42A bus: Piccadilly Gardens – North Reddish
Bee Network bus 42A runs between East Didsbury and North Reddish via Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester Royal Infirmary, The Christie and Heaton Mersey. Runs every day. On Saturday 31 October the first bus from Piccadilly Gardens leaves at 08:29 and the last at 23:15, about every 30 minutes during the day.
Operated by Bee Network. Timetable for Saturday, 31 October 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable
Questions
- When is the first and last 42A bus from East Didsbury to North Reddish?
- On Saturday 31 October the first bus leaves East Didsbury at 08:29 and the last at 23:15, 25 journeys in all.
- When is the first and last 42A bus from North Reddish to Piccadilly Gardens?
- On Saturday 31 October the first bus leaves North Reddish at 09:49 and the last at 22:45, 23 journeys in all.
- Does the 42A bus run on Sundays?
- Yes. Runs every day.
- How often does the 42A bus run?
- On Saturday 31 October it runs about every 30 minutes during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 25 journeys from Piccadilly Gardens.
- Where does the 42A bus stop?
- Main stops from East Didsbury to North Reddish: Millgate Lane (East Didsbury), Piccadilly Gardens (Piccadilly Gardens), Manchester Royal Infirmary (Manchester Royal Infirmary), The Christie (The Christie), East Didsbury Metrolink Stop (East Didsbury), Didsbury Road (Heaton Mersey), Wellington Road North (Heaton Chapel), Houldsworth Square (Reddish), Thornley Lane (North Reddish). The full list is in the timetable below.
- Who runs the 42A bus?
- Bee Network.
Piccadilly Gardens to North Reddish
| Stop | Journey 1 | Journey 2 | Journey 3 | Journey 4 | Journey 5 | Journey 6 | Journey 7 | Journey 8 | Journey 9 | Journey 10 | Journey 11 | Journey 12 | Journey 13 | Journey 14 | Journey 15 | Journey 16 | Journey 17 | Journey 18 | Journey 19 | Journey 20 | Journey 21 | Journey 22 | Journey 23 | Journey 24 | Journey 25 |
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| Millgate Lane, East Didsbury | 20:15 | 21:15 | 22:15 | 23:15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Piccadilly Gardens | 08:29 | 09:04 | 09:34 | 10:04 | 10:34 | 11:04 | 11:34 | 12:04 | 12:34 | 13:04 | 13:34 | 14:04 | 14:34 | 15:04 | 15:34 | 16:04 | 16:34 | 17:04 | 17:34 | 18:04 | 18:34 | ||||
| Manchester Royal Infirmary | 08:39 | 09:14 | 09:44 | 10:14 | 10:44 | 11:14 | 11:44 | 12:14 | 12:44 | 13:16 | 13:46 | 14:16 | 14:46 | 15:16 | 15:46 | 16:16 | 16:46 | 17:16 | 17:46 | 18:16 | 18:46 | ||||
| The Christie | 08:54 | 09:29 | 09:59 | 10:29 | 10:59 | 11:32 | 12:02 | 12:32 | 13:02 | 13:34 | 14:04 | 14:37 | 15:07 | 15:37 | 16:07 | 16:37 | 17:07 | 17:37 | 18:07 | 18:37 | 19:07 | ||||
| East Didsbury Metrolink Stop | 09:04 | 09:39 | 10:09 | 10:41 | 11:11 | 11:44 | 12:14 | 12:44 | 13:14 | 13:46 | 14:16 | 14:49 | 15:19 | 15:49 | 16:19 | 16:49 | 17:18 | 17:48 | 18:18 | 18:48 | 19:18 | 20:18 | 21:18 | 22:18 | 23:18 |
| Didsbury Road, Heaton Mersey | 09:08 | 09:43 | 10:13 | 10:45 | 11:15 | 11:48 | 12:18 | 12:48 | 13:18 | 13:50 | 14:20 | 14:53 | 15:23 | 15:53 | 16:23 | 16:53 | 17:22 | 17:52 | 18:22 | 18:52 | 19:22 | 20:22 | 21:22 | 22:22 | 23:22 |
