Metrolink tickets
Contactless pay as you go
- If you’re travelling for a single journey or for multiple journeys in one day or across a week, you can pay as you go by touching-in and touching-out at a smart reader using your contactless payment card or device. We’ll work out the adult single or travelcard prices for your journeys, up to a daily and weekly cap.
- Find out more about travelling with contactless
Ticket machines at tram stops
- Pay by credit or debit card (including contactless up to £100) or by cash (change given) for adult, child, concession and family tram tickets: including single tickets and 1-day, weekend, 7-day and 28-day travelcards.
get me there mobile app
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If you would like a weekend or season ticket, there’s no need to buy a printed ticket you can use the Greater Manchester app, get me there, to buy weekend, 7-day and 28-day travelcards for Metrolink trams.
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Find out more and download the app at getmethere.com
For single and return journeys, the easiest way to travel is using a contactless card or device, using the smart readers on stops to pay for journeys as you go. We’ll work out the adult single or travelcard prices for your journeys, up to a daily and weekly cap.
get me there smart card
- You can buy a range of tickets and travelcards online and store them on a smart card.
- Using a get me there account is perfect if you want to buy a day ticket or season ticket in advance using a computer, tablet or smartphone. You can buy a ticket up to 7 days in advance and your ticket will be available from the day after you buy it. Just use a smart reader at a tram stop to collect it.
- When you create your account, you can request a get me there card or link another compatible smart card you already have.
TfGM Travelshops
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Buy from a wide range of tickets for buses, trains and trams, including System One travelcards for 7-day, 28-day, or annual travel, Metrolink tram season tickets, Wayfarer tickets, and National Express coach tickets.
Paypoint
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Hundreds of local shops, convenience stores, newsagents and petrol stations in Greater Manchester are Paypoint outlets, displaying the Paypoint sign. You can pay for lots of things here, including travel tickets.
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Buy from a wide range of tickets for buses, trains and trams, including System One travelcards for 7-day or 28-day travel, Metrolink tram season tickets, and Wayfarer tickets.
Please note - You can not pay for a journey on the tram. You must have a ticket before you get on.
Bus tickets
On board
- Pay the bus driver for single, return and some saver tickets and 'smart' travelcards, including System One tickets to use on a combination of buses, trams and trains.
- If paying with cash, try and have the right amount, although the driver will usually be able to give you change. You can now pay with contactless cards and devices on many buses, but you should check bus company websites before travelling, like Arriva, Diamond, First Bus, Go North West and Stagecoach.
Online
- Buy many types of saver tickets that give you several journeys in a day, or season tickets on bus company websites like Arriva, Diamond First Bus or Stagecoach.
- Buy combined bus and tram tickets from getmethere.com
Smartphone and mobile device apps
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Use some bus company apps to buy saver tickets that give you several journeys in a day, or 7-day, 28-day or annual season tickets.
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Bus company apps include: Arriva Buses, Diamond, First Bus, Go North West, and Stagecoach
TfGM Travelshops
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Buy from a wide range of tickets for buses, trains and trams, including tickets for students and young people. You’ll find System One travelcards for 7-day, 28-day, or annual travel, Metrolink tram season tickets, Wayfarer tickets, and National Express coach tickets.
PayPoint
- Hundreds of local shops, convenience stores, newsagents and petrol stations in Greater Manchester are PayPoint outlets, displaying the PayPoint sign. You can pay for lots of things here, including travel tickets.
- Buy from a wide range of tickets for buses, trains and trams, including System One travelcards for 7-day or 28-day travel, Metrolink tram season tickets, and Wayfarer tickets.
Train tickets
At a rail station
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Ticket office: Pay by cash, card, or company cheque (some train companies only: please check first).
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Ticket machine: Pay by cash (not available at some stations), card or pick up tickets you have paid for online (using the same debit or credit card).
On the train
- If you can't buy a ticket at the station, you can pay for most tickets on the train by cash or card.
Online
- Buy individual rail journey tickets, season tickets and combined tickets on rail company websites. Select your ticket on the National Rail journey planner, then follow the links to buy online.
TfGM Travelshops
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Buy from a wide range of tickets for buses, trains and trams, including System One travelcards for 7-day, 28-day, or annual travel, Metrolink tram season tickets, Wayfarer tickets, and National Express coach tickets.
Paypoint
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Hundreds of local shops, convenience stores, newsagents and petrol stations in Greater Manchester are PayPoint outlets, displaying the PayPoint sign. You can pay for lots of things here, including travel tickets.
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Buy from a wide range of tickets for buses, trains and trams, including System One travelcards for 7-day or 28-day travel, Metrolink tram season tickets, and Wayfarer tickets.
Phone
- Buy train tickets on the phone from the train company. Choose the company on the National Rail Train Operating Companies web page, then pick 'Ticketing and Fares' for the phone number.
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Find your best value ticket
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Find the best value Metrolink or bus ticket for you.
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Sign up to the challenge
10 for 10 challenge
Start your year well with 10 minutes of walking, cycling or wheeling every day for 10 weeks.
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Visit the planned improvement works page
Planned engineering works on Metrolink
There are planned improvement works on Metrolink across selected lines and stops in 2023. You can visit our dedicated webpage to find out how the works affect your journeys around Greater Manchester.
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Visit the Business Portal
Discover the Business Portal
Supporting businesses, employees, clients and visitors travel sustainably and affordably.
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Find out more about Local Link
Book a trip with Local Link
The reliable minibus service that takes you door to door from £1.
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Take part in the consultation
Bus service permits consultation
Have your say on TfGM’s proposed permit application process.
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Find your best value ticket
“The transport connections are really good”
Find the best value Metrolink or bus ticket for you.
-
Visit the planned improvement works page
Planned engineering works on Metrolink
There are planned improvement works on Metrolink across selected lines and stops in 2023. You can visit our dedicated webpage to find out how the works affect your journeys around Greater Manchester.
-
Find out more about Local Link
Book a trip with Local Link
The reliable minibus service that takes you door to door from £1.
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Sign up to the challenge
10 for 10 challenge
Start your year well with 10 minutes of walking, cycling or wheeling every day for 10 weeks.
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Visit the Business Portal
Discover the Business Portal
Supporting businesses, employees, clients and visitors travel sustainably and affordably.
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Take part in the consultation
Bus service permits consultation
Have your say on TfGM’s proposed permit application process.