From 3 September Bus 278 Route changed in to serve Firbank Road and Hollyhedge Road 278 instead of Tuffley Road and Greenbrow Road. Easy access on all buses Times are unchanged West Newall Green Brooklands Sale Old

For public transport information From 3 September 2017 phone 0161 244 1000

7am – 8pm Mon to Fri 8am – 8pm Sat, Sun & public holidays

This timetable is available online at Operated by www.tfgm.com Diamond PO Box 429, Manchester, M60 1HX ©Transport for 17-1309–G278–5000–0817 Manchester Community Transport Additional information Alternative format Operator details To ask for leaflets to be sent to you, or to request Diamond large print, Braille or recorded information Unit 22/23 Chanters Industrial Estate, phone 0161 244 1000 or visit www.tfgm.com Atherton, M46 9BE Telephone 01942 888893 Easy access on buses Manchester Community Transport Journeys run with low floor buses have no Crossley , Crossley Road, steps at the entrance, making getting on Heaton Chapel, , SK4 5BF and off easier. Where shown, low floor Telephone 0161 946 9255 buses have a ramp for access and a dedicated space for wheelchairs and pushchairs inside the Travelshops bus. The bus operator will always try to provide Manchester Gardens easy access services where these services are Mon to Sat 7am to 6pm scheduled to run. Sunday 10am to 6pm Public hols 10am to 5.30pm Using this timetable Manchester Shudehill Interchange Timetables show the direction of travel, bus Mon to Sat 7am to 7.30pm numbers and the days of the week. Sunday* 10am to 1.45pm and 2.30pm to 5.30pm Main stops on the route are listed on the left. Wythenshawe Interchange Where no time is shown against a particular stop, Mon to Fri 7am to 5.30pm the bus does not stop there on that journey. Saturday 8.30am to 1.15pm and 2pm to 4pm Check any letters which are shown in the Sunday* Closed timetable against the key at the bottom of the page. *Including public holidays

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Tickets and information Bus companies offer a range of tickets for use on their own buses. For travel on any service in the County, use System One tickets, including DaySaver. Travelshops provide tickets, information and journey planning advice on buses, trains and trams for work and pleasure.

Using the 24 hour clock Times are shown in four figures. The first two are the hour and the last two are the minutes.

0753 is 53 minutes past 7am Printed on coated recycled paper made using 50% recycled fibre from 1953 is 53 minutes past 7pm post consumer sources and 50% virgin fibre from sustainable forests. Reddish — Withington — Wythenshawe — Sale — Stretford — Manchester 278 Mondays to Fridays Reddish, Morrisons 0707 0802 0909 1011 1111 1211 1311 1411 1512 1602 1704 1810 Levenshulme, Train Station 0715 0812 0919 1020 1120 1220 1320 1420 1522 1613 1715 1820 Withington, Library 0727 0826 0931 1031 1131 1231 1331 1431 1534 1625 1727 1832 Withington Community Hospital 0734 0835 0938 1038 1138 1238 1338 1438 1542 1633 1735 1841 Northenden, Brett Street 0740 0844 0946 1045 1145 1245 1345 1445 1549 1642 1744 1849 Benchill, St Luke’s 0748 0853 0954 1053 1153 1253 1353 1453 1558 1653 1753 1857 Wythenshawe, Interchange arr 0755 0900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1605 1700 1800 1904 Wythenshawe, Interchange dep 0700 0800 0905 1005 1105 1205 1305 1405 1505 1610 1705 1805 Wythenshawe Hospital 0708 0810 0915 1015 1115 1215 1315 1415 1515 1620 1715 1815 1946 Baguley, McDonalds 0631 0720 0822 0927 1027 1127 1227 1327 1427 1527 1632 1727 1827 1957 Brooklands, Wendover Road 0634 0725 0827 0932 1032 1132 1232 1332 1432 1532 1637 1732 1832 2001 Sale Moor, Legh Arms 0645 0737 0839 0944 1044 1144 1244 1344 1444 1544 1649 1744 1844 2013 Sale, Metrolink Stop 0653 0745 0848 0952 1052 1152 1252 1352 1452 1553 1657 1752 1852 2023 Stretford Mall 0700 0755 0856 0959 1059 1159 1259 1359 1500 1600 1706 1801 1859 Old Trafford, Trafford Bar 0707 0805 0909 1007 1107 1207 1307 1407 1509 1609 1718 1811 1908 Road/Cornbrook Street 0712 0811 0915 1013 1113 1213 1313 1413 1515 1615 1725 1817 1914 Manchester, Albert Square 0729 0827 0930 1027 1127 1227 1327 1427 1531 1632 1743 1832 1930

Bus 278 is provided with the financial support of Transport for Greater Manchester The journeys above are run by Diamond W– All bus 278 journeys are run using easy access buses. See inside front cover of this Bus Times leaflet for details

Continues after route plan 278

Key Bus route Manchester Community Transport journeys only Hail and ride: passengers can get on or off the bus wherever it is safe Train line Tram line Direction of travel John Dalton Trams to Trams to Bus station/connection point Street Bury and 278 Ashton-under-Lyne Train station Albert Square Metrolink stop Castlefield St Peter’s Square Trains to Deansgate Mount H Hospital and Liverpool Street Manchester Trains to 278 Terminus Trams to Piccadilly Station Eccles Deansgate Medlock Road Princess Road Street Cornbrook Street Trafford Bar Stretford Seymour Road Grove Hulme

Chorlton Road Ayres Road Road Old Trafford Cricket Old Trafford Ground Trains to Stretford Manchester Chester Road Levenshulme Stretford Trams to Mall East Didsbury and Stretford Cromwell Longford Levenshulme Grove Road West

Stockport M60 Road Barlow Withington Trains to Albert Reddish Manchester Road Mauldeth Road Library Road Road Dane Road Mauldeth Road Morrisons Sale Trams to Marshall Manchester Wilmslow Road Houldsworth Cross Street Road Square Dane Trains to 278 Ashfield Road Broad Stockport Clarendon Burton Road Road Errwood Road Road Crescent Palatine Road Hayfield Street Withington Avon Old Hall The Christie Burnage Lane Road Community Kingsway Road Lapwing Trains to Sibson Hospital Burnage Sale Lane Manchester Road Barlow Burton Airport Sale Moor Road Moor West Didsbury Trams to Craddock Legh Arms Road Road Marsland Road Trams to Norris Derbyshire M60 East Didsbury Road Brooklands Palatine Road Road South Road Wendover Maple Road Northenden West Didsbury Brooklands Road Trams to Brett Street Manchester Baguley Moor Ferndown Road McDonalds Royal Oak Longley End Stockport Road Lane Spark Road Stonemasons Road Altrincham Hall Arms Lane Sharston Road M56 Sharston Thorley Lane Southmoor RoadSharston Floatshall Road Industrial Area Road Altrincham Road Shaftesbury Ledson Road Martinscroft Avenue Floats Road Hollyhedge Benchill St Road Luke’s

Wythenshawe Benchill Road Crossacres Brownley Newall Green FirbankSimonsway Road PoundswickLane Wythenshawe Interchange Wythenshawe Trams to Manchester Airport

Contains Ordnance Survey data ©Crown copyright and database right 2010 ©0100022610 Transport for Greater Manchester 2017 Transport for Greater Manchester uses reasonable endeavours to check the accuracy of information published and to publish changes to information in a timely manner. In no event will Transport for Greater Manchester be liable for any loss that may arise from this information being inaccurate. Reddish — Withington — Wythenshawe — Sale — Stretford — Manchester 278 Saturdays Reddish, Morrisons 0911 1011 1111 1211 1311 1411 1511 1611 1711 Levenshulme, Train Station 0920 1020 1120 1220 1320 1420 1520 1620 1720 Withington, Library 0931 1031 1131 1231 1331 1431 1531 1631 1731 Withington Community Hospital 0938 1038 1138 1238 1338 1438 1538 1638 1738 Northenden, Brett Street 0945 1045 1145 1245 1345 1445 1545 1645 1745 Benchill, St Luke’s 0953 1053 1153 1253 1353 1453 1553 1653 1753 Wythenshawe, Interchange arr 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 Wythenshawe, Interchange dep 0707 0805 0905 1005 1105 1205 1305 1405 1505 1605 1705 1805 Wythenshawe Hospital 0717 0815 0915 1015 1115 1215 1315 1415 1515 1615 1715 1815 1942 Baguley, McDonalds 0729 0827 0927 1027 1127 1227 1327 1427 1527 1627 1727 1827 1953 Brooklands, Wendover Road 0734 0832 0932 1032 1132 1232 1332 1432 1532 1632 1732 1832 1957 Sale Moor, Legh Arms 0746 0844 0944 1044 1144 1244 1344 1444 1544 1644 1744 1844 2009 Sale, Metrolink Stop 0754 0852 0952 1052 1152 1252 1352 1452 1552 1652 1752 1852 2017 Stretford Mall 0801 0859 0959 1059 1159 1259 1359 1459 1559 1659 1759 1859 Old Trafford, Trafford Bar 0809 0907 1007 1107 1207 1307 1407 1507 1607 1707 1807 1907 Chorlton Road/Cornbrook Street 0815 0913 1013 1113 1213 1313 1413 1513 1613 1713 1813 1913 Manchester, Albert Square 0829 0927 1027 1127 1227 1327 1427 1527 1627 1727 1827 1927

Sundays and public holidays (except Christmas and New Year period) a a a a a a Timperley, Stonemasons Arms 0823 1123 1323 1523 1723 Baguley, McDonalds 1025 1225 1425 1625 Brooklands, Wendover Road 0829 1030 1129 1230 1329 1430 1529 1630 1729 Sale Moor, Legh Arms 0841 1041 1141 1241 1341 1441 1541 1641 1741 Sale, Metrolink Stop 0851 1049 1151 1249 1351 1449 1551 1649 1751 Stretford Mall 0857 0957 1055 1157 1255 1357 1455 1557 1757 Old Trafford, Trafford Bar 0906 1006 1103 1206 1303 1406 1503 1606 1806 Chorlton Road/Cornbrook Street 0911 1011 1109 1211 1309 1411 1509 1611 1811 Manchester, Albert Square 0922 1022 1122 1222 1322 1422 1522 1622 1822

For details of buses during Christmas and New Year, please phone 0161 244 1000 Bus 278 is provided with the financial support of Transport for Greater Manchester a – Run by Manchester Community Transport. All other journeys are run by Diamond Day return tickets issued by either Diamond or Manchester Community Transport on bus 278 will be accepted on the other operator’s journeys W– All bus 278 journeys are run using easy access buses. See inside front cover of this Bus Times leaflet for details

Manchester — Stretford — Sale — Wythenshawe — Withington — Reddish 278 Mondays to Fridays Manchester, Albert Square 0734 0831 0931 1031 1131 1231 1331 1431 1535 1637 1747 1836 1934 Chorlton Road/Cornbrook Street 0743 0842 0942 1042 1142 1242 1342 1442 1547 1652 1802 1848 1945 Old Trafford, Trafford Bar 0749 0849 0949 1049 1149 1249 1349 1449 1554 1659 1809 1855 1951 Stretford Mall 0659 0757 0857 0957 1057 1157 1257 1357 1457 1603 1710 1818 1903 1959 Sale, Metrolink Stop 0707 0808 0908 1008 1108 1208 1308 1408 1508 1614 1722 1829 1913 Sale Moor, Legh Arms 0714 0814 0914 1014 1114 1214 1314 1414 1515 1621 1729 1836 1919 Brooklands, Wendover Road 0724 0824 0924 1024 1124 1224 1324 1424 1525 1631 1739 1846 1929 Baguley, McDonalds 0728 0829 0929 1029 1129 1229 1329 1429 1530 1636 1744 1850 1933 Wythenshawe Hospital 0740 0841 0941 1041 1141 1241 1341 1441 1542 1648 1756 1912 1945 Wythenshawe, Interchange arr 0753 0856 0956 1056 1156 1256 1356 1456 1557 1703 1811 1916 Wythenshawe, Interchange dep 0756 0901 0958 1058 1158 1258 1358 1458 1558 1706 1816 Benchill, St Luke’s 0800 0905 1002 1102 1202 1302 1402 1502 1602 1710 1820 Northenden, Brett Street 0810 0914 1011 1111 1211 1311 1411 1511 1612 1722 1830 Withington Community Hospital 0822 0921 1018 1118 1218 1318 1418 1518 1619 1731 1839 Withington, Library 0831 0930 1025 1125 1225 1325 1425 1525 1627 1741 1848 Levenshulme, Train Station 0844 0942 1037 1137 1237 1337 1437 1537 1640 1754 1900 Reddish, Houldsworth Square 0858 0954 1049 1149 1249 1349 1449 1551 1654 1808 1912

Bus 278 is provided with the financial support of Transport for Greater Manchester The journeys above are run by Diamond W– All bus 278 journeys are run using easy access buses. See inside front cover of this Bus Times leaflet for details

Manchester — Stretford — Sale — Wythenshawe — Withington — Reddish 278 Saturdays Manchester, Albert Square 0833 0931 1031 1131 1231 1331 1431 1531 1631 1731 1831 1931 Chorlton Road/Cornbrook Street 0844 0942 1042 1142 1242 1342 1442 1542 1642 1742 1842 1942 Old Trafford, Trafford Bar 0851 0949 1049 1149 1249 1349 1449 1549 1649 1749 1849 1949 Stretford Mall 0757 0859 0957 1057 1157 1257 1357 1457 1557 1657 1757 1857 1957 Sale, Metrolink Stop 0808 0910 1008 1108 1208 1308 1408 1508 1608 1708 1808 1908 Sale Moor, Legh Arms 0814 0916 1014 1114 1214 1314 1414 1514 1614 1714 1814 1914 Brooklands, Wendover Road 0824 0926 1024 1124 1224 1324 1424 1524 1624 1724 1824 1924 Baguley, McDonalds 0829 0931 1029 1129 1229 1329 1429 1529 1629 1729 1829 1929 Wythenshawe Hospital 0841 0943 1041 1141 1241 1341 1441 1541 1641 1741 1841 1941 Wythenshawe, Interchange arr 0856 0958 1056 1156 1256 1356 1456 1556 1656 1756 Wythenshawe, Interchange dep 0901 1003 1058 1158 1258 1358 1458 1558 1658 Benchill, St Luke’s 0905 1007 1102 1202 1302 1402 1502 1602 1702 Northenden, Brett Street 0914 1016 1111 1211 1311 1411 1511 1611 1711 Withington Community Hospital 0921 1023 1118 1218 1318 1418 1518 1618 1718 Withington, Library 0928 1030 1125 1225 1325 1425 1525 1625 1725 Levenshulme, Train Station 0940 1042 1137 1237 1337 1437 1537 1637 1737 Reddish, Houldsworth Square 0952 1054 1149 1249 1349 1449 1549 1649 1749

Sundays and public holidays (except Christmas and New Year period)

a a a a a a Manchester, Albert Square 0925 1025 1125 1225 1325 1425 1525 1625 1825 Chorlton Road/Cornbrook Street 0936 1036 1135 1236 1335 1436 1535 1636 1836 Old Trafford, Trafford Bar 0942 1042 1142 1242 1342 1442 1542 1642 1842 Stretford Mall 0950 1050 1150 1250 1350 1450 1550 1650 1850 Sale, Metrolink Stop 1000 1055 1200 1255 1400 1455 1600 1655 1855 Sale Moor, Legh Arms 1006 1107 1206 1307 1406 1507 1606 1707 1907 Brooklands, Wendover Road 1015 1117 1215 1317 1415 1517 1615 1717 1917 Baguley, McDonalds 1020 1220 1420 1620 Timperley, Stonemasons Arms 1122 1322 1522 1722 1922

For details of buses during Christmas and New Year, please phone 0161 244 1000 Bus 278 is provided with the financial support of Transport for Greater Manchester a – Run by Manchester Community Transport. All other journeys are run by Diamond Day return tickets issued by either Diamond or Manchester Community Transport on bus 278 will be accepted on the other operator’s journeys W– All bus 278 journeys are run using easy access buses. See inside front cover of this Bus Times leaflet for details