{"id":16939,"date":"2026-09-23T20:31:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T19:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/bus-route-50-manchester"},"modified":"2026-09-23T20:31:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T19:31:31","slug":"bus-route-50-manchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-50-manchester","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 50 in Manchester: MediaCityUK \u2194 Parrs Wood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 50 in Manchester links \u201cMediaCityUK\u201d and \u201cParrs Wood\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-6ac776ee92df1\" 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-6ac776ee92df1\"  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-50-manchester\/#Which_way_bus_50_runs\" >Which way bus 50 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-50-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-50-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-50-manchester\/#Questions_about_bus_50\" >Questions about bus 50<\/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-50-manchester\/#Does_bus_50_go_to_%E2%80%9CSalford_Shopping_Centre%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 50 go to \u201cSalford 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-50-manchester\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_50_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 50 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_way_bus_50_runs\"><\/span>Which way bus 50 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-50-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.imanchester.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-manchester-bus-50-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 50 in Manchester on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cParrs Wood\u201d: 48 stops. After \u201cMediaCityUK\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cHarbour City Metrolink Stop\u201d, \u201cOhio Avenue\u201d, \u201cMichigan Avenue\u201d, \u201cDakota Avenue\u201d, \u201cMontford Street\u201d, \u201cEccles New Road\u201d, \u201cLangworthy Road\u201d, \u201cWall Street\u201d, \u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d, \u201cPendleton Church\u201d. Then \u201cFrederick Road\u201d, \u201cSalford Crescent Rail Station\u201d, \u201cUniversity of Salford\u201d, \u201cOldfield Road\u201d, \u201cSalford Cathedral\u201d, \u201cSalford Central Rail Station\u201d, \u201cDeansgate\u201d, \u201cSt James Square\u201d, \u201cManchester Town Hall\u201d, \u201cSt Peter&#8217;s Square\u201d. Then \u201cHart Street\u201d, \u201cCharles Street\u201d, \u201cGrosvenor Street\u201d, \u201cBooth Street East\u201d, \u201cBrunswick Street\u201d, \u201cGrafton Street\u201d, \u201cSwinton Grove\u201d, \u201cHathersage Road\u201d, \u201cDaisy Bank Road\u201d, \u201cDenison Road\u201d. Then \u201cUpper Kent Road\u201d, \u201cBirchfields Avenue\u201d, \u201cTelfer Road\u201d, \u201cOld Hall Lane\u201d, \u201cLytham Road\u201d, \u201cFallowfield Shopping Centre\u201d, \u201cMoseley Road\u201d, \u201cGrangethorpe Drive\u201d, \u201cMauldeth Road\u201d, \u201cBriarfield Road\u201d. Before \u201cParrs Wood\u201d: \u201cGreen End Road\u201d, \u201cBarcicroft Road\u201d, \u201cFog Lane\u201d, \u201cHomestead Crescent\u201d, \u201cSchool Lane\u201d, \u201cEast Didsbury Metrolink Stop\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cParrs Wood\u201d to \u201cMediaCityUK\u201d (46 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cBirch Hall Lane\u201d, \u201cDickenson Road\u201d, \u201cManchester Metropolitan University\u201d, \u201cChester Street\u201d, \u201cDickinson Street\u201d, \u201cRidgefield\u201d, \u201cManchester Crown Court\u201d, \u201cLiverpool Street\u201d, \u201cCarolina Way\u201d and \u201cKansas Avenue\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cParrs Wood\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cDakota Avenue\u201d, \u201cMontford Street\u201d, \u201cLangworthy Road\u201d, \u201cPendleton Church\u201d, \u201cDeansgate\u201d and \u201cSt James Square\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cDakota Avenue\u201d \u2192 \u201cKansas Avenue\u201d (100 m), \u201cMontford Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cKansas Avenue\u201d (50 m), \u201cLangworthy Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cLiverpool Street\u201d (100 m) and \u201cPendleton Church\u201d \u2192 \u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d (350 m). Towards \u201cParrs Wood\u201d, board nearby: \u201cBirch Hall Lane\u201d \u2192 \u201cBirchfields Avenue\u201d (100 m), \u201cDickenson Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cUpper Kent Road\u201d (150 m), \u201cManchester Metropolitan University\u201d \u2192 \u201cGrosvenor Street\u201d (250 m) and \u201cChester Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cCharles 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 \u201cMediaCityUK\u201d and \u201cMichigan Avenue\u201d it shares the road with route 29.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stops from \u201cMediaCityUK\u201d to \u201cOhio Avenue\u201d: buses 53 and 79<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMontford Street\u201d (only towards \u201cParrs Wood\u201d): bus 33<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEccles New Road\u201d: buses 33 and 52<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLangworthy Road\u201d (only towards \u201cParrs Wood\u201d): buses 52 and 79<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWall Street\u201d: buses 52 and 79<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d: buses 52, 53, 70, 79 and 95<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPendleton Church\u201d (only towards \u201cParrs Wood\u201d): buses 52, 79 and 95<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFrederick Road\u201d: bus 53<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSalford Crescent Rail Station\u201d: bus 53<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt James Square\u201d (only towards \u201cParrs Wood\u201d): bus 114<\/li>\n<li>\u201cManchester Town Hall\u201d (only towards \u201cParrs Wood\u201d): buses 18, 33, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 114, 142, 143, 191, 197 and 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Peter&#8217;s Square\u201d: buses 18, 33, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 114, 142, 143, 191, 197 and 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHart Street\u201d (only towards \u201cParrs Wood\u201d): buses 18, 33, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 114, 142, 143, 147, 191, 197 and 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCharles Street\u201d (only towards \u201cParrs Wood\u201d): buses 18, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 142, 143, 147, 191 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGrosvenor Street\u201d (only towards \u201cParrs Wood\u201d): buses 18, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 111, 142, 143, 147, 191 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBooth Street East\u201d: buses 18, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 53, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 111, 142, 143, 147, 191 and 197<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cBrunswick Street\u201d to \u201cSwinton Grove\u201d: buses 18, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 53, 87, 111, 142, 143, 147, 191 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHathersage Road\u201d: buses 41, 42, 43, 142, 143 and 147<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDaisy Bank Road\u201d: buses 41, 42, 43, 142, 143 and 147<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDenison Road\u201d: buses 41, 42, 43, 53, 142, 143 and 147<\/li>\n<li>\u201cUpper Kent Road\u201d (only towards \u201cParrs Wood\u201d): buses 41, 42, 43, 53, 142, 143 and 147<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBirchfields Avenue\u201d (only towards \u201cParrs Wood\u201d): buses 41, 42, 43, 53, 142, 143 and 147<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTelfer Road\u201d: bus 41<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOld Hall Lane\u201d: bus 41<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLytham Road\u201d: buses 41, 150 and 171<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFallowfield Shopping Centre\u201d: buses 41, 150 and 171<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMoseley Road\u201d: buses 41, 150, 171 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMauldeth Road\u201d: bus 25<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBriarfield Road\u201d: bus 25<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBarcicroft Road\u201d: bus 172<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cFog Lane\u201d to \u201cSchool Lane\u201d: buses 171 and 172<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEast Didsbury Metrolink Stop\u201d: buses 23, 42, 42A, 42B, 142, 171 and 371<\/li>\n<li>\u201cParrs Wood\u201d: buses 23, 42, 42A, 42B, 142, 171 and 371<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBirch Hall Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cMediaCityUK\u201d): buses 41, 42, 43, 53, 142, 143 and 147<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDickenson Road\u201d (only towards \u201cMediaCityUK\u201d): buses 41, 42, 43, 53, 142, 143 and 147<\/li>\n<li>\u201cManchester Metropolitan University\u201d (only towards \u201cMediaCityUK\u201d): buses 18, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 53, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 142, 143, 147, 191 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChester Street\u201d (only towards \u201cMediaCityUK\u201d): buses 18, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 142, 143, 147, 191 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDickinson Street\u201d (only towards \u201cMediaCityUK\u201d): buses 18, 33, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 114, 142, 143, 191, 197 and 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRidgefield\u201d (only towards \u201cMediaCityUK\u201d): bus 114<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLiverpool Street\u201d (only towards \u201cMediaCityUK\u201d): buses 33, 52 and 79<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCarolina Way\u201d (only towards \u201cMediaCityUK\u201d): bus 33<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKansas Avenue\u201d (only towards \u201cMediaCityUK\u201d): bus 33<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <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-29-manchester\">bus 29<\/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-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-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-70-manchester\">bus 70<\/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-87-manchester\">bus 87<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-95-manchester\">bus 95<\/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-114-manchester\">bus 114<\/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-191-manchester\">bus 191<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-197-manchester\">bus 197<\/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>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_50\"><\/span>Questions about bus 50<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_50_go_to_%E2%80%9CSalford_Shopping_Centre%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 50 go to \u201cSalford 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_50_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 50 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cManchester Town Hall\u201d (only towards \u201cParrs Wood\u201d; 18, 33, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 114, 142, 143, 191, 197 and 256) and \u201cHart Street\u201d (only towards \u201cParrs Wood\u201d; 18, 33, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 114, 142, 143, 147, 191, 197 and 256). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 23 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 50 in Manchester links \u201cMediaCityUK\u201d and \u201cParrs Wood\u201d. All routes in Manchester \u2192 Which way bus 50 runs Towards \u201cParrs Wood\u201d: 48 stops. After \u201cMediaCityUK\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cHarbour City Metrolink Stop\u201d, \u201cOhio Avenue\u201d, \u201cMichigan Avenue\u201d, \u201cDakota Avenue\u201d, \u201cMontford Street\u201d, \u201cEccles New Road\u201d, \u201cLangworthy Road\u201d, \u201cWall Street\u201d, \u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d, \u201cPendleton Church\u201d. 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