The NIHR Manchester Clinical Research Facility at Manchester Royal Infirmary is located close to Manchester Royal Infirmary’s main entrance and The University of Manchester’s campus.

Address

NIHR Manchester Clinical Research Facility at Manchester Royal Infirmary

Grafton St

Manchester

M13 9WL

Tel: 0161 906 7500

*Please note:  If arriving by car please use postcode M13 9NZ for your GPS/SatNav system.

Directions by public transport

Directions to the Manchester Oxford Road Campus

By train and bus

From Piccadilly or Victoria train stations:

  • Make your way to Piccadilly Gardens, either on foot or using the Metrolink tram service
  • Take one of the following buses, which go past the hospitals on Oxford Road: 11, 14, 15, 16, 41, 42, 43, 46, 48, 142, 143
  • You will need to alight on, or next to, Grafton Street

For further public transport information, please consult the Transport for Greater Manchester (TFGM) website.

From Oxford Road train station:

  • Take one of the following buses, all of which pass Oxford Road train station and then go past the hospitals on Oxford Road: 11, 14, 15, 16, 41, 42, 43, 46, 48, 142, 143
  • Taxi ranks are also in operation at all these train stations.

 

By air

  • Manchester International Airport is approximately a twenty minute drive from the hospitals.
  • The airport operates regular scheduled flights to all parts of the UK, Europe and other global destinations.
  • There is a direct rail link between the airport and Piccadilly train station.

Travelling by car

Using in-car navigation (GPS/sat-nav) systems

  • Enter the postcode M13 9NZ to direct you to the Facility.
  • Please note that the Facility’s postcode will take you to the centre of the hospital, and
    not to the Facility itself.

 

From the North and North West (M6)

  •  Leave the M6 via the M61, and continue to the M60
  • Join the M60, travel anti-clockwise to Junction 12, and join the M60
  • Join the A57 (Regent Road) and continue onto the Mancunian Way (A57(M))
  • Leave at the junction signed for Congleton (A34), bearing left to join the A34
  • Once on Upper Brook Street (A34), turn right onto Grafton Street at the fifth set of
    traffic lights

 

From the North-East (M62)

  • Leave the M62 at Junction 18, and join the M60 (Manchester)
  • Leave at the next Junction to join the A576 (Manchester Central)
  • After about a mile, bear left at the traffic lights onto the A665 (Bury Old Road)
  • At the fifth set of traffic lights, turn right into Trinity Way (at the junction with the
  • Manchester Arena/AO Arena)
  • At the bottom of the hill, turn left into Great Ducie Street
  • Drive down Deansgate and turn left into John Dalton Street (the Halifax Building is on
    the corner)
  • Travel for approximately one and a half miles, and then turn right at the traffic lights
    into Grafton Street

 

From the South (M6)

  • Leave the M6 at Junction 19, and travel along the A556 towards Manchester
  • At the roundabout, join the M56 (Junction 8), heading towards the Airport
  • Stay on the M56, which will continue as the A5103 (Princess Road)
  • Turn right into the Moss Lane East (B5219), just by the Brewery
  • Continue to the T-junction, and turn left onto Oxford Road (B5117)
  • After about 800 yards, turn right at the traffic lights onto Grafton Street

 

From the South (M1)

  • At M1 Junction 19, join the M6, then follow the directions above

 

From the West (M61 and M62)

  • Leave the M62 at Junction 12, and join the M602 (Salford)
  • At the end of the motorway, you will join the A57 (Regent Road) and continue onto
    the Mancunian Way (A57(M))
  • Leave at the junction signed for Congleton (A34), bearing left to join the A34
  • Once on Upper Brook Street (A34), turn right onto Grafton Street at the fifth set of
    traffic lights