Planning your journey in and around Rochdale borough couldn't be easier.
Travelling to Rochdale
- By bus: buses in Rochdale stop at Rochdale Interchange, which sits in the heart of the town centre. Buses serve Rochdale and the surrounding towns.
- By car: M62 junction 20 brings you just a mile away from the centre of town.
- By coach: National Express coaches stop at Rochdale Interchange. Find National Express timetables and book tickets (external link)
- By Metrolink: the Rochdale Town Centre Metrolink stop is right outside the interchange, linking Rochdale with the whole Greater Manchester network. See a map of the Metrolink network (external link)
- By train: Rochdale train station sits on the edge of the town centre. A Metrolink station sits just outside, making getting into town easy.
Travelling to Heywood
- By bus: regular and frequent buses stop in Heywood town centre, linking it with Manchester city centre, Rochdale and all surrounding towns.
- By car: M62 junction 19 brings you within 2 miles of Heywood town centre.
- By train: Heywood is served by the East Lancashire Railway heritage line, which links to Bury, Ramsbottom and Rawtenstall. A short walk up Station Street will take you to Manchester Road, where you can catch direct buses to Heywood town centre and Middleton.
Travelling to Middleton
- By bus: Middleton Bus Station sits next to Middleton shopping centre. Regular and frequent buses link Middleton with Manchester city centre and all surrounding towns.
- By car: M62 junction 19 will bring you under 3 miles from Middleton town centre. Junction 20 will also bring you within 4 miles of Middleton town centre.
- By train: Mills Hill is the closest railway station to Middleton. You can catch direct buses to Middleton town centre outside the station entrance.
Travelling to Littleborough and the Pennine villages
- By bus: regular buses link Littleborough and the Pennine villages with Rochdale and all surrounding towns. There are Metrolink stations at Newhey and Milnrow.
- By car: M62 junction 21 is the closest junction to Littleborough.
- By train: the train stations for the Pennines are Smithy Bridge and Littleborough.
- By waterway: The Rochdale Canal offers a trans-Pennine route between the centre of Manchester and Sowerby Bridge. Plan your journey using the Canal and River Trust website (external link)
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