Public transportation in Birmingham .. Buses, Taxis, Trams and more 2023

Public transportation in Birmingham is an important part of life in the English city. It offers a way to get around the city and connect with other people. The city has a variety of different options for public transportation, including buses, trolleys, Taxis and trains.

With Alfie Solomns (The character from Peaky Blinders) famous quote; “I’ve heard very bad, bad bad things about you Birmingham people.”, he didn’t seem to like Birmingham as much as we do! 

Buses in Birmingham

If you don’t prefer driving, buses are a good substitute to get around Birmingham. Buses in Birmingham connect between various areas and connect the towns and cities around to Birmingham as well.

According to wikipedia, buses makeup 84% of the public transport use. A one-day pass usually costs around 4.8 & 4.2 pounds for adults and times of less demand respectively. 

In the West Midlands,there are around 50 different operators of local bus services. Moreover, there isn’t a bus station, although there are many buses serving the Birmingham City Centre. 

Buses stop at bus stops on roads encircling the city centre and are given codes assigned by area.

Some operators, though, provide travel hubs at places where other transportation means meet to make it easier to change from one transportation to the other, such as Transport For West Midlands.

Further, local buses provide facilities for easy accessibility to wheelchair and pushchair users such as low floors. There’s a pass for disabled people that should be applied for that enables them free access to buses and trams.

Lastly, if you need to get on or off a bus in Birmingham, you can’t call for it. Instead, you need to get on board or get off the bus only at the official bus stops.

Birmingham bus schedule

As we previously mentioned, different operators hold different bus routes. Thus, each company has its own time tables accordingly. 

Moreover, since National Express West Midlands is considered to be the largest operator in the area, you can check the fares and timetables data online.

If you are using other companies such as Transport For West Midlands, you can also find the fares and timetables online.

If you need help finding your route you will find a “ plan your journey “ through National express west midlands.

How do you pay for the bus in Birmingham?

There are several methods to buy tickets for the bus in Birmingham. You can buy bus tickets on the bus but you will need to give the driver the exact fare of the ride on boarding. Further, you can pay at a travel centre, a swift card, debit/credit card or online through the operator’s mobile application.

Taxis in Birmingham

If you prefer a private ride, there are a few taxi services such as TOA Taxi owners association) Taxis and TC Cars that use mobile apps for you to book through or you can call them instead, known to be the most recognized two services. 

In addition, unlike the buses, taxis can be waved at or hailed to stop. Fares of taxis in Birmingham depend on a few factors including the journey time and the distance of the route.

Taxi fees in Birmingham

The basic taxi fee is 2.2 pounds and the kilometer price accounts for 1.12-1.45 pounds. Additional fees such as waiting time is charged for 15.72 pounds per hour.

For Monday and Saturday the fees change to be 2.4 pounds as the basic fee, 1.28-1.86 per kilometer, and the waiting period accounts for 18 pounds per hour.

You can use the taxi fare calculator, to estimate the fare of your route.

Birmingham tram

The tram service is called the West Midlands Metro. You can buy tickets using a swift card or pay cash and buy a ticket from the conductor. Moreover, the current line connects Birmingham Bull Street  with Wolverhampton passing by several stops including Grand Central, The Library, Loxdale, Black Lake, and Corporation Street.

You can find the timetables and stops from here.

How to go from Birmingham airport to downtown?

 You can easily get to the City Centre from the airport via train, taxi, or a bus. The journey takes around 10-15 minutes to get from Birmingham International rail station to New Street Station. 

Birmingham bus routes

There are 291 bus routes serving 4310 bus stops in Birmingham. Different operators operate various routes according to their coverage area.

