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)).