🎓 Buses to University of Greater Manchester
10 bus routes serve University of Greater Manchester in Gilnow. 3 run through the night.
Times are departures from the campus's own stops. Buses towards the campus run earlier and later at stops along the way — open a route for the timetable at your stop.
Every route serving University of Greater Manchester
- 582 Bolton Interchange → Leigh Bus Station Mon–Fri 04:21–00:05 Sun 07:31–00:03 🌙 Sunday–Thursday nights Bee Network
- 559 Bolton Interchange → The Gerard Centre Mon–Fri 05:45–22:25 Sun 10:04–21:59 Bee Network
- 607 Wigan Bus Station → Bolton Interchange Mon–Fri 05:09–00:18 Sun 07:19–01:02 🌙 Every night Bee Network
- 20 Bolton Interchange → The Trafford Centre Bus Station Mon–Fri 04:01–00:41 Sun 05:41–00:35 🌙 Sunday–Thursday nights Bee Network
- 520 Bolton → Bolton Interchange Mon–Fri 06:00–23:21 Sun 09:20–23:21 Bee Network
- 904 Canon Slade High School → Butterwick Fields Mon–Fri 08:09–16:09 no Sunday service Bee Network
- 905 Canon Slade High School → Black Horse Avenue Mon–Fri 08:06–15:57 no Sunday service Bee Network
- 906 Canon Slade High School → Dobb Brow Road Mon–Fri 08:03–16:15 no Sunday service Bee Network
- 930 St Joseph's High School → Bolton College Mon–Fri 06:48–15:59 no Sunday service Bee Network
- 919 Thornleigh Salesian College → Thomasson Memorial School Mon–Fri 07:51–15:44 no Sunday service Bee Network
Live times at the campus stops
Night buses to University of Greater Manchester
For getting back to halls. Nights are the night you set out on, so a 01:30 bus on Saturday morning is listed under Friday.
- 582 Bolton Interchange → Leigh Bus Station Sunday–Thursday nights 04:20–07:00 runs tonight
- 607 Wigan Bus Station → Bolton Interchange Every night 22:00–07:00 runs tonight
- 20 Bolton Interchange → The Trafford Centre Bus Station Sunday–Thursday nights 04:00–07:00 runs tonight
See night buses across the UK.
Direct buses to University of Greater Manchester from
Places on a route that reaches the campus without changing — worth checking before you sign a housing contract. The bus may take a long way round, so open the route for the time from your own stop.
Frequently asked questions
Which buses go to University of Greater Manchester?
10 routes serve the campus: the 582 (towards Leigh Bus Station), the 559 (towards The Gerard Centre), the 607 (towards Bolton Interchange), the 20 (towards The Trafford Centre Bus Station), the 520 (towards Bolton Interchange), the 904 (towards Butterwick Fields), the 905 (towards Black Horse Avenue), the 906 (towards Dobb Brow Road), the 930 (towards Bolton College), the 919 (towards Thomasson Memorial School). Each route page has the full timetable and a live map.
Is there a campus or university bus at University of Greater Manchester?
No route here is branded as a university service, so campus travel is on the ordinary local network — 10 routes call at the campus stops, listed above with their first and last times.
What time is the first bus to University of Greater Manchester?
The earliest weekday departure from the campus's own stops is 04:01, on the 20. Buses towards the campus start earlier at stops along the way — check the route timetable for your own stop if you have a 9am lecture.
Can I get a bus back to campus at night?
3 of the 10 routes run in the small hours. Which nights each one runs is listed above — most night services are Friday and Saturday only.
Do buses run to University of Greater Manchester outside term time?
The timetables here are the operators' own published data, so they show what is running now, including any current holiday timetable. Dedicated university services are the ones most likely to stop or thin out in the vacation. Ordinary local routes generally run all year.
How much is the bus to University of Greater Manchester, and is there a student fare?
Single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026, dropping to £2 from 1 January 2027. Most operators also sell a student term or year pass, which usually beats the cap if you travel in every day — check the operator pages linked against each route.
Other universities nearby
Timetables from the operators via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Campus locations from OpenStreetMap. See all universities by bus , or every stop and route in Gilnow.