We’ve improved some bus services that joined the Bee Network on 5 January 2025.
This includes more frequent services and some earlier and later journeys to connect with tram and train services.
See a summary of improvements below.
Find out more about the Bee Network.
38 (Piccadilly Gardens - Salford - Swinton - Logistics North)
- Monday to Saturday evenings: Two additional late evening journeys to keep a half hourly frequency to last bus.
- Daytime journeys will be increased to every 12 minutes instead of every 15 minutes.
76 (Oldham Mumps - Hollinwood - Failsworth - Piccadilly Gardens)
Monday to Saturday evenings:
- Additional journeys to keep half hourly frequency to last bus.
- Half hourly Oldham to Manchester (current Failsworth – Manchester journeys extended to/from Oldham).
Sunday daytime: Half hourly Oldham – Manchester (current Failsworth – Manchester journeys extended to/from Oldham).
111 (Chorlton - Withington - Moss Side - Piccadilly Gardens)
- Sunday evening: Two additional late evening journeys to keep a half hourly frequency to last bus service.
201 (Hattersley - Hyde - Denton - Manchester City Centre)
- Sunday daytime: From two to three buses an hour with a service every 20 mins instead of half hourly.
250 (Piccadilly Gardens - Trafford Park - The Trafford Centre)
- Daily: One additional late evening journey to keep half hourly frequency to last bus.
256 (Flixton - Lostock - Stretford - Hulme - Piccadilly Gardens)
- Monday to Saturday evening: Two additional late evening journeys to keep a half hourly frequency to last bus.
- Saturday daytime: First Saturday morning journey from Flixton retimed to give a better connection at Stretford with early trams towards Manchester.
- Saturday evening: Last evening journey to depart at 2350 from Manchester to give a better connection at Stretford with late trams from Manchester for onward journeys towards Flixton.
313 (Manchester Airport - Cheadle Hulme – Stockport)
- All journeys currently terminating at Gilbent will run through to Manchester Airport.
314 (Stockport – Woodbank Estate – Offerton circular bus route) and 325 (Stockport – Brinnington circular)
- Monday to Saturday evening: Later journey added Mon-Sat for train connection at Stockport.
330 (Ashton-under-Lyne - Dukinfield - Hyde - Woodley – Stockport)
- Monday to Saturday daytime: Earlier journey added for tram connections at Ashton Interchange.
- Monday to Saturday evening: Later journey added for tram connections at Ashton Interchange.
347 (Ashton-under-Lyne - Denton - Haughton Green circular)
- Monday to Sunday: Earlier and later journeys added for tram connections at Ashton Interchange.