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

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)

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:

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)