87 Piccadilly Gardens to Stretford via Manchester, Chorlton

Operated by Bee Network. First bus 06:24, last bus 18:15. 23 journeys on weekdays. Fares: singles usually capped at £3 — more.

Next towards Stretford from Piccadilly Gardens (Stop G): 13:02, 14:02, 16:02

Next towards Piccadilly Gardens from Stretford Mall (Stop C): 13:39, 14:39, 16:39

Wanted a different 87? 27 other bus routes are numbered 87 elsewhere in the UK — see every 87 bus timetable by area.

Timetable

Ends at Stretford Mall unless marked “to …” · Monday to Friday · 11 journeys
Stop 07:36 to Chorlton Green09:0210:0211:0212:0213:0214:02 to Chorlton Bus Station15:4016:0217:1218:15
Piccadilly Gardens (Stop G) 07:3609:0210:0211:0212:0213:0214:02·16:0217:1218:15
Manchester Royal Infirmary (Stop E) 07:4809:1410:1411:1412:1413:1414:14·16:1617:2618:29
Mauldeth Road West (nr) 08:0309:2710:2711:2712:2713:2714:2715:4016:3517:4218:43
Brian Harrison Close (cnr) 08:0809:3210:3211:3212:3213:3214:3215:4616:4217:4818:49
Southern Cemetery (Stand H) 08:1909:4010:4011:4012:4013:4014:4015:5316:5117:5618:56
Merseybank Avenue (NW-bound) 08:2609:4710:4711:4712:4713:4714:4716:0016:5818:0319:03
Chorlton Bus Station (Stand C) ······14:55····
Chorlton Bus Station (Stand E) 08:3409:5510:5511:5512:5513:55·16:0817:0618:1119:11
Chorlton Green (at) 08:4110:0211:0212:0213:0214:02·16:1517:1318:1819:18
Stretford Mall (Stop C) ·10:1111:1112:1113:1114:11·16:2517:2318:2719:26

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.

Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 Dec 2026, then £2 — check with Bee Network whether this route takes part. Details →
58–70% on time
average delay 3.9 min · the range 235 live GPS observations over 30 days can support

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 87

87 towards Stretford

All 69 stops
  1. Piccadilly Gardens (Stop G) Piccadilly Gardens
  2. Charlotte Street (Stop CU) Manchester City Centre
  3. Major Street (Stop SL) Manchester City Centre
  4. Palace Theatre (Stop SY) Manchester City Centre
  5. Oxford Road Station (Stop B) Manchester City Centre
  6. Mancunian Way (nr) Manchester City Centre
  7. Aquatics Centre (o/s) Chorlton upon Medlock
  8. University Shopping Centre (Stop E) Chorlton upon Medlock
  9. University of Manchester (adj) Chorlton upon Medlock
  10. Manchester Royal Infirmary (Stop E) Manchester Royal Infirmary
  11. Denmark Road (W-bound) Chorlton upon Medlock
  12. Manchester Academy (o/s) Moss Side
  13. Moss Lane East (nr) Moss Side
  14. Great Western Street (nr) Moss Side
  15. Claremont Road (adj) Moss Side
  16. Beveridge Street (nr) Moss Side
  17. Parkside Road (opp) Moss Side
  18. Hart Road (nr) Moss Side
  19. Wilbraham Road (nr) Fallowfield
  20. Nantwich Road (nr) Fallowfield
  21. Whitebrook Road (nr) Fallowfield
  22. Victoria Road (adj) Fallowfield
  23. Mauldeth Road West (nr) Fallowfield
  24. Copson Street (adj) Withington
  25. Whitchurch Road (NW-bound) Withington
  26. Meltham Avenue (SW-Bound) Withington
  27. Golborne Avenue (NW-bound) Withington
  28. Lynmouth Avenue (SW-bound) Withington
  29. Minehead Avenue (NW-bound) Withington
  30. Brian Harrison Close (cnr) Withington
  31. Minehead Avenue (SE-bound) Withington
  32. Lynmouth Avenue (NE-bound) Withington
  33. Golborne Avenue (SE-bound) Withington
  34. Meltham Avenue (SW-Bound) Withington
  35. Abberton Road (SE-bound) Withington
  36. The Metropolitan (Stop B) West Didsbury
  37. Withington Community Hosp (Stop A) West Didsbury
  38. Didsbury Mosque (Stop C) West Didsbury
  39. Moorfield Road (Stop E) West Didsbury
  40. Winster Avenue (nr) West Didsbury
  41. Southern Cemetery (Stand H) Chorlton
  42. Princess Road (Stop D) Chorlton
  43. Aldermary Road (nr) Chorlton
  44. Maitland Avenue (SW-bound) Mersey Bank Estate
  45. Merseybank Avenue (SE-bound) Mersey Bank Estate
  46. Caldervale Avenue (SW-bound) Mersey Bank Estate
  47. Caldervale Avenue (SE-bound) Mersey Bank Estate
  48. Merseybank Avenue (NW-bound) Mersey Bank Estate
  49. Merseybank Avenue (NW-bound) Mersey Bank Estate
  50. Maitland Avenue (NE-bound) Mersey Bank Estate
  51. Godbert Avenue (nr) Chorlton
  52. Woodpecker Road (nr) Chorlton
  53. Hardy Lane (nr) Chorltonville
  54. Cundiff Road (nr) Chorltonville
  55. Chorlton Bus Station (Stand C) Chorlton
  56. Chorlton Bus Station (Stand E) Chorlton
  57. Groby Road (Stop G) Chorlton
  58. Brundretts Road (Stop B) Chorlton
  59. Wilbraham Road (nr) Chorlton
  60. Kingshill Road (S-bound) Chorlton
  61. Ivygreen Road (E-bound) Chorlton Green
  62. Chorlton Green (at) Chorlton Green
  63. Vicars Road (nr) Chorlton
  64. Wilbraham Road (opp) Chorlton
  65. Ryebank Road (opp) Longford Park
  66. Longford Park (opp) Longford Park
  67. Norwood Road (opp) Stretford
  68. Stretford Metrolink Stop (Stop J) Stretford
  69. Stretford Mall (Stop C) Stretford

