Greater Manchester bus route 43

Greater Manchester bus route 43 operates in Greater Manchester between Manchester Piccadilly bus station and Manchester Airport.

43 Skyline
Stagecoach Manchester Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 at Manchester Piccadilly bus station in
Overview
Operator	Stagecoach Manchester
Garage	Hyde Road
Vehicle	Alexander Dennis Enviro400 (Diesel and Hybrid)
Night-time	Night Bus 43
Route
Start	Manchester Piccadilly bus station
Via	University of Manchester Manchester Royal Infirmary Rusholme Fallowfield Withington West Didsbury Northenden Benchill, Wythenshawe
End	Manchester Airport
Length	10.3 miles (16.6 km)
Service
Frequency	10 minutes (Mon-Sat daytime) 30 minutes (evenings, Sundays)
Journey time	44-72 minutes
Operates	24 hours
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Route 43 is one of many "Skyline" links that connect various places to Manchester Airport. Prior to 2007 it ran every 10 minutes during the day, but on 2 September 2007 a night service was introduced, with buses operating every 30 minutes due to popular demand for a night link.^[1][2][3]

Route 43 serves the busy Wilmslow Road bus corridor, which includes universities and hospitals. It is the only route in Greater Manchester to operate on Christmas Day.^[4] It operates via these primary locations:

• Manchester Piccadilly bus station   for Piccadilly Gardens tram stop   and Manchester Piccadilly station  
• Oxford Road station  
• University of Manchester
• Rusholme
• Fallowfield
• Withington
• West Didsbury for West Didsbury tram stop  
• Northenden
• Benchill for Benchill tram stop  
• Crossacres tram stop  
• Wythenshawe bus station for Wythenshawe Town Centre tram stop    
• Robinswood Road tram stop  
• Manchester Airport     for Manchester Airport station