{"id":17155,"date":"2026-09-26T16:49:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T15:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/bus-route-79-manchester"},"modified":"2026-09-26T16:49:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T15:49:49","slug":"bus-route-79-manchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-79-manchester","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 79 in Manchester: Salford Shopping Centre \u2194 Stretford Mall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 79 in Manchester goes from \u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d to \u201cStretford Mall\u201d. In one direction or the other it serves 3 stops that it skips on the way back.<\/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-6ac776ec999d5\" 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-6ac776ec999d5\"  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-79-manchester\/#Which_way_bus_79_runs\" >Which way bus 79 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-79-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-79-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-79-manchester\/#Questions_about_bus_79\" >Questions about bus 79<\/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-79-manchester\/#Does_bus_79_go_to_%E2%80%9CPort_Soderick_Avenue%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 79 go to \u201cPort Soderick Avenue\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-79-manchester\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_79_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 79 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_way_bus_79_runs\"><\/span>Which way bus 79 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-79-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.imanchester.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-manchester-bus-79-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 79 in Manchester on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d to \u201cStretford Mall\u201d: 31 stops. On the way: \u201cWall Street\u201d, \u201cFitzwarren Street\u201d, \u201cPort Soderick Avenue\u201d, \u201cCross Lane\u201d, \u201cPhoebe Street\u201d, \u201cComus Street\u201d, \u201cRegent Road\u201d, \u201cRobert Hall Street\u201d, \u201cWelcome Inn\u201d, \u201cOrdsall District Centre\u201d. Then \u201cWest Craven Street\u201d, \u201cOasis Academy\u201d, \u201cHarbour City Metrolink Stop\u201d, \u201cMediaCityUK\u201d, \u201cHuron Basin\u201d, \u201cWinnipeg Quay\u201d, \u201cOntario Basin\u201d, \u201cMerchants Quay\u201d, \u201cExchange Quay\u201d, \u201cWhite City\u201d. Before \u201cStretford Mall\u201d: \u201cOld Trafford Cricket Ground\u201d, \u201cTrafford College\u201d, \u201cGorse Hill Park\u201d, \u201cTalbot Court\u201d, \u201cHaig Road\u201d, \u201cGarden Avenue\u201d, \u201cMoss Road\u201d, \u201cDerbyshire Lane\u201d, \u201cStothard Road\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cStretford Mall\u201d to \u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d (29 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cStretford Public Hall\u201d, \u201cSydney Street\u201d, \u201cDavyhulme Road East\u201d, \u201cClippers Quay\u201d, \u201cCentral Bay\u201d, \u201cThe Lowry\u201d, \u201cPrimrose Hill Primary School\u201d, \u201cGloucester Street\u201d, \u201cSedan Close\u201d and \u201cAmersham Street\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cStretford Mall\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cFitzwarren Street\u201d, \u201cCross Lane\u201d, \u201cWest Craven Street\u201d, \u201cHuron Basin\u201d, \u201cWinnipeg Quay\u201d and \u201cExchange Quay\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cFitzwarren Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cAmersham Street\u201d (50 m), \u201cCross Lane\u201d \u2192 \u201cSedan Close\u201d (150 m), \u201cWest Craven Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cPrimrose Hill Primary School\u201d (100 m) and \u201cHuron Basin\u201d \u2192 \u201cThe Lowry\u201d (100 m). Towards \u201cStretford Mall\u201d, board nearby: \u201cStretford Public Hall\u201d \u2192 \u201cStretford Mall\u201d (300 m), \u201cSydney Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cHaig Road\u201d (200 m), \u201cDavyhulme Road East\u201d \u2192 \u201cHaig Road\u201d (50 m) and \u201cClippers Quay\u201d \u2192 \u201cExchange Quay\u201d (100 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>Shared sections with other routes: between \u201cOasis Academy\u201d and \u201cExchange Quay\u201d it shares the road with route 53.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d: buses 50, 52, 70 and 95<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWall Street\u201d: buses 50 and 52<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFitzwarren Street\u201d (only towards \u201cStretford Mall\u201d): bus 50<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cPhoebe Street\u201d to \u201cOrdsall District Centre\u201d: bus 33<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cOasis Academy\u201d to \u201cMediaCityUK\u201d: buses 29 and 50<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHuron Basin\u201d (only towards \u201cStretford Mall\u201d): buses 29 and 50<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWinnipeg Quay\u201d (only towards \u201cStretford Mall\u201d): buses 29 and 50<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOntario Basin\u201d: buses 29 and 50<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhite City\u201d: bus 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOld Trafford Cricket Ground\u201d (only towards \u201cStretford Mall\u201d): bus 256<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cTrafford College\u201d to \u201cTalbot Court\u201d: bus 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHaig Road\u201d (only towards \u201cStretford Mall\u201d): bus 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGarden Avenue\u201d (only towards \u201cStretford Mall\u201d): bus 150<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMoss Road\u201d (only towards \u201cStretford Mall\u201d): bus 150<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDerbyshire Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cStretford Mall\u201d): buses 25, 150 and 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStothard Road\u201d (only towards \u201cStretford Mall\u201d): buses 23, 25, 87, 150 and 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStretford Mall\u201d: buses 23, 25, 86, 87, 150 and 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStretford Public Hall\u201d (only towards \u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d): buses 23, 25, 86, 87, 150 and 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSydney Street\u201d (only towards \u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d): bus 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDavyhulme Road East\u201d (only towards \u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d): bus 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCentral Bay\u201d (only towards \u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d): buses 29 and 50<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Lowry\u201d (only towards \u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d): buses 29 and 50<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGloucester Street\u201d (only towards \u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d): bus 33<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAmersham Street\u201d (only towards \u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d): bus 50<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <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-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-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-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-150-manchester\">bus 150<\/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>Our page \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/how-to-pay-for-public-transport-manchester\">How to pay for public transport in Manchester<\/a>\u201d describes tickets, passes and concessions, including any differences between modes of transport.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Questions_about_bus_79\"><\/span>Questions about bus 79<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_79_go_to_%E2%80%9CPort_Soderick_Avenue%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 79 go to \u201cPort Soderick Avenue\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_79_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 79 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cStretford Mall\u201d (23, 25, 86, 87, 150 and 256) and \u201cStretford Public Hall\u201d (only towards \u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d; 23, 25, 86, 87, 150 and 256). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 26 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 79 in Manchester goes from \u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d to \u201cStretford Mall\u201d. In one direction or the other it serves 3 stops that it skips on the way back. All routes in Manchester \u2192 Which way bus 79 runs From \u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d to \u201cStretford Mall\u201d: 31 stops. On the way: \u201cWall Street\u201d, \u201cFitzwarren [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":658,"featured_media":17156,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7161],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-17155","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\/17155","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=17155"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17155\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18277,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17155\/revisions\/18277"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17155"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=17155"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=17155"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=17155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}