Manchester → Bolton
Manchester to Bolton by bus
Manchester
Bolton
A direct bus runs from Manchester to Bolton, scheduled from 40 min, with 4,806 departures in a timetable week.
- Service
- Direct: one vehicle, no change
- Scheduled time
- from 40 min (typically 1 h 05 min)
- Departures in a timetable week
- 4,806
- Operators
- Bee Network, National Express
- Stations
- Salford Central Rail Station → Bolton Interchange
- Straight-line distance
- 28 km
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What this is based on
Arrive inBolton →- From the operator's published timetable, valid to 10 Jun 2031. The departure count is for one week of that timetable (the week it was read, early October 2026) and counts every direct departure from Manchester to Bolton; it is not a daily figure.
- The stations shown are the pair used by the most departures; other stations in either place may also be served.
- Source: Open timetable data (GTFS): UK BODS (bus/coach, all operators); Transport for Greater Manchester Arriva in the North West, A. How Head Your Way works.
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Direct connections from Bolton
A few of the 86 direct connections we hold, larger places first. Not a popularity ranking.
London🚌 Coachdirect · from 5 h 14 min · 27 departures a weekView this connection →Birmingham🚌 Coachdirect · from 3 h · 14 departures a weekView this connection →Stoke-on-Trent🚌 Coachdirect · from 1 h 57 min · 14 departures a weekView this connection →Milton Keynes🚌 Coachdirect · from 4 h 04 min · 10 departures a weekView this connection →Walsall🚌 Coachdirect · from 2 h 20 min · 14 departures a weekView this connection →Stanwell🚌 Coachdirect · from 5 h 45 min · 14 departures a weekView this connection →Manchester🚌 Busdirect · from 30 min · 3,792 departures a weekView this connection →
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