{"id":17827,"date":"2026-09-27T17:21:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T16:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/bus-route-171-manchester"},"modified":"2026-09-27T17:21:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T16:21:21","slug":"bus-route-171-manchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-171-manchester","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 171 in Manchester: Newton Heath Terminus \u2194 Millgate Lane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 171 in Manchester goes from \u201cNewton Heath Terminus\u201d to \u201cMillgate Lane\u201d. In one direction or the other it serves 5 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-6ac776bea0894\" 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-6ac776bea0894\"  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-171-manchester\/#The_route_of_bus_171\" >The route of bus 171<\/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-171-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-171-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-171-manchester\/#Questions_about_bus_171\" >Questions about bus 171<\/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-171-manchester\/#Does_bus_171_go_to_%E2%80%9CParkhouse_Street%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 171 go to \u201cParkhouse Street\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-171-manchester\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_171_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 171 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_route_of_bus_171\"><\/span>The route of bus 171<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-171-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.imanchester.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-manchester-bus-171-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 171 in Manchester on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cNewton Heath Terminus\u201d to \u201cMillgate Lane\u201d: 65 stops. On the way: \u201cGreat Newton Street\u201d, \u201cAll Saints School\u201d, \u201cDaisy Bank\u201d, \u201cAssheton Road\u201d, \u201cThe Bay Horse\u201d, \u201cChatsworth Road\u201d, \u201cNorth Road\u201d, \u201cEdge Lane\u201d, \u201cFolkestone Road\u201d, \u201cCanberra Street\u201d. Then \u201cSchofield Street\u201d, \u201cClayton Hall Metrolink Stop\u201d, \u201cEmily Beaven Close\u201d, \u201cBob Massey Close\u201d, \u201cMeech Street\u201d, \u201cParkhouse Street\u201d, \u201cWestlake Street\u201d, \u201cVictoria Street\u201d, \u201cLees Street\u201d, \u201cLime Square\u201d. Then \u201cCornwall Street\u201d, \u201cReed Street\u201d, \u201cPinnington Road\u201d, \u201cCarberry Road\u201d, \u201cCarfax Street\u201d, \u201cGorton Shopping Centre\u201d, \u201cBeckett Street\u201d, \u201cToft Road\u201d, \u201cSacred Heart Church\u201d, \u201cLindeth Avenue\u201d. Then \u201cGlenside Avenue\u201d, \u201cRyder Brow Station\u201d, \u201cWembley Road\u201d, \u201cBalmain Avenue\u201d, \u201cMelland Road\u201d, \u201cCranmere Avenue\u201d, \u201cHornbeam Road\u201d, \u201cMaida Street\u201d, \u201cPortville Road\u201d, \u201cCarrill Grove\u201d. Then \u201cLevenshulme Station\u201d, \u201cSlade Lane\u201d, \u201cFortuna Grove\u201d, \u201cBirchfields Road\u201d, \u201cLindleywood Road\u201d, \u201cLadybarn Lane\u201d, \u201cLadybarn Park\u201d, \u201cHeyscroft Road\u201d, \u201cHorwood Crescent\u201d, \u201cParkville Road\u201d. Then \u201cFog Lane\u201d, \u201cWillow Way\u201d, \u201cKingsfield Drive\u201d, \u201cDidsbury Village\u201d, \u201cGrange Lane\u201d, \u201cBeaver Road Junior School\u201d, \u201cFletcher Moss\u201d, \u201cDidsbury Cricket Club\u201d, \u201cWilmslow Road\u201d, \u201cMellington Avenue\u201d. Before \u201cMillgate Lane\u201d: \u201cBroad Oak Lane\u201d, \u201cTanfield Road\u201d, \u201cRiverton Road\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The return journey is different. Towards \u201cNewton Heath Terminus\u201d: 62 stops. After \u201cEdge Lane\u201d, the bus runs a loop via \u201cNorth Road\u201d and \u201cChatsworth Road\u201d and returns to \u201cEdge Lane\u201d. Only in this direction does it call at, among others, \u201cCatterick Road\u201d, \u201cSchool Lane\u201d, \u201cMauldeth Road\u201d, \u201cLadybarn Village\u201d, \u201cWoodfold Avenue\u201d and \u201cMatthews Lane\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cMillgate Lane\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cThe Bay Horse\u201d, \u201cSchofield Street\u201d, \u201cEmily Beaven Close\u201d, \u201cWestlake Street\u201d, \u201cCarberry Road\u201d and \u201cToft Road\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cSchofield Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cCanberra Street\u201d (150 m), \u201cEmily Beaven Close\u201d \u2192 \u201cGreenside Street\u201d (100 m), \u201cWestlake Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cVictoria Street\u201d (200 m) and \u201cCarberry Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cCarfax Street\u201d (150 m). Towards \u201cMillgate Lane\u201d, board nearby: \u201cCatterick Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cKingsfield Drive\u201d (250 m), \u201cSchool Lane\u201d \u2192 \u201cKingsfield Drive\u201d (50 m), \u201cWoodfold Avenue\u201d \u2192 \u201cPortville Road\u201d (100 m) and \u201cMatthews Lane\u201d \u2192 \u201cCranmere Avenue\u201d (200 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 \u201cNewton Heath Terminus\u201d and \u201cSacred Heart Church\u201d it shares the road with route 172; between \u201cPortville Road\u201d and \u201cLadybarn Lane\u201d it shares the road with route 150; between \u201cDidsbury Village\u201d and \u201cDidsbury Cricket Club\u201d it shares the road with routes 23, 42, 42A and 142.