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Is it easy to get around Manchester?

Manchester is an ever-expanding city, and one way to explore this great area is through its efficient transport system. The city holds a fairly easy system for anyone who wants to explore the area, with buses, trams and trains that run until the later hours of the evening (from the early hours in the morning).



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For such a major city, Manchester is surprisingly simple to get around. The city centre is accessible on foot from our campus, or you can use the cycle lanes and travel around quickly by bike.

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Trams run frequently and across the lines you'll be able to reach the most popular visitor destinations. Get yourself a System One travel card, which allows travel on a combination of buses, trains and trams, if you plan on using public transport often. Get around at your own pace by walking Manchester.

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Manchester has an extensive bus network with many routes terminating at Piccadilly Gardens bus station. Bus fares across Greater Manchester are capped at £2 and there are also a few free bus routes in the city centre and several travel passes are available that make it cheaper to get around Manchester.

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Manchester is a great place to walk around whether you walk downtown among the great local restaurants and shops or Amoskeag Riverwalk that is rich with history among the renovated mill buildings.

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

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Home to world-famous football, renowned art galleries and a music scene that brought Oasis to centre stage – there's lots to love about Manchester. Once the world's manufacturing powerhouse, its former industrial buildings now bounce with energy.

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Ways to tour Manchester
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Known throughout the world as the birthplace of the industrial revolution, Manchester has a proud history in science, politics, music, arts and sport.

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If you have a valid license from your home state, you can drive in European countries for up to 90 days without further documentation. However, once you have spent more than 90 days in Europe and wish to continue driving there, it is recommended that you get an International Driver's License (IDL).

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Greater Manchester is one of the world's most compact and crowded metropolitan areas.

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