• X5 – Birmingham – Roughley via Sutton Coldfield
• S45 – ALVECHURCH – SOUTH BROMSGROVE HIGH SCHOOL
• X14 – Birmingham – Sutton Coldfield via Walmley
• A10 – Solihull – Chelmsley Wood via Sheldon
• X21 – Birmingham – Woodgate via Weoley Castle
• X10 – Birmingham – Gornal Wood via Halesowen, Merry Hill
• X4 – Birmingham – Falcon Lodge via Sutton Coldfield
• X50 – Birmingham – Stratford via Henley
• S55 – BEOLEY – SOUTH BROMSGROVE HIGH SCHOOL
• X14 – Birmingham – Sutton Coldfield via Walmley
• X8 – Birmingham – Wolverhampton via Blackheath, Dudley
• X21 – Birmingham – Woodgate via Weoley Castle
• S16 – Solihull – Yardley via Lyndon
• X1 – Birmingham – Coventry via Airport
• X4 – Birmingham – Falcon Lodge via Sutton Coldfield
• X13 – Birmingham – Chelmsley Wood via Castle Bromwich
• X8 – Birmingham – Wolverhampton via Blackheath, Dudley
• X2 – Birmingham – Solihull via Yardley, Sheldon
• A4 – Inkford Brook – Solihull via Dickens Heath
• X1 – Birmingham – Coventry via Airport
• X3 – Birmingham – Lichfield via Sutton Coldfield
• X13 – Birmingham – Chelmsley Wood via Castle Bromwich
• X51 – Birmingham – Cannock via Walsall
• X2 – Birmingham – Solihull via Yardley, Sheldon
• A4 – Inkford Brook – Solihull via Dickens Heath
• X3 – Birmingham – Lichfield via Sutton Coldfield
• S83 – Redditch – Alvechurch – Bromsgrove School
• X12 – Birmingham – Solihull via Chelmsley Wood
• X16 – Belgrave – Stonydelph – Kingsbury – Birmingham
• X51 – Birmingham – Cannock via Walsall
• X15 – Birmingham – Sutton Coldfield via Erdington
• A12 – Solihull – Acocks Green via Olton
• X22 – Birmingham – Woodgate via University
• X12 – Birmingham – Solihull via Chelmsley Wood
• X5 – Birmingham – Roughley via Sutton Coldfield
• X15 – Birmingham – Sutton Coldfield via Erdington
• A12 – Solihull – Acocks Green via Olton
• X22 – Birmingham – Woodgate via University
• X10 – Birmingham – Gornal Wood via Halesowen, Merry Hill
• 1 – Five Ways/QE Hospital – Acocks Green via Moseley
• 1S – Solihull – King Edwards High School
• 1 – Five Ways/QE Hospital – Acocks Green via Moseley
• 2 – Birmingham – Maypole via Warstock
• 2 – Birmingham – Maypole via Warstock
• 002 – Weoley Castle – Merry Hill via Halesowen
• 3 – Birmingham – Yardley Wood via Billesley
• 3 – Birmingham – Yardley Wood via Billesley
• 4 – Birmingham – Solihull via Acocks Green
• 4 – Birmingham – Solihull via Acocks Green
• 4A – Birmingham – Solihull via Acocks Green
• 4A – Birmingham – Solihull via Acocks Green
• 5 – West Bromwich – Sutton Coldfield via New Oscott
• 5 – Birmingham – Solihull via Monkspath
• 5 – Birmingham – Solihull via Monkspath
• 5 – West Bromwich – Sutton Coldfield via New Oscott
• 6 – Birmingham – Solihull via Shirley
• 6 – Birmingham – Solihull via Shirley
• 7 – Birmingham – Perry Common via Witton
• 7 – Birmingham – Perry Common via Witton
• 8A – Birmingham Inner Circle Anticlockwise
• 8C – Birmingham Inner Circle Clockwise
• 8C – Birmingham Inner Circle Clockwise
• 8A – Birmingham Inner Circle Anticlockwise
• 9 – Birmingham – Stourbridge via Halesowen
• 9 – Birmingham – Stourbridge via Halesowen
