From the North
Travelling to the University of Salford
No matter whether you're travelling to Salford by train, bus, bike, car, or plane, we have provided travel route information for you to explore before you set off on your journey.
The University of Salford is located across three campuses, Peel Park, Frederick Road and MediaCity. Although we have multiple campuses, our central location and fantastic transport links connecting us with Manchester city centre and beyond, means that travelling here couldn't be easier.
Campus map
To stop you from getting lost, we've created this handy campus map for you to follow!
Peel Park and Frederick Road travel guide
The Peel Park and Frederick Road campuses are within walking distance of each other, and you can find out how to navigate your way to both campuses below.
Travel updates and building works
To help prepare your journey to campus, we've listed the current and upcoming works and how this might impact your travel and experience on campus
Give your feedback in the travel survey
If you're a staff member or student at the University of Salford, you can share your thoughts in our survey to help improve travel support and to inform our sustainable travel plan.
Please complete the survey before Friday 24 January 2025.
Getting here by train
Salford Crescent station is located between the Peel Park and Frederick Road campuses.
Direct services run to and from Manchester Airport, Manchester Piccadilly and Victoria, as well as Blackpool, Bolton, Buxton, Blackburn, Southport, Preston, Lancaster, and Barrow-in-Furness.
Inter-city services normally use Manchester Piccadilly which is about a ten-minute train journey from Salford Crescent.
Don’t mistake Salford Central for Salford Crescent, otherwise, you’ll end up with a 20-minute walk ahead of you.
There are planned improvement works scheduled at Salford Crescent station. This means the station will close for three weekends between March and September 2025. Find out more on our travel updates page.
Getting here by bus
You can get on any of the following buses, which will take you to The Crescent (right outside the university front entrance for Peel Park):
8, 35, 36, 37, 38, 50, 67, 100, V1, V2.
For Frederick Road (Allerton, Mary Seacole, Brian Blatchford buildings), any of the above buses except the 67 and 100 will take you closer to this end of the campus.
Getting here by bike
If you're coming in by bike, there are over 400 secure shelter bike spaces for students or staff accessed via your ID card and a 300 space Cycle Hub operated by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) at Media City running on a membership model. Additionally, there are docking stations for the yellow TfGM Starling Bank Bikes on and around our campuses. These bikes can be located and hired via the Starling Bank Bike app.
Getting here by E-Scooter
If you're coming in by e-scooter, currently Lime run an E-Scooter hire scheme licenced by Salford City Council. There are several dedicated parking locations in and around our campuses. Scooters can be located and hired via the Lime App.
Getting here by car
If you're travelling to us by car, spaces in our car parks are limited, so please do plan ahead of your visit. For those who need access to electric vehicle charging points, we have a total of eight on campus and a public charging point outside Crescent House.
Mary Seacole car park will be closed from Monday 2 December. View the travel updates page for more information.
Directions by car
- M6: Leave the M6 at Junction 30 heading on to the M61, then follow directions from the M61 below.
- M6: Leave at Junction 21a for M62 eastbound and follow directions for M62 below.
- M61: Just after Junction 3, the inside lane becomes the slip road signposted A580 Manchester. Stay in this lane and join the A580 which then becomes the A6 signposted Salford/Manchester. Continue straight on. Ignore signs for Salford Shopping City and avoid the inside lane. After the underpass, look out for local signs to the university.
From the South
- M6: Leave at Junction 21a for M62 eastbound and follow directions for M62 below.
- M56: After Junction 4 stay in the inside lane and come off following signs for M60, signposted Stretford, Bolton, Leeds. After passing over ship canal bridge, with Trafford Shopping Centre on your right, leave the M60 at Junction 12 and follow signs for M602 (see instructions for M602 below).
- M1: Exit at Junction 42 and follow M62 westbound.
From the East
- M60: Leave at Junction 17 signposted Prestwich and Whitefield. Turn left on to the A56 (Prestwich/Salford/Manchester). Follow the A56 into Manchester. Turn right off the A56 onto A576 (Great Cheetham Street West). Head straight on to the second roundabout, then turn left onto the A6. Avoid the inside lane.
From the West
- M62/M602: At Junction 12, carry straight on following signs for M602. Follow M602 to Junction 3 signposted Salford/Trafford Park. Keep in the inside lane and turn left on to A5063 (Albion Way). Follow signposts for Salford/Pendleton. At the second lights, turn left on to the A6 for Frederick Road, or right for Peel Park.
Within Manchester
- From Manchester/Salford inner relief road: Leave at the exit for A6 Salford (Chapel Street). The University is half a mile away.
- From Manchester City Centre: Follow signs for Salford and then more locally signs for the University of Salford, which will direct you to the A6 (Chapel Street/Crescent).
- From A580 (East): Turn left off of the A580 on to A5185 (Lancaster Road), and then right on to A576 (Eccles Old Road).
- From A580 (West): Turn right off of the A580 on to A5185 (Lancaster Road) and then right on to A576 (Eccles Old Road).
Getting here by Air
Manchester Airport is an international hub, connecting hundreds of countries across the world to the city. The airport is 15 miles from the university, and there are regular, direct train services between the airport and Salford Crescent station, as well as Manchester Piccadilly.
The 43 and 103 buses link the airport and the city centre.
Travel sustainably
At Salford, we encourage colleagues, students and visitors to travel as sustainably as possible. There are a number of ways in which you can reduce your environmental impact when travelling to any one of our university campuses, so we’ve put together some advice on sustainable travel methods to help you on your way.
Accessibility
We have worked with AccessAble, the leading provider of access information for all disabled people in the UK, since 2008 to provide trusted accessibility information about our campus. All of our buildings are equipped with a Deaf Alerter radio-based fire alarm warning and a public address messaging system.