Getting here by bus & train

Key Bus Routes

Manchester City Centre Express Bus Service X50

The X50 service, operated by Stagecoach Manchester, is our brand new express bus link to Manchester city centre, offering journey times of just 25 minutes. The service runs every 30 minutes from early till late, 363 days a year, and is provided using specially branded modern low floor easy-access buses.

Please click here for the timetable for service X50

Bus service 100

The 100 service, operated by First Manchester, is our unmissable high frequency bus link direct to Manchester Shudehill Bus Station via Eccles and Salford. The service runs from early till late 363 days a year, every 10 minutes, and is provided using specially branded modern low floor easy-access buses.

PLEASE NOTE: From Sunday 24th January the 100 service will run every half hour to Irlam with the hourly link to Warrington running as before.  

Please click here for the timetable for service 100

Bus service 250

The 250 service, operated by Stagecoach Manchester, is our high frequency bus link direct to Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station via Manchester United Football Stadium and Manchester University. The service runs from early till late 364 days a year, every 10-15 minutes, and is provided using modern low floor easy-access buses.

Please click here for the timetable for service 250

ML1: The Trafford Centre Metrolink Shuttle Bus

The Trafford Centre Metrolink Shuttle Bus is our direct, frequent, express ‘missing link’ to Manchester’s Metrolink Tram service. The shuttle bus links The Trafford Centre to Stretford Metrolink Station 7 days a week, 363 days a year, every 20 minutes, from early till late. One ticket will enable you to travel direct to The Trafford Centre from anywhere on the Metrolink network. Just look for the ‘Trafford Centre Shuttle Bus’ button on any Metrolink ticket machine.

Please click here for the Shuttle Bus timetable

As well as the routes from Manchester city centre, buses run regularly from all over the Greater Manchester area to our own on-site Bus Station, at the end of Regent Crescent. Please see below for a full list of services:

• Service 18 to Sale, Wythenshawe, Manchester Airport and Altrincham
• Service 22 to Eccles, Monton, Swinton, Farnworth and Bolton
• Service 22 to Urmston, Stretford, Chorlton, Burnage and Stockport
• Service 23/23A to Urmston (23), Lostock (23A), Stretford, Chorlton, Didsbury and Stockport
• Service 68 to Eccles, Winton, Worsley, Walkden, Little Hulton and Bolton
• Service 110 to Eccles, Liverpool Street, Langworthy, Pendleton, Lower Broughton and Manchester
• Service 126 to Boothstown, Astley and Leigh
• Service 132 to Boothstown, Tyldesley, Atherton, Hindley and Wigan
• Service 247 to Davyhulme, Flixton, Partington and Altrincham
• Express Service 300 to Bolton

Public Transport Map and Guide

Full Details of all Trafford Centre bus services can be found in our dedicated public transport map and guide which can be downloaded here>> 

For all other bus information our handy Journey Planner will help you plan your route here >>

Bus Links From Nearby Train Stations

The following train stations have excellent bus connections for onward journeys to The Trafford Centre:

• Manchester Piccadilly - Catch bus services X50 or 250 from Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station (about 5 minutes walk from the train station) direct to The Trafford Centre. Alternatively, hop on a Metrolink tram from Piccadilly station direct to Stretford and connect to our Metrolink Shuttle Bus.
• Salford Crescent - Catch bus service 100, which runs every 10 minutes along the A6 (which runs above the station) direct to The Trafford Centre.
• Manchester Victoria - Catch bus service 100, which runs every 10 minutes from the station entrance direct to The Trafford Centre. Bus service 110 also runs every 20 minutes direct from Victoria station to The Trafford Centre.
• Urmston - Bus services 22 and 23 combine to provide a bus every 15 minutes from Urmston station direct to The Trafford Centre. The bus stop is 100 yards from the station, outside the Sainsbury's superstore.

PLUSBUS: Discounted bus travel can be purchased as an add-on to your train ticket, please visit www.plusbus.info for more information.

Alternatively, you can download a PDF of our latest Public Transport Leaflet here>>