{"id":17131,"date":"2026-10-06T09:48:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T08:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/bus-route-76b-manchester"},"modified":"2026-10-06T09:48:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T08:48:48","slug":"bus-route-76b-manchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-76b-manchester","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 76B in Manchester: Piccadilly Gardens \u2194 Medlock Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 76B in Manchester links \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d and \u201cMedlock Road\u201d. In one direction or the other it serves 2 stops that it skips on the way back. The return journey starts at \u201cHollinwood\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-6ac769197505d\" 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-6ac769197505d\"  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-76b-manchester\/#Which_way_bus_76B_runs\" >Which way bus 76B 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-76b-manchester\/#Where_to_change\" >Where to change<\/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-76b-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-76b-manchester\/#Questions_about_bus_76B\" >Questions about bus 76B<\/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-76b-manchester\/#Where_does_bus_76B_start_its_return_journey\" >Where does bus 76B start its return journey?<\/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-76b-manchester\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_76B_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 76B to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_way_bus_76B_runs\"><\/span>Which way bus 76B 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-76b-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.imanchester.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-manchester-bus-76b-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 76B in Manchester on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d to \u201cMedlock Road\u201d: 36 stops. On the way: \u201cFaraday Street\u201d, \u201cAddington Street\u201d, \u201cThompson Street\u201d, \u201cRoyal Mail Office\u201d, \u201cOldham Road\u201d, \u201cHolland Street\u201d, \u201cButler Street\u201d, \u201cCambrian Street\u201d, \u201cVarley Street\u201d, \u201cSaxon Street\u201d. Then \u201cHulme Hall Lane\u201d, \u201cPhilips Park Cemetery\u201d, \u201cRiverpark Road\u201d, \u201cGrimshaw Lane\u201d, \u201cTen Acres Lane\u201d, \u201cHallam Road\u201d, \u201cSurbiton Road\u201d, \u201cRosebank Road\u201d, \u201cAmos Avenue\u201d, \u201cRamsgate Road\u201d. Then \u201cCulcheth Lane\u201d, \u201cDroylsden Road\u201d, \u201cBrookdale Park\u201d, \u201cNelson Tavern\u201d, \u201cWyndale Drive\u201d, \u201cThe Windmill\u201d, \u201cPost Office\u201d, \u201cDay Drive\u201d, \u201cOrchard Road\u201d, \u201cHenry Street\u201d. Before \u201cMedlock Road\u201d: \u201cJames Street\u201d, \u201cDouglas Street\u201d, \u201cWillow Tavern\u201d, \u201cCutler Hill Road\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cHollinwood\u201d to \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d (41 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cLimeditch Road\u201d, \u201cRichmond Road\u201d, \u201cWestminster Road\u201d, \u201cSchool Road\u201d, \u201cMarguerita Road\u201d, \u201cDeal Close\u201d, \u201cDaisy Bank\u201d, \u201cScotland Hall Road\u201d, \u201cCrayford Road\u201d, \u201cRidgway Street\u201d, \u201cGarforth Avenue\u201d and \u201cWarwick Street\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cMedlock Road\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cFaraday Street\u201d, \u201cAddington Street\u201d, \u201cOldham Road\u201d, \u201cHolland Street\u201d, \u201cHallam Road\u201d and \u201cSurbiton Road\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cFaraday Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cWarwick Street\u201d (100 m), \u201cAddington Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cWarwick Street\u201d (150 m), \u201cOldham Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cGarforth Avenue\u201d (200 m) and \u201cHolland Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cRidgway Street\u201d (150 m). Towards \u201cMedlock Road\u201d, board nearby: \u201cWestminster Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cCutler Hill Road\u201d (100 m), \u201cSchool Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cOrchard Road\u201d (100 m), \u201cMarguerita Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cBrookdale Park\u201d (150 m) and \u201cDeal Close\u201d \u2192 \u201cDroylsden Road\u201d (50 m).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_to_change\"><\/span>Where to change<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Shared sections with other routes: between \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d and \u201cWillow Tavern\u201d it shares the road with route 76A; between \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d and \u201cHallam Road\u201d it shares the road with route 76; between \u201cBrookdale Park\u201d and \u201cDay Drive\u201d it shares the road with route 52.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d: buses 18, 33, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 59, 81, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 112, 114, 117, 118, 119, 135, 142, 143, 182, 191, 192, 197, 203, 205, 231 and 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFaraday Street\u201d (only towards \u201cMedlock Road\u201d): buses 18, 33, 41, 59, 81, 112, 114, 117, 118, 119, 135, 182, 192, 203, 205 and 231<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAddington Street\u201d (only towards \u201cMedlock Road\u201d): buses 17, 18, 81, 112, 114, 117, 118, 119, 156, 182 and 231<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThompson Street\u201d: buses 17, 18, 81, 112, 114, 117, 118, 119, 156 and 182<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRoyal Mail Office\u201d: buses 17, 18, 81, 112, 114, 117, 118, 119, 156 and 182<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOldham Road\u201d (only towards \u201cMedlock Road\u201d): buses 114 and 182<\/li>\n<li>\u201cButler Street\u201d: bus 231<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCambrian Street\u201d: bus 231<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cSaxon Street\u201d to \u201cPhilips Park Cemetery\u201d: bus 53<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCulcheth Lane\u201d: buses 151, 171 and 172<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDroylsden Road\u201d (only towards \u201cMedlock Road\u201d): buses 151, 171 and 172<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBrookdale Park\u201d: buses 171 and 172<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cWyndale Drive\u201d to \u201cDay Drive\u201d: bus 151<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOrchard Road\u201d (only towards \u201cMedlock Road\u201d): bus 151<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cHenry Street\u201d to \u201cWillow Tavern\u201d: bus 151<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHollinwood\u201d: bus 151<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLimeditch Road\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): bus 151<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRichmond Road\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): bus 151<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSchool Road\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): bus 151<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMarguerita Road\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): buses 171 and 172<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDeal Close\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): buses 151, 171 and 172<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDaisy Bank\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): buses 151, 171 and 172<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGarforth Avenue\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): buses 114 and 182<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWarwick Street\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): buses 17, 18, 33, 41, 59, 81, 112, 114, 117, 118, 119, 135, 156, 182 and 231<\/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-18-manchester\">bus 18<\/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-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-81-manchester\">bus 81<\/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-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-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>.<\/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_76B\"><\/span>Questions about bus 76B<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_does_bus_76B_start_its_return_journey\"><\/span>Where does bus 76B start its return journey?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>At \u201cHollinwood\u201d.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_can_I_change_from_bus_76B_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 76B to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d (18, 33, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 59, 81, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 112, 114, 117, 118, 119, 135, 142, 143, 182, 191, 192, 197, 203, 205, 231 and 256) and \u201cFaraday Street\u201d (only towards \u201cMedlock Road\u201d; 18, 33, 41, 59, 81, 112, 114, 117, 118, 119, 135, 182, 192, 203, 205 and 231). 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 76B in Manchester links \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d and \u201cMedlock Road\u201d. In one direction or the other it serves 2 stops that it skips on the way back. The return journey starts at \u201cHollinwood\u201d. All routes in Manchester \u2192 Which way bus 76B runs From \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d to \u201cMedlock Road\u201d: 36 stops. On the way: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":658,"featured_media":17132,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7161],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-17131","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\/17131","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=17131"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18274,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17131\/revisions\/18274"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17131"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=17131"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=17131"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=17131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}