Bolton is situated amidst the West Pennine Moors so this accounts for some excellent sight seeing and breathtaking views making it an ideal town for walking and cycling in.
Bolton has very good local bus and rail links. There are high frequency buses from Bolton to Manchester, Wigan, Bury & Salford as well as covering all areas within the Bolton borough. There are frequent rail services in Bolton to Wigan, Manchester Victoria, Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester airport as well as less frequent to Preston, Blackpool, Blackburn and other regional locations.
Below are some examples of frequent bus services in the Bolton area
8 Bolton - Manchester via Farnworth, Kearsley, Pendlebury & Pendleton First Manchester 65 Minutes
22 Bolton - Stockport via Farnworth, Kearsley, Swinton, Eccles, Trafford, Urmston, Stretford, Chorlton & Burnage First Manchester/Stagecoach in Manchester 136 Minutes
36 Bolton - Manchester via New Bury, Little Hulton, Walkden, Swinton & Pendleton 70 Minutes
37 Bolton - Manchester via Farnworth, Walkden, Swinton, Irlam o'th Heights, Pendleton & Salford Shopping City First Manchester 70 Minutes
68 Bolton - Trafford Centre via Farnworth, Little Hulton, Walkden, Worsley, Monton, Eccles & Patricroft First Manchester 79 Minutes
126 Bolton - Preston via Doffcocker, Horwich, Adlington, Chorley, Clayton Green & Bamber Bridge Stagecoach in Lancashire 90 Minutes
471 Bolton - Rochdale via Breightmet, Bury, Heap Bridge, Heywood & Sudden First Manchester 25 Minutes
501 Moss Bank way-Farnworth Via Bolton,Royal Bolton Hospital,Hollins FirstManchester 19 Minutes
505 Bolton-Horwich Via Markland Hill,Middlebrook Maytree 20 Minutes
507 Bolton-Harwood Via Tongue Moor FirstManchester 15 Minutes
510 Bolton-Bury Via Breightmet,Ainsworth FirstManchester,Arriva 52 Minutes
512 Bolton-Bury Via Moses Gate,Farnworth,Kearsley,Radcliffe Maytree 50 Minutes
513 Bolton-Bury Via Moses Gate,Farnworth,Kearsley,Whitefield,Radcliffe Maytree 50 Minutes
515 Bolton-Ladybridge SouthLancsTravel 10 Minutes
524 Bolton - Bury via Moses Gate, Little Lever & Radcliffe First Manchester 45 Minutes
540 Bolton - Wigan via Deane, Westhoughton, Hindley & Ince First Manchester 60 Minutes
575 Bolton - Wigan via Lostock, Horwich Aspull & Scholes Arriva North West/Maytree Travel 63 Minutes
582 Bolton - Leigh via Daubhill, Over Hulton, Four Lane Ends & Atherton First Manchester 50 Minutes
