42C bus: Piccadilly Gardens – Handforth Dean

Bee Network bus 42C runs between Piccadilly Gardens and Handforth Dean via Manchester Royal Infirmary, The Christie, East Didsbury and Cheadle. Runs Monday to Saturday. On Friday 30 October the first bus from Piccadilly Gardens leaves at 06:10 and the last at 18:02, about every hour during the day.

Operated by Bee Network. Timetable for Friday, 30 October 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last 42C bus from Piccadilly Gardens to Handforth Dean?
On Friday 30 October the first bus leaves Piccadilly Gardens at 06:10 and the last at 18:02, 13 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 42C bus from Handforth Dean to Piccadilly Gardens?
On Friday 30 October the first bus leaves Handforth Dean at 07:26 and the last at 19:35, 13 journeys in all.
Does the 42C bus run on Sundays?
No. Runs Monday to Saturday.
How often does the 42C bus run?
On Friday 30 October it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 13 journeys from Piccadilly Gardens.
Where does the 42C bus stop?
Main stops from Piccadilly Gardens to Handforth Dean: Piccadilly Gardens (Piccadilly Gardens), Manchester Royal Infirmary (Manchester Royal Infirmary), The Christie (The Christie), Parrs Wood (East Didsbury), Cheadle Post Office (Cheadle), Mona Avenue (Heald Green), Shopping Centre (Handforth Dean). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 42C bus?
Bee Network.

Piccadilly Gardens to Handforth Dean

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13
Piccadilly Gardens06:1007:1008:0008:5409:5410:5411:5412:5413:5414:5415:5417:0418:02
Manchester Royal Infirmary06:2007:2108:1209:0610:0611:0612:0613:0614:0615:0816:0817:1818:16
The Christie06:3407:3808:3109:2310:2311:2312:2313:2314:2615:3416:3417:4118:36
Parrs Wood, East Didsbury06:4307:5108:4409:3610:3511:3512:3513:3514:3815:4916:4917:5618:49
Cheadle Post Office06:4807:5908:5209:4210:4111:4112:4113:4114:4615:5816:5818:0518:56
Mona Avenue, Heald Green06:5508:0709:0009:4910:4811:4812:4813:4814:5316:0617:0618:1219:03
Shopping Centre, Handforth Dean07:0608:1909:1210:0111:0012:0013:0014:0015:0516:1817:1818:2319:14

Handforth Dean to Piccadilly Gardens

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13
Shopping Centre, Handforth Dean07:2608:3109:3110:3111:3112:3113:3114:3115:3116:3517:3518:3519:35
Etchells Road, Heald Green07:4008:4409:4310:4311:4312:4313:4314:4315:4516:4917:4718:4619:46
Mary Street, Cheadle07:4908:5209:5110:5111:5112:5113:5114:5115:5516:5917:5618:5319:53
Parrs Wood, East Didsbury07:5709:0009:5510:5511:5512:5513:5514:5616:0017:0418:0118:5819:57
Didsbury Library08:0509:0810:0211:0212:0213:0214:0215:0416:0817:1218:0919:0620:04
Platt Lane, Rusholme08:2709:2510:1911:1912:1913:1914:1915:2416:2817:3018:2419:2120:19
Manchester Royal Infirmary08:3409:3210:2611:2612:2613:2614:2615:3116:3517:3718:3119:2820:29
Piccadilly Gardens08:4609:4410:3811:3812:3813:3814:3815:4516:4917:5118:4519:3920:40

Places on this route

Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Friday, 30 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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