Transport in Salford
Stations, bus stops and tram stops near Salford, and how the people who live here get to work.
- Council
- Salford
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 125,687 (2024)
SalfordCity
How well connected Salford is
55 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of Salford. Connectivity scores 6.5 out of 10: very good.
Very good. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.
The nearest stations
- 010.3 milesSalford Crescent Rail StationRail station
- 021 mileLangworthy (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 031.1 milesSalford Central Rail StationRail station
- 041.2 milesAnchorage (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 051.2 milesHarbour City (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 061.3 milesBroadway (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 071.3 milesWeaste (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 081.4 milesSalford Quays (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 091.5 milesManchester Victoria Rail StationRail station
- 101.5 milesVictoria Station (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 111.5 milesMediaCityUKMetro, tram or underground
- 121.5 milesMediaCityUK (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
Nearest bus stop: University Campus, 0.1 miles away.
How people get to work
32.4% of working residents in Salford mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 31.1% drive to work.
Car ownership
43.8% of households in Salford have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.
Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.