Find a cheaper time to travel around Manchester or a route out of the city. Search a line, station or destination, then check the exact fare before you go.
These are fare windows and routes, not a live departure board or a ticket quote. Off peak does not guarantee a quieter train or a running service. Find a station and check live trains.
Three researched outbound destinations, alongside Greater Manchester tram and rail. Search a station or destination, then check the operator’s dated timetable and ticket restrictions. This is a selected starting guide.
3 matching lines and operators
Greater Manchester tram & rail
Tram
Bee Network Metrolink
Contactless off-peak start time
After 9:30am is outside the published morning peak. An earlier peak journey can still affect the daily cap. Check zones and ticket type.
Contactless: before 07:00 or after 09:30; paper off-peak day ticket: from 09:30.
The catch: Contactless daily caps and paper travelcards have different start-time conditions. Pay for every zone you travel through; route, concessions and ticket type affect the fare.
Stations on this line (99)
Abraham Moss (Manchester Metrolink) · Manchester Airport (Manchester Metrolink) · Altrincham (Manchester Metrolink) · Ashton Moss (Manchester Metrolink) · Anchorage (Manchester Metrolink) · Audenshaw (Manchester Metrolink) · Ashton-under-Lyne (Manchester Metrolink) · Ashton West (Manchester Metrolink) · Baguley (Manchester Metrolink) · Barlow Moor Road (Manchester Metrolink) · Brooklands (Manchester Metrolink) · Benchill (Manchester Metrolink) · Burton Road (Manchester Metrolink) · Besses o'th'Barn (Manchester Metrolink) · Bowker Vale (Manchester Metrolink) · Bury (Manchester Metrolink) · Broadway (Manchester Metrolink) · Cemetery Road (Manchester Metrolink) · Chorlton (Manchester Metrolink) · Clayton (Manchester Metrolink) · Cornbrook (Manchester Metrolink) · Crumpsall (Manchester Metrolink) · Crossacres (Manchester Metrolink) · Central Park (Manchester Metrolink) · Derker (Manchester Metrolink) · Didsbury Village (Manchester Metrolink) · Dane Road (Manchester Metrolink) · Droylsden (Manchester Metrolink) · Eccles (Manchester Metrolink) · Etihad Campus (Manchester Metrolink) · East Didsbury (Manchester Metrolink) · Edge Lane (Manchester Metrolink) · Barton Dock Road (Manchester Metrolink) · Exchange Quay (Manchester Metrolink) · Exchange Square (Manchester Metrolink) · Firswood (Manchester Metrolink) · Freehold (Manchester Metrolink) · Failsworth (Manchester Metrolink) · Deansgate-Castlefield (Manchester Metrolink) · Harbour City (Manchester Metrolink) · Heaton Park (Manchester Metrolink) · Hollinwood (Manchester Metrolink) · Holt Town (Manchester Metrolink) · Imperial War Museum (Manchester Metrolink) · Kingsway Business Park (Manchester Metrolink) · Ladywell (Manchester Metrolink) · Langworthy (Manchester Metrolink) · MediaCityUK (Manchester Metrolink) · Martinscroft (Manchester Metrolink) · Milnrow (Manchester Metrolink) · Market Street (Manchester Metrolink) · Monsall (Manchester Metrolink) · Moor Road (Manchester Metrolink) · Navigation Road (Manchester Metrolink) · Newbold (Manchester Metrolink) · Newton Heath and Moston (Manchester Metrolink) · Newhey (Manchester Metrolink) · New Islington (Manchester Metrolink) · Northern Moor (Manchester Metrolink) · Oldham King Street (Manchester Metrolink) · Old Trafford (Manchester Metrolink) · Oldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink) · Oldham Central (Manchester Metrolink) · Parkway (Manchester Metrolink) · Piccadilly Gardens (Manchester Metrolink) · Piccadilly (Manchester Metrolink) · Peel Hall (Manchester Metrolink) · Pomona (Manchester Metrolink) · Prestwich (Manchester Metrolink) · Queens Road (Manchester Metrolink) · Radcliffe (Manchester Metrolink) · Rochdale Town Centre (Manchester Metrolink) · Roundthorn (Manchester Metrolink) · Rochdale Railway Station (Manchester Metrolink) · Robinswood Road (Manchester Metrolink) · South Chadderton (Manchester Metrolink) · Shadowmoss (Manchester Metrolink) · Stretford (Manchester Metrolink) · Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) · Shudehill (Manchester Metrolink) · Sale (Manchester Metrolink) · Salford Quays (Manchester Metrolink) · St Peters Square (Manchester Metrolink) · St Werburgh's Road (Manchester Metrolink) · Sale Water Park (Manchester Metrolink) · Timperley (Manchester Metrolink) · Trafford Bar (Manchester Metrolink) · The Trafford Centre (Manchester Metrolink) · Victoria (Manchester Metrolink) · Village (Manchester Metrolink) · Velopark (Manchester Metrolink) · Whitefield (Manchester Metrolink) · Wharfside (Manchester Metrolink) · Withington (Manchester Metrolink) · Wythenshawe Park (Manchester Metrolink) · Weaste (Manchester Metrolink) · West Didsbury (Manchester Metrolink) · Westwood (Manchester Metrolink) · Wythenshawe Town Centre (Manchester Metrolink)
For these Greater Manchester rail services, ticket restrictions depend on the journey and fare. Use the official planner and check the exact ticket.
