Bus from Manchester City Centre to Miles Platting

22 direct routes · 1–49 min · first bus 04:25, last bus 01:01 (weekdays).

Next buses to Miles Platting as of 12:50

Scheduled times at the boarding stop in Manchester City Centre, from the operators' timetables — they update automatically. Open the stop for live tracking.

Direct routes

RouteOperatorJourney timeWeekday journeysDaysFirstLastBoard atGet off atCalls at
17 Bee Network ~1 min 101 Sat 94 · Sun 57 04:25 23:42 Hanover Street (Stop NM) Marshall Street (opp) —
83 Bee Network ~7 min 101 Sat 90 · Sun 46 04:40 00:56 Faraday Street (Stop EM) Varley Street (opp) —
18 Bee Network ~1 min 94 Sat 85 · Sun 48 05:32 23:32 Hanover Street (Stop NM) Marshall Street (opp) —
84 Bee Network ~6 min 92 Sat 83 · Sun 48 05:06 00:21 Faraday Street (Stop EM) Varley Street (opp) —
163 Bee Network ~3 min 78 Sat 71 · Sun 40 05:14 23:54 The Unicorn (Stop CB) Marshall Street (opp) —
112 Bee Network ~3 min 65 Sat 59 · Sun 34 05:41 01:01 The Unicorn (Stop CB) Marshall Street (opp) —
118 Bee Network ~3 min 62 Sat 57 · Sun 29 05:17 00:00 The Unicorn (Stop CB) Marshall Street (opp) —
76 Bee Network ~11 min 60 Sat 52 · Sun 28 05:25 23:50 Faraday Street (Stop EM) Riverpark Road (opp) —
114 Bee Network ~3 min 35 Sat 23 · Sun 13 06:44 23:27 The Unicorn (Stop CB) Marshall Street (opp) —
156 Bee Network ~1 min 33 Sat 27 · Sun 30 05:35 23:43 Hanover Street (Stop NM) Marshall Street (opp) —
81 Bee Network ~3 min 31 Sat 18 · Sun 16 05:51 22:51 The Unicorn (Stop CB) Marshall Street (opp) —
119 Bee Network ~3 min 25 Sat 23 · Sun 15 08:15 23:16 The Unicorn (Stop CB) Marshall Street (opp) —
117 Bee Network ~3 min 23 Sat 19 · Sun 6 07:08 18:09 The Unicorn (Stop CB) Marshall Street (opp) —
56 Bee Network ~49 min 23 Sat 16 · no Sunday buses 06:30 18:06 Hanover Street (Stop NM) Osborne Street (nr) Collyhurst, Cheetham Hill, Higher Blackley, Cheetham Hill & Collyhurst
182 Bee Network ~6 min 19 Sat 17 · Sun 16 06:05 23:10 Faraday Street (Stop EM) Varley Street (opp) —
811 National Express ~5 min 13 Fridays only 05:35 21:30 Manchester Central Coach Station Queens Road (Stop B) —
181 Bee Network ~7 min 12 Sat 10 · no Sunday buses 06:57 18:14 Faraday Street (Stop EM) Varley Street (opp) —
170 National Express ~12 min 8 Sat 14 · Sun 14 07:30 19:15 Manchester Central Coach Station Queens Road (Stop B) —
76A Bee Network ~11 min 8 Sat 11 · no Sunday buses 09:08 19:05 Faraday Street (Stop EM) Riverpark Road (opp) —
76B Bee Network ~12 min 6 weekdays only 14:55 17:27 Faraday Street (Stop EM) Riverpark Road (opp) —
2 occasional services — once or twice a day · 17A, 724

Often school, college or market-day journeys — check the route before relying on one.

RouteOperatorJourney timeWeekday journeysDaysFirstLastBoard atGet off atCalls at
17A Bee Network ~2 min 1 weekdays only 04:55 04:55 Hanover Street (Stop NM) Osborne Street (opp) —
724 Bee Network ~12 min 1 weekdays only 15:27 15:27 Mancunian Way (nr) Riverpark Road (opp) Ancoats

Times are for the first boarding point in Manchester City Centre on each route's weekday timetable — open the route for the full timetable, live map and every stop.

The same number runs elsewhere in the UK — see every 17 bus, 83 bus, 18 bus, 84 bus, 163 bus, 112 bus, 118 bus or 76 bus timetable.

2 of these 22 services are long-distance coaches — the fare cap and local bus passes apply to the buses here, but not to the coaches, which set their own fares.
Single fares on this journey are capped at £3 on participating routes (England cap, until 31 Dec 2026 — then £2). Details →

Frequently asked questions

Which bus goes from Manchester City Centre to Miles Platting?

22 routes run directly from Manchester City Centre to Miles Platting: the 17 (Bee Network), the 83 (Bee Network), the 18 (Bee Network), the 84 (Bee Network), the 163 (Bee Network), the 112 (Bee Network), the 118 (Bee Network), the 76 (Bee Network), the 114 (Bee Network), the 156 (Bee Network), the 81 (Bee Network), the 119 (Bee Network), the 117 (Bee Network), the 56 (Bee Network), the 182 (Bee Network), the 811 (National Express), the 181 (Bee Network), the 170 (National Express), the 76A (Bee Network), the 76B (Bee Network), the 17A (Bee Network), the 724 (Bee Network). The most frequent is the 17, 101 times each weekday — board at Hanover Street (Stop NM) and get off at Marshall Street (opp), about 1 minutes.

How long does the bus take from Manchester City Centre to Miles Platting?

Between 1 minutes on the 17 and 49 on the 56, depending on which route you catch and on traffic.

What time is the first and last bus from Manchester City Centre to Miles Platting?

On weekdays the first direct bus leaves around 04:25 and the last around 01:01. Check the route timetables for weekends.

How much is the bus from Manchester City Centre to Miles Platting?

Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027.

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