Bux Travel Minibus hire to Manchester
Minibus hire to Manchester, with a driver.
Twelve miles down the A666 and the M61. The way in is rarely the problem — it is half eleven at night, fourteen people on a pavement, and every taxi app quoting a fortune.
- 12 miles
- Bolton to the city centre, traffic depending
- Arena nights
- Collected where we agree, away from the queue
- Match days
- Old Trafford, the Etihad and the cricket ground
- 4 to 18
- Seats, with a driver included
The city run we make most.
A Bolton operator, into Manchester and back, priced as one journey rather than two.
We are based in Bolton, which is in Greater Manchester but is not Manchester, and the distinction matters when you are booking. It means we are not sitting on a rank in Piccadilly waiting for a job. It also means we know the roads in from the north properly, we know which streets you can actually collect sixteen people from, and we price the return leg at the start rather than leaving you to sort it out at midnight.
Almost every Manchester booking we take is the same underlying problem: getting a group there together, and getting the same group home afterwards without splitting into four cars and a surge fare.
Gigs, arenas and theatre nights
Co-op Live, the AO Arena, the Apollo, the Albert Hall, the Bridgewater Hall and the Palace. Twenty thousand people leave a venue in about fifteen minutes, and the trams and the apps both know it. We agree a collection point before you go — a street a couple of minutes’ walk from the doors rather than the doors themselves — and the driver is there when you get to it.
Match days and the cricket
Old Trafford, the Etihad, and Emirates Old Trafford for a Test or a Blast night. The football is straightforward getting in and slow getting out, so we set a collection point and a time in advance rather than trying to find each other at full time. Away supporters travelling through Manchester are ordinary work for us too.
Nights out, birthdays and work parties
Deansgate, Spinningfields, the Northern Quarter, Ancoats. The reason a minibus wins on these is simple arithmetic: past about six people, the taxis home cost more than the vehicle, and nobody in the group has to stay on lemonade. Christmas party season books up early, so the further ahead you tell us, the better.
Corporate, conference and hotel shuttles
Manchester Central, the university campuses, the hotels around Piccadilly and Deansgate. This work is usually several timed movements rather than one trip — hotel to venue in the morning, venue to dinner, dinner back — and we price it as a whole so the finance team gets one figure.
Days out, shopping and the markets
The Trafford Centre, the museums and galleries, and the Christmas markets, where parking is the entire argument for booking a vehicle. Groups from care settings, community groups and school parties all travel with us on the same basis: a named driver, a fixed price, and a drop-off close to the door.
Where we pick up on the way in
- Bolton, BL1 to BL7, and the estates either side of the A666
- Farnworth, Kearsley and Little Lever
- Radcliffe, Whitefield and Prestwich
- Walkden, Worsley and Swinton
- Salford and the quays
If your group is spread across two or three of those, say so when you ask for a price. Two stops on the way in is normally fine; six is a different vehicle and a different time.
The rest of what we run
Alongside city runs we do airport transfers, school and college transport, weddings and days out and sports travel. If you already know the size you need, the 16 seater is the one most groups end up in. We also have local pages for Bury, Horwich, Westhoughton and Farnworth.
Tell us the date, the group and the time you need to be there.
We will come back with one fixed figure for the whole journey, both ways, usually within 30 minutes.
Manchester questions we get asked most.
Are you based in Manchester?
No. We are based in Bolton, which is in Greater Manchester. Manchester city centre is one of our most regular runs rather than our doorstep, and the only practical difference is short notice: the further ahead you tell us, the more likely we can cover it.
Can you collect us after a gig or a match?
Yes, and it is most of why people book us for Manchester. We agree the collection point and the time before the day, usually a street a short walk from the venue rather than the venue doors, so nobody is standing in a crowd trying to describe where they are.
How long does Bolton to Manchester take?
It depends far more on the hour than the mileage. A Sunday morning and a Friday five o'clock are not the same journey, which is why we set the departure time from what you need to be there for, and not from a fixed rule.
Do you do Christmas parties and work nights out?
Yes, and it is the busiest thing we do in December. Book early: the last two weekends before Christmas go first, and we would rather turn you down in October than let you down on the night.
Do you go to Old Trafford and the Etihad?
Yes, for home games, away days and the cricket at Emirates Old Trafford. We drop as close as the day's road closures allow and collect from an agreed point afterwards.
What about Manchester Airport?
That is a different kind of job and it has its own page. Airport work is flight tracked and priced separately, so see our airport transfers page for how we handle it.
Can you do several pickups across Bolton on the way?
Usually yes, within reason. Two or three stops is ordinary. More than that starts to add real time to the journey, so tell us the addresses when you ask and we will build them into the timing.
How many seats do you have?
Vehicles run from 4 to 18 seats, always with a driver. Wheelchair accessible vehicles are available — say so when you ask for the price.