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Please note the entrances for the Emergency Department (ED) and Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) at MRI have now moved across the site to make way for the redevelopment of MRI’s ED – known as Project RED.
We strongly recommend using active travel or public transport to get to Manchester Royal Infirmary, which is part of our Oxford Road Campus. Our hospital is in a dense urban location where roads are busy, and parking is often oversubscribed. Our Oxford Road Campus is well 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 the TfGM 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.
Manchester Royal Infirmary is very well connected to the rest of the city. Walking at an average pace, it is about a 30-minute walk from Manchester Piccadilly, or 20 minutes from Manchester Oxford Road Station.
Plan your route on the TfGM journey planner.
Cycle
We have cycle racks to lock your bike up in multiple convenient places at our Oxford Road Campus. 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 Manchester Bee Network bike hire scheme. There are docking stations for hire bikes conveniently located outside our campus on Oxford Road. For more information see the Transport for Greater Manchester website.
Bus
Manchester Royal Infirmary is very well served by buses.
Within the Oxford Road Campus, there are bus stops on The Boulevard. These stops serve the 18 bus service to Langley and the Vantage V1 and V2 to Leigh and Atherton.
See the TfGM website for live departures for The Boulevard bus stops.
A number of bus routes from across Manchester stop directly outside our campus on Oxford Road, with buses every few minutes.
For live departures for northbound services (towards Manchester City Centre), please see the TfGM website: Bus Stop E or Bus Stop C.
For live departures for southbound services (away from Manchester City Centre), please see the TfGM website: Bus Stop F.
See this TfGM summary of which buses serve our Oxford Road Campus, and the journey times to the site.
Train
Our nearest railway stations are Manchester Oxford Road and Manchester Piccadilly. Both are a short walk, cycle, or bus ride from Manchester Royal Infirmary.
Live departures and arrivals from Manchester Oxford Road and Manchester Piccadilly can be found on the National Rail website.
Tram
Our nearest tram stop is St Peter’s Square at the northern end of Oxford Road. This is approximately a 30-minute walk from Manchester Royal Infirmary, or a short bus or bike ride.
Visit the Transport for Greater Manchester site for details of trams to and from St Peter’s Square tram stop.
Car
As a city centre location on one of the busiest roads in the region, parking can be in high demand at our Oxford Road Campus, so please allow time to find a space when you arrive. Car parking for patients and visitors is in one of our two multi-storey car parks located at either Grafton Street or Hathersage Road. For specific information about car parking, please visit the Car Parking page.
For personalised directions to Grafton Street car park, you can use this Google Maps page and enter your starting location.
For personalised directions to Hathersage Road car park, you can use this Google Maps page and enter your starting location.
Electric Vehicle Charging
We have a small number of electric vehicle charging points for public use in our car parks.
There are four sockets on the ground floor of the Grafton Street car park, which use the Mer platform.
There are two sockets in the Hathersage Road car park on the Be.EV network.
If you want to find nearby charging units, please look at the TfGM electric travel website.
Accessibility and Specialist requirements
View the AccessAble guide for Manchester Royal Infirmary for detailed accessibility information.
Specialist Requirements
If you have any accessibility enquiries or special requirements such as help with visual impairment, hearing, language, or communication matters, please ask a member of staff for assistance or contact the Patient Advice & Liaison Service (PALS). The PALS team can provide information about NHS services and other sources of help such as Citizen’s Advice Bureau and support you through an anxious time. They also give a voice to patients’ issues, help to identify gaps in services and report to the Trust Board.
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, 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.