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Transport in Manchester

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near Manchester, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council: Manchester
Region: North West
Population: 506,526 (2024)

ManchesterCity

Transport

How well connected Manchester is

40 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 8 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of Manchester. Connectivity scores 10.0 out of 10: excellent.

Connectivity

10.0/ 10

Excellent. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops

Within 800m

Rail

Within a mile

Metro & tram

Within a mile

Stations

The nearest stations

01
Ardwick Rail Station
Rail station
0.2 miles
02
Manchester Piccadilly Rail Station
Rail station
0.5 miles
03
Piccadilly Station (Manchester Metrolink)
Metro, tram or underground
0.5 miles
04
Piccadilly (Manchester Metrolink)
Metro, tram or underground
0.6 miles
05
New Islington (Manchester Metrolink)
Metro, tram or underground
0.6 miles
06
Holt Town (Manchester Metrolink)
Metro, tram or underground
0.9 miles
07
Piccadilly Gardens (Manchester Metrolink)
Metro, tram or underground
0.9 miles
08
Manchester Oxford Road Rail Station
Rail station
0.9 miles
09
Market Street (Manchester Metrolink)
Metro, tram or underground
1 mile
10
St Peter's Square (Manchester Metrolink)
Metro, tram or underground
1 mile
11
St Peters Square (Manchester Metrolink)
Metro, tram or underground
1 mile
12
Ashburys Rail Station
Rail station
1.1 miles

Nearest bus stop: Apollo, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

33% of working residents in Manchester mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 33.5% drive to work.

ManchesterEngland

Work from home33%31.5%

Drive33.5%44.5%

Car passenger3.3%3.9%

Bus or coach10.6%4.3%

Train1.3%2%

Underground, metro or tram2.4%1.9%

On foot9.8%7.6%

Bicycle3.1%2.1%

Other3%2.2%

Cars

Car ownership

40% of households in Manchester have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

ManchesterEngland

No car or van40%23.5%

142.6%41.3%

214.2%26.1%

3 or more3.2%9.1%

Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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