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cNewton Heath Terminus\u201d: buses 52, 83, 84, 151 and 182<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGreat Newton Street\u201d: buses 52, 76, 83, 84, 151 and 182<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAll Saints School\u201d: buses 52, 76, 76A, 76B and 151<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDaisy Bank\u201d: buses 52, 76, 76A, 76B and 151<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAssheton Road\u201d: buses 52, 76, 76A and 76B<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCanberra Street\u201d: bus 231<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSchofield Street\u201d (only towards \u201cMillgate Lane\u201d): bus 231<\/li>\n<li>\u201cClayton Hall Metrolink Stop\u201d: buses 53 and 231<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEmily Beaven Close\u201d (only towards \u201cMillgate Lane\u201d): bus 53<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cBob Massey Close\u201d to \u201cParkhouse Street\u201d: bus 53<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWestlake Street\u201d (only towards \u201cMillgate Lane\u201d): bus 53<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLees Street\u201d: bus 7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLime Square\u201d: bus 7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cReed Street\u201d: buses 53 and 205<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPinnington Road\u201d: buses 7, 53 and 205<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCarberry Road\u201d (only towards \u201cMillgate Lane\u201d): buses 7, 53 and 205<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cCarfax Street\u201d to \u201cBeckett Street\u201d: buses 7, 53, 203 and 205<\/li>\n<li>\u201cToft Road\u201d (only towards \u201cMillgate Lane\u201d): buses 7, 53, 203 and 205<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLindeth Avenue\u201d: buses 7, 203 and 205<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMaida Street\u201d: buses 191, 192 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPortville Road\u201d (only towards \u201cMillgate Lane\u201d): buses 191, 192 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCarrill Grove\u201d: buses 191, 192 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLevenshulme Station\u201d: buses 191, 192 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSlade Lane\u201d: buses 50 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFortuna Grove\u201d: buses 41, 50 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBirchfields Road\u201d: buses 41 and 50<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLindleywood Road\u201d: buses 41 and 50<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLadybarn Park\u201d: bus 25<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFog Lane\u201d: bus 50<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWillow Way\u201d: bus 50<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKingsfield Drive\u201d (only towards \u201cMillgate Lane\u201d): bus 50<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cDidsbury Village\u201d to \u201cFletcher Moss\u201d: bus 42B<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDidsbury Cricket Club\u201d: buses 42B, 50 and 371<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWilmslow Road\u201d (only towards \u201cMillgate Lane\u201d): buses 42B, 50 and 371<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMellington Avenue\u201d: buses 42B and 371<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSchool Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cNewton Heath Terminus\u201d): bus 50<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMauldeth Road\u201d (only towards \u201cNewton Heath Terminus\u201d): bus 25<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLadybarn Village\u201d (only towards \u201cNewton Heath Terminus\u201d): bus 25<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWoodfold Avenue\u201d (only towards \u201cNewton Heath Terminus\u201d): buses 191, 192 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBrookhurst Road\u201d (only towards \u201cNewton Heath Terminus\u201d): buses 7, 203 and 205<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGreenside Street\u201d (only towards \u201cNewton Heath Terminus\u201d): bus 53<\/li>\n<li>\u201cVale Street\u201d (only towards \u201cNewton Heath Terminus\u201d): bus 231<\/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-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-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-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-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-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-142-manchester\">bus 142<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-150-manchester\">bus 150<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-151-manchester\">bus 151<\/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-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_171\"><\/span>Questions about bus 171<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_171_go_to_%E2%80%9CParkhouse_Street%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 171 go to \u201cParkhouse Street\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_171_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 171 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cNewton Heath Terminus\u201d (52, 83, 84, 151 and 182) and \u201cGreat Newton Street\u201d (52, 76, 83, 84, 151 and 182). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 27 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 171 in Manchester goes from \u201cNewton Heath Terminus\u201d to \u201cMillgate Lane\u201d. In one direction or the other it serves 5 stops that it skips on the way back. All routes in Manchester \u2192 The route of bus 171 From \u201cNewton Heath Terminus\u201d to \u201cMillgate Lane\u201d: 65 stops. On the way: \u201cGreat Newton Street\u201d, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":658,"featured_media":17828,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7161],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-17827","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\/17827","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=17827"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18361,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17827\/revisions\/18361"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17827"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=17827"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=17827"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=17827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}