Bus route 43 in Manchester: Piccadilly Gardens ↔ Manchester Airport The Station

Bus route 43 in Manchester goes from “Piccadilly Gardens” to “Manchester Airport The Station”. One stop is served in one direction only.

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The route of bus 43

Towards “Manchester Airport The Station”: 53 stops. After “Piccadilly Gardens”, the bus calls at “Charlotte Street”, “Major Street”, “Palace Theatre”, “Oxford Road Station”, “Mancunian Way”, “Aquatics Centre”, “University Shopping Centre”, “University of Manchester”, “Manchester Royal Infirmary”, “St Mary’s”. Then “Dagenham Road”, “Grandale Street”, “Dickenson Road”, “Platt Fields Park”, “Grangethorpe Road”, “Old Hall Lane”, “Furness Road”, “Friendship Inn”, “Granville Road”, “Derby Road”. Then “Withington Library”, “Wilmslow Road”, “The Christie”, “Circular Road”, “Central Road”, “Parkfield Road South”, “Spath Road”, “Marie Louise Gardens”, “Hayescroft Gardens”, “Withington Golf Club”. Then “Riverside Park”, “Northenden Village”, “Ford Lane”, “Bucklow Drive”, “Harper Road”, “Leestone Road”, “Sharston Green”, “Woodhouse Lane”, “St Luke’s”, “Benchill Metrolink Stop”. Then “Woodend Road”, “Wythenshawe Fire Station”, “Rowlandsway”, “Wythenshawe Interchange”, “Wythenshawe Town Centre”, “Prinknash Road”, “Saltrush Road”, “Tayfield Road”, “Oatlands Road”, “Portway”. Before “Manchester Airport The Station”: “Hilary Road”.

On the way back the bus takes a different route, from “Manchester Airport The Station” to “Piccadilly Gardens” (51 stops). Only in this direction does it call at “Robinswood Road Metrolink Stop”, “Poundswick Lane”, “Crossacres Metrolink Stop”, “Palatine Road”, “Queenston Road”, “Everett Road”, “Cawdor Road”, “Langley Road”, “Platt Lane”, “Manchester Metropolitan University”, “Chester Street” and “Dickinson Street”. Only in the direction of “Manchester Airport The Station” does it call at, among others, “Major Street”, “Palace Theatre”, “Oxford Road Station”, “Mancunian Way”, “Aquatics Centre” and “Dickenson Road”. For the way back, board nearby: “Major Street” → “Dickinson Street” (150 m), “Palace Theatre” → “Dickinson Street” (250 m), “Oxford Road Station” → “Chester Street” (100 m) and “Mancunian Way” → “Manchester Metropolitan University” (100 m). Towards “Manchester Airport The Station”, board nearby: “Robinswood Road Metrolink Stop” → “Prinknash Road” (50 m), “Poundswick Lane” → “Wythenshawe Interchange” (250 m), “Crossacres Metrolink Stop” → “Woodend Road” (150 m) and “Palatine Road” → “Northenden Village” (150 m).

Where to change

On part of the route, between “Piccadilly Gardens” and “Northenden Village” it shares the road with route 41; between “Piccadilly Gardens” and “Central Road” it shares the road with route 143; between “Piccadilly Gardens” and “Withington Library” it shares the road with routes 42, 42A, 42B and 142.

Connections by stop, in route order:

• “Piccadilly Gardens”: buses 18, 33, 50, 59, 76, 76A, 76B, 81, 83, 84, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 112, 114, 117, 118, 119, 135, 182, 191, 192, 197, 203, 205, 231 and 256
• “Charlotte Street”: buses 18, 33, 50, 76, 76A, 76B, 81, 83, 84, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 112, 114, 117, 118, 119, 135, 147, 191, 192, 197, 203, 205, 231 and 256
• “Major Street” (only towards “Manchester Airport The Station”): buses 18, 33, 50, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 114, 147, 191, 197 and 256
• “Palace Theatre” (only towards “Manchester Airport The Station”): buses 18, 33, 50, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 114, 147, 191, 197 and 256
• “Oxford Road Station” (only towards “Manchester Airport The Station”): buses 18, 33, 50, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 147, 191, 197 and 256
• “Mancunian Way” (only towards “Manchester Airport The Station”): buses 18, 50, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 147, 191 and 197
• “Aquatics Centre” (only towards “Manchester Airport The Station”): buses 18, 50, 53, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 147, 191 and 197
• “University Shopping Centre”: buses 18, 50, 53, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 147, 191 and 197
• “University of Manchester”: buses 18, 50, 53, 87, 103, 111, 147, 191 and 197
• “Manchester Royal Infirmary”: buses 18, 50, 53, 87, 111, 147, 191 and 197
• “St Mary’s”: buses 18, 50, 53, 87, 111 and 147
• “Dagenham Road”: buses 53 and 147
• “Grandale Street”: buses 53 and 147
• “Dickenson Road” (only towards “Manchester Airport The Station”): buses 50 and 147
• “Platt Fields Park” (only towards “Manchester Airport The Station”): buses 53 and 147
• “Grangethorpe Road”: bus 147
• “Old Hall Lane” (only towards “Manchester Airport The Station”): bus 147
• “Furness Road” (only towards “Manchester Airport The Station”): buses 147 and 150
• “Friendship Inn”: buses 147 and 150
• “Granville Road”: bus 147
• “Derby Road”: buses 25 and 147
• “Withington Library”: buses 25, 87, 111 and 147
• “Wilmslow Road”: bus 147
• “The Christie”: buses 111 and 147
• “Circular Road” (only towards “Manchester Airport The Station”): buses 147 and 172
• “Central Road”: buses 147 and 172
• “Parkfield Road South” (only towards “Manchester Airport The Station”): bus 23
• “Spath Road”: bus 23
• “Northenden Village”: bus 103
• “Ford Lane”: bus 103
• Stops from “Bucklow Drive” to “Woodhouse Lane”: buses 103, 370 and 371
• “St Luke’s”: bus 11
• “Benchill Metrolink Stop”: bus 11
• “Woodend Road”: bus 103
• “Wythenshawe Fire Station” (only towards “Manchester Airport The Station”): buses 11 and 103
• “Rowlandsway” (only towards “Manchester Airport The Station”): buses 11 and 103
• “Wythenshawe Interchange”: buses 11 and 103
• “Wythenshawe Town Centre”: buses 11 and 103
• “Prinknash Road” (only towards “Manchester Airport The Station”): bus 11
• Stops from “Saltrush Road” to “Hilary Road”: buses 11 and 103
• “Manchester Airport The Station”: bus 103
• “Robinswood Road Metrolink Stop” (only towards “Piccadilly Gardens”): bus 11
• “Poundswick Lane” (only towards “Piccadilly Gardens”): buses 11 and 103
• “Crossacres Metrolink Stop” (only towards “Piccadilly Gardens”): bus 103
• “Palatine Road” (only towards “Piccadilly Gardens”): buses 103, 370 and 371
• “Queenston Road” (only towards “Piccadilly Gardens”): buses 23 and 172
• “Everett Road” (only towards “Piccadilly Gardens”): buses 111 and 147
• “Cawdor Road” (only towards “Piccadilly Gardens”): buses 147 and 150
• “Langley Road” (only towards “Piccadilly Gardens”): buses 147 and 150
• “Platt Lane” (only towards “Piccadilly Gardens”): buses 53 and 147
• “Manchester Metropolitan University” (only towards “Piccadilly Gardens”): buses 18, 50, 53, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 147, 191 and 197
• “Chester Street” (only towards “Piccadilly Gardens”): buses 18, 50, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 147, 191 and 197
• “Dickinson Street” (only towards “Piccadilly Gardens”): buses 18, 33, 50, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 114, 191, 197 and 256

Pages for these routes: bus 11, bus 18, bus 23, bus 25, bus 33, bus 41, bus 42, bus 42A, bus 42B, bus 50, 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 103, bus 111, bus 112, bus 114, bus 117, bus 118, bus 119, bus 135, bus 142, bus 143, bus 147, bus 150, bus 172, bus 182, bus 191, bus 192, bus 197, bus 203, bus 205, bus 231, bus 256, bus 370, bus 371.

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Questions about bus 43

Does bus 43 go to “University Shopping Centre”?

Yes, in both directions.

Where can I change from bus 43 to another bus route?

Most routes stop at “Piccadilly Gardens” (18, 33, 50, 59, 76, 76A, 76B, 81, 83, 84, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 112, 114, 117, 118, 119, 135, 182, 191, 192, 197, 203, 205, 231 and 256) and “Charlotte Street” (18, 33, 50, 76, 76A, 76B, 81, 83, 84, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 112, 114, 117, 118, 119, 135, 147, 191, 192, 197, 203, 205, 231 and 256). All other stops with connections are listed above.

Checked on 5 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM).