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Prestwich

Blue Line and Green Line · 2 lines call here

Tram times hereMetrolink map
2linesBlue Line and Green Line
15 minbetween tramsdaytime, Blue Line
05:33first tramMonday to Thursday
00:45+1last tramafter midnight

Getting the tram at Prestwich

Prestwich is served by two lines, Blue Line and Green Line, so you get roughly twice the service of a single-line stop. It is about 22 minutes from St Peter's Square in the city centre on the Green Line, and 6.6 km away on the ground. On the Blue Line it is stop 5 of 27. On the Green Line it is stop 5 of 25. On a Sunday the Green Line does not run, so the service here is thinner than the rest of the week. Counting both directions, 260 trams call on a normal weekday.

Manchester Metrolink — Prestwich tram stop
A tram on the Metrolink network; the photograph is not of this stop in particular. Photo: Steve Knight, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Tram times at Prestwich

First and last tram in each direction, by day of the week.

Blue Linetowards Ashton-under-Lyne
DaysFirstLastTrams
Monday to Thursday06:0500:45+176
Friday to Saturday06:0501:30+179
Sunday07:0500:30+171
Blue Linetowards Bury
DaysFirstLastTrams
Monday to Thursday05:3300:13+176
Friday to Saturday05:3300:58+179
Sunday06:3323:5871
Green Linetowards Altrincham
DaysFirstLastTrams
Monday to Friday07:1320:2854
Saturday09:1318:5840
Green Linetowards Bury
DaysFirstLastTrams
Monday to Friday06:3619:5154
Saturday08:3618:2140

Published timetable, not live running — why.

How long it takes from Prestwich

To the places people actually go, from this platform.

ToRiding timeChangesLine
the city centre
St Peter's Square
22 mindirectGreen Line
Piccadilly station
Piccadilly
24 mindirectBlue Line
Victoria station
Victoria
15 mindirectBlue Line
Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport
82 min1 changeGreen Line Navy Line
MediaCityUK
MediaCityUK
49 min1 changeGreen Line Yellow Line
The Trafford Centre
The Trafford Centre
52 min1 changeGreen Line Red Line

Riding time from the operator’s timetable, with 6 minutes allowed for each change. Waiting for the first tram is not included. Any other pair of stops: the journey planner.

Every departure from Prestwich

The full list, hour by hour, straight from the registered timetable.

Monday to Thursday · Ashton-under-Lyne
0605 20 35 50
0705 20 35 50
0805 20 35 50
0905 20 35 50
1005 20 35 50
1105 20 35 50
1205 20 35 50
1305 20 35 50
1405 20 35 50
1505 20 35 50
1605 20 35 50
1705 20 35 50
1805 20 35 50
1905 20 35 50
2005 20 35 50
2105 20 35 50
2205 20 35 50
2305 20 35 50
2400 15 30 45
Monday to Thursday · Bury
0533 48
0603 13 28 43 58
0713 28 43 58
0813 28 43 58
0913 28 43 58
1013 28 43 58
1113 28 43 58
1213 28 43 58
1313 28 43 58
1413 28 43 58
1513 28 43 58
1613 28 43 58
1713 28 43 58
1813 28 43 58
1913 28 43 58
2013 28 43 58
2113 28 43 58
2213 28 43 58
2313 28 43 58
2413
Monday to Friday · Altrincham
0713 28 43 58
0813 28 43 58
0913 28 43 58
1013 28 43 58
1113 28 43 58
1213 28 43 58
1313 28 43 58
1413 28 43 58
1513 28 43 58
1613 28 43 58
1713 28 43 58
1813 28 43 58
1913 28 43 58
2013 28
Monday to Friday · Bury
0636 51
0706 21 36 51
0806 21 36 51
0906 21 36 51
1006 21 36 51
1106 21 36 51
1206 21 36 51
1306 21 36 51
1406 21 36 51
1506 21 36 51
1606 21 36 51
1706 21 36 51
1806 21 36 51
1906 21 36 51

Monday to Thursday, in the service day the operator uses: a tram shown as 24:12 leaves at 00:12 and belongs to the previous day. Friday, Saturday and Sunday first and last trams are in the table above.

Next and previous stops

Blue Line · towards Ashton-under-Lynefrom Besses o'th'Barn (2 min), on to Heaton Park (2 min)
Blue Line · towards Buryfrom Heaton Park (2 min), on to Besses o'th'Barn (2 min)
Green Line · towards Altrinchamfrom Besses o'th'Barn (2 min), on to Heaton Park (2 min)
Green Line · towards Buryfrom Heaton Park (2 min), on to Besses o'th'Barn (2 min)

Questions about Prestwich

the Blue Line and the Green Line.

05:33, Monday to Thursday. Saturday and Sunday both start later; the table above has each day.

The last one leaves at 00:45, after midnight — it still counts as the previous day’s service, which is why timetables write it as a time past 24:00. Friday and Saturday run later still.

About 22 minutes to St Peter's Square on the Green Line, and the journey planner will do any other pair of stops.

Yes: the Green Line does not run on Sundays, so only Blue Line call here that day.

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