{"id":16699,"date":"2026-09-24T10:41:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T09:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/bus-route-18-manchester"},"modified":"2026-09-24T10:41:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T09:41:41","slug":"bus-route-18-manchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-18-manchester","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 18 in Manchester: Shudehill Interchange \u2194 Rowrah Crescent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 18 in Manchester runs between \u201cShudehill Interchange\u201d and \u201cRowrah Crescent\u201d. The two directions are not quite the same: 8 stops are served in one direction only, which is worth knowing before you travel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/how-to-pay-for-public-transport-manchester#routes\">All routes in Manchester \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ac768f35ed42\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ac768f35ed42\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-18-manchester\/#Which_way_bus_18_runs\" >Which way bus 18 runs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-18-manchester\/#Other_routes_along_the_way\" >Other routes along the way<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-18-manchester\/#Passes_and_concessions\" >Passes and concessions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-18-manchester\/#Questions_and_answers\" >Questions and answers<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-18-manchester\/#Does_bus_18_go_to_%E2%80%9CParkmount_Road%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 18 go to \u201cParkmount Road\u201d?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-18-manchester\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_18_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 18 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_way_bus_18_runs\"><\/span>Which way bus 18 runs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.imanchester.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-manchester-bus-18-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.imanchester.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-manchester-bus-18-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 18 in Manchester on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cRowrah Crescent\u201d: 45 stops. After \u201cShudehill Interchange\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cHanover Street\u201d, \u201cMarshall Street\u201d, \u201cClive Street\u201d, \u201cPeary Street\u201d, \u201cLivesey Street\u201d, \u201cOsborne Street\u201d, \u201cWhitley Road\u201d, \u201cPaget Street\u201d, \u201cPark View\u201d, \u201cLathbury Road\u201d. Then \u201cKingsbridge Road\u201d, \u201cAsh Street\u201d, \u201cOak Bank\u201d, \u201cFactory Lane\u201d, \u201cParkmount Road\u201d, \u201cOld Road\u201d, \u201cCharlestown Road\u201d, \u201cLion Brow\u201d, \u201cDam Head Medical Centre\u201d, \u201cHilldale Avenue\u201d. Then \u201cVictoria Avenue\u201d, \u201cMossway\u201d, \u201cMainway\u201d, \u201cWoodlands Way\u201d, \u201cHall Drive\u201d, \u201cAlkrington Hall Road North\u201d, \u201cMill Fold Road\u201d, \u201cMiddleton Bus Station\u201d, \u201cMiddleton Arena\u201d, \u201cEastway\u201d. Then \u201cChapel Street\u201d, \u201cRectory Street\u201d, \u201cFairfield Road\u201d, \u201cWood Street\u201d, \u201cSeascale Walk\u201d, \u201cEnnerdale Road\u201d, \u201cLangdale Drive\u201d, \u201cBonscale Crescent\u201d, \u201cBurnside Crescent\u201d, \u201cCausey Drive\u201d. Before \u201cRowrah Crescent\u201d: \u201cLatrigg Crescent\u201d, \u201cThrelkeld Road\u201d, \u201cRosthwaite Close\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cRowrah Crescent\u201d to \u201cShudehill Interchange\u201d (34 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cBroomfield Crescent\u201d, \u201cKeswick Close\u201d, \u201cOur Lady of the Assumption Church\u201d, \u201cWood Street Post Office\u201d and \u201cQueens Road\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cRowrah Crescent\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cHanover Street\u201d, \u201cLivesey Street\u201d, \u201cPark View\u201d, \u201cMiddleton Arena\u201d, \u201cEastway\u201d and \u201cRectory Street\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cHanover Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cShudehill Interchange\u201d (150 m), \u201cLivesey Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cPeary Street\u201d (200 m), \u201cPark View\u201d \u2192 \u201cQueens Road\u201d (200 m) and \u201cMiddleton Arena\u201d \u2192 \u201cChapel Street\u201d (250 m). Towards \u201cRowrah Crescent\u201d, board nearby: \u201cBroomfield Crescent\u201d \u2192 \u201cRowrah Crescent\u201d (250 m), \u201cOur Lady of the Assumption Church\u201d \u2192 \u201cSeascale Walk\u201d (300 m), \u201cWood Street Post Office\u201d \u2192 \u201cSeascale Walk\u201d (250 m) and \u201cQueens Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cPaget Street\u201d (200 m).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_routes_along_the_way\"><\/span>Other routes along the way<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On part of the route, between \u201cShudehill Interchange\u201d and \u201cMiddleton Arena\u201d it shares the road with route 17; between \u201cHanover Street\u201d and \u201cPark View\u201d it shares the road with routes 81, 112, 117, 118 and 119.