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Bus 43.
To Piccadilly Gardens.
Bee Network, from the bus stands at the station to piccadilly gardens.
Priced per traveler.
Each traveler pays the fare; group products are applied where they beat it.
| Travelers | Each | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 adult | £2 | £2 |
| 2 adults | £2 | £4 |
| 3 adults | £2 | £6 |
| 4 adults | £2 | £8 |
| 5 adults | £2 | £10 |
| 6 adults | £2 | £12 |
| 7 adults | £2 | £14 |
| 8 adults | £2 | £16 |
The single "hopper" ticket is £2.00 adult, £1.00 child; under-fives travel free. Tap a contactless card or phone at the door for the same £2.00, with further Bee Network buses free within an hour and a £5.00 daily cap on the same card. A 1-day Bee Bus ticket is £5.00 (£2.50 child), valid until 03:59 the next morning; a 1-day family ticket is £9.00 for one or two adults with one to three children, off-peak only. Cash is accepted on board.
From arrivals to Piccadilly Gardens
Three steps once you have collected your bags.
Find the stop
The bus stands at The Station.
Buy your ticket
From the driver, a machine or the app.
Ride to Piccadilly Gardens
48–82 min.
Worth knowing
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.