Getting the tram at Wharfside
Wharfside is on the Red Line and nothing else, so every tram through here is going one of two ways. It is about 11 minutes from St Peter's Square in the city centre on the Red Line, and 3.2 km away on the ground. On the Red Line it is stop 6 of 15.
Tram times at Wharfside
First and last tram in each direction, by day of the week.
Published timetable, not live running — why.
How long it takes from Wharfside
To the places people actually go, from this platform.
| To | Riding time | Changes | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| the city centre St Peter's Square | 12 min | direct | Red Line |
| Piccadilly station Piccadilly | 24 min | 1 change | Red Line Purple Line |
| Victoria station Victoria | 20 min | direct | Red Line |
| Manchester Airport Manchester Airport | 58 min | 1 change | Red Line Navy Line |
| MediaCityUK MediaCityUK | 20 min | 1 change | Red Line Yellow Line |
| The Trafford Centre The Trafford Centre | 13 min | direct | 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 Wharfside
The full list, hour by hour, straight from the registered timetable.
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
Questions about Wharfside
05:19, Monday to Thursday. Saturday and Sunday both start later; the table above has each day.
The last one leaves at 00:28, 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 11 minutes to St Peter's Square on the Red Line, and the journey planner will do any other pair of stops.
150 a weekday counting both directions — roughly one every 15 minutes each way through the middle of the day.
Tram times on this page come from the Traveline National Dataset (TransXChange, Open Government Licence v3.0); stop names and coordinates from NaPTAN, the Department for Transport stop register. Manchester Metrolink is an independent guide: it is not run by Metrolink or Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and has no connection with either. Check tfgm.com before you travel.