Stagecoach bus travel for University of Manchester employees

Catch the bus save up to £236* off your Stagecoach bus travel.

Tickets offer unlimited travel  at any time on Stagecoach and Magic buses throughout Greater Manchester. Use your ticket to:

• travel to work
• for your leisure journeys in the evenings and weekends

BEST VALUE- SAVE £236*: Annual megarider £570

Save £25 off the normal price £595.

Apply to  the University of Manchester  for an interest free loan and ticket. The cost of the ticket will be deducted from your pay over 12 months.

SAVE £65*: 28 day megarider only £57

Save £5 off the normal price  £62.

Buy your ticket online and travel will be provided on a StagecoachSmart Card.

SAVE £36.40*: 7 day megarider only £15.80

Save 70p off the normal price £16.50.

Buy your ticket online and travel will be provided on a StagecoachSmart Card or as a  mobile ticket on the Stagecoach Bus App.

How to buy your discounted 28 day megarider online

• Create a Stagecoach Bus account using your @manchester.ac.uk, @cruk.manchester.ac.uk or @mbs.ac.uk     email address
• Make a note of the valid discount code listed below
• Code  valid  31 May 2020 - 27  June 2020:   MCRBUS28DAYGOOSE
• Code  valid  28 June 2020 - 25 July 2020:   MCRBUS28DAYKIWI
• Code  valid  26 July 2020 - 22 August 2020:   MCRBUS28DAYROBIN
• Click here to select the tickets section of the website and the 28 day megarider   (£62) under "longer than a  week"  
• Enter the valid code in the discount box before checkout to receive the £5 saving  

This discount code will be updated every four weeks
The discount code can be used to purchase one 28 day megarider ticket only

How to buy your discounted 7 day megarider

• Create a   Stagecoach Bus account  using your   @manchester.ac.uk,  @cruk.manchester.ac.uk or @mbs.ac.uk     email address
• Make a note of the valid discount code listed below
• Code valid  31 May 2020 - 27 June 2020:   MCRBUS7DAYGOOSE
• Code valid  28 June 2020 - 25 July 2020:   MCRBUS7DAYKIWI
• Code valid  26 July 2020 - 22 August 2020:   MCRBUS7DAYROBIN
• To buy   on   StagecoachSmart   card   click here    to select the tickets section of the website  and select the  7 day megarider (£16.50) under "weekly tickets" 
• On  the Stagecoach Bus App    tap on the "Buy"   icon    and select    the     7 day   megarider   (£16.50)  under the  "weekly" tickets   heading.
• Enter the valid code in the discount box before checkout to receive the   70p    saving  

This discount code will be updated every four weeks
The discount code can be used to purchase four 7 day megarider tickets.

Ordering your ticket as a StagecoachSmart card

• If you already have a StagecoachSmart card you can register your card to your account and load your discounted tickets to this card.
  The  card serial number  is the  18 digit  number  in the  middle of the card similar to: 633597 0127   1234   5678
• If you don’t have a StagecoachSmart  card you may apply for a new card with your first purchase.
• Once you have a StagecoachSmart card you can load your next 7 day or 28 day megarider purchase on to your registered card.

This discount code is not working?

If you are having a difficulty using the discount code please double check you are using:

• the valid code
• an account with a @manchester.ac.uk,  @cruk.manchester.ac.uk or @mbs.ac.uk email address
• you have not already used the code to purchase a ticket

Still having a problem?

Contact our Customer Service Team during office hours on 0161 273 3377 or email us at   [email protected]

If you purchase a ticket for the full price  we cannot offer you the discount once you have bought your ticket.

What happens if my StagecoachSmart card is lost, stolen or faulty?

Contact us for a free StagecoachSmart Card replacement.

 Annual megarider

Contact [email protected] or call 0161 273 3377 during office hours Monday to Friday.

7 and 28 day megarider purchased on a smart card 

Use the ‘my account’ section of the website or contact the StagecoachSmart Helpdesk on 0345 810 1000, open up to 10pm every day.

Where there are 5 or more days left on a ticket, we will transfer this to a new card and issue to the delivery address provided. Please note it can take 3 working days for this to arrive.

Tickets purchased on the Stagecoach Bus App 

No replacement tickets are available for mobile tickets purchased on the Stagecoach Bus App. 

  *Ticket savings

13 x 28 day megariders purchased at £62, £806.    Annual megarider £570 saving £236. 
13 x 28 day megarider tickets purchased at £57, £741, saving £65.
52 x 7 day megarider  tickets  purchased at  £16.50,£858, saving £36.40