{"id":16867,"date":"2026-10-06T12:51:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T11:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/bus-route-42a-manchester"},"modified":"2026-10-06T12:51:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T11:51:51","slug":"bus-route-42a-manchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-42a-manchester","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 42A in Manchester: Piccadilly Gardens \u2194 Thornley Lane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 42A in Manchester goes from \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d to \u201cThornley Lane\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-6ac7693295273\" 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-6ac7693295273\"  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-42a-manchester\/#Where_bus_42A_goes\" >Where bus 42A 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-42a-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-42a-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-42a-manchester\/#Questions_about_bus_42A\" >Questions about bus 42A<\/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-42a-manchester\/#Does_bus_42A_go_to_%E2%80%9CUniversity_Shopping_Centre%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 42A go to \u201cUniversity Shopping Centre\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-42a-manchester\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_42A_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 42A to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_bus_42A_goes\"><\/span>Where bus 42A 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-42a-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.imanchester.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-manchester-bus-42a-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 42A in Manchester on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cThornley Lane\u201d: 62 stops. After \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cCharlotte Street\u201d, \u201cMajor Street\u201d, \u201cPalace Theatre\u201d, \u201cOxford Road Station\u201d, \u201cMancunian Way\u201d, \u201cAquatics Centre\u201d, \u201cUniversity Shopping Centre\u201d, \u201cUniversity of Manchester\u201d, \u201cManchester Royal Infirmary\u201d, \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s\u201d. Then \u201cDagenham Road\u201d, \u201cGrandale Street\u201d, \u201cDickenson Road\u201d, \u201cPlatt Fields Park\u201d, \u201cGrangethorpe Road\u201d, \u201cOld Hall Lane\u201d, \u201cFurness Road\u201d, \u201cFriendship Inn\u201d, \u201cGranville Road\u201d, \u201cDerby Road\u201d. Then \u201cWithington Library\u201d, \u201cWithington St Paul&#8217;s\u201d, \u201cThe Christie\u201d, \u201cOak Road\u201d, \u201cWestholme Road\u201d, \u201cLapwing Lane\u201d, \u201cBelfield Road\u201d, \u201cDidsbury Library\u201d, \u201cDidsbury Village\u201d, \u201cGrange Lane\u201d. Then \u201cBeaver Road Junior School\u201d, \u201cFletcher Moss\u201d, \u201cDidsbury Cricket Club\u201d, \u201cEast Didsbury Station\u201d, \u201cEast Didsbury Metrolink Stop\u201d, \u201cBurnage Lane\u201d, \u201cGrundy Street\u201d, \u201cCrown Inn\u201d, \u201cDidsbury Road\u201d, \u201cFylde Road\u201d. Then \u201cMoorside Road\u201d, \u201cMoor Top\u201d, \u201cCliff Grove\u201d, \u201cShaw Road\u201d, \u201cHeaton Chapel Station\u201d, \u201cWellington Road North\u201d, \u201cGeorge &amp; Dragon\u201d, \u201cAppleton Road\u201d, \u201cBroadstone Hall Road\u201d, \u201cBroadstone Mill\u201d. Before \u201cThornley Lane\u201d: \u201cSylvia Grove\u201d, \u201cHouldsworth Square\u201d, \u201cHigginson Road\u201d, \u201cWestbourne Grove\u201d, \u201cChrist Church\u201d, \u201cMill Lane\u201d, \u201cSomers Road\u201d, \u201cFurnival Street\u201d, \u201cBrighton Avenue\u201d, \u201cBeresford Crescent\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cThornley Lane\u201d to \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d (60 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cBoscombe Street\u201d, \u201cReddish Library\u201d, \u201cSykes Street\u201d, \u201cHouldsworth Street\u201d, \u201cBriarfield Road\u201d, \u201cThornfield Park\u201d, \u201cMauldeth Road\u201d, \u201cTesco\u201d, \u201cCawdor Road\u201d, \u201cLangley Road\u201d, \u201cPlatt Lane\u201d, \u201cManchester Metropolitan University\u201d, \u201cChester Street\u201d and \u201cDickinson Street\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cThornley Lane\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cMajor Street\u201d, \u201cPalace Theatre\u201d, \u201cOxford Road Station\u201d, \u201cMancunian Way\u201d, \u201cAquatics Centre\u201d and \u201cDickenson Road\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cMajor Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cDickinson Street\u201d (150 m), \u201cPalace Theatre\u201d \u2192 \u201cDickinson Street\u201d (250 m), \u201cOxford Road Station\u201d \u2192 \u201cChester Street\u201d (100 m) and \u201cMancunian Way\u201d \u2192 \u201cManchester Metropolitan University\u201d (100 m). Towards \u201cThornley Lane\u201d, board nearby: \u201cBoscombe Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cBeresford Crescent\u201d (100 m), \u201cReddish Library\u201d \u2192 \u201cChrist Church\u201d (100 m), \u201cSykes Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cHigginson Road\u201d (100 m) and \u201cHouldsworth Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cBroadstone Mill\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 \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d and \u201cCrown Inn\u201d it shares the road with route 42; between \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d and \u201cEast Didsbury Station\u201d it shares the road with routes 42B and 142; between \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d and \u201cWithington Library\u201d it shares the road with routes 41, 43 and 143.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d: 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<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCharlotte Street\u201d: 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<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMajor Street\u201d (only towards \u201cThornley Lane\u201d): buses 18, 33, 50, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 114, 147, 191, 197 and 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPalace Theatre\u201d (only towards \u201cThornley Lane\u201d): buses 18, 33, 50, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 114, 147, 191, 197 and 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOxford Road Station\u201d (only towards \u201cThornley Lane\u201d): buses 18, 33, 50, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 147, 191, 197 and 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMancunian Way\u201d (only towards \u201cThornley Lane\u201d): buses 18, 50, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 147, 191 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAquatics Centre\u201d (only towards \u201cThornley Lane\u201d): buses 18, 50, 53, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 147, 191 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cUniversity Shopping Centre\u201d: buses 18, 50, 53, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 147, 191 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cUniversity of Manchester\u201d: buses 18, 50, 53, 87, 103, 111, 147, 191 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cManchester Royal Infirmary\u201d: buses 18, 50, 53, 87, 111, 147, 191 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Mary&#8217;s\u201d: buses 18, 53, 87, 111 and 147<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDagenham Road\u201d: buses 53, 111 and 147<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGrandale Street\u201d: buses 53 and 147<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDickenson Road\u201d (only towards \u201cThornley Lane\u201d): buses 53 and 147<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPlatt Fields Park\u201d (only towards \u201cThornley Lane\u201d): buses 53 and 147<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGrangethorpe Road\u201d: bus 147<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOld Hall Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cThornley Lane\u201d): bus 147<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFurness Road\u201d (only towards \u201cThornley Lane\u201d): buses 147 and 