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Active travel (walking/cycling)

MediaCity is easy to reach by bike or on foot using a network of direct, safe and attractive cycling and walking routes. Located along the Irwell River Park, many routes utilise the Manchester Ship Canal, the River Irwell and the Bridgewater Canal to provide safe traffic-free journeys to MediaCity.

National Cycle Network (NCN) Route 55 runs through the heart of MediaCity to Salford, Chorlton and South Manchester.

We currently have 650 bike spaces (including a TfGM Cycle Hub), offer cycle storage inside our residential buildings and have developed a user group with TfGM to give information and updates to all cyclists.

We have a dedicated MediaCityUK cycle map showing the key commuter cycle corridors into MediaCityUK. Visit the B.U.G site to learn more.

Tram

As well as having our own dedicated tram stop in the centre of MediaCity, we also have two further Metrolink lines within walking distance – the Eccles line and the brand-new Trafford Park line.

The Trafford Park Metrolink extension has a station outside the Imperial War Museum North, increasing access to MediaCity. This offers both a quicker route from and to the City Centre (within just a few minutes!), as well as connecting to The Trafford Centre.

The Eccles line runs from Manchester City Centre to Eccles via Salford Quays, but has a direct stop straight into the heart of MediaCity, with a service to the city centre conveniently every 12 minutes. This line also connects straight through Cornbrook Metrolink stop, which provides the interchange to the southern suburbs of Altrincham, Didsbury and Manchester Airport.

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Car

MediaCity is a two-minute drive from Junctions 2 and 3 on the M602, which links to the wider motorway network.

The postcode for MediaCity is M50 2EQ.

We’re located conveniently close to town, with only a 10-15 minute drive to Manchester City Centre.

We have three car parks on site, two of those are multi-story car parks, one located on Broadway (postcode: M50 2TG) please note the car park will be cashless from the 1st November, and one located within Quayside (post code: M50 3AH).

EV Car Charging

As the first sustainable community in the world as awarded by BREEAM, MediaCity offers the latest EV charging facilities. There’s also access to the most reliable, rapid charging network, ChargePoint Services, which has Evyve Network connections onsite in our multi-storey car park, with plans for more charges across the site being currently rolled out.

Click here to find out more about Evyve.

https://evyve.co.uk/get-the-app

Bus

Getting to MediaCity via the bus couldn’t be any easier, with a number of direct bus routes available. Please check via the dedicated bus travel sites for routes and times.

Some popular routes include:

Number 50: see here

Number 29: see here