{"id":16723,"date":"2026-10-03T12:10:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T11:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/bus-route-23-manchester"},"modified":"2026-10-03T12:10:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T11:10:10","slug":"bus-route-23-manchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-23-manchester","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 23 in Manchester: Stockport Interchange \u2194 The Trafford Centre Bus Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 23 in Manchester runs between \u201cStockport Interchange\u201d and \u201cThe Trafford Centre Bus Station\u201d.<\/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-6ac776ed0e98c\" 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-6ac776ed0e98c\"  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-23-manchester\/#Where_bus_23_goes\" >Where bus 23 goes<\/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-23-manchester\/#Connections\" >Connections<\/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-23-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-23-manchester\/#Questions_about_bus_23\" >Questions about bus 23<\/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-23-manchester\/#Does_bus_23_go_to_%E2%80%9CSouthern_Cemetery%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 23 go to \u201cSouthern Cemetery\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-23-manchester\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_23_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 23 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_bus_23_goes\"><\/span>Where bus 23 goes<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-23-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.imanchester.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-manchester-bus-23-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 23 in Manchester on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cThe Trafford Centre Bus Station\u201d: 54 stops. After \u201cStockport Interchange\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cGeorges Road\u201d, \u201cNorris Avenue\u201d, \u201cLangham Road\u201d, \u201cBank Hall Road\u201d, \u201cSt Winifred&#8217;s\u201d, \u201cMauldeth Road\u201d, \u201cCrown Inn\u201d, \u201cGrundy Street\u201d, \u201cBurnage Lane\u201d, \u201cEast Didsbury Metrolink Stop\u201d. Then \u201cTesco\u201d, \u201cDidsbury Cricket Club\u201d, \u201cFletcher Moss\u201d, \u201cBeaver Road Junior School\u201d, \u201cGrange Lane\u201d, \u201cDidsbury Village\u201d, \u201cHesketh Avenue\u201d, \u201cPalatine Road\u201d, \u201cMersey Road\u201d, \u201cMoorfield Road\u201d. Then \u201cWinster Avenue\u201d, \u201cSouthern Cemetery\u201d, \u201cPrincess Road\u201d, \u201cAldermary Road\u201d, \u201cBarlow Hall Road\u201d, \u201cManchester Crematorium\u201d, \u201cBarlow Moor Road Metrolink Stop\u201d, \u201cCundiff Road\u201d, \u201cChorlton Bus Station\u201d, \u201cGroby Road\u201d. Then \u201cBrundretts Road\u201d, \u201cMaidstone Avenue\u201d, \u201cRyebank Road\u201d, \u201cLongford Park\u201d, \u201cNorwood Road\u201d, \u201cStretford Metrolink Stop\u201d, \u201cStretford Mall\u201d, \u201cRobin Hood\u201d, \u201cSandy Lane\u201d, \u201cCressingham Road\u201d. Then \u201cFirwood Avenue\u201d, \u201cUrmston Hotel\u201d, \u201cWestwood Avenue\u201d, \u201cTorbay Road\u201d, \u201cCiss Lane\u201d, \u201cQueens Road\u201d, \u201cUrmston Library\u201d, \u201cMoorside Road East\u201d, \u201cCanterbury Road\u201d, \u201cDavyhulme Circle\u201d. Before \u201cThe Trafford Centre Bus Station\u201d: \u201cKingsway Park\u201d, \u201cOld Park Lane\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back, from \u201cThe Trafford Centre Bus Station\u201d to \u201cStockport Interchange\u201d: 54 stops. Only in this direction does it call at, among others, \u201cRivers Lane\u201d, \u201cMoorside Road\u201d, \u201cLodge Avenue\u201d, \u201cAlderfield Road\u201d, \u201cManchester Road\u201d and \u201cEast Didsbury Station\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cThe Trafford Centre Bus Station\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cSt Winifred&#8217;s\u201d, \u201cTesco\u201d, \u201cBrundretts Road\u201d, \u201cCressingham Road\u201d, \u201cTorbay Road\u201d and \u201cMoorside Road East\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cSt Winifred&#8217;s\u201d \u2192 \u201cBank Hall Road\u201d (250 m), \u201cTesco\u201d \u2192 \u201cEast Didsbury Station\u201d (100 m), \u201cBrundretts Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cManchester Road\u201d (50 m) and \u201cCressingham Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cFirwood Avenue\u201d (200 m). Towards \u201cThe Trafford Centre Bus Station\u201d, board nearby: \u201cRivers Lane\u201d \u2192 \u201cKingsway Park\u201d (50 m), \u201cMoorside Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cMoorside Road East\u201d (200 m), \u201cLodge Avenue\u201d \u2192 \u201cTorbay Road\u201d (50 m) and \u201cAlderfield Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cRyebank Road\u201d (150 m).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Connections\"><\/span>Connections<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On part of the route, between \u201cStockport Interchange\u201d and \u201cDidsbury Village\u201d it shares the road with route 42; between \u201cBarlow Moor Road Metrolink Stop\u201d and \u201cStretford Mall\u201d it shares the road with route 25; between \u201cMauldeth Road\u201d and \u201cDidsbury Village\u201d it shares the road with route 42A.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cStockport Interchange\u201d: buses 7, 11, 191, 192, 197, 203, 322, 327, 370 and 371<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGeorges Road\u201d: buses 191, 192, 197, 370 and 371<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNorris Avenue\u201d: buses 197 and 371<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLangham Road\u201d: buses 197 and 371<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBank Hall Road\u201d: bus 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Winifred&#8217;s\u201d (only towards \u201cThe Trafford Centre Bus Station\u201d): bus 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCrown Inn\u201d: bus 371<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGrundy Street\u201d: bus 371<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBurnage Lane\u201d: buses 50 and 371<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEast Didsbury Metrolink Stop\u201d: buses 42B, 50, 171 and 371<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTesco\u201d (only towards \u201cThe Trafford Centre Bus Station\u201d): buses 42B, 50, 171 and 371<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDidsbury Cricket Club\u201d: buses 42B, 50, 171 and 371<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cFletcher Moss\u201d to \u201cDidsbury Village\u201d: buses 