• 10S – Ridgacre – Selly Oak via QE Hospital
• 10 – Woodgate Valley Nth – Birmingham via Court Oak
• 10 – Woodgate Valley nth – Birmingham via Court Oak
• 10S – Ridgacre – Selly Oak via QE Hospital
• 11A – Birmingham Outer Circle Anticlockwise
• 11S – Archbishop Ilsley School – Ward End
• 11C – Birmingham Outer Circle Clockwise
• 11C – Birmingham Outer Circle Clockwise
• 11A – Birmingham Outer Circle Anticlockwise
• 11A – Birmingham Outer Circle Anticlockwise
• 11C – Birmingham Outer Circle Clockwise
• 12A – Birmingham – Dudley via Oldbury
• 12A – Birmingham – Dudley via Oldbury
• 12 – Birmingham – Dudley via Oldbury
• 12 – Birmingham – Dudley via Oldbury
• 13 – Birmingham – Oldbury via Bearwood
• 13A – Birmingham – Blackheath via Bearwood
• 13A – Birmingham – Blackheath via Bearwood
• 13 – Birmingham – Oldbury via Bearwood
• 14 – Birmingham – Chelmsley Wood via Alum Rock
• 14 – Birmingham – Chelmsley Wood via Alum Rock
• 16 – West Bromwich – Birmingham via Hamstead
• 16 – Birmingham – Hamstead via Hockley
• 16A – Birmingham – Great Barr via Hockley
• 16A – Birmingham – Great Barr via Hockley
• 16 – Birmingham – Hamstead via Hockley
• 17S – Sheldon Heath School – Birmingham
• 17 – Birmingham – Tile Cross via Yew Tree
• 17 – Birmingham – Tile Cross via Yew Tree
• 18 – Yardley Wood – Bartley Green via Cotteridge
• 18A – Nuneaton – Coleshill School
• 18 – Yardley Wood – Bartley Green via Cotteridge
• 19 – Maypole – Frankley via Northfield, Longbridge
• 19 – Dudley – QE Hospital via Halesowen
• 19 – Dudley – QE Hospital via Halesowen
• 20 – QE Hosp – Cofton Hackett via Northfld, Longbridge
• 20 – QE Hosp – Cofton Hackett via Northfld, Longbridge
• 22 – Oldbury – Bearwood via Langley
• 22 – Oldbury – Bearwood via Langley
• 23 – Birmingham – Bartley Green via Harborne
• 23 – Birmingham – Bartley Green via Harborne
• 24 – Birmingham – Woodgate Valley Nth via Harborne
• 24 – Birmingham – Woodgate Valley Nth via Harborne
• 25 – Bloxwich – Kingstanding via Pelsall
• 25 – Birmingham – QE Hospital Circular
• 25 – Birmingham – QE Hospital Circular
• 25 – Ward End – Erdington
• 27S – Kings Heath Boys School – Kings Heath
• 27 – Maypole – Cofton Hackett via Kings Heath, Northfield
• 27 – Maypole – Cofton Hackett via Kings Heath, Northfield
• 28 – Small Heath – Great Barr via Erdington
• 28 – Small Heath – Great Barr via Erdington
• 32 – Shirley – Lyndon via Acocks Green
• 32 – Shirley – Lyndon via Acocks Green
• 33 – Birmingham – Pheasey via Perry Barr
• 33 – Birmingham – Pheasey via Perry Barr
• 34 – Birmingham – King’s Heath via Moseley
• 35 – Birmingham – Hawkesley via Kings Heath
• 35 – Birmingham – Hawkesley via Kings Heath
• 36 – Sparkbrook – Heartlands Hospital via Acocks Green
• 38 – Northfield – Selly Oak via Cotteridge
• 39 – Longbridge – Worlds End via Northfield
• 39S – Longbridge – Worlds End via Northfield
• 39A – Woodgate Valley – Longbridge via Northfield
• 41 – QE Hospital – Acocks Green via Moseley
• 41 – QE Hospital – Acocks Green via Moseley
• 42H – QE Hospital – Rubery via. Bristol Rd
• 42 – Rubery, Hollymoor Way – West Heath via Selly Oak
