Greater Manchester transport today
Trains, buses, cycles and airports first, then roads, driving charges and fuel, across Greater Manchester. Updated 21:35 · refreshes every few minutes
Public transporttrains, trams, buses, cycles and airports
🚊 Metrolink
Metrolink is the one part of Greater Manchester's transport we cannot show live. TfGM no longer issues keys for its real-time tram feed and there is no other open source for it, so we point you to TfGM's own pages rather than guess.
Live tram times on TfGM › Travel updates ›🚆 National Rail 21:33
Trains leaving each station in the next hour, and how many are on time.
| Station | Next hour | On time | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Piccadilly Trains between Motherwell and Whifflet / Newton may be delayed by up to 20 minutes, cancelled or revised. Latest information can be found in the Disruptions area of the National Rail website. | 20 | 65% · 2 cancelled | Disrupted |
| Manchester Victoria | 20 | 90% | Good |
| Manchester Oxford Road Trains between Motherwell and Whifflet / Newton may be delayed by up to 20 minutes, cancelled or revised. Latest information can be found in the Disruptions area of the National Rail website. | 17 | 82% · 2 cancelled | Disrupted |
| Deansgate Reduced service between Blackpool North and Manchester Airport. Latest information can be found in the Disruptions area of the National Rail website. | 9 | 67% · 2 cancelled | Disrupted |
| Stockport Trains running between Oxford / Didcot Parkway and Reading will either be cancelled in full or revised to only operate for part of their normal route. Latest information can be found in the Disruptions area of the… | 22 | 68% · 1 cancelled | Disrupted |
| Manchester Airport Trains between Motherwell and Whifflet / Newton may be delayed by up to 20 minutes, cancelled or revised. Latest information can be found in the Disruptions area of the National Rail website. | 11 | 73% · 3 cancelled | Disrupted |
| Bolton Trains between Motherwell and Whifflet / Newton may be delayed by up to 20 minutes, cancelled or revised. Latest information can be found in the Disruptions area of the National Rail website. | 13 | 69% · 2 cancelled | Disrupted |
| Wigan North Western Trains between Motherwell and Whifflet / Newton may be delayed by up to 20 minutes, cancelled or revised. Latest information can be found in the Disruptions area of the National Rail website. | 8 | 50% | Disrupted |
| Rochdale | 10 | 80% | Some delays |
| Stalybridge | 4 | 100% | Good |
Train companies that run here, reporting problems
National Rail reports each company for its whole network, so a problem listed here may be on a line elsewhere in the country.
- Avanti West CoastCustomDisruption between Motherwell and Glasgow Central
- CrossCountryCustomNo trains between Oxford and Reading
- East Midlands RailwayCustomTemporary reduced timetable on Intercity routes
- Great NorthernCustomDisruption between Moorgate and Finsbury Park
- NorthernCustomReduced service between Blackpool North and Manchester Airport
- TransPennine ExpressCustomDisruption between Motherwell and Newton
- Transport for WalesCustomNo direct service between Pontypridd and Cardiff Bay
Our reading of the next hour's departures: good when at least nine in ten are on time and none is cancelled; disrupted when fewer than three in four are on time or more than one is cancelled; some delays in between.
🚌 Bus disruptions 21:28
60 disruptions affecting stops in Greater Manchester, as published through the Department for Transport's disruptions service.
| What | Routes | Until |
|---|---|---|
| Rochdale Road, Manchester - Bus Stop Closure The bus stop on Rochdale Road, at the junction of Clive Street is closed due to works taking place. | 17, 17A, 18, 56, 81, 112, 113, 117, 118, 119, 156, 163 | – |
| King Street, Oldham - Collapsed Building Due to a collapsed building on King Street, bus services are on diversion and may depart from a different stand at Oldham Bus Station. | 84, 149, 183, 409, 426, 774, 775, 81, 76, 76A | – |
| Manchester Victoria Rail Station, Manchester - Bus Diversion Due to parked cars causing safety issues at Manchester Victoria Rail Station, bus services are on diversion. | 59, 67, 67A, 93, 97, 98, 99, 100, 113, 2 | Thu 31 Dec |
| Carrington Road, Stockport - Bus Stop Closure The bus stop on Carrington Road opposite Brinnington Road is closed due to roadworks taking place nearby. | 322, 325, 327, 330, 382, 805, 814 | Tue 24 Nov |
| Chew Valley Road, Greenfield - Bus Diversion Due to roadworks on Chew Valley Road/Manchester Road making it unsafe for buses to turn, services are on diversion. | 350, 822, S350A, S350B, 180 | Fri 25 Sep |
| Crescent Road, Crumpsall - Road Closure Due to repair works taking place on Crescent Road, services are on diversion. | 41, 53, 94, 151, 52 | Mon 19 Oct |
| Great Portwood Street, Stockport - Road Closure Due to a road closure on Great Portwood Street, services are on diversion. | 322, 325, 327, 330, 382 | Fri 27 Nov |
| Lloyd Street, Altrincham - Roadworks Due to roadworks on Lloyd Street, bus services are currently operating on diversion. | 284, 730, 731, 752, 753 | Wed 23 Sep |
🚲 Bee Network cycle hire 21:33
Hire bikes docked right now across 231 docking stations.