87 towards Piccadilly Gardens

All 61 stops
  1. Stretford Mall (Stop C) Stretford
  2. Stretford Metrolink Stop (Stop K) Stretford
  3. Norwood Road (nr) Stretford
  4. Longford Park (o/s) Longford Park
  5. Alderfield Road (nr) Longford Park
  6. Ryebank Road (nr) Longford Park
  7. Wilbraham Road (by) Chorlton
  8. Kingshill Road (S-bound) Chorlton
  9. Ivygreen Road (E-bound) Chorlton Green
  10. Chorlton Green (at) Chorlton Green
  11. Vicars Road (nr) Chorlton
  12. Manchester Road (Stop A) Chorlton
  13. Groby Road (Stop H) Chorlton
  14. Chorlton Bus Station (Stand F) Chorlton
  15. Cundiff Road (opp) Chorltonville
  16. Barlow Moor Road Metrolink Stop (Stop A) Chorltonville
  17. Hardy Lane (adj) Chorltonville
  18. Woodpecker Road (opp) Chorlton
  19. Godbert Avenue (opp) Chorlton
  20. Maitland Avenue (SW-bound) Mersey Bank Estate
  21. Merseybank Avenue (SE-bound) Mersey Bank Estate
  22. Mersey Bank Avenue (nr) Mersey Bank Estate
  23. Southern Cemetery (Stand J) Chorlton
  24. Winster Avenue (Stop F) West Didsbury
  25. Moorfield Road (Stop D) West Didsbury
  26. Withington Community Hosp (Stop B) West Didsbury
  27. The Metropolitan (Stop A) West Didsbury
  28. Abberton Road (NE-bound) Withington
  29. Meltham Avenue (NE-bound) Withington
  30. Golborne Avenue (NW-bound) Withington
  31. Lynmouth Avenue (SW-bound) Withington
  32. Minehead Avenue (NW-bound) Withington
  33. Brian Harrison Close (cnr) Withington
  34. Minehead Avenue (SE-bound) Withington
  35. Lynmouth Avenue (NE-bound) Withington
  36. Golborne Avenue (SE-bound) Withington
  37. Meltham Avenue (NE-bound) Withington
  38. Whitchurch Road (SE-bound) Withington
  39. Copson Street (nr) Withington
  40. Mauldeth Road West (adj) Fallowfield
  41. Victoria Road (nr) Fallowfield
  42. Whitebrook Road (opp) Fallowfield
  43. Nantwich Road (opp) Fallowfield
  44. Platt Lane (adj) Moss Side
  45. Hart Road (opp) Moss Side
  46. Parkside Road (nr) Moss Side
  47. Beveridge Street (opp) Moss Side
  48. Claremont Road (nr) Moss Side
  49. Great Western Street (nr) Moss Side
  50. Manchester Academy (opp) Moss Side
  51. Denmark Road (E-bound) Moss Side
  52. Manchester Royal Infirmary (Stop D) Manchester Royal Infirmary
  53. University of Manchester (at) Chorlton upon Medlock
  54. University Shopping Centre (Stop C) Chorlton upon Medlock
  55. Manchester Metropolitan University (nr) Chorlton upon Medlock
  56. Chester Street (Stop C) Manchester City Centre
  57. Great Bridgewater Street (nr) Manchester City Centre
  58. Dickinson Street (Stop SO) Manchester City Centre
  59. Dickinson Street (nr) Manchester City Centre
  60. Charlotte Street (Stop CK) Manchester City Centre
  61. Piccadilly Gardens (Stop G) Piccadilly Gardens

Towns & areas on this route

Manchester City CentreChorltonStretfordFallowfieldMoss SideWithingtonChorlton upon MedlockWest DidsburyPiccadilly GardensManchester Royal InfirmaryMersey Bank EstateChorltonville

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 87 bus?

The first 87 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:24 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 87 bus?

The last 87 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 18:15. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 87 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 87 bus?

The 87 is operated by Bee Network.

Timetable data from Bee Network via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (North West England feed). Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.