Travelling to and around Buxton

Planning your journey is all part of the fun! Getting to Buxton couldn’t be simpler with excellent public transport routes and major roads into the town and area. Buxton is ideally positioned at the heart of the Peak District whilst being within easy reach of major towns and cities across the UK.

Find your way round Buxton town centre with our handy map which pin points useful information – Download the map here.

Trains

Buxton Train Station is located in the town centre and a direct service runs throughout the day to and from Manchester Piccadilly taking just one 1 hour.

London is 1 hour 40 minutes by train to nearby town Macclesfield (Avanti serve this route); here you can catch bus number 58 from Macclesfield bus station to Buxton which takes 35 minutes (they run every hour at peak times during the day) – Macclesfield bus station is just a few minutes walk from the railway station.

Stockport offers a direct service to Buxton and connections to Stockport operate from all over the country. National Rail and Trainline give comprehensive information on services across the UK as well online ticket bookings.

Buses

There are a number of bus services in and out of Buxton from major destinations.

• Buxton Buzz 185 & 186 – Fairfield / Harpur Hill – this service travels across the town and into the areas of Fairfield and Harpur Hill. It also stops at Aldi on the Ashbourne Road (check the times for Central Drive for the stop near Aldi).
• Town Service 76 & 77 operates covers residential areas of the town inc. Corbar Road, Brown Edge Road, Bath Road and Sherwood Road.
• Skyline 199 – Operates a regular service between Buxton and Manchester Airport, with stops including Stepping Hill Hospital and Stockport Bus Station.
• Buxton – Castleton Peak Pathfinder 62 – via Chapel-en-le-Frith, Edale and Hope.
• Transpeak (TP) – run by High Peak Buses takes just 1 hour 40 minutes to and from Manchester and runs fairy regularly during the day. The Transpeak also operates between Derby and Buxton and takes approx 1 hour 50 minutes.
• Stagecoach 65 bus operates between Buxton and Sheffield which leaves from Sheffield city centre.
• 58 Buxton – Macclesfield – High Peak Buses operate this bus, every hour during peak times Mon – Sat), going via Burbage and the Cat & Fiddle. The 58 bus also operates between Buxton and Chatsworth on Sundays only.
• 61 Buxton to Glossop via Whaley Bridge, New Mills and Hayfield.
• 441/442 Buxton – Ashbourne via Tissington, then direct via the A515.
• 190 Buxton – Whaley Bridge via Peak Dale, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Chinley and Buxworth.

For all timetables & buses time: go to or highpeakbuses.com/bus-services

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Road

Buxton is well connected by road and within easy reach of the motorway. The A6 is north-bound into the town from Manchester with the M56 motorway close to Manchester airport. From Birmingham west-bound the M6 can be taken with the route towards Stoke-on-Trent and Leek turning off at Junction 15. Travelling south/east-bound from Leicester you can take the M1 and turn off at various junctions depending on which route you wish to take. From Nottingham or Derby you can take the A610 and then onto the A6 into Buxton south-bound. Check for live traffic updates and reports – theaa.com/route-planner/traffic-news or highwaysengland.co.uk/traffic-search.

Air

Buxton is well placed for access to Manchester Airport (approximately a 1 hour drive), a major airport for flights in and out of the UK and is the global gateway for the North of England. Direct flights both long and short haul serve 200 destinations worldwide.

Car Hire

Enterprise Car Hire is available at Buxton Car Centre.

Taxis

Several private taxi companies operate in Buxton:

• Allied Taxis T: 01298 72123
• A. Cabs T: 01298 70423
• A2Z Cars T: 01298 24455
• TikTac T: 01298 72333
• TXM The Xtra Mile – 07534 792002
• Buxton Radio Taxis T: 01298 23457