Route 143 from West Didsbury to Manchester

Route 143 from West Didsbury to Manchester , updated 4/10/25, 10:29 PM

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Bus
143
From 5 January 2025
West Didsbury
Withington
Fallowfield
Rusholme
University of Manchester
Manchester
From 5 January
143
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PO Box 429, Manchester, M1 3BG
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West Didsbury — Fallowfield — Rusholme — Manchester
143
Mondays to Fridays














































a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
West Didsbury, Central Road
0625 0635 0646 0656 0707 and at least
1945 1953 1958 2003 2008 2018 2025 2031 2044 2051 2058 2110
Rusholme, Platt Lane
0634 0644 0655 0705 0720 every
1957 2005 2010 2015 2020 2030 2037 2043 2055 2102 2109 2121
Manchester Royal Infirmary
0640 0650 0701 0711 0726 10 mins
2005 2012 2017 2022 2027 2035 2042 2047 2100 2107 2114 2126
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
0650 0700 0711 0721 0736 until

2016 2023 2028 2033 2038 2046 2053 2058 2111
2118 2125 2137




















a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a

West Didsbury, Central Road
2116 2123 2129 2141 2147 2153 2159 2211 2217 2223 2229 2241 2248 2257 2310 2318 2327

Rusholme, Platt Lane
2127 2134 2140 2152 2158 2204 2210 2222 2228 2234 2240 2252 2259 2308 2321 2329 2338
Manchester Royal Infirmary
2132 2139 2145 2157 2203 2209 2215 2227 2233 2239 2245 2257 2304 2313 2326 2334 2343
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
2143 2150 2156 2208 2213 2219 2225 2237 2243 2249 2255 2307 2314 2323 2336 2344 2353




















Saturdays






















































b
b
b
West Didsbury, Central Road
0928 0932 0943 0957 1009 1015 1027 1039 1043 1053 1103 1114
1126 and at least
1942 1950 1954 1959
Rusholme, Platt Lane
0942 0946 0957 1011
1023 1029 1041 1053 1057 1107
1117
1128 1140 every
1954 2002 2006 2011
Manchester Royal Infirmary
0947 0951 1002 1016 1028 1034 1046 1058 1102 1114
1124 1135
1147
10 mins
2007 2015 2019 2024
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
0957 1001 1014 1028 1040 1046 1058 1110
1114
1126 1136 1147
1159 until

2019 2027 2031 2036




















b


b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b







West Didsbury, Central Road
2003 and at least
2237 2248 2256 2304 2316 2321 2328 2346






Rusholme, Platt Lane
2015 every
2249 2300 2308 2316 2328 2333 2340 2358






Manchester Royal Infirmary
2028 10 mins
2300 2311 2319 2327 2339 2344 2351 0009






Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
2040 until

2312 2323 2331 2339 2351 2356 0003 0019






a – On Fridays runs via Platt Lane, Lloyd Street South, Upper Lloyd Street and Moss Lane East instead of Rusholme town centre. Times are 2 to 6 minutes later than shown

from Manchester Royal Infirmary onwards
b – Runs via Platt Lane, Lloyd Street South, Upper Lloyd Street and Moss Lane East instead of Rusholme town centre
W– All bus 143 journeys are run using easy access buses. See inside front cover of this leaflet for details



















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143
143
Oxford Road
Piccadilly Gardens
West Didsbury
Whitworth
Street
Manchester
Rusholme
Fallowfield
West
Didsbury
Withington
Por
tlan
d
Str
eet
O
xford
Street
W
ilm
slow
Road
The
Christie
Friendship Inn
Owens
Park
Manchester Royal Infirmary
Royal Eye Hospital
St Mary's
Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
University of
Manchester
Trains to
Bolton, Wigan
and Liverpool
Trams
to Bury
Trams to
Altrincham
and Eccles
Trains to Piccadilly
train station
Platt
Fields
Park
Trams to
Piccadilly train station
and Ashton-under-Lyne
Trams to
East Didsbury
Trams to
Manchester
Princess
Street
Boo
th
Str
eet
Wes
t
Ea
st
Oxford Road
Hathersage
Road
Dicken
son
Road
Upper Brook
Street
Anson
Road
Plat
t La
ne
Lloyd
Street
South
Upper
Lloyd
Street
Moss
Lane East
Wi
lms
low
R
oa
d
Central Road
Journeys towards
Manchester only
Journeys towards
West Didsbury only
Pa
la
tin
e
Ro
ad
Lapwing
Road
143
Key

