Heritage bus rides

Travel in style on our free Heritage Buses!

On the following dates we operate free Heritage Bus services, giving you an opportunity to travel on some of our historic vehicles

Heritage Buses run only on dates shown below:

Sorry we can’t accommodate unfolded wheelchairs on our historic buses, but we'll make every effort to allow you to travel where possible. The 135 is a fully accessible, alternative frequent bus service from Manchester city centre. We're also less than 1/2 mile from Queens Road Metrolink stop.

Dates of operation

February

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

December

No service on any other days

Free Heritage Bus 4

Museum of Transport - Manchester, Shudehill circular

Bus times

Free Heritage Bus 4 operates only on these dates:
22/23 April 2023 | 2/3 December 2023
(no service on any other days)

Museum of Transport

--

0953

1013

& every 20 mins until

1633

1653

Queens Road Metrolink (stop A)

--

0955

1015

& every 20 mins until

1635

1655

Corporation Street, Manchester (stop NU)

0945

1005

1025

& every 20 mins until

1645

1705

Shudehill Interchange, 
Manchester (stand E)

0950

1010

1030

& every 20 mins until

1650

1710

Queens Road Metrolink (stop B)

1000

1020

1040

& every 20 mins until

1700

--

Museum of Transport

1002

1022

1042

& every 20 mins until

1702

--

 What's On: Calendar

Free Heritage Bus 5

Museum of Transport - Manchester, Shudehill circular

Bus times

Free Heritage Bus 5 operates only on these dates:
26 February 2023 | 2, 10 & 16 April 2023 | 1, 7, 8, 21 & 29 May 2023 | 4 & 18 June 2023 | 2 & 16 July 2023 | 6, 20 & 28 August 2023 | 10 & 17 September 2023
(no service on any other days)
Journey times: Museum of Transport -(3 mins)- Queens Road Metrolink -(12 mins)- Corporation St -(5 mins)- Shudehill -(10 mins)- Queens Road Metrolink -(3 mins)- Museum of Transport

Select a stop below for times:

Free Heritage Bus 5: bus times from Manchester of Transport (occasional days of operation only)

11am

1113 5

12pm

1213 5

1pm

1313 5

2pm

1413 5

3pm

1513 5

4pm

1613 5

Free Heritage Bus 5: bus times from Queens Road Metrolink, stop A (occasional days of operation only)

11am

1115 5

12pm

1215 5

1pm

1315 5

2pm

1415 5

3pm

1515 5

4pm

1615 5

Free Heritage Bus 5: bus times from Manchester, Corporation Street stop NU (occasional days of operation only)

11am

1125 5

12pm

1225 5

1pm

1325 5

2pm

1425 5

3pm

1525 5

4pm

1625 5

Free Heritage Bus 5: bus times from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange Stand E (occasional days of operation only)

11am

1130 5

12pm

1230 5

1pm

1330 5

2pm

1430 5

3pm

1530 5

4pm

1630 5

Free Heritage Bus 5: bus times from Queens Road Metrolink, stop B (occasional days of operation only)

11am

1140 5

12pm

1240 5

1pm

1340 5

2pm

1440 5

3pm

1540 5

4pm

1640 5

Free Heritage Bus 5: arrival times at Museum of Transport (occasional days of operation only)

11am

1142 5

12pm

1242 5

1pm

1342 5

2pm

1442 5

3pm

1542 5

4pm

1642 5

 What's On: Calendar

Free Heritage Bus 6

Museum of Transport - Heaton Park Tramway circular

Bus times

Free Heritage Bus 6 operates only on these dates:
16 April 2023 | 21 May 2023 | 18 June 2023 | 16 July 2023 | 20 August 2023 | 21 October 2023
(no service on any other days)

Museum of Transport

1015

& hourly until

1615

Heaton Park (Middleton Rd)

1030

& hourly until

1630

Heaton Park, depart

1045

& hourly until

1645

Museum of Transport

1105

& hourly until

1705

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Keep in touch

Museum of Transport,
Boyle Street, Cheetham,
Manchester M8 8UW
 0161-205 2122
 email(at)gmts.co.uk

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