By plane
The Airports easily accessible from Glossop are:
Manchester International (http://www.manchesterairp...)
Liverpool John Lennon (http://www.liverpooljohnl...)
Both of which can be reached by train due to regular services to Manchester Piccadilly, they can also be reached by car via the motorway networkOther airports within 1.5hrs drive are:
Leeds Bradford International
Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield
However Manchester being the largest of nearby airports can usually offer appropriate services from wherever in the world you wish to travel from.
By train
There are trains from Manchester Piccadilly Station every 30 minutes and seven days a week.The stations on the line are as follows:
Hadfield
GLOSSOP
Dinting
Broadbottom
Hattersley
Godley
Newton For Hyde- Connections: Hyde by bus or a 15 minute walk
Flowery Field
Guide Bridge - Connections: Ashton-under-Lyne by bus
Gorton
Ashburys - Connections: Walk or Bus to Eastlands/Manchester City FC
Ardwick - Only 1 train Mon - Fri stops
Manchester Piccadilly
At peak periods the trains may stop at the following stops in a different order i.e. Glossop - Hadfield - Dinting.This rail service is operated by Northern Rail, the journey between Glossop and Manchester Piccadilly is around 30 minutes, however journey times may vary at peak periods.visit www.northernrail.org for timetable or call National Rail Enquiries on 0845 748 4950
By car
Glossop has connections in all directions to the UK road network, however the main road though not a primary route is the A57. To the West this joins with the A628 Woodhead pass at Hollingworth, to become a primary route and then it is a short distance until it meets the UK motorway network via the M67 to allow quick and easy access into Greater Manchester. To the East is the A57 Snake Pass, an infamous transpennine pass to Sheffield. To the south the main road is the A624 which goes to Hayfield, Chapel-en-le-Frith and eventually Buxton via the A6, this is the main route into Derbyshire and towards the towns and cities of the East Midlands. To the North is the B6105 which links to the A628 Woodhead Pass at Crowden, the A628 is the easiest route to access the M1 from Glossop via Junction 37 at Barnsley. The A628 however goes through Barnsley and to Pontefract in West Yorkshire.
By bus
There is an extensive public transport network across the High Peak, which is unusual for a rural area,Bus Services in Glossop are as follows:The services below are correct as of 06/01/08Please note that some of these services operate Sunday only, Monday to Friday Only or Evenings only, it is strongly advisable that you check before travelling
61 Glossop - Hayfield - New Mills - Whaley Bridge - Buxton Bowers Coaches
64 Glossop - Hayfield - New Mills - Whaley Bridge - Macclesfield Bowers Coaches
202 Glossop - Charlesworth - Broadbottom - Mottram - Hyde SpeedwellBus
236 Glossop - Mottram - Stalybridge - Ashton-under-Lyne - Droylsden - Manchester Piccadilly Stagecoach Manchester/ SpeedwellBus
237 Glossop - Hadfield - Mottram - Stalybridge - Ashton-under-Lyne - Droylsden - Manchester Piccadilly Stagecoach Manchester
239 Glossop - Charlesworth - Broadbottom - Mottram - Stalybridge - Ashton-under-Lyne SpeedwellBus
341 Glossop - Charlesworth - Broadbottom - Mottram - Hattersley - Gee Cross - Hyde SpeedwellBus
358 Glossop - Hayfield - Marple - Offerton - Stockport Stagecoach Manchester
394 Glossop - Marple - Hazel Grove - Stepping Hill, Connections available to Stockport via Stagecoach Manchester Service 192 SpeedwellBus
397 Glossop - Hadfield - Hollingworth - Hattersley - Hyde SpeedwellBus
473 Glossop - Snake Inn - Bamford - Baslow - Chatsworth House TM Travel
For times, fares and details of these services and how to use them to get to Glossop call traveline on 0871 200 2233 (http://www.travelineeastm...)
National Express Coaches stop at nearby Hollingworth, here you can pick up their 350 service towards Manchester and Liverpool, or in the opposite direction towards Sheffield, Nottingham and East Anglia. For times, fares and other service information contact National Express on 0870 580 80 80. (http://www.nationalexpress.com)