{"id":18043,"date":"2026-09-30T10:44:44","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T09:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/bus-route-231-manchester"},"modified":"2026-09-30T10:44:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T09:44:44","slug":"bus-route-231-manchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-231-manchester","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 231 in Manchester: Piccadilly Gardens \u2194 Ashton-under-Lyne Interchange"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 231 in Manchester links \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d and \u201cAshton-under-Lyne Interchange\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-6ac7690427958\" 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-6ac7690427958\"  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-231-manchester\/#Where_bus_231_goes\" >Where bus 231 goes<\/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-231-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-231-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-231-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-231-manchester\/#Does_bus_231_go_to_%E2%80%9CEtihad_Stadium%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 231 go to \u201cEtihad Stadium\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-231-manchester\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_231_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 231 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_bus_231_goes\"><\/span>Where bus 231 goes<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-231-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.imanchester.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-manchester-bus-231-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 231 in Manchester on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d to \u201cAshton-under-Lyne Interchange\u201d: 63 stops. On the way: \u201cFaraday Street\u201d, \u201cJersey Street\u201d, \u201cLaystall Street\u201d, \u201cOld Mill Street\u201d, \u201cAdair Street\u201d, \u201cCarruthers Street\u201d, \u201cHolt Town Metrolink Stop\u201d, \u201cCouncillor Street\u201d, \u201cEtihad Stadium\u201d, \u201cGrey Mare Lane\u201d. Then \u201cVelopark Metrolink Stop\u201d, \u201cCity Football Academy\u201d, \u201cNorth Road\u201d, \u201cClayton Hall Metrolink Stop\u201d, \u201cCanberra Street\u201d, \u201cSchofield Street\u201d, \u201cAldi\u201d, \u201cEdge Lane Metrolink Stop\u201d, \u201cSunnybank Road\u201d, \u201cAsh Road\u201d. Then \u201cFiveways Byron Avenue\u201d, \u201cSpringfield Road\u201d, \u201cSt Martin&#8217;s Church\u201d, \u201cGreenside Lane\u201d, \u201cSurrey Avenue\u201d, \u201cShrewsbury Road\u201d, \u201cClough Road\u201d, \u201cMedlock Street\u201d, \u201cThornhill Road\u201d, \u201cJames Street\u201d. Then \u201cSandy Lane\u201d, \u201cLittlemoss Road\u201d, \u201cCryer Street\u201d, \u201cLaurus Ryecroft\u201d, \u201cHowarth Farm Road\u201d, \u201cBack Lane\u201d, \u201cDaisy Nook Country Park\u201d, \u201cNewmarket Grove\u201d, \u201cDowning Street\u201d, \u201cTaunton Green\u201d. Then \u201cTaunton Road\u201d, \u201cOldham Road\u201d, \u201cTiverton Place\u201d, \u201cWood Lane\u201d, \u201cTimperley Road\u201d, \u201cBristol Avenue\u201d, \u201cCarlisle Crescent\u201d, \u201cNewstead Avenue\u201d, \u201cExeter Drive\u201d, \u201cLichfield Avenue\u201d. Then \u201cTemple\u201d, \u201cSt Christopher&#8217;s Road\u201d, \u201cKing&#8217;s Road\u201d, \u201cPalace Road\u201d, \u201cMackeson Road\u201d, \u201cTameside General Hospital\u201d, \u201cPrincess Street\u201d, \u201cNeal Avenue\u201d, \u201cCrickets Lane\u201d, \u201cGlebe Street\u201d. Before \u201cAshton-under-Lyne Interchange\u201d: \u201cSwan Street\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cAshton-under-Lyne Interchange\u201d to \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d (63 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cWimpole Street\u201d, \u201cHurst Cross\u201d, \u201cGambrel Bank Road\u201d, \u201cOldham Street\u201d, \u201cMarket Street\u201d, \u201cBuxton Lane\u201d, \u201cDargai Street\u201d, \u201cAlan Turing Way\u201d, \u201cHillkirk Street\u201d, \u201cHarding Street\u201d, \u201cTutbury Street\u201d, \u201cEvery Street\u201d, \u201cDucie Street\u201d, \u201cRochdale Canal\u201d and \u201cWarwick Street\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cAshton-under-Lyne Interchange\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cFaraday Street\u201d, \u201cLaystall Street\u201d, \u201cAdair Street\u201d, \u201cCarruthers Street\u201d, \u201cGrey Mare Lane\u201d and \u201cCanberra Street\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cFaraday Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cWarwick Street\u201d (100 m), \u201cLaystall Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cRochdale Canal\u201d (100 