Your travel choices when working for us

Use our free tool, 'myptp', to find the best travel options for your commute or work journeys. It's quick and easy

Bury – plan your journey to 10 work locations 

Oldham - plan your journey to 9 work locations 

Rochdale - plan your journey to 12 work locations in Heywood, Middleton & Rochdale

Salford - plan your journey to 13 work locations in Salford

Join the movement and change your commute once a week, or more, or less.

You can win prizes and inspire others, just by uploading your commute change photos. See 1dayaweek.co.uk for more details. 

• See the Bee Active travel website to help you move more and find out more.
• Check out the GM Walking website (gmwalking.co.uk) 
• Start running with the couch to 5k app 
• Monitor and gradually increase your brisk walking levels over time using the Active 10 app
• For walking in Bury, check out gmmoving.co.uk/in-your-area/bury/walking
• For walking in Oldham, check out gmmoving.co.uk/in-your-area/oldham/walking
• For walking in Rochdale, check out gmmoving.co.uk/in-your-area/rochdale/walking
• For walking in Salford, check out gmmoving.co.uk/in-your-area/salford/walking

Where to park your bike

Register here to gain access to the bike facilities, there is no charge for their use.  Please see table for available bike parking.

Top Tip: View the recommended ways to lock your bike, to make it as hard as possible for someone to steal it.

Finding a bike, plus help and support to ride

• NCA Bike Hire via Manchester Bikes - colleagues can access this bike hire scheme with Manchester Bikes with the first month trial rental free, and rental and purchase options after this.
• If working for us for longer than 12 months (other conditions also apply), we have two options to obtain a bike using salary sacrifice payments:
  • hire via monthly subscription, or purchase bikes, e-bikes, equipment and maintenance support through Dash Rides, link to external website employee.dashrides.com/marketplace
  • purchase a bike, e-bike and/ or equipment up to the value of £5k, using Vivup website (external link) Cycle to Work Scheme, from either their online catalogue or your own bike shop.
• Build your confidence on two wheels by attending free courses offered by Transport for Greater Manchester.
• Get social, with Love to Ride – which is all about getting more people riding bikes using an online encouragement platform
• For residents of Rochdale, check out your trust active travel Rochdale website for detaisl of bike training, rides, support and a bike library.

How to get your bike fixed and/or checked

• DIY! Learn the basic essentials with this simple Cycling UK Guide.
• Attend a free course on bike maintenance offered by Bee Active from Transport for Greater Manchester
• Seek professional advice from your local bike shop, including our friends at Manchester Bikes; do contact them for help and advice (0161 769 5050). Their shop is on Chapel Street in Salford, but they also hold some maintenance and training sessions at our hospital sites. Check their website for details.

Bus

Our hospital sites and surrounding areas are served by a number of bus routes, including frequent services, which are all part of the Bee Network. Visit the Bee Network website for all public transport information.  Take advantage of the £2 single hopper fare, which allows using more than 1 bus within 60 minutes of issue, or the £5 day ticket for unlimited bus journeys in one day.

For buses serving Fairfield General Hospital: Fairfield General Hospital | Bee Network | link to Bee Network/ TfGM

For buses serving Royal Oldham Hospital: Royal Oldham Hospital | Bee Network | link to Bee Network/ TfGM

For buses serving Rochdale Infirmary: Rochdale Infirmary | Bee Network | link to Bee Network/ TfGM

For buses serving Salford Royal Hospital: Salford Royal Hospital | Bee Network | link to Bee Network/ TfGM

Tap and Go is here - No tickets, no fuss, just tap and go! An easier way to pay with contactless on buses and trams. For a short video guide vimeo.com/1062361976, or to find out more see tfgm.com/ways-to-pay/contactless

Metrolink

For more information on tram services, visit the Bee Network website for all public transport information.

The nearest stops for each of our hospitals are listed below. For details of individual tram stops detailed below see tfgm.com/public-transport/tram/stops

Train 

Travel by train for part of your commute is possible for all of our sites, with Salford Royal Hospital (Eccles and Salford Crescent Stations) and Rochdale Infirmary (Rochdale station) being a relatively short travel distance. For information regarding the train stations listed, see tfgm.com/public-transport/train/stations.

New and improved 24/7 TravelSafe LiveChat launched to help Bee Network passengers report issues on the network

A new and enhanced 24/7 TravelSafe LiveChat allowing passengers to discreetly report criminal or antisocial behaviour on public transport has been launched as part of ongoing efforts to make passengers safe, and feel safe, while travelling on the Bee Network.

Building on the existing LiveChat managed by Greater Manchester Police, people can now report issues to the revamped service via the Bee Network app, connecting them to police call handlers within seconds/minutes.

Several key changes will be introduced to improve how non-policing incidents are handled:

• Live incident sharing: All LiveChat contacts that do not require a police response but may warrant action from TfGM or transport operators will be passed to TfGM in real time via At Hoc, a well-established channel already used between GMP and TfGM for missing person reports.
• Airwave radio contact: Future plans between GMP and TfGM is also in scope. 
• Enhanced call handling: GMP call handlers will receive additional training and templated responses to better redirect customers reporting non-policing issues.

If a passenger feels unsafe while travelling alone and looking for a distraction, the Bee Network app also provides access to Strut Safe, a volunteer-operated support line which offers people a friendly voice to keep them company over the phone until they feel safe.

Become a Super Commuter and Join the NCA Liftshare Community

Did you know that around 95% of us have at least 10 work colleagues living within a 1-mile distance who we might be able to share a commute with? 

The Mobilityways app allows colleagues to share their commuting journey with peers and become a NCA Super Commuter. Those who join the community will have access to perks that include dedicated parking bays, earning points for future permit applications and prize draws. The more people that sign up, the greater the options to save. 

Benefits of becoming a Liftshare Super Commuter: 

• Share your commute with colleagues and reduce travel costs. 
• Access dedicated parking spaces for shared journeys. 
• Earn extra points for future parking permit applications. 

How to become a Super Commuter:

• Download the Mobilityways app to access the NCA Liftshare community (see QR Code below)
• Select your preferred location group for your most regular journey 
• Register your journeys to find a match

Watch this video to follow an easy to use guide - How to use Liftshare in the Mobilityways App (youtube.com)

Motorbikes, mopeds, and scooters are exempt from the payment aspects of the parking policy, as long as they do not occupy a defined car parking space, block walkways or entrances/ exits.  

We also have some motorbike parking areas at certain hospital sites, 

We have a very limited number of EV charge points at each hospital site, due to available electrical capacity.  Most of these are also available for use by the general public. 

* Users need to register with the relevant provider before they use the electric charging points and the maximum period of use is 4 hours.  For more details on EV option and charging points in Greater Manchester see cleanairgm.com/electric-vehicles