Which bus companies run in Greater Manchester?

Bee Network (591 routes), National Express (17 routes), FlixBus (13 routes), Warrington's Own Buses (11 routes), Tyrers Coaches (8 routes) and Metro Network (6 routes), and 21 smaller operators.

What are the busiest bus routes in Greater Manchester?

the 143 (Piccadilly Gardens – West Didsbury), the 192 (Manchester City Centre – Hazel Grove), the 43 (Piccadilly Gardens – Manchester Airport), the 50 (East Didsbury – MediaCityUK) and the 86 (Piccadilly Gardens – Chorlton).

Where are the main bus stations in Greater Manchester?

Piccadilly Gardens, Bolton Interchange, Stockport Interchange, Ashton-under-Lyne Interchange and Shudehill Interchange.

How can I see live bus times in Greater Manchester?

StopToStop shows the next departures from every stop in Greater Manchester, with live times for buses already on the road (from their positions, via the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service), and a live map of every bus.

Buses in Greater Manchester

686 bus routes, run by 27 bus companies, serve 172 towns and villages and 6,885 stops across Greater Manchester. Timetables, live departures and journey planning for all of them.

Main towns

Manchester 297 routes
Stockport 101 routes
Wigan 98 routes
Salford 91 routes
Bolton 89 routes
Altrincham 65 routes
Bury 56 routes
Rochdale 55 routes
Leigh 49 routes
Oldham 49 routes
Sale 43 routes
Cheadle Hulme 42 routes
Ashton-under-Lyne 39 routes
Farnworth 35 routes
Gatley 35 routes
Heald Green 34 routes
Hall I Th Wood 33 routes
Middleton 32 routes
Ashton-in-Makerfield 31 routes
Hazel Grove 31 routes
Urmston 31 routes
Stalybridge 30 routes
Stretford 29 routes
Chadderton 28 routes

Bus stations and interchanges

Busiest routes

143: Piccadilly Gardens – West Didsbury Bee Network
192: Manchester City Centre – Hazel Grove Bee Network
43: Piccadilly Gardens – Manchester Airport Bee Network
50: East Didsbury – MediaCityUK Bee Network
86: Piccadilly Gardens – Chorlton Bee Network
142: Piccadilly Gardens – East Didsbury Bee Network
111: Piccadilly Gardens – West Didsbury Bee Network
101: Piccadilly Gardens – Wythenshawe Bee Network
219: Ashton-under-Lyne – Manchester City Centre Bee Network
85: Piccadilly Gardens – Chorlton Bee Network
203: Stockport – Manchester City Centre Bee Network
368: Stockport – Wythenshawe Bee Network

Bus companies

Bee Network 591 routes
National Express 17 routes
FlixBus 13 routes
Warrington's Own Buses 11 routes
Tyrers Coaches 8 routes
Metro Network 6 routes
Moving People 5 routes
Arriva North West 3 routes
The Burnley Bus Company 3 routes
The Blackburn Bus Company 3 routes
Olympia Travel 3 routes
Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire 2 routes
Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire 2 routes
Bluestar 2 routes
D & G Bus 2 routes
High Peak 2 routes
Link Network 2 routes
Belle Vue Coaches 2 routes
Team Pennine 1 route
First Buses of Somerset 1 route
Huyton Travel 1 route
Preston Bus 1 route
First Halifax 1 route
The Harrogate Bus Company 1 route
21 Transport 1 route
Holmeswood Coaches Ltd 1 route
SightSeeing Manchester 1 route

All towns and villages

Questions

Which bus companies run in Greater Manchester?: Bee Network (591 routes), National Express (17 routes), FlixBus (13 routes), Warrington's Own Buses (11 routes), Tyrers Coaches (8 routes) and Metro Network (6 routes), and 21 smaller operators.
What are the busiest bus routes in Greater Manchester?: the 143 (Piccadilly Gardens – West Didsbury), the 192 (Manchester City Centre – Hazel Grove), the 43 (Piccadilly Gardens – Manchester Airport), the 50 (East Didsbury – MediaCityUK) and the 86 (Piccadilly Gardens – Chorlton).
Where are the main bus stations in Greater Manchester?: Piccadilly Gardens, Bolton Interchange, Stockport Interchange, Ashton-under-Lyne Interchange and Shudehill Interchange.
How can I see live bus times in Greater Manchester?: StopToStop shows the next departures from every stop in Greater Manchester, with live times for buses already on the road (from their positions, via the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service), and a live map of every bus.

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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