Buses in Manchester

245 bus routes serve Manchester, run by East Midlands Railway, Bee Network, Avanti West Coast, TransPennine Express and Transport for Wales and others. The main interchange is Piccadilly Gardens.

Bus station: Piccadilly Gardens

Most frequent routes

Where you can go from Manchester

Routes

Bus companies

Stops and stations

Questions

Where can I go by bus from Manchester?
Direct buses from Manchester go to Piccadilly Gardens (143, 43, 86, 142, 111, 101, 85, 263, 216, 250, 135, 103, 83, 84, 59, 76, 163, 37, 42, 112, 118, 15, 30, 255, 231, 85A, 42A, 230, 35, 256, 114, 182, 36, 42B, 81, 119, 117, 42C, 76A, 87, 102, 76B, 253, 113, 163A, X39, 797), Shudehill (17, 18, X43, 8, 10, 100, 67, 93, 98, 156, 97, UK023, 33, 99, X41, UK980, UK073, UK076, UK071, 56, UK079, UKN23, 67A, 17A, 33B), Manchester Airport (43, train, 103, 199, 313, 248, 288, 172, 130, 177), Stockport (203, 368, 42, 11, 23, 7, 25, 197, 313, 370, 371, 191), Manchester Piccadilly (train), Burnage (763, 714, 716, 727, 728, 749, 748, 797), Belgravia (UK023, 541, UKN23, UK026, UK030, UKN30, 802, 829), Liverpool (170, UK930, UK072, 811, UK074, 802, 819, 421), Altrincham (263, 11, 249, 370, 288, 88, 371) and Leeds (train, 170, UK930, UK072, 811).
Which bus goes from Manchester to Piccadilly Gardens?
Routes 143, 43, 86, 142, 111, 101, 85, 263, 216, 250, 135, 103, 83, 84, 59, 76, 163, 37, 42, 112, 118, 15, 30, 255, 231, 85A, 42A, 230, 35, 256, 114, 182, 36, 42B, 81, 119, 117, 42C, 76A, 87, 102, 76B, 253, 113, 163A, X39 and 797, run by Bee Network.
Which bus goes from Manchester to Shudehill?
Routes 17, 18, X43, 8, 10, 100, 67, 93, 98, 156, 97, UK023, 33, 99, X41, UK980, UK073, UK076, UK071, 56, UK079, UKN23, 67A, 17A and 33B, run by Bee Network, The Burnley Bus Company, FlixBus and The Blackburn Bus Company.
Which bus goes from Manchester to Manchester Airport?
Routes 43, train, 103, 199, 313, 248, 288, 172, 130 and 177, run by Bee Network, TransPennine Express, Northern, Transport for Wales, High Peak, National Express and D & G Bus.
Where do buses stop in Manchester?
The busiest stops are Manchester Piccadilly station, Manchester Oxford Road station, Manchester Airport station, Manchester Victoria station and Deansgate station.
Which bus companies run in Manchester?
East Midlands Railway, Bee Network, Avanti West Coast, TransPennine Express, Transport for Wales, CrossCountry, Northern, The Burnley Bus Company, National Express, High Peak, FlixBus, The Blackburn Bus Company, D & G Bus, SightSeeing Manchester and Tyrers Coaches.
What are the most frequent buses in Manchester?
the 143 (Piccadilly Gardens – West Didsbury), the 192 (Manchester City Centre – Hazel Grove), the 43 (Piccadilly Gardens – Manchester Airport) and the 50 (East Didsbury – MediaCityUK).
Where is the bus station in Manchester?
Buses meet at Piccadilly Gardens.

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