42 bus: Piccadilly Gardens – Stockport

Bee Network bus 42 runs between East Didsbury and Piccadilly Gardens via Stockport, Heaton Mersey, Didsbury and Rusholme. Runs every day. On Sunday 8 November the first bus from East Didsbury leaves at 05:40 and the last at 22:54, about every hour during the day.

Operated by Bee Network. Timetable for Sunday, 8 November 2026. Tomorrow's timetable · any day up to 60 ahead: add ?date=YYYY-MM-DD to this page's address. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last 42 bus from Piccadilly Gardens to Stockport?
On Sunday 8 November the first bus leaves Piccadilly Gardens at 07:24 and the last at 23:24, 22 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 42 bus from East Didsbury to Piccadilly Gardens?
On Sunday 8 November the first bus leaves East Didsbury at 05:40 and the last at 22:54, 23 journeys in all.
Does the 42 bus run on Sundays?
Yes. Runs every day.
How often does the 42 bus run?
On Sunday 8 November it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 23 journeys from East Didsbury.
Where does the 42 bus stop?
Main stops from East Didsbury to Piccadilly Gardens: Stockport Interchange (Stockport), Mauldeth Road (Heaton Mersey), Didsbury Library (Didsbury), Platt Lane (Rusholme), Manchester Royal Infirmary (Manchester Royal Infirmary), Piccadilly Gardens (Piccadilly Gardens). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 42 bus?
Bee Network.

Piccadilly Gardens to Stockport

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13Journey 14Journey 15Journey 16Journey 17Journey 18Journey 19Journey 20Journey 21Journey 22
Piccadilly Gardens07:2408:2409:2410:2411:2412:2413:2414:2415:2416:2417:2418:2418:5419:2419:5420:2420:5421:2421:5422:2422:5423:24
Manchester Royal Infirmary07:3408:3409:3410:3411:3412:3413:3614:3615:3616:3617:3618:3619:0619:3620:0620:3521:0521:3522:0522:3523:0423:34
The Christie07:4908:4909:4910:5011:5012:5013:5214:5215:5416:5517:5718:5719:2719:5720:2720:5321:2321:5322:2322:5323:1923:49
East Didsbury Metrolink Stop07:5808:5809:5811:0212:0213:0214:0415:0416:0517:0618:0819:0819:3820:0520:3521:0121:3022:0022:3023:0023:2623:56
Mauldeth Road, Heaton Mersey08:0209:0210:0211:0612:0613:0614:0815:0816:0917:1018:1119:1119:4120:0820:3821:0421:3322:0322:3323:0323:2923:59
Stockport Interchange08:1009:1010:1011:1512:1513:1514:1715:1716:1717:1818:1819:1819:4820:1520:4521:1021:3922:0922:3923:0923:3500:05

Stockport to Piccadilly Gardens

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13Journey 14Journey 15Journey 16Journey 17Journey 18Journey 19Journey 20Journey 21Journey 22Journey 23
Stockport Interchange06:1906:5407:2408:2409:2410:2411:2412:2413:2414:2415:2416:2417:2418:2419:2419:5420:2420:5421:2421:5422:2422:54
Mauldeth Road, Heaton Mersey06:2507:0007:3008:3009:3010:3011:3112:3113:3114:3115:3116:3117:3118:3119:3020:0020:3021:0021:3022:0022:3023:00
Didsbury Library05:4406:3307:0807:3808:3909:3910:4111:4212:4213:4214:4215:4216:4217:4018:4019:3820:0820:3821:0821:3822:0822:3823:08
Platt Lane, Rusholme05:5506:4807:2307:5308:5409:5410:5811:5912:5913:5914:5915:5816:5817:5618:5619:5420:2220:5221:2221:5222:2222:5223:22
Manchester Royal Infirmary06:0006:5307:2807:5809:0010:0011:0412:0713:0714:0715:0716:0717:0718:0519:0520:0320:3121:0121:3122:0122:2922:5923:29
Piccadilly Gardens06:1007:0307:3808:0809:1010:1011:1512:1813:1814:1815:1816:1817:1818:1619:1520:1320:4121:1121:4122:1122:3923:0923:39

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Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Sunday, 8 November 2026. Stop details from NaPTAN. Train timetables contain data from Network Rail, licensed under the Open Government Licence; live train times from National Rail. Times are UK local time and can change at short notice: check before you travel.

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