Bus route 118 in Manchester: Piccadilly Gardens ↔ North Manchester General Hospital

Bus route 118 in Manchester links “Piccadilly Gardens” and “North Manchester General Hospital”.

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The route of bus 118

Towards “North Manchester General Hospital”: 39 stops. After “Piccadilly Gardens”, the bus calls at “The Unicorn”, “Hanover Street”, “Marshall Street”, “Clive Street”, “Peary Street”, “Livesey Street”, “Osborne Street”, “Whitley Road”, “Paget Street”, “Park View”. Then “Grangewood Drive”, “Shiredale Drive”, “Brewster Street”, “Lidl Harpurhey”, “Hillier Street North”, “Clough Road”, “Cole Street”, “Ebsworth Street”, “Ivy Street”, “Blue Bell”. Then “Moston Cemetery”, “Horncastle Road”, “Nuthurst Road”, “Shawford Road”, “Moston Lane”, “The Charlestown”, “Southdown Crescent”, “Booth Hall Road”, “Grange Park Road”, “Silver Birch Road”. Before “North Manchester General Hospital”: “Polefield Road”, “Rochdale Road”, “Old Market Street”, “Lion Street”, “Pike Fold Primary School”, “Chapel Lane”, “Crumpsall Vale”.

On the way back the bus takes a different route, from “North Manchester General Hospital” to “Piccadilly Gardens” (40 stops). Only in this direction does it call at “Sandy Brow”, “Hinchley Road”, “Leighton Street”, “Edward Street”, “Hemmington Drive”, “Carisbrook Street”, “Lathbury Road”, “Queens Road”, “Turner Street” and “Birchin Lane”. Only in the direction of “North Manchester General Hospital” does it call at, among others, “The Unicorn”, “Livesey Street”, “Park View”, “Grangewood Drive”, “Brewster Street” and “Clough Road”. For the way back, board nearby: “The Unicorn” → “Birchin Lane” (50 m), “Livesey Street” → “Peary Street” (200 m), “Park View” → “Queens Road” (200 m) and “Grangewood Drive” → “Shiredale Drive” (150 m). Towards “North Manchester General Hospital”, board nearby: “Sandy Brow” → “Old Market Street” (100 m), “Hinchley Road” → “Moston Lane” (100 m), “Leighton Street” → “Blue Bell” (150 m) and “Edward Street” → “Hillier Street North” (100 m).

Connections

On part of the route, between “Piccadilly Gardens” and “Booth Hall Road” it shares the road with route 119; between “Piccadilly Gardens” and “Shawford Road” it shares the road with routes 81 and 112; between “Piccadilly Gardens” and “Nuthurst Road” it shares the road with route 117.

Connections by stop, in route order:

• “Piccadilly Gardens”: buses 33, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 59, 76, 76A, 76B, 83, 84, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 114, 135, 142, 143, 182, 192, 203, 205, 231 and 256
• “The Unicorn” (only towards “North Manchester General Hospital”): buses 33, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 59, 76, 76A, 76B, 83, 84, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 93, 97, 99, 103, 111, 114, 135, 142, 143, 156, 182, 192, 203, 205, 231 and 256
• “Hanover Street”: buses 33, 41, 59, 76, 76A, 76B, 83, 84, 93, 97, 99, 114, 135, 156, 182 and 231
• “Marshall Street”: buses 33, 76, 76A, 76B, 83, 84, 93, 97, 99, 114, 156 and 182
• “Clive Street”: buses 76, 76A, 76B, 83, 84, 114, 156 and 182
• “Peary Street”: buses 114 and 156
• “Livesey Street” (only towards “North Manchester General Hospital”): bus 156
• “Osborne Street”: bus 156
• “Whitley Road”: bus 156
• “Paget Street”: buses 53, 114, 151 and 156
• “Park View” (only towards “North Manchester General Hospital”): buses 53, 151 and 156
• “Grangewood Drive” (only towards “North Manchester General Hospital”): buses 52 and 53
• “Shiredale Drive”: buses 52 and 53
• “Brewster Street” (only towards “North Manchester General Hospital”): buses 52 and 53
• “Lidl Harpurhey”: buses 52, 53 and 151
• “Hillier Street North”: buses 52 and 151
• “Clough Road” (only towards “North Manchester General Hospital”): buses 52 and 151
• “Cole Street”: buses 52, 114 and 151
• “Ebsworth Street” (only towards “North Manchester General Hospital”): buses 52, 114 and 151
• “Ivy Street”: buses 52, 114 and 151
• Stops from “Blue Bell” to “Horncastle Road”: buses 52 and 114
• “Nuthurst Road”: buses 52, 114 and 182
• “Shawford Road”: buses 52 and 114
• “Moston Lane”: bus 114
• “Rochdale Road”: buses 53 and 156
• “Old Market Street” (only towards “North Manchester General Hospital”): buses 53 and 156
• Stops from “Lion Street” to “Crumpsall Vale”: buses 53, 94 and 156
• “North Manchester General Hospital”: buses 41, 52, 53, 94, 151 and 156
• “Sandy Brow” (only towards “Piccadilly Gardens”): buses 53 and 156
• “Hinchley Road” (only towards “Piccadilly Gardens”): bus 114
• “Leighton Street” (only towards “Piccadilly Gardens”): buses 52, 114 and 151
• “Edward Street” (only towards “Piccadilly Gardens”): buses 52 and 151
• “Hemmington Drive” (only towards “Piccadilly Gardens”): buses 52, 53 and 151
• “Carisbrook Street” (only towards “Piccadilly Gardens”): buses 52 and 53
• “Lathbury Road” (only towards “Piccadilly Gardens”): buses 53, 151 and 156
• “Queens Road” (only towards “Piccadilly Gardens”): buses 53, 114, 151 and 156
• “Turner Street” (only towards “Piccadilly Gardens”): buses 33, 41, 59, 76, 76A, 76B, 83, 84, 93, 97, 99, 114, 135, 156, 182 and 231
• “Birchin Lane” (only towards “Piccadilly Gardens”): buses 33, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 59, 76, 76A, 76B, 83, 84, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 93, 97, 99, 103, 111, 114, 135, 142, 143, 156, 182, 192, 203, 205, 231 and 256

Pages for these routes: bus 33, bus 41, bus 42, bus 42A, bus 42B, bus 43, bus 52, bus 53, bus 59, bus 76, bus 76A, bus 76B, bus 81, bus 83, bus 84, bus 85, bus 85A, bus 86, bus 87, bus 93, bus 94, bus 97, bus 99, bus 103, bus 111, bus 112, bus 114, bus 117, bus 119, bus 135, bus 142, bus 143, bus 151, bus 156, bus 182, bus 192, bus 203, bus 205, bus 231, bus 256.

Passes and concessions

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Questions and answers

Does bus 118 go to “Moston Cemetery”?

Yes, in both directions.

Where can I change from bus 118 to another bus route?

Most routes stop at “The Unicorn” (only towards “North Manchester General Hospital”; 33, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 59, 76, 76A, 76B, 83, 84, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 93, 97, 99, 103, 111, 114, 135, 142, 143, 156, 182, 192, 203, 205, 231 and 256) and “Birchin Lane” (only towards “Piccadilly Gardens”; 33, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 59, 76, 76A, 76B, 83, 84, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 93, 97, 99, 103, 111, 114, 135, 142, 143, 156, 182, 192, 203, 205, 231 and 256). All other stops with connections are listed above.

Checked on 1 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM).