Travel information

Unfortunately we do not have parking facilities on site. There are limited council-run pay and display on-street parking spaces on Liverpool Road. 

There is also a selection of private and council-run open air and multi-storey car parks in the local area. For more information please visit the Manchester City Council website.

The museum can be reached on both Route 1 (closest stop: Opera House) and Route 2 (closest peak time stop: Opera House; closest off peak stop: Deansgate, near junction with Quay Street).

Visit the Transport for Greater Manchester website for more information about the free bus service.

Our nearest Metrolink stop is Deansgate–Castlefield, which is serviced by all trams except for the Bury to Piccadilly line.

Deansgate–Castlefield tram stop is 10 minutes' walk away.

Visit the Transport for Greater Manchester website for more information about the Metrolink tram service.

You can lock up your bicycle on Lower Byrom Street just outside our main entrance.

Visit the Transport for Greater Manchester website for more information about city centre cycle routes.

Our nearest railway station is Deansgate, which is 10 minutes’ walk away.

We are 15 minutes’ walk away from Manchester Oxford Road station, 25 minutes’ walk away from Manchester Victoria station, and 30 minutes’ walk away from Manchester Piccadilly station.

You can travel to Deansgate station on the train from Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Oxford Road railway stations.

The free city centre bus service stops at all city centre railway stations. The museum can be reached on both Route 1 (closest stop: Opera House) and Route 2 (closest peak time stop: Opera House; closest off peak stop: Deansgate, near junction with Quay Street).

Visit the Transport for Greater Manchester website for more information about travelling by train to Manchester.