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cShudehill Interchange\u201d: buses 33, 41, 59, 93, 97, 99, 114, 135 and 156<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHanover Street\u201d (only towards \u201cRowrah Crescent\u201d): buses 33, 41, 59, 76, 76A, 76B, 83, 84, 93, 97, 99, 114, 135, 156, 182 and 231<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMarshall Street\u201d: buses 33, 76, 76A, 76B, 83, 84, 93, 97, 99, 114, 156 and 182<\/li>\n<li>\u201cClive Street\u201d: buses 76, 76A, 76B, 83, 84, 114, 156 and 182<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPeary Street\u201d: buses 114 and 156<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLivesey Street\u201d (only towards \u201cRowrah Crescent\u201d): bus 156<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOsborne Street\u201d: bus 156<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhitley Road\u201d: bus 156<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPaget Street\u201d: buses 53, 114, 151 and 156<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPark View\u201d (only towards \u201cRowrah Crescent\u201d): buses 53, 151 and 156<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLathbury Road\u201d: buses 52, 53, 151 and 156<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cKingsbridge Road\u201d to \u201cOak Bank\u201d: buses 52 and 53<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFactory Lane\u201d: buses 52, 53 and 151<\/li>\n<li>\u201cParkmount Road\u201d: buses 52 and 53<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOld Road\u201d: bus 53<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCharlestown Road\u201d: buses 53 and 156<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLion Brow\u201d: bus 53<\/li>\n<li>\u201cVictoria Avenue\u201d: bus 41<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cMossway\u201d to \u201cAlkrington Hall Road North\u201d: buses 41 and 159<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMill Fold Road\u201d: buses 41, 59, 156, 159 and 415<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMiddleton Bus Station\u201d: buses 41, 59, 156, 159 and 415<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMiddleton Arena\u201d (only towards \u201cRowrah Crescent\u201d): buses 41, 59, 114, 156, 159 and 415<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEastway\u201d (only towards \u201cRowrah Crescent\u201d): buses 41, 59, 156, 159 and 415<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChapel Street\u201d: buses 41, 59, 156, 159 and 415<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRectory Street\u201d (only towards \u201cRowrah Crescent\u201d): buses 156, 159 and 415<\/li>\n<li>\u201cQueens Road\u201d (only towards \u201cShudehill Interchange\u201d): buses 53, 114, 151 and 156<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-17-manchester\">bus 17<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-33-manchester\">bus 33<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-41-manchester\">bus 41<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-52-manchester\">bus 52<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-53-manchester\">bus 53<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-59-manchester\">bus 59<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-76-manchester\">bus 76<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-76a-manchester\">bus 76A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-76b-manchester\">bus 76B<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-81-manchester\">bus 81<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-83-manchester\">bus 83<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-84-manchester\">bus 84<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-93-manchester\">bus 93<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-97-manchester\">bus 97<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-99-manchester\">bus 99<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-112-manchester\">bus 112<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-114-manchester\">bus 114<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-117-manchester\">bus 117<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-118-manchester\">bus 118<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-119-manchester\">bus 119<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-135-manchester\">bus 135<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-151-manchester\">bus 151<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-156-manchester\">bus 156<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-159-manchester\">bus 159<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-182-manchester\">bus 182<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-231-manchester\">bus 231<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-415-manchester\">bus 415<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Passes_and_concessions\"><\/span>Passes and concessions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Tickets, passes and concessions are covered on a separate page: <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/how-to-pay-for-public-transport-manchester\">how to pay for public transport in Manchester<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Questions_and_answers\"><\/span>Questions and answers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_18_go_to_%E2%80%9CParkmount_Road%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 18 go to \u201cParkmount Road\u201d?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes, in both directions.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_can_I_change_from_bus_18_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 18 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cHanover Street\u201d (only towards \u201cRowrah Crescent\u201d; 33, 41, 59, 76, 76A, 76B, 83, 84, 93, 97, 99, 114, 135, 156, 182 and 231) and \u201cMarshall Street\u201d (33, 76, 76A, 76B, 83, 84, 93, 97, 99, 114, 156 and 182). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 24 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 18 in Manchester runs between \u201cShudehill Interchange\u201d and \u201cRowrah Crescent\u201d. The two directions are not quite the same: 8 stops are served in one direction only, which is worth knowing before you travel. All routes in Manchester \u2192 Which way bus 18 runs Towards \u201cRowrah Crescent\u201d: 45 stops. After \u201cShudehill Interchange\u201d, the bus [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":658,"featured_media":16700,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7161],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-16699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-im-a-passenger"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16699"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16699\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18220,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16699\/revisions\/18220"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16699"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=16699"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=16699"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=16699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}