Manchester Piccadilly train station

Manchester Piccadilly train tickets, prices and times

In ORR’s 2024/25 ticket-based estimates, London Euston was the main recorded origin or destination for journeys associated with Manchester Piccadilly. Use the current journey results to check the route and any changes of train for your travel date.

Compare train ticket prices to and from Manchester Piccadilly for your date, destination and Railcard. Check the times, changes and fare restrictions before booking. Where available, compare Advance, Off-Peak and Anytime tickets, and check whether your selected train offers a seat reservation.

Choose an available ticket-delivery method and follow the retailer’s collection or electronic-ticket instructions before boarding. Select a collection station only when it is offered for your booking.

Ticket-machine locations listed: outside Ticket Office on Main Concourse; overbridge to and from Platforms 1 -14. Check opening and access arrangements if you intend to collect a ticket.

At a glance

Station essentials

Station

Manchester Piccadilly

Station code

MAN

Location

Manchester, North West

Map

Open station location map ↗

Journey planning

Check ticket prices and train times

The map marks the station location. Check the correct entrance and platform access before travelling.

Train operators and station management

The checked station record names Network Rail as the station manager. The company managing a station is not necessarily the operator of every train that calls there.

Your journey results show the operator and any changes for the service you choose. Explore the Train Operators directory.

Facilities and assistance at Manchester Piccadilly

• Ticket machinesListed — check availability
• Waiting roomsListed — check availability
• ToiletsListed — check availability
• Accessible toiletsListed — check availability
• Baby changingListed — check availability
• RefreshmentsListed — check availability
• Bicycle storageListed — check availability

Step-free access: Category A

The station is recorded as having step-free routes to every platform. Platform access and boarding the train are different: confirm any ramp, lift or staff assistance you need for the complete journey.

Recorded staffing level: full time. Staffing descriptions do not guarantee assistance at every entrance or on every service.

Read the station’s detailed facilities and access notes ↗ and arrange Passenger Assist ↗. Check both your departure and arrival stations.

Parking and onward travel

Parking arrangements are listed for Manchester Piccadilly in the official station record. Check current access rules, charges and any Blue Badge conditions with the parking operator before driving.

• Long Stay: 856 spaces recorded.
• Short stay / Drop off: 47 spaces recorded.

A train ticket does not reserve a parking space.

Recorded bicycle-storage capacity: 254 spaces. Check the storage location and any access or security requirements before taking a cycle.

Recorded cycle-storage types: stands, lockers. Covered storage is listed; check which spaces this applies to.

The official travel notes include rail-replacement pick-up information, local bus information, taxi information. Use the current directions, since a replacement bus may stop outside the normal station entrance.

Art, science and green space in Manchester

Mayfield Park, Manchester Art Gallery and the Science and Industry Museum offer contrasting stops for a visit to Manchester. Plan your route between them and Piccadilly rather than assuming that each is beside the station.

If a match, concert or timed attraction is the main reason for your journey, include the last local transport connection when choosing your return train.

About Manchester Piccadilly station

ORR estimated 27,401,610 passenger entries and exits here in the year from April 2024 to March 2025. This is an annual estimate based mainly on ticket data, not a count of different people or a timetable.