| Wellington Road North, Heaton Chapel | 09:15 | 09:50 | 10:20 | 10:52 | 11:22 | 11:55 | 12:25 | 12:55 | 13:25 | 13:57 | 14:27 | 15:00 | 15:30 | 16:00 | 16:30 | 17:00 | 17:29 | 17:59 | 18:29 | 18:58 | 19:28 | 20:28 | 21:28 | 22:28 | 23:28 |
| Houldsworth Square, Reddish | 09:21 | 09:56 | 10:26 | 10:58 | 11:28 | 12:01 | 12:31 | 13:01 | 13:31 | 14:03 | 14:33 | 15:06 | 15:36 | 16:06 | 16:36 | 17:06 | 17:35 | 18:05 | 18:35 | 19:04 | 19:34 | 20:33 | 21:33 | 22:33 | 23:33 |
| Thornley Lane, North Reddish | 09:27 | 10:02 | 10:32 | 11:04 | 11:34 | 12:07 | 12:37 | 13:07 | 13:37 | 14:09 | 14:39 | 15:12 | 15:42 | 16:12 | 16:42 | 17:12 | 17:41 | 18:11 | 18:41 | 19:10 | 19:40 | 20:38 | 21:38 | 22:38 | 23:38 |
North Reddish to Piccadilly Gardens
| Stop | Journey 1 | Journey 2 | Journey 3 | Journey 4 | Journey 5 | Journey 6 | Journey 7 | Journey 8 | Journey 9 | Journey 10 | Journey 11 | Journey 12 | Journey 13 | Journey 14 | Journey 15 | Journey 16 | Journey 17 | Journey 18 | Journey 19 | Journey 20 | Journey 21 | Journey 22 | Journey 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornley Lane, North Reddish | 09:49 | 10:19 | 10:49 | 11:19 | 11:49 | 12:19 | 12:49 | 13:19 | 13:49 | 14:19 | 14:49 | 15:19 | 15:49 | 16:19 | 16:49 | 17:19 | 17:54 | 18:29 | 18:55 | 19:45 | 20:45 | 21:45 | 22:45 |
| Houldsworth Square, Reddish | 09:56 | 10:26 | 10:56 | 11:26 | 11:56 | 12:26 | 12:56 | 13:26 | 13:56 | 14:26 | 14:56 | 15:24 | 15:54 | 16:24 | 16:54 | 17:24 | 17:59 | 18:34 | 19:00 | 19:50 | 20:50 | 21:49 | 22:49 |
| Wellington Road North, Heaton Chapel | 10:02 | 10:32 | 11:02 | 11:32 | 12:02 | 12:32 | 13:02 | 13:32 | 14:02 | 14:32 | 15:02 | 15:29 | 15:59 | 16:29 | 16:59 | 17:29 | 18:04 | 18:39 | 19:05 | 19:55 | 20:55 | 21:53 | 22:53 |
| Mauldeth Road, Heaton Mersey | 10:09 | 10:39 | 11:09 | 11:39 | 12:09 | 12:39 | 13:09 | 13:39 | 14:09 | 14:39 | 15:09 | 15:36 | 16:06 | 16:36 | 17:06 | 17:36 | 18:11 | 18:45 | 19:11 | 20:01 | 21:01 | 21:58 | 22:58 |
| Millgate Lane, East Didsbury | 19:18 | 20:08 | 21:08 | 22:04 | 23:04 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Didsbury Library | 10:22 | 10:52 | 11:22 | 11:52 | 12:22 | 12:52 | 13:22 | 13:52 | 14:22 | 14:52 | 15:22 | 15:49 | 16:19 | 16:49 | 17:18 | 17:48 | 18:23 | 18:55 | |||||
| Platt Lane, Rusholme | 10:37 | 11:09 | 11:39 | 12:09 | 12:39 | 13:09 | 13:39 | 14:09 | 14:39 | 15:09 | 15:39 | 16:06 | 16:36 | 17:06 | 17:35 | 18:05 | 18:39 | 19:11 | |||||
| Manchester Royal Infirmary | 10:42 | 11:16 | 11:46 | 12:16 | 12:46 | 13:16 | 13:46 | 14:16 | 14:46 | 15:16 | 15:46 | 16:13 | 16:43 | 17:13 | 17:43 | 18:13 | 18:47 | 19:24 | |||||
| Piccadilly Gardens | 10:54 | 11:28 | 11:58 | 12:28 | 12:58 | 13:28 | 13:58 | 14:28 | 14:58 | 15:28 | 15:58 | 16:25 | 16:55 | 17:25 | 17:55 | 18:25 | 18:59 | 19:36 |
Places on this route
Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Saturday, 31 October 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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