We strongly recommend using active travel or public transport to get to University Dental Hospital of Manchester. Our hospital is located on the University of Manchester campus and parking is often oversubscribed.
The hospital is served by many bus routes and other community and sustainable transport options.
For information about public transport services please contact Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) on 0161 244 1000. Their lines are open between 7.00 am and 8.00 pm on Monday to Friday, and from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm on weekends and bank holidays, you can also visit their website.
You can plan your journey by any mode of transport using the TfGM journey planning tool.
Walk
Walking is an excellent, low cost, way to get some exercise into a busy schedule. Whether you’re walking the whole way, to a bus stop, Metrolink or train station, the steps add up.
The Dental Hospital is easily accessible on foot and is approximately a 30 minute walk from Manchester Piccadilly, or 20 minutes from Oxford Road Station.
Cycle
We have cycle racks to lock your bike up outside all our Oxford Road Campus hospitals. Please note, all users leave their bikes at their own risk and the Trust is not liable for stolen or damaged bikes.
Visit Cycle Streets for a personalised cycling map and directions to our site.
Alternatively, you could use the new Bee Network bike hire scheme, operated by Beryl. For more information see the scheme website. There are docking stations for hire bikes outside our campus on Oxford Road, please download the official Beryl bike app to access the hire scheme.
Bus
The Dental Hospital is well served by buses. A number of bus routes stop nearby on Oxford Road with buses every few minutes. Alight at the Manchester Museum and walk down Bridgeford St and the hospital is on the left.
- Buses from Piccadilly Bus Station: 14, 16, 41, 42, 43, 43a, 44, 45a, 48, 111, 140, 142, 157, 250.
- Buses from Oxford Road Station: All buses that run along Oxford Road.
- Buses from Cross Street outside Boots the Chemist: 47, 87, 50, 143, 197, 291.
- Buses from Manchester Airport: 43a, 45a.
- Bus from Piccadilly Train Station: 147.
- Bus from Victoria Station: 42.
- Bus from Shudehill Interchange: 18.
- Tram: Alight at St Peter’s Square and walk or catch a bus down Oxford Road.
Train
The nearest railway stations are Manchester Oxford Road, and Manchester Piccadilly. Both are a short walk (approx. 20-30 minutes), cycle, or bus ride from the Oxford Road Campus hospitals.
Live departures and arrivals from Manchester Oxford Road can be seen here on the National Rail Enquiries website.
Live departures and arrivals from Manchester Piccadilly can be seen here on the National Rail Enquiries website.
Tram
Our nearest tram stop is at St Peter’s Square at the northern end of Oxford Road, a short walk, cycle, or bus ride from our Oxford Road location.
Visit the Transport for Greater Manchester site for details of trams to and from St Peter’s Square.
As a city centre location, parking can be in high demand, so please allow time to find a space when you arrive.
Car parking for patients and visitors is in the nearby public multi-storey car park located on Booth Street West (entrance on Booth Street West). The postcode M15 6PB takes you directly to car park.
Alternatively, there is available parking at the Aquatics Centre (entrance on Booth Street East).
Parking for those with a blue disabled badge is free of charge.
EV Charging Bay Locations
Booth Street West multi-storey car park
- Ground floor – four bays – Be.EV Network
- First floor – six bays – CYC Network
They are available to all users of the car park (staff, public and other) on a first come, first served basis. Normal access arrangements and car park charges apply to all users.
Accessibility & Specialist requirements
View access information for each of our sites (availability of accessible lifts, low payment counters, assisted access entrances etc.).
Accessible Transport Guide
- Transport for Sick Children
Transport for Sick Children is a registered charity working throughout Greater Manchester and helping children to reach their hospital appointments.
Please visit the Transport for Sick Children website or email: to@transportforsickchildren.org, or call 0161 432 7800
- Ring and Ride
Ring and Ride is a door-to-door accessible minibus service for people of all ages who find it difficult to use ordinary public transport. For more information, please visit the TfGM Ring and Ride website or call 0161 200 6011
- Travel vouchers
Travel vouchers are for people who are not able to use ordinary buses, trains or Metrolink and have serious walking difficulties or are registered blind. They can be used to pay for taxis and for travel on accessible bus services such as Ring and Ride and Community transport. For more information, please visit the TfGM Travel Vouchers website or call 0161 244 1000
- Community transport
Local Link is a service which allows passengers within certain areas of Greater Manchester to book door-to-door journeys. Please visit the Local Link TfGM website for more information.
- Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme (HTCS)
If you’re referred to hospital or other NHS premises for specialist NHS treatment or diagnostic tests by a doctor, dentist or another primary care health professional, you may be able to claim a refund of reasonable travel costs under the Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme (HTCS). For more information, please visit the HTCS website.