Say yellow to the Bee Network and save on travel

Get ready for unlimited travel with Bee Bus Student tickets

From 5 January 2025, all Greater Manchester’s bus services will be part of the Bee Network. Make sure you’ve got the right ticket this semester.

  • Download the Bee Network app to plan your journey and buy tickets.
  • Save money with Bee Bus Student tickets.
  • Go further, with unlimited travel on any Bee Network bus.

Term 2 Bee Bus Student ticket (1 January to 31 March): £105*

Term 3 Bee Bus Student ticket (1 April to 30 June): £105*

*Students (up to the age of 26) can buy a 7 or 28 day Bee AnyBus student ticket. Valid student ID must be shown to use student tickets. Buy on the Bee Network app.

Students that purchased a Stagecoach Autumn Unirider ticket may be eligible for a combined Bee Bus Term 2 & 3 ticket at a reduced price. Find out more about Unirider tickets.

Get ready for the Bee Network

  • Bus timetables may change slightly, so check before you travel on 5 January.
  • Download the Bee Network app to plan your journey, see live departure times, track your bus, buy tickets and get travel alerts.

Night bus services

  • Get to and from uni at any time with the V1 and 36 bus services: running all night long, every night, connecting Manchester with Leigh and Bolton via Salford.
  • Some other Bee Network services will run later into the night.

Stay safe

  • We’ve got TravelSafe staff on the Bee Network to keep you safe.
  • For a discreet and easy way to report any concerns to the police from your phone use LiveChat on the Bee Network app or go to gmp.police/livechat. You can also call 101 (or 999 in an emergency).