{"id":17299,"date":"2026-09-25T19:51:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T18:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/bus-route-86-manchester"},"modified":"2026-09-25T19:51:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T18:51:51","slug":"bus-route-86-manchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-86-manchester","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 86 in Manchester: Piccadilly Gardens \u2194 Chorlton Bus Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 86 in Manchester runs between \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d and \u201cChorlton 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-6ac76904c9b13\" 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-6ac76904c9b13\"  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-86-manchester\/#Which_way_bus_86_runs\" >Which way bus 86 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-86-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-86-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-86-manchester\/#Questions_and_answers\" >Questions and answers<\/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-86-manchester\/#Does_bus_86_go_to_%E2%80%9CRoyal_Northern_College_of_Music%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 86 go to \u201cRoyal Northern College of Music\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-86-manchester\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_86_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 86 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_way_bus_86_runs\"><\/span>Which way bus 86 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-86-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.imanchester.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-manchester-bus-86-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 86 in Manchester on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d to \u201cChorlton Bus Station\u201d: 28 stops. On the way: \u201cCharlotte Street\u201d, \u201cHart Street\u201d, \u201cPalace Theatre\u201d, \u201cOxford Road Station\u201d, \u201cOxford House\u201d, \u201cAquatics Centre\u201d, \u201cRoyal Northern College of Music\u201d, \u201cCambridge Street\u201d, \u201cUpper Medlock Street\u201d, \u201cWesterley Slip Road\u201d. Then \u201cRoyce Road\u201d, \u201cPhoenix Way\u201d, \u201cOld Birley Street\u201d, \u201cLoreto College\u201d, \u201cChichester Road\u201d, \u201cChorlton Road\u201d, \u201cBrook&#8217;s Bar\u201d, \u201cKings Road\u201d, \u201cSylvan Avenue\u201d, \u201cWood Road\u201d. Before \u201cChorlton Bus Station\u201d: \u201cCollege Road\u201d, \u201cWoodside Road\u201d, \u201cClarendon Road West\u201d, \u201cKensington Road\u201d, \u201cWarwick Road\u201d, \u201cGroby Road\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cChorlton Bus Station\u201d to \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d (26 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cChorlton Library\u201d, \u201cMoss Lane West\u201d, \u201cOrmsgill Street\u201d, \u201cEpping Street\u201d, \u201cManchester Metropolitan University\u201d, \u201cChester Street\u201d and \u201cDickinson Street\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cChorlton Bus Station\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cHart Street\u201d, \u201cPalace Theatre\u201d, \u201cOxford Road Station\u201d, \u201cOxford House\u201d, \u201cAquatics Centre\u201d and \u201cUpper Medlock Street\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cHart 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 \u201cOxford House\u201d \u2192 \u201cManchester Metropolitan University\u201d (100 m). Towards \u201cChorlton Bus Station\u201d, board nearby: \u201cChorlton Library\u201d \u2192 \u201cKensington Road\u201d (100 m), \u201cMoss Lane West\u201d \u2192 \u201cLoreto College\u201d (100 m), \u201cOrmsgill Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cPhoenix Way\u201d (100 m) and \u201cEpping Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cUpper Medlock Street\u201d (200 m).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Connections\"><\/span>Connections<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Shared sections with other routes: between \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d and \u201cCambridge Street\u201d it shares the road with routes 85 and 85A; between \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d and \u201cOxford Road Station\u201d it shares the road with route 103.<\/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, 50, 59, 76, 76A, 76B, 81, 83, 84, 87, 111, 112, 114, 117, 118, 119, 135, 142, 143, 182, 191, 192, 197, 203, 205, 231 and 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCharlotte Street\u201d: buses 18, 33, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 50, 76, 76A, 76B, 81, 83, 84, 87, 111, 112, 114, 117, 118, 119, 135, 142, 143, 147, 191, 192, 197, 203, 205, 231 and 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHart Street\u201d (only towards \u201cChorlton Bus Station\u201d): buses 18, 33, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 50, 87, 111, 114, 142, 143, 147, 191, 197 and 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPalace Theatre\u201d (only towards \u201cChorlton Bus Station\u201d): buses 18, 33, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 50, 87, 111, 114, 142, 143, 147, 191, 197 and 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOxford Road Station\u201d (only towards \u201cChorlton Bus Station\u201d): buses 18, 33, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 50, 87, 111, 142, 143, 147, 191, 197 and 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOxford House\u201d (only towards \u201cChorlton Bus Station\u201d): buses 18, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 50, 87, 111, 142, 143, 147, 191 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAquatics Centre\u201d (only towards \u201cChorlton Bus Station\u201d): buses 18, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 50, 53, 87, 111, 142, 143, 147, 191 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRoyal Northern College of Music\u201d: buses 18, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 50, 53, 87, 111, 142, 143, 147, 191 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCambridge Street\u201d: buses 18, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 53, 87, 111, 142, 143, 147, 191 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cUpper Medlock Street\u201d (only towards \u201cChorlton Bus Station\u201d): buses 53 and 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWesterley Slip Road\u201d (only towards \u201cChorlton Bus Station\u201d): buses 53 and 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRoyce Road\u201d: buses 53 and 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWarwick Road\u201d: buses 23, 25, 87 and 150<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGroby Road\u201d: buses 23, 25, 87 and 150<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChorlton Bus Station\u201d: buses 23, 25, 87 and 172<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChorlton Library\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): buses 23, 25, 87 and 150<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOrmsgill Street\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): buses 53 and 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEpping Street\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): bus 53<\/li>\n<li>\u201cManchester Metropolitan University\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): buses 18, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 50, 53, 87, 111, 142, 143, 147, 191 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChester Street\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): buses 18, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 50, 87, 111, 142, 143, 147, 191 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDickinson Street\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): buses 18, 33, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 50, 87, 111, 114, 142, 143, 191, 197 and 256<\/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-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-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-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-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>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_and_answers\"><\/span>Questions and answers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_86_go_to_%E2%80%9CRoyal_Northern_College_of_Music%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 86 go to \u201cRoyal Northern College of Music\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_86_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 86 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, 50, 59, 76, 76A, 76B, 81, 83, 84, 87, 111, 112, 114, 117, 118, 119, 135, 142, 143, 182, 191, 192, 197, 203, 205, 231 and 256) and \u201cCharlotte Street\u201d (18, 33, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 50, 76, 76A, 76B, 81, 83, 84, 87, 111, 112, 114, 117, 118, 119, 135, 142, 143, 147, 191, 192, 197, 203, 205, 231 and 256). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 25 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 86 in Manchester runs between \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d and \u201cChorlton Bus Station\u201d. All routes in Manchester \u2192 Which way bus 86 runs From \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d to \u201cChorlton Bus Station\u201d: 28 stops. On the way: \u201cCharlotte Street\u201d, \u201cHart Street\u201d, \u201cPalace Theatre\u201d, \u201cOxford Road Station\u201d, \u201cOxford House\u201d, \u201cAquatics Centre\u201d, \u201cRoyal Northern College of Music\u201d, \u201cCambridge Street\u201d, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":658,"featured_media":17300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7161],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-17299","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\/17299","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=17299"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17299\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18295,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17299\/revisions\/18295"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17299"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=17299"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=17299"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=17299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}