Airport
General enquiries tel 0161/489 3000; flight enquiries tel 0161/489 8000.
Banks and exchange
There are ATMs in the city centre shopping streets, as well as in the student areas along Oxford and Wilmslow roads, and in Piccadilly station. Late-night exchanges are at the airport (6am-midnight) and at the Castlefield YHA (daily 7am-11pm); at other times head for: American Express, 10-12 St Mary's Gate (tel 0161/833 7303); or Thomas Cook, 22 Cross St (tel 0161/839 0832) and 2 Oxford St (tel 0161/251 7200).
Bookshops
The main chains have outlets on Deansgate and around St Ann's Square. Blackwell's academic bookshop is in the Precinct Centre, Oxford Rd; Sportspages, the sports specialist, is in Barton Square, off St Ann's Square; Gibb's Bookshop, 10 Charlotte St, is great for second-hand books.
Bus information
For all city services, call GMPTE on 0161/228 7811 or visit
; for intercity services, call National Express on 08705/808 080.
Car rental
Avis, 1 Ducie St, Piccadilly tel 0161/236 6716 or 436 2020 (airport); Budget, 384 Hyde Rd, Belle Vue tel 0161/231 7100 or 437 0151 (airport); easyRentacar tel 0906/586 0586; Europcar, 41-45 Great Ancoats St tel 0161/236 0311or 436 2200 (airport); Hertz, 31 Aytoun St tel 0161/236 2747 or 437 8208 (airport).
Dentist
Dental Hospital of Manchester, Higher Cambridge St tel 0161/275 6666.
Hospital
Manchester Royal Infirmary, 13 Oxford Rd tel 0161/276 1234.
Internet
easyEverything, 18 Exchange St, St Ann's Square (24hr); Net-Works Centre at the Central Library (Mon, Tues & Thurs 10am-7.30pm, Wed 1-7.30pm, Fri & Sat 10am-4.30pm).
Laundry
Several along Wilmslow Road in Rusholme, or you could use the facilities at the YHA hostel.
Left Luggage
Chorlton Street coach station (daily 9.30am-5.30pm); or, expensively, at Piccadilly train station, platform 5 (Mon-Fri 8am-10pm, Sat 9am-9pm, Sun 10am-8pm).
Pharmacy
Boots, 11-13 Piccadilly Gardens (tel 0161/834 8244) and 20 St Ann's St (tel 0161/839 1798); Cameolord Ltd, 7 Oxford St (daily 8am-midnight; tel 0161/236 1445).
Police
Greater Manchester Police HQ, Chester House, Boyer St tel 0161/872 5050.
Post Office
29 Spring Gardens; 63 Newton St (tel 08457/223344). The Spring Gardens office has a
bureau de change
and poste-restante section (Mon-Sat 8.30am-6pm).
Taxis
Mantax tel 0161/236 5133; Taxifone tel 0161/236 9974. Airtax (for the airport) tel 0161/499 9000.
Travel Agents
STA Travel, 75 Deansgate and 14 Oxford Rd tel 0161/834 0668; Trailfinders, 58 Deansgate tel 0161/839 6969. Also USIT Campus: at YHA shop, Deansgate tel 0161/833 2046; at UMIST, Sackville St tel 0161/200 3278); and at Manchester Academy, Oxford Rd tel 0161/274 3105.
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