688 Bus - Cedar Mount School - Monsall

A bus service operated by Bee Network

List of stops

Number of stops: 53

Monday to Friday

Manchester Communication Academy – Melland School

Key stops All stops

Manchester Communication Academy	07:20
Ridgewood Avenue	07:21p
Monsall Metrolink Stop	07:22
Upper Monsall Street	07:23
Monsall Road	07:23
Business Park	07:24
Thorp Road	07:25
Church Lane	07:26
Hugo Street	07:26
Brendon Avenue	07:27
St Georges Drive	07:28
Leyton Avenue	07:28
Joyce Street	07:29
High Peak Street	07:30
Newton Heath & Moston Metrolink Stop	07:31
Oldham Road	07:32
Great Newton Street	07:32
Crawford Street	07:33
Scotland Hall Road	07:34
Crayford Road	07:35
Ten Acres Lane	07:36
Grimshaw Lane	07:36
Pioneer Street	07:42
Tartan Street	07:42
Clayton Children's Centre	07:44
Clayton Hall Road	07:45
Canberra Street	07:46
Schofield Street	07:47
Clayton Hall Metrolink Stop	07:50
Clayton Hall Metrolink Stop	07:50
Emily Beaven Close	07:51
Bob Massey Close	07:52
Meech Street	07:53
Parkhouse Street	07:53
Westlake Street	07:54
Victoria Street	07:55
Lees Street	07:56
Lime Square	07:57
Fairfield Road	07:57
Ashton Old Road	07:59
Courier Street	08:00
Sandown Street	08:01
Vine Street	08:02
Lees Street	08:03
High Bank	08:04
Crowther Street	08:05
Carfax Street	08:06
Gorton Shopping Centre	08:08
Beckett Street	08:10
Toft Road	08:11
Sacred Heart Church	08:13
Ryder Brow Station	08:15
Melland School	08:20

All trips in this timetable are wheelchair accessible.

Times marked p - "pick up only" - the vehicle will only stop to pick up passengers.

Harlow Drive – Monsall Street

Key stops All stops

Harlow Drive	15:30
Hemsworth Road	15:31
Ryder Brow Station	15:32
Sacred Heart Church	15:32
Brookhurst Road	15:33
Beckett Street	15:34
Gorton Shopping Centre	15:36
Carfax Street	15:36
Crowther Street	15:37
High Bank	15:37
Lees Street	15:38
Vine Street	15:39
Sandown Street	15:39
Courier Street	15:40
Ashton Old Road	15:41
Fairfield Road	15:42
Lime Square	15:43
Lees Street	15:43
Louisa Street	15:44
Victoria Street	15:45
Greenside Street	15:46
Parkhouse Street	15:47
Meech Street	15:47
Bob Massey Close	15:48
Greenside Street	15:50
Clayton Hall Metrolink Stop	15:52
Canberra Street	15:53
Canberra Street	15:54
Vale Street	15:55
Clayton Children's Centre	15:56
Tartan Street	15:57
Ravensbury School	15:59
Riverpark Road	16:03
Grimshaw Lane	16:03
Ten Acres Lane	16:04
Hallam Road	16:05
Scotland Hall Road	16:05
Crawford Street	16:06
All Saints Church	16:06
Great Newton Street	16:07
Newton Heath Terminus	16:08
Newton Heath & Moston Metrolink Stop	16:08
Winifred Road	16:09
Kenyon Lane	16:10
Brendon Avenue	16:10
Hugo Street	16:11
Church Lane	16:12
The Gateway	16:12
Business Park	16:13
Monsall Road	16:13
Upper Monsall Street	16:14
Monsall Road	16:14
Monsall Metrolink Stop	16:14
Queens Road	16:15s
Monsall Street	16:16

All trips in this timetable are wheelchair accessible.

Times marked s - "set down only" - the vehicle will only stop to drop passengers off.

Times marked p - "pick up only" - the vehicle will only stop to pick up passengers.

Times marked s - "set down only" - the vehicle will only stop to drop passengers off.

Times marked p - "pick up only" - the vehicle will only stop to pick up passengers.

Route Path (Streets & Roads)

Outbound: Manchester Communication Academy – Melland School

Queens Road - Monsall Street - Upper Monsall Street - Monsall Road - Northampton Road - Lightbowne Road - Kenyon Lane - Joyce Street - Saint Mary's Road - Dean Lane - Old Church Street - Briscoe Lane - Tartan Street - Clayton Street - North Road - Eastern By-Pass - Ashton New Road - Clayton Lane - Greenside Street - Ashton Old Road - Capital Road - Jetson Street - Abbey Hey Lane - Union Street - Abbey Hey Lane - Cross Lane - Garratt Way - Knutsford Road - Levenshulme Road - Darras Road - Wembley Road

Inbound: Harlow Drive – Monsall Street

Wembley Road - Levenshulme Road - Darras Road - Levenshulme Road - Knutsford Road - Garratt Way - Cross Lane - Abbey Hey Lane - Sandown Street - Courier Street - Battersby Street - Ashton Old Road - Craydon Street - Greenside Street - Clayton Lane - Ashton New Road - Canberra Street - North Road - Clayton Street - Tartan Street - Briscoe Lane - Old Church Street - Troydale Drive - Dean Lane - Saint Mary's Road - Lightbowne Road - Northampton Road - Monsall Road - Upper Monsall Street - Monsall Street - Queens Road

Schedules and stops for this route are published in GTFS: great-britain

Frequently asked questions about route 688

What time does route 688 start operating?
Services on route 688 start at 07:20 from Monday to Friday.
What time does route 688 stop operating?
Services on route 688 end at 08:20 from Monday to Friday.
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688 (Manchester Buses)

The first stop of the 688 bus route is Manchester Communication Academy and the last stop is Melland School. 688 (Cedar Mount School - Monsall) is operational during on weekdays.

Additional information: 688 has 53 stops. The total trip duration for this route is approximately 60 minutes.

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688 Bus - Cedar Mount School - Monsall

Manchester Communication Academy – Melland School

Harlow Drive – Monsall Street

Route Path (Streets & Roads)

Frequently asked questions about route 688

What time does route 688 start operating?

What time does route 688 stop operating?

Is there a stop for route 688 near me?

688 (Manchester Buses)

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