• 42 – QE Hospital – West Heath via Selly Oak
• 45 – Birmingham – Longbridge via Pershore Rd
• 45 – Birmingham – Longbridge via Pershore Rd
• 46 – West Bromwich – Great Barr via Hamstead
• 46 – West Bromwich – Great Barr via Hamstead
• 46 – QE Hospital – Northfield via Kings Norton
• 46 – QE Hospital – Northfield via Kings Norton
• 47 – Birmingham – Longbridge via Pershore Rd
• 47 – Birmingham – Longbridge via Pershore Rd
• 48 – West Bromwich – Northfield via QE Hospital
• 48 – West Bromwich – Northfield via QE Hospital
• 49 – Solihull – Rubery Great Park via Cotteridge
• 49 – Solihull – Rubery Great Park via Cotteridge
• 49S – Alderbrook School – Maypole via Shirley
• 50 – Birmingham – Maypole via Moseley
• 50 – Birmingham – Druids Heath via Moseley
• 50 – Birmingham – Druids Heath via Moseley
• 51S – King Edwards School – Walsall via Birmingham
• 51 – Birmingham – Walsall via Great Barr
• 51 – Birmingham – Walsall via Great Barr
• 52 – Birmingham – Perry Beeches via Perry Barr
• 52 – Birmingham – Perry Beeches via Perry Barr
• 54A – West Bromwich – Ridgacre via Smethwick
• 54 – West Bromwich – Worlds End via Smethwick
• 54 – Perry Barr – Hamstead Village via Handsworth Wood
• 54 – West Bromwich – Worlds End via Smethwick
• 54 – Perry Barr – Hamstead Village via Handsworth Wood
• 54 – Perry Barr – Hamstead Village via Handsworth Wood
• 54A – West Bromwich – Ridgacre via Smethwick
• 58 – Kingshurst – Solihull via Olton
• 58 – Kingshurst – Solihull via Olton
• 60 – Birmingham – Cranes Park via Coventry Road
• 60 – Birmingham – Cranes Park via Coventry Road
• 61 – Handsworth – Perry Barr via Handsworth Park
• 61 – Birmingham – Frankley via Selly Oak, Northfield
• 61 – Birmingham – Frankley via Selly Oak, Northfield
• 63 – Birmingham – Frankley via Northfield, Rubery
• 63 – Birmingham – Frankley via Northfield, Rubery
• 65 – Birmingham – Perry Common via Short Heath
• 65 – Birmingham – Perry Common via Short Heath
• 66 – Birmingham – Sutton Coldfield via Erdington
• 66 – Birmingham – Sutton Coldfield via Erdington
• 67 – Birmingham – Castle Vale via Tyburn Rd
• 67 – Birmingham – Castle Vale via Tyburn Rd
• 68A – Perry Barr – Aston Circular Anticlockwise
• 68C – Perry Barr – Aston Circular Clockwise
• 69 – Solihull – Brandwood Park via Shirley, Kings Heath
• 71 – Chelmsley Wood – Sutton Coldfield via Castle Vale
• 71 – Sutton Coldfield – Chelmsley Wood via Castle Vale
• 71 – Sutton Coldfield – Chelmsley Wood via Castle Vale
• 72A – Chelmsley Wood – Solihull via Marston Green
• 72A – Chelmsley Wood – Solihull via Marston Green
• 72 – Chelmsley Wood – Solihull via Marston Green
• 72 – Chelmsley Wood – Solihull via Marston Green
• 73 – Heartlands Hospital – Solihull via Sheldon
• 73S – Lode Heath School – Yardley
• 73 – Heartlands Hospital – Solihull via Sheldon
• 74 – Birmingham – Dudley via West Bromwich
• 74 – Birmingham – Dudley via West Bromwich
• 75A – Birmingham International Stn – Bishop Walsh School
• 75 – Birmingham International Stn – Sutton Coldfield
• 76 – Solihull – Northfield via QE Hospital
• 76 – Solihull – Northfield via QE Hospital
