Transport and Travel

Community Transport

• Bus Passes - Free or concessionary bus passes are available to disabled and elderly members of the community and also for students.
• Special Educational Needs Transport - Children with Special Education Needs may also have access to free travel.
• Blue Badge Scheme - The disabled parking badge scheme is a national scheme that provides a wide range of parking benefits.

Travel

• Roadworks and Diversions that might affect your journey.
• Transport Services - the Service consists of four main functions; Fleet Supply, Fleet Maintenance, Fleet Management and Community Transport.
• Bus timetables for travel in the Greater Manchester area can be found on the GMPTE website.
• Manchester Airport Information Guide - useful and comprehensive information about the airport Manchester Airport Guide.
• Train times and fares, stations and destinations can be found on the National Rail website.
• Information on School Travel Plans and Promoting Sustainable School Travel.
• Details of Cycling in Tameside.
• Local Transport Plan.
• Information on the location of your nearest railway stations, bus stations and bus stops, taxi ranks and taxi services can be found on our Property Information Search pages.
• Transport for students aged 16-19 in further education
• Travel times to Tameside.
• Transport Innovation Fund -  Information on the proposals for Greater Manchester's Transport Innovation Fund bid and the public consultation exercise.
• Our Future Transport. 

Maps and Routefinders:

• Tameside Maps
• http://www.multimap.co.uk
• http://www.rac.co.uk/web/routeplanner/
• http://www.theaa.com/travelwatch/planner_main.jsp
• http://maps.google.co.uk/

Details of flight arrivals and departures from Manchester Airport can be found on their website at www.manchesterairport.co.uk.

DirectGov provides information on various aspects of travelling, whether in Britain or Worldwide. Some of the topics covered on their website include:

• Cycling and Walking
• Public Transport
• Travelling Abroad
• Passports and Visas
• Journey Planner
• Travel Insurance
• Living Abroad
• If Things Go Wrong
• Foreign Currency
• Dual Nationality

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office also gives Travel Advice.

The Department of Health offers Health Advice for Travellers .

If you want to find out what the weather is going to be like, here or abroad, you can visit the BBC's weather at www.bbc.co.uk/ weather