42B Piccadilly Gardens to Woodford via Manchester, Didsbury
Operated by Bee Network. First bus 05:34, last bus 21:45. 36 journeys on weekdays. Today, a Sunday: first 07:33, last 19:10. Fares: singles usually capped at £3 — more.
Wanted a different 42B? 2 other bus routes are numbered 42B elsewhere in the UK — see every 42B bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 08:54 | 09:54 | 10:54 | 11:54 | 12:54 | 13:54 | 14:54 | 15:54 | 16:54 | 17:54 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piccadilly Gardens (Stop J) | 08:54 | 09:54 | 10:54 | 11:54 | 12:54 | 13:54 | 14:54 | 15:54 | 16:54 | 17:54 |
| Manchester Royal Infirmary (Stop F) | 09:04 | 10:04 | 11:04 | 12:04 | 13:04 | 14:06 | 15:06 | 16:06 | 17:06 | 18:06 |
| The Christie (Stop F) | 09:19 | 10:19 | 11:20 | 12:20 | 13:20 | 14:22 | 15:24 | 16:25 | 17:25 | 18:27 |
| Parrs Wood (Stop F) | 09:27 | 10:27 | 11:31 | 12:31 | 13:31 | 14:33 | 15:35 | 16:36 | 17:36 | 18:35 |
| Cheadle Post Office (opp) | 09:33 | 10:33 | 11:37 | 12:37 | 13:37 | 14:39 | 15:41 | 16:42 | 17:42 | 18:41 |
| Monmouth Road (Stop H) | 09:42 | 10:42 | 11:46 | 12:46 | 13:46 | 14:48 | 15:50 | 16:51 | 17:51 | 18:50 |
| Grove Park (opp) | 09:47 | 10:48 | 11:52 | 12:52 | 13:52 | 14:54 | 15:56 | 16:57 | 17:57 | 18:55 |
| Ack Lane East (adj) | 09:52 | 10:53 | 11:57 | 12:57 | 13:57 | 14:59 | 16:01 | 17:02 | 18:02 | 19:00 |
| Woodford Garden Village (o/s) | 09:57 | 10:58 | 12:02 | 13:02 | 14:02 | 15:04 | 16:06 | 17:07 | 18:07 | 19:04 |
| Davenport Arms (opp) | 09:59 | 11:00 | 12:04 | 13:04 | 14:04 | 15:06 | 16:08 | 17:09 | 18:09 | 19:06 |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off; one that finishes short of the usual end says where ("to …") — not every journey on this route runs the whole way. A · means that journey does not stop there. Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. Switch a table to All stops for every stop it calls at, or open a stop's own page for live departures there.
Christmas & bank holidays
These dates are not the usual timetable for the day they fall on. They come from the operator’s published data, which for Christmas and New Year is often late or incomplete, so check with Bee Network before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 28 December, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.
Route map
All stops on route 42B
42B towards Woodford
All 85 stops
- Piccadilly Gardens (Stop J) Piccadilly Gardens
- Charlotte Street (Stop CU) Manchester City Centre
- Major Street (Stop SL) Manchester City Centre
- Palace Theatre (Stop SY) Manchester City Centre
- Oxford Road Station (Stop B) Manchester City Centre
- Mancunian Way (nr) Manchester City Centre
- Aquatics Centre (o/s) Chorlton upon Medlock
- University Shopping Centre (Stop F) Chorlton upon Medlock
- University of Manchester (nr) Chorlton upon Medlock
- Manchester Royal Infirmary (Stop F) Manchester Royal Infirmary
- St Mary's (Stop R) Manchester Royal Infirmary
- Hathersage Road (Stop P) Manchester Royal Infirmary
- Daisy Bank Road (nr) Rusholme
- Denison Road (opp) Rusholme
- Upper Kent Road (Stop A) Rusholme
- Birchfields Road (Stop C) Rusholme
- Birch Polygon (nr) Rusholme
- Wilmslow Road (Stop C) Rusholme
- St Mary's (Stop U) Manchester Royal Infirmary
- Dagenham Road (Stop H) Rusholme
- Grandale Street (Stop F) Rusholme
- Dickenson Road (Stop E) Rusholme
- Platt Fields Park (Stop A) Rusholme
- Grangethorpe Road (opp) Owens Park
- Old Hall Lane (nr) Owens Park
- Furness Road (Stop B) Owens Park
- Friendship Inn (Stop F) Fallowfield
- Granville Road (opp) Fallowfield
- Derby Road (Stop C) Fallowfield
- Withington Library (Stop E) Withington
- Withington St Paul's (Stop D) Withington
- The Christie (Stop F) The Christie
- Oak Road (opp) Withington
- Westholme Road (nr) Withington
- Lapwing Lane (opp) Didsbury
- Belfield Road (nr) Didsbury
- Didsbury Library (Stop B) Didsbury
- Didsbury Village (Stop E) Didsbury
- Grange Lane (Stop D) Didsbury
- Beaver Road Junior School (opp) Didsbury
- Fletcher Moss (opp) Didsbury
- Didsbury Cricket Club (Stop N) East Didsbury
- East Didsbury Station (Stop J) East Didsbury
- Parrs Wood (Stop F) East Didsbury
- Moor Park Road (opp) East Didsbury
- Cheadle Old Station (opp) Cheadle
- Alexandra Hospital (opp) Cheadle
- George & Dragon (Stop E) Cheadle
- Mary Street (Stop C) Cheadle
- Cheadle Post Office (opp) Cheadle
- Depleach Road (nr) Cheadle
- Broadway (by) Cheadle
- Schools Hill (opp) Cheadle
- The Spinney (nr) Cheadle
- Cheadle & Marple College (opp) Cheadle
- The Kenilworth (opp) Cheadle Hulme
- Cheadle Road (nr) Cheadle Hulme
