Sports College 05:45 — 23:30 67 min 30 / 17
151 North Manchester General Hospital — Ashton-under-Lyne Interchange 06:40 — 18:46 99 min 12 / —
156 Shudehill Interchange — Middleton Bus Station 05:35 — 23:43 36 min 33 / 30
159 Middleton Bus Station — Oldham Bus Station 07:03 — 17:25 70 min 10 / —
171 Newton Heath Terminus — Millgate Lane 06:47 — 18:49 72 min 13 / —
172 Newton Heath Terminus — Chorlton Bus Station 05:14 — 22:04 69 min 18 / 15
182 Piccadilly Gardens — Wrens Nest 06:05 — 23:10 59 min 19 / 16
183 Laburnum Road — Royal Oldham Hospital 07:00 — 18:03 22 min 12 / —
191 Chorlton Street Coach Station — Hazel Grove Park & Ride 16:10 — 18:00 71 min 4 / —
192 Piccadilly — Hazel Grove Park & Ride 00:05 — 23:55 55 min 312 / 178
197 Chorlton Street Coach Station — Stockport Interchange 06:26 — 23:01 55 min 42 / 14
203 Piccadilly — Stockport Interchange 04:36 — 23:45 46 min 106 / 62
205 Piccadilly — Windermere Avenue 05:32 — 23:35 31 min 33 / 25
231 Piccadilly Gardens — Ashton-under-Lyne Interchange 06:02 — 22:52 65 min 35 / —
256 Piccadilly Gardens — Towns Gate 00:30 — 23:50 53 min 50 / —
285 Altrincham Interchange — Altrincham Interchange 06:42 — 23:08 29 min 15 / 7
286 Altrincham Interchange — Altrincham Interchange 06:10 — 21:42 29 min 15 / 6
309 Stockport Interchange — Stockport Interchange 05:29 — 22:45 55 min 17 / 8
310 Stockport Interchange — Stockport Interchange 05:39 — 21:45 54 min 16 / —
314 Stockport Interchange — Stockport Interchange 00:15 — 23:15 32 min 63 / 24
322 Stockport Interchange — Haughton Green Terminus 06:20 — 18:50 26 min 16 / —
325 Stockport Interchange — Stockport Interchange 00:25 — 23:55 36 min 87 / 40
327 Stockport Interchange — Haughton Green Terminus 05:58 — 23:05 29 min 21 / 11
370 Stockport Interchange — Altrincham Interchange 05:46 — 23:04 49 min 17 / 14
371 Stockport Interchange — Altrincham Interchange 06:43 — 18:12 57 min 11 / —
415 Oldham Bus Station — Middleton Bus Station 05:59 — 21:59 36 min 16 / 13
426 Oldham Bus Station — Oldham Bus Station 04:40 — 23:49 29 min 35 / 17
688 Harlow Drive — Monsall Street — — — 0 / —
700 Ashbrook Street — Windermere Avenue — — — 0 / —
702 St Peter’s High School — Lidl Harpurhey — — — 0 / —
703 Wright Robinson Sports College — Monsall Street — — — 0 / —
704 Wright Robinson Sports College — Dalbeattie Street — — — 0 / —
705 Wright Robinson Sports College — Community Centre — — — 0 / —
706 Wright Robinson Sports College — Levenshulme Station — — — 0 / —
707 Community Centre — Wright Robinson Sports College — — — 0 / —
708 Co-op Academy Manchester — The Fairway — — — 0 / —
709 St Matthew’s High School — Garforth Avenue — — — 0 / —
710 St Peter’s High School — Ashton New Road — — — 0 / —
711 Our Lady’s High School — Monsall Street — — — 0 / —
713 St Peter’s High School — Newton Heath Terminus — — — 0 / —
714 School Lane — Rushey Road — — — 0 / —
715 Co-op Academy North Manchester — Hodgson Street — — — 0 / —
717 Our Lady’s High School — Hodgson Street — — — 0 / —
718 Our Lady’s High School — Holmfield Avenue — — — 0 / —
719 St Thomas More RC College — Piccadilly Gardens — — — 0 / —
720 Arrowfield Road — Ribston Street — — — 0 / —
722 Co-op Academy North Manchester — Monsall Street — — — 0 / —
724 University Dental Hospital of Manchester — Gardener’s Arms — — — 0 / —
725 University Dental Hospital of Manchester — Balmain Avenue — — — 0 / —
726 St Brigid’s School — Broadway — — — 0 / —
727 Barlow High School — Hyde Road Bus Depot — — — 0 / —
728 Barlow High School — Hart Road — — — 0 / —
733 Princess Road — George Street North — — — 0 / —
737 Altrincham College of Arts — Milton Grove — — — 0 / —
738 Altrincham College of Arts — Epsom Avenue — — — 0 / —
739 St Peter’s High School — Platt Lane — — — 0 / —
742 Loreto College — Crown Green Close — — — 0 / —
748 Burnage Academy — Gorton Shopping Centre — — — 0 / —
749 Burnage Academy — Claremont Road — — — 0 / —
751 Burnage Academy — Piccadilly Gardens — — — 0 / —
772 Altrincham College of Arts — Helsby Road — — — 0 / —
777 Altrincham College of Arts — Norris Road — — — 0 / —
778 Sale High School — Brook’s Bar — — — 0 / —
779 Altrincham College of Arts — Wythenshawe Interchange — — — 0 / —
785 St Antony’s Roman Catholic School — Shawgreen Close — — — 0 / —
787 St Thomas More RC College — George & Dragon — — — 0 / —
790 St Thomas More RC College — The Carousel — — — 0 / —
791 Audenshaw School — Fairview Road — — — 0 / —
792 Duke of York — Moor Top — — — 0 / —
793 Audenshaw School — Littlemoss Terminus — — — 0 / —
796 Sale Grammar School — Carlton Avenue — — — 0 / —
797 Burnage Academy — Piccadilly Gardens — — — 0 / —
814 Reddish Vale School — Rutland Crescent — — — 0 / —
824 Turning Area — Victoria Street — — — 0 / —
833 Turning Area — Loring Street — — — 0 / —
840 Harrytown High School — Burnfield Road — — — 0 / —
875 The Radclyffe School — Hillier Street North — — — 0 / —
893 Horsedge Street — St Peter’s Primary School — — — 0 / —

Not every route number has a page. We do not publish a route when something necessary is missing from the open data — the weekday schedule, the opposite direction or the name of a terminus. Where the stop list is incomplete but the terminuses and the official schedule are accurate, the page exists — and says so plainly.

What a ride costs

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.

Common questions

How many routes run in Manchester?

139 bus routes per the official schedule from Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM).

What does a ride cost?

£2.00 for a single ride — fare in effect since 5 January 2025.

Which route takes the longest?

Route 149 (North Manchester General Hospital — North Manchester General Hospital): about 119 minutes one way.

Where can I see exact departure times?

Trip-by-trip times are published by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM); this page gives service hours and the number of trips per day.

Data as of August 22, 2026. Schedule and route list — 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)).

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