Piccadilly, Victoria, and Oxford Road. Do check from which of the stations your journey will begin or end. The card offered a discount of one third off the price of Standard Class rail travel. However, various parts of the rails system are currently being privatised and you should make enquiries about any offers at principal Rail stations, Travel Agents or at the Students' Union Travel Centre . There is a link between Piccadilly Bus Station and Piccadilly Railway Station.
Many students travel by bicycle as South Manchester, where most students live, is quite flat.
The disadvantage is the heavy motorised traffic and its habit of not noticing or making allowance for cyclists. However, there are now fairly good cycle lanes between many of the Halls and the Universities and also in some parts of the city centre. If you decide to bring your own car to Manchester, please note that there is very little parking space available for students on the campus and some students halls have also little or no parking space. There are severe penalties for drinking and driving. If you are here for more than six months you will need to get permission to retain the car here for the period exceeding that.