- Warren Road (Stop D) Cheadle Hulme
- Cheadle Hulme Station (Stop F) Cheadle Hulme
- Monmouth Road (Stop H) Cheadle Hulme
- Lindsay Avenue (nr) Cheadle Hulme
- Manor Road (nr) Cheadle Hulme
- Swann Lane (opp) Cheadle Hulme
- Church Inn (nr) Cheadle Hulme
- Church Road (nr) Smithy Green
- Newlands Avenue (opp) Smithy Green
- Pingate Lane (nr) Gillbent
- Grove Park (opp) Gillbent
- Grove Park (nr) Gillbent
- Copperfield Road (nr) Gillbent
- Yew Tree Park Road (nr) Gillbent
- Furness Road (nr) Bramhall
- Acre Lane (adj) Bramhall
- Athol Road (opp) Bramhall
- Ack Lane East (adj) Bramhall
- Meadway (nr) Bramhall
- Queensgate (nr) Bramhall
- Woodford Road (S-bound) Bramhall
- Jenny Lane (opp) Woodford
- Chester Road (adj) Woodford
- Woodford Road (opp) Woodford
- Woodford Garden Village (o/s) Woodford
- Moor Lane (opp) Woodford
- The Old School House (opp) Woodford
- Davenport Arms (opp) Woodford
42B towards Piccadilly Gardens
All 81 stops
- Davenport Arms (nr) Woodford
- The Old School House (o/s) Woodford
- Moor Lane (nr) Woodford
- Woodford Garden Village (opp) Woodford
- Woodford Road (nr) Woodford
- Chester Road (nr) Woodford
- Jenny Lane (nr) Woodford
- Queensgate (opp) Bramhall
- Meadway (opp) Bramhall
- Ack Lane East (nr) Bramhall
- Athol Road (nr) Bramhall
- Acre Lane (nr) Bramhall
- Furness Road (opp) Bramhall
- Yew Tree Park Road (opp) Gillbent
- Copperfield Road (at) Gillbent
- Grove Park (o/s) Gillbent
- Stanley Road (nr) Gillbent
- Pingate Lane (opp) Gillbent
- Newlands Avenue (nr) Smithy Green
- Woods Lane (opp) Smithy Green
- Church Inn (o/s) Cheadle Hulme
- Swann Lane (nr) Cheadle Hulme
- Lindsay Road (opp) Cheadle Hulme
- Monmouth Road (Stop G) Cheadle Hulme
- Cheadle Hulme Station (Stop E) Cheadle Hulme
- Station Road (Stop C) Cheadle Hulme
- Thornfield Grove (nr) Cheadle Hulme
- The Kenilworth (nr) Cheadle Hulme
- Cheadle & Marple College (at) Cheadle
- Valley Road (nr) Cheadle
- Schools Hill (nr) Cheadle
- Grange Park Road (opp) Cheadle
- Cheadle Post Office (nr) Cheadle
- Mary Street (Stop B) Cheadle
- Alexandra Hospital (o/s) Cheadle
- Cheadle Old Station (o/s) Cheadle
- Moor Park Road (nr) East Didsbury
- Parrs Wood (Stop H) East Didsbury
- Didsbury Cricket Club (Stop M) East Didsbury
- Fletcher Moss (o/s) Didsbury
- Beaver Road Junior School (o/s) Didsbury
- Grange Lane (opp) Didsbury
- Didsbury Village (Stop C) Didsbury
- Didsbury Library (Stop A) Didsbury
- Belfield Road (opp) Didsbury
- Lapwing Lane (nr) Didsbury
- Westholme Road (opp) Withington
- Oak Road (nr) Withington
- The Christie (Stop E) The Christie
- Withington St Paul's (Stop C) Withington
- Withington Library (Stop B) Withington
- Derby Road (opp) Fallowfield
- Granville Road (nr) Fallowfield
- Friendship Inn (Stop E) Fallowfield
- Cawdor Road (nr) Owens Park
- Langley Road (nr) Owens Park
- Grangethorpe Road (nr) Owens Park
- Platt Lane (Stop B) Rusholme
- Grandale Street (Stop G) Rusholme
- Dagenham Road (Stop K) Rusholme
- Heald Place (opp) Moss Side
- Holford Avenue (nr) Moss Side
- Copper Place (nr) Moss Side
- Hart Road (opp) Moss Side
- Parkside Road (nr) Moss Side
- Beveridge Street (opp) Moss Side
- Claremont Road (nr) Moss Side
- Great Western Street (nr) Moss Side
- Lloyd Street North (nr) Moss Side
- Playfair Street (opp) Moss Side
- Whitworth Park (o/s) Rusholme
- St Mary's (Stop B) Manchester Royal Infirmary
- Manchester Royal Infirmary (Stop D) Manchester Royal Infirmary
- University of Manchester (at) Chorlton upon Medlock
- University Shopping Centre (Stop C) Chorlton upon Medlock
- Manchester Metropolitan University (nr) Chorlton upon Medlock
- Chester Street (Stop C) Manchester City Centre
- Dickinson Street (Stop SO) Manchester City Centre
- Dickinson Street (nr) Manchester City Centre
- Charlotte Street (Stop CK) Manchester City Centre
- Piccadilly Gardens (Arrivals) Piccadilly Gardens
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 42B bus?
The first 42B departure on weekdays leaves at 05:34 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 42B bus?
The last 42B on weekdays leaves its first stop at 21:45. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 42B bus cost?
Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026 (then £2 from 1 January 2027). Bee Network day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 42B bus?
The 42B is operated by Bee Network.
Timetable data from Bee Network via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (North West England feed). Bee Network last updated their Bus Open Data publications on 3 October 2026. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.