42A bus: Piccadilly Gardens – North Reddish

Bee Network bus 42A runs between North Reddish and Piccadilly Gardens via Reddish, Heaton Chapel, Heaton Mersey and East Didsbury. Runs every day. On Tuesday 3 November the first bus from North Reddish leaves at 06:18 and the last at 22:45, about every 30 minutes during the day.

Operated by Bee Network. Timetable for Tuesday, 3 November 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last 42A bus from East Didsbury to North Reddish?
On Tuesday 3 November the first bus leaves East Didsbury at 05:40 and the last at 23:15, 27 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 42A bus from North Reddish to Piccadilly Gardens?
On Tuesday 3 November the first bus leaves North Reddish at 06:18 and the last at 22:45, 28 journeys in all.
Does the 42A bus run on Sundays?
Yes. Runs every day.
How often does the 42A bus run?
On Tuesday 3 November it runs about every 30 minutes during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 28 journeys from North Reddish.
Where does the 42A bus stop?
Main stops from North Reddish to Piccadilly Gardens: Thornley Lane (North Reddish), Houldsworth Square (Reddish), Wellington Road North (Heaton Chapel), Mauldeth Road (Heaton Mersey), Millgate Lane (East Didsbury), 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 42A bus?
Bee Network.

Piccadilly Gardens to North Reddish

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13Journey 14Journey 15Journey 16Journey 17Journey 18Journey 19Journey 20Journey 21Journey 22Journey 23Journey 24Journey 25Journey 26Journey 27
Millgate Lane, East Didsbury20:1521:1522:1523:15
Piccadilly Gardens05:4006:1507:0107:4008:2309:0409:3410:0410:3411:0411:3412:0412:3413:0413:3414:0414:3415:0415:3416:0416:3817:1417:50
Manchester Royal Infirmary05:5006:2507:1207:5108:3509:1609:4610:1610:4611:1611:4612:1612:4613:1613:4614:1614:4815:1815:4816:1816:5217:2818:04
The Christie06:0406:3907:2908:1008:5409:3310:0310:3311:0311:3312:0312:3313:0313:3614:0614:3615:0815:4416:1416:4417:1817:5118:24
East Didsbury Metrolink Stop06:1306:4807:4108:2409:0609:4510:1510:4511:1511:4512:1512:4513:1513:4814:1814:4815:2215:5816:2816:5817:3218:0518:3520:1821:1822:1823:18
Didsbury Road, Heaton Mersey06:1706:5207:4508:2809:1009:4910:1910:4911:1911:4912:1912:4913:1913:5214:2214:5215:2816:0416:3417:0417:3818:0918:3920:2221:2222:2223:22
Wellington Road North, Heaton Chapel06:2607:0107:5408:3609:1709:5610:2610:5611:2611:5612:2612:5613:2613:5914:2915:0215:4016:1616:4617:1617:5018:1718:4720:2821:2822:2823:28
Houldsworth Square, Reddish06:3207:0708:0008:4209:2310:0210:3211:0211:3212:0212:3213:0213:3214:0514:3515:0915:4716:2316:5317:2317:5718:2318:5320:3321:3322:3323:33
Thornley Lane, North Reddish06:3807:1408:0708:4909:2910:0810:3811:0811:3812:0812:3813:0813:3814:1114:4215:1615:5716:3317:0317:3318:0718:3019:0020:3821:3822:3823:38

North Reddish 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 23Journey 24Journey 25Journey 26Journey 27Journey 28
Thornley Lane, North Reddish06:1806:5507:1907:4408:3909:1909:4910:1910:4911:1911:4912:1912:4913:1913:4914:1714:4715:3616:1816:4917:1817:5218:2118:5519:4520:4521:4522:45
Houldsworth Square, Reddish06:2507:0207:2907:5408:4909:2609:5610:2610:5611:2611:5612:2612:5613:2613:5614:2414:5415:4316:2516:5617:2517:5818:2719:0019:5020:5021:4922:49
Wellington Road North, Heaton Chapel06:3007:0807:3708:0208:5709:3210:0210:3211:0211:3212:0212:3213:0213:3214:0214:3015:0015:4916:3117:0217:3118:0318:3219:0419:5420:5421:5322:53
Mauldeth Road, Heaton Mersey06:3607:1607:4708:1209:0709:3910:0910:3911:0911:3912:0912:3913:0913:3914:0914:3715:0815:5716:3917:1017:3918:1018:3919:1020:0021:0021:5922:59
Millgate Lane, East Didsbury19:1720:0721:0722:0523:05
Didsbury Library06:4507:3308:0408:2909:1909:5210:2210:5211:2211:5212:2212:5213:2213:5214:2214:5015:2416:1316:5717:2817:5718:2418:53
Platt Lane, Rusholme07:0007:5508:2608:5109:3610:0910:3911:0911:3912:0912:3913:0913:3914:0914:3915:0915:4416:3317:1717:4618:1518:4019:09
Manchester Royal Infirmary07:0608:0108:3308:5809:4310:1610:4611:1611:4612:1612:4613:1613:4614:1614:4615:1615:5116:4017:2417:5318:2218:4719:16
Piccadilly Gardens07:1608:1308:4509:1009:5510:2810:5811:2811:5812:2812:5813:2813:5814:2814:5815:3016:0516:5417:3818:0718:3619:0119:27

Places on this route

Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Tuesday, 3 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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