{"id":18067,"date":"2026-09-24T11:37:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T10:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/bus-route-256-manchester"},"modified":"2026-09-24T11:37:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T10:37:37","slug":"bus-route-256-manchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-256-manchester","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 256 in Manchester: Piccadilly Gardens \u2194 Towns Gate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 256 in Manchester runs between \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d and \u201cTowns Gate\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-6ac76918b8a22\" 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-6ac76918b8a22\"  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-256-manchester\/#Where_bus_256_goes\" >Where bus 256 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-256-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-256-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-256-manchester\/#Questions_about_bus_256\" >Questions about bus 256<\/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-256-manchester\/#Does_bus_256_go_to_%E2%80%9CHulme_Park%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 256 go to \u201cHulme Park\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-256-manchester\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_256_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 256 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_bus_256_goes\"><\/span>Where bus 256 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-256-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.imanchester.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-manchester-bus-256-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 256 in Manchester on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cTowns Gate\u201d: 44 stops. After \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cOxford Street\u201d, \u201cBridgewater Hall\u201d, \u201cCity Road East\u201d, \u201cRoyce Road\u201d, \u201cHulme Park\u201d, \u201cMallow Street\u201d, \u201cRibston Street\u201d, \u201cShawgreen Close\u201d, \u201cMalvern Street\u201d, \u201cNuttall Street\u201d. Then \u201cTrafford Bar\u201d, \u201cWhite City\u201d, \u201cWarwick Road\u201d, \u201cTesco\u201d, \u201cGreatstone Road\u201d, \u201cCavendish Road\u201d, \u201cTaylors Road\u201d, \u201cDavyhulme Road East\u201d, \u201cStretford Mall\u201d, \u201cStothard Road\u201d. Then \u201cMoss Park Road\u201d, \u201cSevenways\u201d, \u201cThe Melville\u201d, \u201cChatsworth Road\u201d, \u201cLostock Clinic\u201d, \u201cOld Hall Road\u201d, \u201cLostock Circle\u201d, \u201cMoss Vale Hotel\u201d, \u201cHartford Road\u201d, \u201cExeter Road\u201d. Then \u201cHayeswater Road\u201d, \u201cCornhill Road\u201d, \u201cCanterbury Road\u201d, \u201cHall Farm Avenue\u201d, \u201cTrafford General Hospital\u201d, \u201cBrook Road\u201d, \u201cMardale Avenue\u201d, \u201cLawrence Road\u201d, \u201cWoodsend Circle\u201d, \u201cIrlam Road\u201d. Before \u201cTowns Gate\u201d: \u201cSt John&#8217;s\u201d, \u201cWoodsend Crescent Road\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cTowns Gate\u201d to \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d (44 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cWoodbridge Road\u201d, \u201cBalmain Road\u201d, \u201cDavyhulme Circle\u201d, \u201cBaslow Road\u201d, \u201cStretford Public Hall\u201d, \u201cSydney Street\u201d, \u201cThomas Street\u201d, \u201cHome\u201d, \u201cDickinson Street\u201d and \u201cCharlotte Street\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cTowns Gate\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cOxford Street\u201d, \u201cCity Road East\u201d, \u201cWhite City\u201d, \u201cTesco\u201d, \u201cCavendish Road\u201d and \u201cLostock Clinic\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cOxford Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cDickinson Street\u201d (150 m), \u201cCity Road East\u201d \u2192 \u201cHome\u201d (50 m), \u201cWhite City\u201d \u2192 \u201cWarwick Road\u201d (350 m) and \u201cTesco\u201d \u2192 \u201cWarwick Road\u201d (150 m). Towards \u201cTowns Gate\u201d, board nearby: \u201cWoodbridge Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cWoodsend Circle\u201d (100 m), \u201cBalmain Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cCanterbury Road\u201d (50 m), \u201cDavyhulme Circle\u201d \u2192 \u201cHayeswater Road\u201d (50 m) and \u201cBaslow Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cChatsworth Road\u201d (100 m).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Connections\"><\/span>Connections<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On part of the route, between \u201cStretford Mall\u201d and \u201cExeter Road\u201d it shares the road with route 25.<\/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, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 112, 114, 117, 118, 119, 135, 142, 143, 182, 191, 192, 197, 203, 205 and 231<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOxford Street\u201d (only towards \u201cTowns Gate\u201d): buses 18, 33, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 50, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 114, 142, 143, 191 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBridgewater Hall\u201d: buses 33, 87 and 103<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCity Road East\u201d (only towards \u201cTowns Gate\u201d): buses 33 and 103<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRoyce Road\u201d: buses 53 and 86<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHulme Park\u201d: buses 53 and 86<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cMallow Street\u201d to \u201cTrafford Bar\u201d: bus 53<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhite City\u201d (only towards \u201cTowns Gate\u201d): bus 79<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWarwick Road\u201d: bus 79<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTesco\u201d (only towards \u201cTowns Gate\u201d): bus 79<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGreatstone Road\u201d: bus 79<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCavendish Road\u201d (only towards \u201cTowns Gate\u201d): bus 79<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTaylors Road\u201d: bus 79<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDavyhulme Road East\u201d: bus 79<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStretford Mall\u201d: buses 23, 79, 86, 87 and 150<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStothard Road\u201d: buses 23, 79, 87 and 150<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMoss Park Road\u201d: buses 23, 79 and 150<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSevenways\u201d: buses 79 and 150<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Melville\u201d: bus 150<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChatsworth Road\u201d: bus 150<\/li>\n<li>\u201cExeter Road\u201d: bus 23<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHayeswater Road\u201d (only towards \u201cTowns Gate\u201d): bus 23<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDavyhulme Circle\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): bus 23<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStretford Public Hall\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): buses 23, 79, 86, 87 and 150<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSydney Street\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): bus 79<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThomas Street\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): bus 79<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHome\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): buses 33 and 103<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDickinson Street\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): buses 18, 33, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 50, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 114, 142, 143, 191 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCharlotte Street\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d): buses 18, 33, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 50, 76, 76A, 76B, 81, 83, 84, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 112, 114, 117, 118, 119, 135, 142, 143, 147, 191, 192, 197, 203, 205 and 231<\/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-79-manchester\">bus 79<\/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-150-manchester\">bus 150<\/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>.<\/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_256\"><\/span>Questions about bus 256<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_256_go_to_%E2%80%9CHulme_Park%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 256 go to \u201cHulme Park\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_256_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 256 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, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 112, 114, 117, 118, 119, 135, 142, 143, 182, 191, 192, 197, 203, 205 and 231) and \u201cCharlotte Street\u201d (only towards \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d; 18, 33, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 50, 76, 76A, 76B, 81, 83, 84, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 112, 114, 117, 118, 119, 135, 142, 143, 147, 191, 192, 197, 203, 205 and 231). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 24 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 256 in Manchester runs between \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d and \u201cTowns Gate\u201d. All routes in Manchester \u2192 Where bus 256 goes Towards \u201cTowns Gate\u201d: 44 stops. After \u201cPiccadilly Gardens\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cOxford Street\u201d, \u201cBridgewater Hall\u201d, \u201cCity Road East\u201d, \u201cRoyce Road\u201d, \u201cHulme Park\u201d, \u201cMallow Street\u201d, \u201cRibston Street\u201d, \u201cShawgreen Close\u201d, \u201cMalvern Street\u201d, \u201cNuttall Street\u201d. 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