Get in touch
Connell Co-op College301 Alan Turing Way
Manchester
M11 3BS0161 231 9200
info@connell.ac.uk
How to find us
Free on-site parking is available, however spaces are limited. Access to the car park is via Wilson Street.
For sat nav systems, please use this postcode: M11 2AZ.
Service 216
Manchester – Ancoats – Clayton – Droylsden – Audenshaw – Ashton-under-Lyne
Service 216 times and detailed information from Transport for Greater Manchester.
Service 219
Stalybridge – Ashton-under-Lyne – Guide Bridge – Audenshaw – Openshaw – Beswick – Manchester
Service 219 times and detailed information from Transport for Greater Manchester.
Service 231
Ashton-under-Lyne – Tameside General Hospital – Hurst – Hartshead – Smallshaw – Littlemoss – Droylsden – Clayton – Manchester
Service 231 times and detailed information from Transport for Greater Manchester.
Service 53
Cheetham Hill – North Manchester General Hospital – Blackley – Harpurhey – Collyhurst – Sportcity – Beswick – Gorton – Belle Vue – Longsight – Rusholme – University of Manchester – Hulme – Old Trafford – Salford Quays – MediaCityUK – Pendleton
Service 53 times and detailed information from Transport for Greater Manchester.
Traveline Journey Planner
This is a really useful tool to see how to reach us by public transport: www.traveline.info. You add in a start and end destination and it provides detailed route information and timetables.
The Ashton-under-Lyne Metrolink line is the closest to college. Velopark is the nearest stop (next to Asda). It’s a five minute walk away.
Our Pass
Young people aged over 16 years in full-time education can use Our Pass to travel free on buses in Greater Manchester.
Our Pass is a membership scheme for young people who live in Greater Manchester, and supports both school leavers and care leavers. Those eligible have the chance to become a member – and potentially enjoy free bus travel across Greater Manchester. For a one-off £10 fee, members can travel on most local buses, any day of the week, for free. No hassle, no fuss, no tickets: just a card that will get you where you want to go. Members can also get half-price off-peak 1 day and weekend travelcards on Metrolink
Find out more and apply on the Our Pass website.
Scholars Permit
If you’re aged between 16 to 19, you can pay for child fares on buses, trams and trains in Greater Manchester for your travel to school or college.
Find out more about the permit on the Transport for Greater Manchester website.
For more information on bus, train and tram services, please visit:
- Transport for Greater Manchester
- Traveline
- Come and talk to us in the college office