Off-Peak and Super Off-Peak tickets where offered; restrictions vary by journey.
The catch: There is no universal 9:30am rule for National Rail. Check the restriction code for the actual ticket and every leg of the journey.
Selected stations served (91)
Altrincham Rail Station · Ardwick Rail Station · Ashburys Rail Station · Ashton-under-Lyne Rail Station · Atherton Rail Station · Burnage Rail Station · Belle Vue Rail Station · Blackrod Rail Station · Bramhall Rail Station · Bolton Rail Station · Broadbottom Rail Station · Bredbury Rail Station · Bromley Cross Rail Station · Brinnington Rail Station · Bryn Rail Station · Chassen Road Rail Station · Cheadle Hulme Rail Station · Clifton (Manchester) Rail Station · Castleton (Manchester) Rail Station · Daisy Hill Rail Station · Davenport Rail Station · Denton Rail Station · Eccles Rail Station · East Didsbury Rail Station · Flixton Rail Station · Flowery Field Rail Station · Fairfield Rail Station · Farnworth Rail Station · Gathurst Rail Station · Gatley Rail Station · Greenfield Rail Station · Guide Bridge Rail Station · Godley Rail Station · Gorton Rail Station · Hag Fold Rail Station · Hale Rail Station · Hattersley Rail Station · Hazel Grove Rail Station · Hindley Rail Station · Hall i' th' Wood Rail Station · Heald Green Rail Station · Humphrey Park Rail Station · Horwich Parkway Rail Station · Heaton Chapel Rail Station · Hyde Central Rail Station · Hyde North Rail Station · Ince (Manchester) Rail Station · Irlam Rail Station · Kearsley Rail Station · Littleborough Rail Station · Lostock Rail Station · Levenshulme Rail Station · Marple Rail Station · Middlewood Rail Station · Mauldeth Road Rail Station · Mills Hill (Manchester) Rail Station · Deansgate Rail Station · Manchester Airport Rail Station · Manchester Oxford Road Rail Station · Manchester Piccadilly Rail Station · Manchester Victoria Rail Station · Mossley (Manchester) Rail Station · Moorside Rail Station · Moses Gate Rail Station · Moston Rail Station · Navigation Road Rail Station · Newton for Hyde Rail Station · Orrell Rail Station · Pemberton Rail Station · Patricroft Rail Station · Rochdale Rail Station · Reddish North Rail Station · Reddish South Rail Station · Rose Hill Marple Rail Station · Romiley Rail Station · Ryder Brow Rail Station · Stalybridge Rail Station · Salford Crescent Rail Station · Salford Central Rail Station · Smithy Bridge Rail Station · Stockport Rail Station · Strines Rail Station · Swinton (Manchester) Rail Station · Trafford Park Rail Station · Urmston Rail Station · Walkden Rail Station · Wigan North Western Rail Station · Wigan Wallgate Rail Station · Woodsmoor Rail Station · Woodley Rail Station · Westhoughton Rail Station
National Rail Off-Peak times vary by journey and ticket. Use the journey planner for trains valid with the fare you choose.
Off-Peak and Super Off-Peak tickets where offered; restrictions vary by journey.
The catch: Compare Off-Peak tickets with two Advance singles. An Advance ticket usually ties you to a particular train.
All direct destinations (3)
Edale(EDL)Direct from Manchester PiccadillyCheck the dated operator timetable and select a direct train; limited services and engineering work can change the route.
Buxton(BUX)Direct from Manchester PiccadillyCheck the dated operator timetable and select a direct train; limited services and engineering work can change the route.
Chester(CTR)Direct from Manchester PiccadillyCheck the dated operator timetable and select a direct train; limited services and engineering work can change the route.
Some routes run only on selected trains or days. Choose a direct train in the planner; the date and time here do not confirm a departure.
Rules checked . Routes checked 2026-10-09; base timetable to 2026-12-12.
Before you book or tap in
For Metrolink contactless, the published early-bird rule permits off-peak daily caps when every tram journey starts before 7am or after 9:30am on weekdays. A paper off-peak day travelcard normally starts at 9:30am. Weekends and public holidays have their own all-day validity. Pay for every zone you travel through and use the same card or device.
Rail Off-Peak restrictions depend on your exact ticket and every leg of the journey. Compare an Off-Peak return with two Advance singles and check the return train. There is no universal 9:30am rail cutoff.
Official travel rules and selected Manchester outbound routes checked 9 October 2026. Tram information uses the operator’s indexed public guidance where direct page access was unavailable. Check the operator for the final fare and current service.