Bus route

Friday and Saturday nights

from 2000 to 0100 only

Train line

Tram line

Direction of travel

Bus station/connection point

Train station

Metrolink stop
H Hospital

Terminus
143
West Didsbury — Fallowfield — Rusholme — Manchester
143
Sundays and public holidays (except Christmas and New Year period)



















West Didsbury, Central Road
0919 0941 0947 0953 1000 1011
1024 1029 1042 1055 1100 1113
1126 1131
1144 1156 1201 1214 1226
Rusholme, Platt Lane
0930 0954 1000 1006 1013 1024 1037 1042 1055 1108 1114
1127
1140 1145 1158 1210 1215
1228 1240
Manchester Royal Infirmary
0936 1000 1006 1012 1019 1030 1043 1048 1101
1114
1120 1133
1146 1151
1204 1216 1221
1234 1246
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
0946 1010 1016 1022 1029 1040 1053 1058 1112
1125
1131
1144 1157
1202 1215
1227 1232 1245 1257



















West Didsbury, Central Road
1231
1244 1256 1301 1314 1326 1331
1344 1356 1401 1414 1426 1431 1444 1456 1501 1514 1526 1531
Rusholme, Platt Lane
1245 1258 1310 1315
1328 1340 1345 1358 1410 1415 1428 1440 1445 1458 1510 1515
1528 1540 1545
Manchester Royal Infirmary
1251
1304 1318 1323 1336 1348 1353 1406 1418 1423 1436 1448 1453 1506 1518 1523 1536 1548 1553
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
1302 1315
1329 1334 1347 1359 1404 1417
1429 1434 1447 1459 1504 1517
1529 1534 1547 1559 1604



















West Didsbury, Central Road
1544 1556 1601 1614 1626 1631
1644 1656 1701
1714 1724 1729 1742 1753 1759 1811
1824 1829 1844
Rusholme, Platt Lane
1558 1610 1615 1628 1640 1645 1658 1710 1714 1727
1737
1742 1755 1806 1812
1824 1837 1842 1857
Manchester Royal Infirmary
1606 1618 1623 1636 1648 1653 1706 1718
1723 1736 1746 1751
1804 1815 1821
1833 1846 1851 1906
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
1617
1629 1634 1647 1659 1704 1717
1729 1734 1747 1757
1802 1815 1826 1832 1844 1857 1902 1916



















West Didsbury, Central Road
1856 1911
1919 1944 1954













Rusholme, Platt Lane
1909 1923 1931
1956 2006












Manchester Royal Infirmary
1918 1932 1940 2005 2015













Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
1928 1942 1950 2015 2025































For details of buses during the Christmas and New Year period, please phone 0161 244 1000
W– All bus 143 journeys are run using easy access buses. See inside front cover of this leaflet for details

















































































































Manchester — Rusholme — Fallowfield — West Didsbury
143
Mondays to Fridays










































c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
0710 and at least
1947 1950 1958 2003 2008 2018 2025 2036 2042 2049 2055 2106 2112 2119 2125 2138
Manchester Royal Infirmary
0721 every
1959 2002 2010 2015 2020 2030 2037 2048 2054 2101 2107 2118 2124 2131 2137 2150
Rusholme, Platt Lane
0727 10 mins
2007 2007 2015 2020 2025 2035 2042 2053 2059 2106 2112 2123 2129 2136 2142 2155
West Didsbury, Central Road
0739 until

2019 2019 2027 2032 2037 2047 2054 2105 2111
2118 2124 2135 2141 2148 2154 2207




















c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
2146 2153 2205 2211 2218 2224 2235 2241 2248 2255 2306 2312 2317 2324 2337 2345 2353 0005 0010
Manchester Royal Infirmary
2158 2205 2217 2223 2230 2236 2247 2253 2300 2307 2316 2322 2327 2334 2347 2355 0003 0015 0020
Rusholme, Platt Lane
2203 2210 2222 2228 2235 2241 2252 2258 2305 2312 2321 2327 2332 2339 2352 0000 0008 0020 0030
West Didsbury, Central Road
2213 2220 2232 2238 2245 2251 2302 2308 2315 2322 2331 2337 2342 2349 0002 0010 0018 0030 0040




















F c
F c
F c
F c
F


F
F









Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
0017 0025 0035 0045 0055 and