150<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFriendship Inn\u201d: buses 147 and 150<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGranville Road\u201d: bus 147<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDerby Road\u201d: buses 25 and 147<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWithington Library\u201d: buses 25, 87, 111 and 147<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWithington St Paul&#8217;s\u201d: buses 87, 111 and 147<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Christie\u201d: bus 147<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOak Road\u201d: bus 147<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWestholme Road\u201d: bus 172<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLapwing Lane\u201d: bus 172<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBelfield Road\u201d: buses 23, 171 and 172<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cDidsbury Library\u201d to \u201cFletcher Moss\u201d: buses 23 and 171<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDidsbury Cricket Club\u201d: buses 23, 50, 171 and 371<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEast Didsbury Station\u201d (only towards \u201cThornley Lane\u201d): buses 23, 50, 171 and 371<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEast Didsbury Metrolink Stop\u201d: buses 23, 50, 171 and 371<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBurnage Lane\u201d: buses 23, 50 and 371<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGrundy Street\u201d: buses 23 and 371<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCrown Inn\u201d: buses 23 and 371<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDidsbury Road\u201d (only towards \u201cThornley Lane\u201d): bus 23<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFylde Road\u201d (only towards \u201cThornley Lane\u201d): bus 23<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cMoorside Road\u201d to \u201cCliff Grove\u201d: buses 25 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cShaw Road\u201d: bus 25<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHeaton Chapel Station\u201d: buses 191 and 192<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWellington Road North\u201d: buses 7, 191 and 192<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGeorge &amp; Dragon\u201d: buses 7, 191 and 192<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cAppleton Road\u201d to \u201cBroadstone Mill\u201d: bus 7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSylvia Grove\u201d: buses 7 and 203<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHouldsworth Square\u201d: buses 7 and 203<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cHigginson Road\u201d to \u201cChrist Church\u201d (only towards \u201cThornley Lane\u201d): buses 7 and 203<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cMill Lane\u201d to \u201cFurnival Street\u201d: buses 7 and 203<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBrighton Avenue\u201d: bus 203<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBeresford Crescent\u201d (only towards \u201cThornley Lane\u201d): bus 203<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThornley Lane\u201d: bus 203<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBoscombe Street\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): bus 203<\/li>\n<li>\u201cReddish Library\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): buses 7 and 203<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSykes Street\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): buses 7 and 203<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHouldsworth Street\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): bus 7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBriarfield Road\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): bus 7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThornfield Park\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): bus 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMauldeth Road\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): bus 23<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTesco\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): buses 23, 50, 171 and 371<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCawdor Road\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): buses 147 and 150<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLangley Road\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): buses 147 and 150<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPlatt Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): buses 53 and 147<\/li>\n<li>\u201cManchester Metropolitan University\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): buses 18, 50, 53, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 147, 191 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChester Street\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): buses 18, 50, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 147, 191 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDickinson Street\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): buses 18, 33, 50, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 114, 191, 197 and 256<\/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-18-manchester\">bus 18<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-23-manchester\">bus 23<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-25-manchester\">bus 25<\/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-42-manchester\">bus 42<\/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-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-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-87-manchester\">bus 87<\/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-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-142-manchester\">bus 142<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-143-manchester\">bus 143<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-147-manchester\">bus 147<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-150-manchester\">bus 150<\/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-182-manchester\">bus 182<\/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-205-manchester\">bus 205<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-231-manchester\">bus 231<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-256-manchester\">bus 256<\/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>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_about_bus_42A\"><\/span>Questions about bus 42A<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_42A_go_to_%E2%80%9CUniversity_Shopping_Centre%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 42A go to \u201cUniversity Shopping Centre\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_42A_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 42A to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d (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 \u201cCharlotte Street\u201d (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.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 6 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 42A in Manchester goes from \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d to \u201cThornley Lane\u201d. All routes in Manchester \u2192 Where bus 42A goes Towards \u201cThornley Lane\u201d: 62 stops. After \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cCharlotte Street\u201d, \u201cMajor Street\u201d, \u201cPalace Theatre\u201d, \u201cOxford Road Station\u201d, \u201cMancunian Way\u201d, \u201cAquatics Centre\u201d, \u201cUniversity Shopping Centre\u201d, \u201cUniversity of Manchester\u201d, \u201cManchester Royal Infirmary\u201d, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":658,"featured_media":16868,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7161],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-16867","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\/16867","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=16867"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16867\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18241,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16867\/revisions\/18241"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16867"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=16867"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=16867"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=16867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}