By train
At the moment, there is no train service from the Town Centre of Oldham. The only Train Station in any of the borough is in Greenfield, which is about a 15 minute drive out of the town centre or around 25 minute bus journey on First Manchester services 180 and 184.
There once used to be an every 15 minutes Monday-Saturday daytime train route, but the line has since closed from 3rd October 2009, to make way for a new Metrolink Tram service, due to be opened for use between Manchester and Oldham in Autumn 2011, with further connections to Shaw and Crompton in Spring 2012, and finally being completed to Rochdale in about Summer 2012. There will also be a Town Centre route meaning there will be two routes taken by trams through Oldham - this will operate via Union Street, King Street, and then rejoining the normal line at the Oldham Sixth-Form Centre.
By car
Oldham is located close to two motorways, with the town centre 15 minutes away from both the M60 and M62 motorways. Oldham can be accessed via J22 A62 Hollinwood and J21 A663 Broadway of the M60 and J20 A627(M) of the M62 motorway. The M60 and M62 provides Oldham with links to several other towns and cities within a short drive of the town, including Halifax, Huddersfield, Leeds, Liverpool, Rochdale, Stockport, The Trafford Centre and Warrington.
Manchester is a 25 minute drive from Oldham town centre with the two places linked by the A62, which continues on to Huddersfield and Leeds.
Places that are within 2 hours of Oldham include Blackpool, the Lake District, the North Wales coast, the Peak District and the Pennines.
By bus
National Express (http://www.nationalexpres...) is the major coach operator running several services to places across the country. Coaches depart from the main bus station, located at Cheapside.
By plane
Manchester International Airport IATA: MAN ICAO: EGCC. (http://www.manchesterairp...) in South Manchester is the nearest airport to Oldham. Nearly 100 operators fly to and from hundreds of locations worldwide, including most major cities in Europe.
Direct trains run from the airport station to Manchester Piccadilly run throughout the day while travelling by car is only 30-45 minutes away via the M60 and M56 motorways.