- From
- The bus stands at The Station, the interchange between Terminals 2 and 3 (stand E in TfGM's data), a 7- to 10-minute walk from the terminals
- To
- Piccadilly Gardens, via Wythenshawe, Northenden, Withington, Fallowfield, Rusholme, the Royal Infirmary and the universities on Oxford Road
- Runs
- All night
- Journey
- 48–82 min
It runs all night, every 30 minutes from about 20:00 to 04:35, then every 10 minutes from 09:00 to 18:00 on weekdays (every 15 on Sundays). The night bus takes 48 minutes; by day about 70, up to 82 at 07:10 on a weekday.
It is £2.60 cheaper than the tram and £4.20 cheaper than the train, taking about the same time as the tram by day and less at night. It is a city bus making 51 stops, the last stretch along Wilmslow Road and Oxford Road, with no luggage rack.
The terminus is Piccadilly Gardens, the square; the 43 does not enter the railway station's forecourt.
Tap once when you board; there is no tap-out on a bus. If you arrived by tram and forgot to tap out there, the bus tap cannot repair it and the tram leg is charged as an incomplete journey.
The airport lists eight Bee Network routes at The Station — 43, 103, 130, 199, 248, 288, 313 and 368 — and only the 43 goes to the city center.
Bus 43: price for every party size
Check Bee Network bus fares with TfGM