BIMM Music Institute - Manchester

Bank Chambers College
Bank House
Faulkner Street
Manchester
M1 4EH

Great Marlborough Street College
8 Great Marlborough Street
Manchester
M1 5NN

Merchant Exchange College
15-17 Whitworth Street West
Manchester
M1 5WG

BIMM Music Institute - Manchester website

Bank Chambers College is closest to Piccadilly Gardens, Market Street and St Peter's Square tram stops, all of which are a short 5 minute walk from the college. Piccadilly tram stop is a 10 minute walk from the college and Deansgate-Castlefield tram stop is a 15 minute walk from the college.

Great Marlborough Street College is closest to Deansgate-Castlefield and St Peter's Square tram stops, both of which are a 10 minute walk from the college. Piccadilly and Piccadilly Gardens tram stops are a slightly longer 20 minute walk from the college.

Merchant Exchange College is closest to Deansgate-Castlefield tram stop, which is a short 5 minute walk from the college. St Peter's square tram stop is a 10 minute walk from the college and Piccadilly tram stop is a 20 minute walk from the college.

Deansgate-Castlefield and St Peter's Square

Here you can catch trams that terminate at Shaw and Crompton, East Didsbury, Rochdale Town Centre, Victoria, Manchester Airport, Bury, Altrincham, Piccadilly, Ashton and Eccles.

Market Street

Here you can catch trams that terminate at Bury, Manchester Airport and Piccadilly.

Piccadilly Gardens and Piccadilly

Here you can catch trams that terminate at Ashton-under-Lyne, Eccles, Altrincham and Bury.

The following buses run from Piccadilly Gardens bus station which is a 5 minute walk from Bank Chambers College. Click on each service below for the route and timetable.

The following buses run from St Peter's Square Stop SF which is a 2 minute walk from Bank Chambers College. Click on each service below for the route and timetable.

50 - East Didbsury - Burnage - Rusholme - Salford - MediaCityUK
113 - Middleton - Greengate - Moston - Piccadilly Gardens
114 - Boarshaw - Middleton - Greengate - Piccadilly Gardens
V1 - Leigh - Tyldesley - Salford - Manchester Royal Infirmary
V2 - Atherton - Tyldesley - Salford - Manchester Royal Infirmary
V4 - Ellenbrook - Deans - Salford - Manchester Royal Infirmary

The following buses run close to Great Marlborough Street College and Merchant Exchange College, with bus stops within a 10 minute walk away. Click on each service below for the route and timetable.

Piccadilly Gardens bus station is a 20 minute walk away and is served by buses from across the region.

All Greater Manchester bus services are now part of the Bee Network.

You can find out about bus departure times and routes by visiting our bus pages.

Learn more about bus tickets.

24-hour bus services

Get to and from uni at any time with the V1 and 36 bus services, which are now running all night long.

Find out more about night bus services.

For Bank Chambers College, we'd advise alighting either Manchester Piccadilly or Manchester Oxford Road. Both stations are a short 10 minute walk away from the college. Alternatively, Manchester Victoria and Deansgate are a 15 minute walk from the college.

For Great Marlborough Street College and Merchant Exchange College, we'd advise alighting at either Manchester Oxford Road or Deansgate. Both stations are a just over a 5 minute walk from the colleges. Alternatively, Piccadilly and Salford Central are a 20 minute walk from the colleges.

There are many lanes, paths and routes around the city which make cycling a great choice to get from A to B - for your pocket and for the planet.

Cycling

On the Bee Active website website, you can find out more about:

Cycle hubs
Cycle hire
Cycle parking
Cycle maintenance hints and tips

Walking

Information is available on the Bee Active website to help you get into the habit of walking, and choosing to walk as a way to commute. You can find walking maps as well as hints and tips on our dedicated walking pages.

The best place to find the ticket or pass that is right for you is our ticket finder.

If you travel by bus, you can make great savings with Bee Bus Student term tickets to travel on any bus in Greater Manchester.

And students (up to the age of 26) and young people (up to the age of 21) can also a buy cheaper 7-day or 28-day Bee AnyBus Ticket.

Find out more about tickets and passes and download the Bee Network app to plan your journey and buy your ticket.

In Greater Manchester, we want everyone to travel safely and easily. We have a variety of accessibility guides suited to your journey on our accessibility hub and some key information for travelling by Metrolink and bus below.

Accessibility on Metrolink

Metrolink is a modern system with a range of accessibility features. All Metrolink trams and tram stops are accessible for wheelchair users.

Every tram stop has:

A ramp, lift, or escalator - for the latest service updates for lifts and escalators at your stop, visit our dedicated webpage.
Step-free access for wheelchair users and people with pushchairs
CCTV and emergency call-points
platforms with tactile edges for visually impaired passengers.

Every tram has:

An area for people who use wheelchairs
Space for pushchairs
Seats marked for people who have trouble standing
Emergency call points.

For further information on the accessibility of Metrolink, please visit the accessibility hub.

Accessibility on the bus

Many buses have ramps and can accommodate wheelchairs. Some new buses also have display screens, route numbers, destination displays and audio-visual ‘next stop’ announcements.

A lot of bus operators have low floor buses to make it easier for people who use wheelchairs, mobility scooters, and those with small children and pushchairs.

For further information, visit our accessibility hub and select your bus operator for their accessibility policies.