Getting the tram at Sale
Sale is served by two lines, Green Line and Purple Line, so you get roughly twice the service of a single-line stop. It is about 18 minutes from St Peter's Square in the city centre on the Green Line, and 7.8 km away on the ground. On the Green Line it is stop 21 of 25. On the Purple Line it is stop 13 of 17. On a Sunday the Green Line does not run, so the service here is thinner than the rest of the week. Counting both directions, 262 trams call on a normal weekday.
Tram times at Sale
First and last tram in each direction, by day of the week.
| Days | First | Last | Trams |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday to Friday | 06:24 | 19:54 | 55 |
| Saturday | 08:24 | 18:24 | 41 |
| Days | First | Last | Trams |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday to Friday | 06:54 | 20:24 | 55 |
| Saturday | 08:54 | 18:54 | 41 |
| Days | First | Last | Trams |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday to Thursday | 05:31 | 00:16+1 | 76 |
| Friday to Saturday | 05:31 | 01:01+1 | 79 |
| Sunday | 06:31 | 00:01+1 | 71 |
| Days | First | Last | Trams |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday to Thursday | 06:02 | 00:47+1 | 76 |
| Friday to Saturday | 06:02 | 01:32+1 | 79 |
| Sunday | 07:02 | 00:32+1 | 71 |
Published timetable, not live running — why.
How long it takes from Sale
To the places people actually go, from this platform.
| To | Riding time | Changes | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| the city centre St Peter's Square | 17 min | direct | Green Line |
| Piccadilly station Piccadilly | 23 min | direct | Purple Line |
| Victoria station Victoria | 25 min | direct | Green Line |
| Manchester Airport Manchester Airport | 57 min | 1 change | Green Line Navy Line |
| MediaCityUK MediaCityUK | 30 min | 1 change | Green Line Yellow Line |
| The Trafford Centre The Trafford Centre | 33 min | 1 change | Green 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 Sale
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 Sale
the Green Line and the Purple Line.
05:31, Monday to Thursday. Saturday and Sunday both start later; the table above has each day.
The last one leaves at 00:47, 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 18 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 Purple Line call here that 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.