0325 0345








Manchester Royal Infirmary
0027 0035 0045 0055 0105 every
0335 0355








Rusholme, Platt Lane
0037 0045 0055 0105 0110 10 mins
0340 0400








West Didsbury, Central Road
0047 0055 0105 0115 0120 until

0350 0410



























Saturdays










































e


e
e
e
e
e
e
d e
d e
d e
d e
d
d
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
1005 and at least 1944 1948 and at least
2325 2336 2342 2348 2355 0008 0015 0023 0038 0045 0053 0108
Manchester Royal Infirmary
1015 every
1956 2000 every
2335 2346 2352 2358 0005 0018 0025 0033 0048 0055 0103 0118
Rusholme, Platt Lane
1022 10 mins
2006 2011
10 mins
2346 2357 0003 0009 0016 0029 0036 0044 0059 0106 0108 0123
West Didsbury, Central Road
1035 until

2019 2024 until

2356 0007 0013 0019 0026 0039 0046 0054 0109 0116 0118 0133




















d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d



Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
0115 0123 0138 0145 0153 0208 0215 0223 0238 0245 0253 0308 0315 0323 0345


Manchester Royal Infirmary
0125 0133 0148 0155 0203 0218 0225 0233 0248 0255 0303 0318 0325 0333 0355


Rusholme, Platt Lane
0130 0138 0153 0200 0208 0223 0230 0238 0253 0300 0308 0323 0330 0338 0400


West Didsbury, Central Road
0140 0148 0203 0210 0218 0233 0240 0248 0303 0310 0318 0333 0340 0348 0410





















c – On Fridays runs via Hathersage Road, Upper Brook Street, Anson Road and Dickenson Road instead of Rusholme town centre. Times are 4 to 5 minutes later than shown
from Rusholme, Platt Lane onwards

















d – Runs via Hathersage Road, Upper Brook Street, Anson Road and Dickenson Road instead of Rusholme town centre






e – Runs during University term times only. F – Friday nights/Saturday mornings during University term times only
W– All bus 143 journeys are run using easy access buses. See inside front cover of this leaflet for details







Manchester — Rusholme — Fallowfield — West Didsbury
143
Sundays and public holidays (except Christmas and New Year period)



















Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
0945 1008 1015 1023 1038 1045 1053 1108 1120 1125
1138 1152
1205 1210 1223 1235 1240 1253 1305
Manchester Royal Infirmary
0955 1018 1025 1033 1048 1055 1103 1118
1130 1135
1148 1202 1215
1220 1233 1245 1250 1303 1317
Rusholme, Platt Lane
1001 1024 1031 1039 1054 1101
1109 1124 1136 1141
1154 1208 1221
1226 1239 1251
1256 1310 1324
West Didsbury, Central Road
1014 1037 1044 1052 1107
1114
1122
1137
1149 1154 1207 1221
1234 1239 1252 1304 1309 1323 1337



















Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
1310 1323 1335 1340 1350 1355 1408 1422 1435 1440 1450 1455 1508 1520 1525 1538 1553 1605 1610
Manchester Royal Infirmary
1322 1335 1347 1352 1402 1407 1420 1434 1447 1452 1502 1507 1520 1532 1537 1550 1605 1617
1622
Rusholme, Platt Lane
1329 1342 1354 1359 1409 1414 1427 1441 1454 1459 1509 1514 1527 1539 1544 1557 1612
1624 1629
West Didsbury, Central Road
1342 1355 1407 1412 1422 1427 1440 1454 1507 1512
1522 1527 1540 1552 1557 1610 1625 1637 1642



















Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
1620 1625 1638 1649 1655 1708 1719
1725 1738 1750 1755 1808 1821
1827 1838 1853 1905 1910 1923
Manchester Royal Infirmary
1632 1637 1650 1701
1707 1720 1731
1737
1750 1802 1807 1820 1833 1839 1850 1905 1917
1922 1935
Rusholme, Platt Lane
1639 1644 1657 1710 1716
1729 1740 1746 1759 1811
1816 1829 1842 1848 1859 1914 1926 1931
1944
West Didsbury, Central Road
1652 1657 1710 1724 1730 1743 1754 1800 1813 1824 1829 1842 1855 1901 1912
1927 1939 1944 1957



















Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
1938 1945 1953 2010 2020












Manchester Royal Infirmary
1950 1957 2005 2021 2031













Rusholme, Platt Lane
1959 2006 2012 2028 2038












West Didsbury, Central Road
2012 2018 2024 2040 2050































For details of buses during the Christmas and New Year period, please phone 0161 244 1000
W– All bus 143 journeys are run using easy access buses. See inside front cover of this leaflet for details