Ring & Ride accessible minibuses
An accessible, low-cost minibus service for people who have difficulty in using public transport
Ring and Ride journeys are available to book now. For more information about availability, you can call our Customer Contact Centre on 0161 200 6011.
Ring & Ride provide accessible, low cost transport to disabled people and older people with walking difficulties. If you qualify, you can book a Ring & Ride accessible minibus to take you, and an accompanying adult, door to door for journeys of up to 6 miles in Greater Manchester.
There are some exceptions where registered users may travel more than 6 miles from their home address as long as the destination is within Greater Manchester.
Trips which may be considered include:
Ring & Ride minibuses are suitable for taking wheelchairs, and all drivers have had special accessibility and disability-awareness training.
This service operates between 8am to 10.45pm Monday to Saturday and 8am to 10.25pm on Sundays.
The Greater Manchester Disabled People’s Panel is running a survey and wants to hear from disabled people who live or work across Greater Manchester. The survey aims to understand disabled people's attitudes and feelings towards the current cost of living crisis. If you would like to complete this survey or find out more: GM Big Disability Survey 2022.
The survey closes 10 August 2022.
Face coverings are no longer compulsory, but in line with government advice they are still suggested and are welcomed on Ring and Ride.
To use Ring & Ride you must travel with one of the following:
Before you can book your first journey, you will need to register. It's free to register, and you can join in a number of ways:
To register online, please complete our online registration form.
You can call our Customer Contact Centre on 0161 200 6011 and our staff will be happy to help.
To register by post, all you need to do is print out the registration form and when it is complete, post it to:
GMATL
Floor 20,
53 Portland Street
M1 3LD
Once you have registered, you can book your journey. You can do this from between seven days to an hour before you travel. You can book journeys by calling 0161 200 6011.
| Fare Type | Current Fare |
|---|---|
| Concessionary Plus | £1.10 |
| Concessionary over 70* | £1.60 |
| Disabled* | £1.60 |
| Travel Voucher* | £2.10 |
| Accompanying a Passenger with TfGM Concessionary Plus Bus Pass* | £1.60 |
| Accompanying a Passenger with a TfGM Concessionary Bus Pass | £3.10 |
| Accompanying a Passenger with a TfGM Disabled Bus Pass | £3.10 |
For the fare types indicated with an asterisk (*) above, please note that these fares are valid for journeys made after 9.30am Monday to Friday and at weekends. If you wish to make a Ring and Ride journey before 9.30am on a weekday, a fare of £3.10 will be payable.
If you need to cancel your trip please let us know at the earliest opportunity. This will allow your trip to be given to another person.
If you travel as part of a group booking and you cancel repeatedly we may remove you from the group booking and request you book as an individual passenger instead.
To contact us with a query, feedback or complaint please phone us on 0161 200 6011.
Alternatively you can email at: enquiries@ringandride.info
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Enter your postcode into our interactive map to see where you can get on foot or by bike in 15 mins.
There are planned improvement works on Metrolink across selected lines throughout 2022. You can visit our dedicated webpage to find out how the works affect your journeys around Greater Manchester.
To help Ukrainian nationals arriving in Greater Manchester, Metrolink tram services, rail services and the majority of bus and coach services in the region are being provided free of charge.
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