How to get to Manchester by bus, train or light rail?

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Directions to Manchester with public transportation

The following transport lines have routes that pass near Manchester

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How to get to Manchester by bus?

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How to get to Manchester by train?

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How to get to Manchester by light rail?

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Bus stations near Manchester

  • Piccadilly Gardens (Stop B),4 min walk,
  • Charlotte Street (Stop Ck),4 min walk,
  • Cheapside (Stop Co),4 min walk,
  • Piccadilly Gardens (Stop A),4 min walk,
  • Piccadilly Gardens (Stop D),4 min walk,
  • Piccadilly Gardens (Stop Q),4 min walk,
  • Piccadilly Gardens,4 min walk,
  • Piccadilly Gardens (Stop S),5 min walk,
  • Piccadilly Gardens (Stop E),5 min walk,
  • St Peter's Square (Stop Sf),6 min walk,

Light Rail stations near Manchester

  • Piccadilly Gardens (Manchester Metrolink),4 min walk,
  • Market Street (Manchester Metrolink),7 min walk,

Bus routes to Manchester

  • 81,Oldham - Manchester,
  • 112,Manchester - Middleton,
  • 117,Middleton - Manchester,
  • 118,Manchester,
  • 119,Manchester,
  • 15,Manchester - Urmston,
  • 18,Middleton - Manchester,
  • 33,Manchester - Worsley,
  • 33B,Eccles - Manchester,
  • 35,Leigh - Manchester,
  • 38,Little Hulton - Manchester,
  • 41,Sale - Manchester,
  • 42,Manchester - Stockport,
  • 42A,Manchester -,
  • 42B,Woodford - Manchester,
  • 42C,Manchester - Handforth,
  • 43,Manchester,
  • 44,Altrincham - Manchester,
  • X50,Trafford Park - Manchester,
  • 85,Manchester,
Questions & Answers

  • What are the nearest stations to Manchester?

    The nearest stations to Manchester are:

    • Piccadilly Gardens (Stop B) is 223 meters away, 4 min walk.
    • Charlotte Street (Stop Ck) is 226 meters away, 4 min walk.
    • Cheapside (Stop Co) is 229 meters away, 4 min walk.
    • Piccadilly Gardens (Stop A) is 269 meters away, 4 min walk.
    • Piccadilly Gardens (Manchester Metrolink) is 273 meters away, 4 min walk.
    • Piccadilly Gardens (Stop D) is 280 meters away, 4 min walk.
    • Piccadilly Gardens (Stop Q) is 293 meters away, 4 min walk.
    • Piccadilly Gardens is 303 meters away, 4 min walk.
    • Piccadilly Gardens (Stop S) is 309 meters away, 5 min walk.
    • Piccadilly Gardens (Stop E) is 317 meters away, 5 min walk.
    • St Peter's Square (Stop Sf) is 428 meters away, 6 min walk.
    • Market Street (Manchester Metrolink) is 494 meters away, 7 min walk.

  • Which bus lines stop near Manchester?

    These bus lines stop near Manchester: 17, 192, 202, 33, 37, 42B, 84, 86.

  • Which train lines stop near Manchester?

    These train lines stop near Manchester: AVANTI WEST COAST, NORTHERN.

  • Which light rail lines stop near Manchester?

    These light rail lines stop near Manchester: BLUE LINE, NAVY LINE, PINK LINE.

  • What’s the nearest light rail station to Manchester?

    The nearest light rail station to Manchester is Piccadilly Gardens (Manchester Metrolink). It’s a 4 min walk away.

  • What’s the nearest bus stop to Manchester?

    The nearest bus stops to Manchester are Piccadilly Gardens (Stop B), Charlotte Street (Stop Ck), Cheapside (Stop Co), Piccadilly Gardens (Stop A), Piccadilly Gardens (Stop D), Piccadilly Gardens (Stop Q) and Piccadilly Gardens. The closest one is a 4 min walk away.

  • What time is the first light rail to Manchester?

    The BLUE LINE is the first light rail that goes to Manchester. It stops nearby at 05:20.

  • What time is the last light rail to Manchester?

    The PURPLE LINE is the last light rail that goes to Manchester. It stops nearby at 01:05.

  • What time is the first bus to Manchester?

    The 43 is the first bus that goes to Manchester. It stops nearby at 03:01.

  • What time is the last bus to Manchester?

    The 43 is the last bus that goes to Manchester. It stops nearby at 03:45.

  • How much is the train fare to Manchester?

    The train fare to Manchester costs about £3.40.

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Public Transportation to Manchester

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Looking for the nearest stop or station to Manchester? Check out this list of stops closest to your destination: Piccadilly Gardens (Stop B); Charlotte Street (Stop Ck); Cheapside (Stop Co); Piccadilly Gardens (Stop A); Piccadilly Gardens (Manchester Metrolink); Piccadilly Gardens (Stop D); Piccadilly Gardens (Stop Q); Piccadilly Gardens; Piccadilly Gardens (Stop S); Piccadilly Gardens (Stop E); St Peter's Square (Stop Sf); Market Street (Manchester Metrolink).

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Manchester
ManchesterManchester ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of Greater Manchester, England; it had a population of 552,000 at the 2021 census. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The two cities and the surrounding towns form one of the United Kingdom's most populous conurbations, the Greater Manchester Built-up Area, which has a population of 2.87 million. The city borders the boroughs of Trafford, Stockport, Tameside, Oldham, Rochdale, Bury and Salford. The history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort (castra) of Mamucium or Mancunium, established in about AD 79 on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers Medlock and Irwell. Throughout the Middle Ages, Manchester remained a manorial township but began to expand "at an astonishing rate" around the turn of the 19th century. Manchester's unplanned urbanisation was brought on by a boom in textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution and resulted in it becoming the world's first industrialised city. Historically part of Lancashire, areas of Cheshire south of the River Mersey were incorporated into Manchester in the 20th century, including Wythenshawe in 1931. Manchester achieved city status in 1853. The Manchester Ship Canal opened in 1894, creating the Port of Manchester and linking the city to the Irish Sea, 36 miles (58 km) to the west. Its fortune declined after the Second World War, owing to deindustrialisation, and the IRA bombing in 1996 led to extensive investment and regeneration. Following considerable redevelopment, Manchester was the host city for the 2002 Commonwealth Games. The city is notable for its architecture, culture, musical exports, media links, scientific and engineering output, social impact, sports clubs and transport connections. Manchester Liverpool Road railway station is the world's oldest surviving inter-city passenger railway station. At the University of Manchester, Ernest Rutherford first split the atom in 1917; Frederic C. Williams, Tom Kilburn and Geoff Tootill developed the world's first stored-program computer in 1948; and Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov first isolated graphene in 2004. Manchester has a large urban sprawl, which forms from the city centre into the other neighbouring authorities; these include The Four Heatons, Failsworth, Prestwich, Stretford, Sale, Droylsden, Old Trafford and Reddish. The city is also contiguous with Salford and its borough, but is separated from it by the River Irwell. This urban area is cut off by the M60, also known as the Manchester Outer Ring Road, which runs in a circular around the city and these areas. It joins the M62 to the north-east and the M602 to the west, as well as the East Lancashire Road and A6.
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Manchester has 3 transport type(s), including: bus, train or light rail, operated by several transport agencies, including Stagecoach Manchester, Arriva North West, Diamond Bus North West, Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire, Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire, First Greater Manchester, First Halifax, National Express, Warrington's Own Buses, First Potteries, Rosso, Blackpool Transport, The Blackburn Bus Company, The Burnley Bus Company and Vision Bus

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