Do trams run at night Manchester?

The reinstatement of trams running later into the night comes as Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has seen a return in demand with passenger numbers recently going back to pre-pandemic levels. On Fridays and Saturdays, from September 29, trams will run every 20 minutes between midnight and 1am.



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The reinstatement of trams running later into the night comes as Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has seen a return in demand with passenger numbers recently going back to pre-pandemic levels. On Fridays and Saturdays, from September 29, trams will run every 20 minutes between midnight and 1am.

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After World War II, electric trolleybuses and motor buses began to be favoured by local authorities as a cheaper transport alternative, and by 1949 the last Manchester tram line was closed.

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your journey will be incomplete (you have up to 2 hours to complete a single journey) we will automatically complete it and the incomplete journey fare (currently set at the maximum single fare of £4.60) will be charged to your account. charges for incomplete journeys do not count towards the daily or weekly cap.

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The advent of personal motor vehicles and the improvements in motorized buses caused the rapid disappearance of the tram from most western and Asian countries by the end of the 1950s (for example the first major UK city to completely abandon its trams was Manchester by January 1949).

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What time are the first and last trams to Manchester Airport? Trams run to and from the airport throughout Greater Manchester, so the first and last tram times will be dependent on the station which you're travelling to/from.

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Stagecoach also provides services from Manchester city centre to the airport. This includes the 43 service, the only 24-hour bus service in Greater Manchester, which also serves the Oxford Road/Wilmslow Road corridor.

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The ban on drinking alcohol or people being under the influence of drink or any illegal substance also extends to stations. Eating food likely to “soil, disfigure of destroy” trams, stations or the property of passengers is also banned.

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An extensive tram network covered large parts of London for several decades during the first half of the twentieth century. By the 1950s, however, trams were seen as old fashioned and were gradually phased out to create more room for buses and cars.

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But the trams had become a political football (in Leeds it was Labour that did for them, in Liverpool it was the Conservatives). They were unwanted clutter from the past at a time when operating costs of public transport networks were rising and meeting housing targets was the big priority for investment.

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Operating systems
  • Blackpool.
  • Edinburgh.
  • South London.
  • Manchester.
  • Nottingham.
  • Sheffield.
  • Tyne and Wear.
  • West Midlands.


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What happens if you get on a tram in Manchester without paying? If you don't have a valid paper or mobile app ticket, or you don't touch-in successfully with a smart card, contactless card or contactless device you may be charged a penalty fare of up to £120.

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free bus services operate around the city centre and are free of charge.

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You can also travel on Metrolink in zone 1 (See tram map) at no extra cost if you have one of the following tickets: The destination on your train ticket is “Manchester Central Zone” (MANCHESTER CTLZ). This is available for train tickets from anywhere in Greater Manchester into Manchester city centre.

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With a National Concessionary Plus Travel pass from TfGM, you travel free by bus, train or tram on any day at any time in Greater Manchester. The pass is free, and lasts for five years depending on your disability.

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You can travel by tram with contactless cards and devices using the smart readers (adult fares apply) Travel and pay as you go with contactless.

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