42B and 171<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHesketh Avenue\u201d: bus 42B<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPalatine Road\u201d: buses 41 and 43<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMersey Road\u201d: buses 41, 43, 111 and 172<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMoorfield Road\u201d: buses 111 and 172<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWinster Avenue\u201d: buses 103, 111 and 172<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSouthern Cemetery\u201d: buses 86, 103, 111 and 172<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPrincess Road\u201d: buses 86, 103, 111 and 172<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAldermary Road\u201d: bus 86<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBarlow Hall Road\u201d: bus 86<\/li>\n<li>\u201cManchester Crematorium\u201d: buses 85A, 86 and 172<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBarlow Moor Road Metrolink Stop\u201d: buses 85A, 86 and 172<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCundiff Road\u201d: buses 85, 85A, 86 and 172<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChorlton Bus Station\u201d: buses 85, 85A, 86 and 172<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGroby Road\u201d: buses 85, 85A and 86<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBrundretts Road\u201d (only towards \u201cThe Trafford Centre Bus Station\u201d): buses 85, 85A and 86<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cMaidstone Avenue\u201d to \u201cNorwood Road\u201d: bus 86<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStretford Metrolink Stop\u201d: buses 79, 86 and 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStretford Mall\u201d: buses 79, 86 and 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRobin Hood\u201d: buses 79 and 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCanterbury Road\u201d: bus 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDavyhulme Circle\u201d: bus 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOld Park Lane\u201d: bus 52<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Trafford Centre Bus Station\u201d: bus 52<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAlderfield Road\u201d (only towards \u201cStockport Interchange\u201d): bus 86<\/li>\n<li>\u201cManchester Road\u201d (only towards \u201cStockport Interchange\u201d): buses 85, 85A and 86<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEast Didsbury Station\u201d (only towards \u201cStockport Interchange\u201d): buses 42B, 50, 171 and 371<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGreen Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cStockport Interchange\u201d): buses 197 and 371<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-7-manchester\">bus 7<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-11-manchester\">bus 11<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-25-manchester\">bus 25<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-41-manchester\">bus 41<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-42-manchester\">bus 42<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-42a-manchester\">bus 42A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-42b-manchester\">bus 42B<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-43-manchester\">bus 43<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-50-manchester\">bus 50<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-52-manchester\">bus 52<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-79-manchester\">bus 79<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-85-manchester\">bus 85<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-85a-manchester\">bus 85A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-86-manchester\">bus 86<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-103-manchester\">bus 103<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-111-manchester\">bus 111<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-171-manchester\">bus 171<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-172-manchester\">bus 172<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-191-manchester\">bus 191<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-192-manchester\">bus 192<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-197-manchester\">bus 197<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-203-manchester\">bus 203<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-256-manchester\">bus 256<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-322-manchester\">bus 322<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-327-manchester\">bus 327<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-370-manchester\">bus 370<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-371-manchester\">bus 371<\/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>Which passes are available and who travels free is explained 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_about_bus_23\"><\/span>Questions about bus 23<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_23_go_to_%E2%80%9CSouthern_Cemetery%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 23 go to \u201cSouthern Cemetery\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_23_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 23 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cStockport Interchange\u201d (7, 11, 191, 192, 197, 203, 322, 327, 370 and 371) and \u201cGeorges Road\u201d (191, 192, 197, 370 and 371). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 3 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 23 in Manchester runs between \u201cStockport Interchange\u201d and \u201cThe Trafford Centre Bus Station\u201d. All routes in Manchester \u2192 Where bus 23 goes Towards \u201cThe Trafford Centre Bus Station\u201d: 54 stops. After \u201cStockport Interchange\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cGeorges Road\u201d, \u201cNorris Avenue\u201d, \u201cLangham Road\u201d, \u201cBank Hall Road\u201d, \u201cSt Winifred&#8217;s\u201d, \u201cMauldeth Road\u201d, \u201cCrown Inn\u201d, \u201cGrundy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":658,"featured_media":16724,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7161],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-16723","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\/16723","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=16723"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16723\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18223,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16723\/revisions\/18223"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16723"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=16723"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=16723"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=16723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}