m), \u201cAdair Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cEvery Street\u201d (150 m) and \u201cCarruthers Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cHarding Street\u201d (100 m). Towards \u201cAshton-under-Lyne Interchange\u201d, board nearby: \u201cWimpole Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cSwan Street\u201d (100 m), \u201cHurst Cross\u201d \u2192 \u201cKing&#8217;s Road\u201d (100 m), \u201cGambrel Bank Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cWood Lane\u201d (50 m) and \u201cOldham Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cMedlock Street\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>Route 231 has no long section shared with other bus routes, so over a longer distance no other route can stand in for it.<\/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, 76, 76A, 76B, 81, 83, 84, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 112, 114, 117, 118, 119, 135, 142, 143, 182, 191, 192, 197, 203, 205 and 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFaraday Street\u201d (only towards \u201cAshton-under-Lyne Interchange\u201d): buses 18, 33, 41, 59, 76, 76A, 76B, 81, 83, 84, 112, 114, 117, 118, 119, 135, 182, 192, 203 and 205<\/li>\n<li>\u201cJersey Street\u201d: buses 76, 76A, 76B, 83, 84, 114 and 182<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAdair Street\u201d (only towards \u201cAshton-under-Lyne Interchange\u201d): bus 147<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHolt Town Metrolink Stop\u201d: buses 76, 76A and 76B<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGrey Mare Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cAshton-under-Lyne Interchange\u201d): bus 53<\/li>\n<li>\u201cVelopark Metrolink Stop\u201d: bus 53<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCity Football Academy\u201d: bus 53<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNorth Road\u201d: buses 53, 171 and 172<\/li>\n<li>\u201cClayton Hall Metrolink Stop\u201d: buses 53, 171 and 172<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCanberra Street\u201d (only towards \u201cAshton-under-Lyne Interchange\u201d): buses 171 and 172<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSchofield Street\u201d: buses 171 and 172<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cTaunton Green\u201d to \u201cTiverton Place\u201d: bus 151<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAshton-under-Lyne Interchange\u201d: buses 7 and 151<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWimpole Street\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): buses 7 and 151<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAlan Turing Way\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): bus 53<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRochdale Canal\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): buses 76, 76A, 76B, 83, 84 and 182<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWarwick Street\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): buses 17, 18, 33, 41, 59, 76, 76A, 76B, 81, 83, 84, 112, 114, 117, 118, 119, 135, 156 and 182<\/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-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-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-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-147-manchester\">bus 147<\/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-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_and_answers\"><\/span>Questions and answers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_231_go_to_%E2%80%9CEtihad_Stadium%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 231 go to \u201cEtihad Stadium\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_231_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 231 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, 76, 76A, 76B, 81, 83, 84, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 112, 114, 117, 118, 119, 135, 142, 143, 182, 191, 192, 197, 203, 205 and 256) and \u201cFaraday Street\u201d (only towards \u201cAshton-under-Lyne Interchange\u201d; 18, 33, 41, 59, 76, 76A, 76B, 81, 83, 84, 112, 114, 117, 118, 119, 135, 182, 192, 203 and 205). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 30 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 231 in Manchester links \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d and \u201cAshton-under-Lyne Interchange\u201d. All routes in Manchester \u2192 Where bus 231 goes From \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d to \u201cAshton-under-Lyne Interchange\u201d: 63 stops. On the way: \u201cFaraday Street\u201d, \u201cJersey Street\u201d, \u201cLaystall Street\u201d, \u201cOld Mill Street\u201d, \u201cAdair Street\u201d, \u201cCarruthers Street\u201d, \u201cHolt Town Metrolink Stop\u201d, \u201cCouncillor Street\u201d, \u201cEtihad Stadium\u201d, \u201cGrey Mare Lane\u201d. 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