(as someone who moved here for uni and hasn’t left since)
How to navigate around manchester
(using the extensive bus & tram routes)
- 16 to 18 year olds can apply for an ‘Our Pass’ which gives users free bus travel across Greater Manchester!
- Metro link 1-day travel card (adult) gives you unlimited travel throughout your selected Metro link zones as detailed on all Metro link ticket machines.
Major bus routes:
(Fallowfield to UoM, MMU and the city centre)
- 111: Chorlton-Withington-Moss Side-Piccadilly Gardens
- 142: East Didsbury-Fallowfield-Rusholme-Piccadilly Gardens
- 143: West Didsbury-Fallowfield-Rusholme-Piccadilly Gardens
- 42: Stockport-Heaton Mersey-Didsbury-Piccadilly Gardens
- 43: Manchester Airport-Wythenshawe-Piccadilly Gardens
The tram system
- One of the best modes of transport for getting around the city centre and getting to outlying areas.
- Runs from 06:00 - 00:00 every Monday - Saturday and 07:00 - 00:00 every Sunday.
- Getting off at St Peter’s Square is best for access to Oxford Road and the universities.
If you're into shopping...
(for my shopaholic girlies)
Market Street
One of Manchester's main shopping streets is home to:
- Urban Outfitters
- H&M
- Dr. Martens
- Uniqlo
- TK Maxx
- And many more high street brands.
Here is where you will also find the Manchester Arndale, which houses many more shops.
Exchange Square / New Cathedral Street / Corn Exchange
Situated towards the end of Market Street, and at the back of the Arndale, lies shops such as:
- Zara
- Selfridges
- Harvey Nichols
- Other Stories
For all my foodies..
(food is the best part of my day)
Exchange Square / New Cathedral Street / Corn Exchange
- Mowgli
- Tampopo
- Cosy Club
- Banyan
- The Real Greek
Deansgate
Here you’ll find many bars and restaurants such as:
- Hawksmoor
- Australasia
- Evuna
- Dimitri’s
Around this area, you will also find The Great Northern, which houses an Odeon cinema, along with many more bars and restaurants.
Spinningfields
- 20 Stories
- The Ivy
- Banyan
- The Alchemist
- Oast House
Quay Street / Peter Street
- Revolution de Cuba
- Peaky Blinders Bar
- Albert’s Schloss
- Impossible
- Dirty Martini
- Blue’s Kitchen