Say yellow to the Bee Network

The Bee Network is Greater Manchester’s new, joined up transport network, taking you where you need to go.

250+ bus services in Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and parts of Manchester and Salford joined the Bee Network on 5 January.

It means that Greater Manchester has made history as the first area outside London to bring all local bus services under local control in almost 40 years.

It’s a huge change to the way things are run and we’re working hard to bring you safe, affordable, accessible services you can rely on.

Most of the new Bee Network bus services are the same but we’ve improved key routes with earlier, later and more frequent services.

We’ve also recently announced plans for eight commuter rail lines joining the Bee Network in three phases through to 2028.

Read on to find out what else is new and stay up to date with all the changes here.

What’s new on the Bee Network?

We’re always looking to improve and make travel easier. All our customers can now ‘say yellow’ to:

• Bee Bus tickets: Now the go-to ticket for cheaper travel on all Greater Manchester bus services. Get a summary of ticket changes.
• Cheaper and simpler ways to pay: With the £2/£1 Single ‘hopper’ ticket and low cost 7-day, 28-day and annual Bee Bus tickets taking you further.
• Improved Bee Network app: Plan and pay for your journey, track live buses, get travel alerts and rate your journey all in one place. Download the app.
• Newer, cleaner Bee Network buses: We’re rolling out hundreds of better Bee Network buses.
• Even more TravelSafe staff: Patrolling the network to keep you safe.

Check out our six customer commitments to you.

You can let us know how we’re doing and help us keep on improving. Rate your journeys by bus, tram, train, walking, cycling or wheeling.

Eventually, the Bee Network will be your one-stop-shop for all your local journeys, making it easier and cheaper to get around.

We’re also working to build the largest active travel network (walking, cycling and wheeling) in the UK and bring eight local commuter train services into the Bee Network by 2028.

Check back to keep up to date on progress.