Transport links

• Manchester is a great place to live because it is in the centre of the UK. This means it is easy to travel to other parts of the UK quickly and easily.
• Manchester is also a good place to live because it is surrounded by big cities and national parks.
• The best way to plan you journey is to use the Greater Manchester Journey Planner.
• Finally, we have many large airports nearby, the most important of which is Manchester International Airport. Please read below for more information;

Aeroplane | Boat | Train | Bus | Taxi | Car | Walking | Tram

National Parks near Manchester

Lake District | Yorkshire Dales | Snowdonia | Peak District

Aeroplane / Airport

Manchester International Airport is near the city.

You can travel from the airport to Manchester by train, bus or taxi. A taxi from the airport to the school will cost between £15 and £25.

Taxis

Taxis in Manchester are just like all of England, like on movies about London, they are black and have a strange shape.  They are the most expensive form of transport. You can read about them here; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackney_carriage

There is another kind of taxi, called a private hire car. It looks similar to a normal car but it is usually silver or white. The difference between the two taxis is that you cannot just stop a private car, you have to order it by telephone. You can stop a black taxi at any time if its orange light is on.

Bus

There are many buses in Manchester. It is the main way that people travel inside Manchester. Manchester has the busiest bus road in Europe! If you travel on the same route each day the bus can be very cheap, as cheap as £5 for one week, which is VERY cheap in England.

Here is some more information about buses in Manchester; http://www.gmpte.com/content.cfm?category_id=102784

And here is some more;

Boat

The only way to travel to Manchester by boat is to come from Ireland! So, if you are coming this way you can use this page; http://www.stenaline.co.uk/ferry/

Train

The best way to go from Manchester to London is train, but it is more expensive than the bus. Use this website;  http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

There are many stations in Manchester, the main ones are;

• Manchester Piccadilly
• Manchester Victoria
• Manchester Deansgate
• Salford Crescent

Walking

As our school is in the centre of the city it is easy to walk to from transport interchanges. You can walk from Manchester Piccadilly or from Manchester Deansgate stations or from anywhere in Manchester! Use our photo guide.

Tram

The nearest station to the school on the Manchester Metrolink is St Peters Square.

Car

DURING THE DAY: As the school is in the centre of the city car is the worst way to come to the school! There is no free parking, and congestion is often bad. The nearest pay car parks are available here.

However, after 6pm parking on single yellow lines and in pay and display bays is FREE! This means that if you come to school after 6pm you will be able to park for free if you can find a space near the school.

Also, on Sunday Manchester city centre is quite quiet and parking in bays and on single yellow lines is free all day.