| Bikes available | 746 including 189 e-bikes |
| Free docks to return to | 1,420 |
| Docks with no bikes | 33 |
| Docks that are full | 0 |
Find a bike near you on the operator's map › · Beryl open data, CDLA-Permissive-2.0
✈️ Manchester Airport
Live arrivals open on each airport's own board, which is always more up to date than anything we could copy. How to get there is live from the readings above.
| Airport | Getting there now | |
|---|---|---|
| Manchester (MAN) | Disrupted Trains to Manchester Airport station (73% on time) Metrolink Airport line › | Live arrivals › |
Drivingroads, charges and fuel
🛣️ Motorway and trunk road closures 21:33
National Highways closures within 13 miles of St Peter's Square, happening now or starting in the next 12 hours.
| Road | What | Until |
|---|---|---|
| M6 | Carriageway closures M6 Northbound Jct 21 entry slip road closure | Thu 24 Sep |
| M56 | Other M56 Eastbound Lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 25/5 to 20/7) | Thu 24 Sep |
| M56 | Other M56 eastbound hard shoulder and lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 24/4 to 20/5) | Thu 24 Sep |
| M60 | Carriageway closures M60 Clockwise Jct 8 exit slip road closure | Thu 24 Sep |
| M60 | Other M60 anticlockwise lane 1 closure (MP 5/8 to 4/3) | Thu 24 Sep |
| M60 | Other M60 Anticlockwise lane 3 closure (MP 1/3 to 52/6) | Thu 24 Sep |
| M60 | Other M60 Anticlockwise Jct 25 entry slip road hardshoulder closure | Sat 5 Dec |
| M61 | Carriageway closures M61 Northbound Jct 4 entry slip road closure | Thu 24 Sep |
and 12 more.
💷 Driving charges
There is no congestion charge and no charging Clean Air Zone in Greater Manchester. In January 2025 the government approved an investment-led Clean Air Plan with no charges to drive on local roads.
⛽ Fuel prices 21:33
268 forecourts within 13 miles of St Peter's Square, from the government's Fuel Finder scheme; forecourts must report a price change within 30 minutes.
| Unleaded (E10) | Diesel | |
|---|---|---|
| Average here | 171.9p | 196.5p |
| UK average | 173.3p | 197.6p |
| Cheapest here | 153.9p | 172.9p |
Cheapest unleaded: Texaco M41 153.9p · Shell WN7 160.9p · Costco Wholesale M41 162.9p · Costco Wholesale OL9 162.9p · Asda WN7 164.7p. Averages are plain means of forecourt prices, not weighted by sales. Prices as of 21:19. Your street's cheapest: enter a postcode ›
Places in Greater Manchester
Each place page has local figures for the area; for your own street, enter a postcode.
Bolton
Bury
Manchester
Oldham
Rochdale
Salford
Stockport
- Adswood
- Bramhall
- Bredbury
- Brinnington
- Cale Green
- Cheadle
- Cheadle Heath
- Cheadle Hulme
- Compstall
- Davenport
- Edgeley
- Gatley
- Great Moor
- Hawk Green
- Hazel Grove
- Heald Green
- Heaton Chapel
- Heaton Mersey
- Heaton Moor
- Heaton Norris
- Heaviley
- High Lane
- Lower Bredbury
- Marple
- Marple Bridge
- North Reddish
- Offerton
- Portwood
- Reddish
- Romiley
- Shaw Heath
- South Reddish
- Stepping Hill
- Stockport
- Strines
- Torkington
- Woodford
- Woodley
- Woods Moor
Tameside
Trafford
National Rail departures from the Rail Data Marketplace; live board data © National Rail. Bus disruptions from the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service (OGL v3.0), as published by the local transport authority. Bee Network cycle hire from Beryl's open feed under the Community Data License Agreement – Permissive 2.0. National Highways closures and Fuel Finder prices under the Open Government Licence v3.0. StreetOwl is independent and is not endorsed by Transport for Greater Manchester.