• 80 – Birmingham – West Bromwich via Smethwick
• 80 – Birmingham – West Bromwich via Smethwick
• 82 – Birmingham – Bearwood via Cape Hill
• 82 – Birmingham – Bearwood via Cape Hill
• 87 – Birmingham – Dudley via Smethwick
• 87 – Birmingham – Dudley via Smethwick
• 88S – Bishop Walsh School – Erdington
• 89 – Erdington – Asda Queslett via Warren Farm
• 89 – Birmingham – West Bromwich via Londonderry
• 89 – Birmingham – West Bromwich via Londonderry
• 93 – Small Heath – Smiths Wood via Stechford
• 94A – Birmingham – Chelmsley Wood via Ward End
• 94 – Birmingham – Chelmsley Wood via Ward End
• 94 – Birmingham – Chelmsley Wood via Ward End
• 94 – Birmingham – Chelmsley Wood via Ward End
• 95 – Birmingham – Chelmsley Wood via Ward End
• 95 – Birmingham – Chelmsley Wood via Ward End
• 96 – Chelmsley Wood – Kingstanding via Erdington
• 96 – Chelmsley Wood – Kingstanding via Erdington
• 96 – Chelmsley Wood – Kingstanding via Erdington
• 97 – Birmingham – Chelmsley Wood via Hearlands Hosp
• 97 – Birmingham – Chelmsley Wood via Hearlands Hosp
• 97S – Fortis Academy – Birmingham
• 101 – Birmingham – Oxhill Road via Jewellery Quarter
• 101 – Birmingham – Oxhill Road via Jewellery Quarter
• 110 – Birmingham – Tamworth via Sutton Coldfield
• 126 – Birmingham – Dudley via Bearwood
• 126 – Birmingham – Dudley via Bearwood
• 144 – BIRMINGHAM – WORCESTER
• 144 – BIRMINGHAM – WORCESTER
• 144 – BIRMINGHAM – WORCESTER
• 145A – Rubery – Longbridge – Bromsgrove – Wychbold
• 145 – Rubery – Longbridge – Bromsgrove – Droitwich
• 150 – Worcester – Alexandra Hospital – Redditch – Birmingham
• 150C – Worcester – Alexandra Hospital – Redditch – Birmingham
• 150B – Worcester – Alexandra Hospital – Redditch – Birmingham
• 150A – Worcester – Alexandra Hospital – Redditch – Birmingham
• 167 – Sutton Coldfield – Erdington via Walmley
• 168 – Sutton Coldfield – Erdington via Walmley
• 182 – Lickey – Alvechurch – Redditch
• 183 – Bromsgrove – Lickey – Alvechurch – Redditch
• 202 – Halesowen – Frankley – Rubery – Bromsgrove
• 202S – Halesowen – Cofton Park – Bromsgrove
• 216|Flexibus – Coleshill – Whitacre Heath – Lea Marston – Tamworth
• 223 – Solihull – Lea Marston via Coleshill,Water Orton
• 228|Flexibus – Coleshill – Curdworth – Atherstone – Nuneaton
• 302 – Wythall – Alcester
• 424 – Perry Barr – Asda Queslett via Hamstead
• 600 – Brookvale Park – Erdington Circular
• 604 – Mere Green – Kingstanding via Sutton Coldfield
• 723 – Bartley Green – Edgbaston via Quinton
• 815 – Erdington – John Willmott School
• 822 – Birmingham – King Edwards Five Ways via Harborne
• 823 – Hillcest Sch – Birmingham via Harborne, Five Ways
• 829A – St Pauls School – Birmingham via Hagley Road
• 829 – Birmingham – St Pauls RC School
• 838 – Yenton – John Willmott School via Walmley
• 838A – Stockland Green – John Wilmott Sch via The Yenton
• 839 – Bromford – John Willmott School via Walmley
• 848 – KE Aston – Walsall
• 849 – King Edward VI Handsworth – Monkspath
• 863 – Yardley Wood – Light Hall School via Shirley Rail Stn
• 869 – New Oscott – Plantsbrook School via Gravelly Lane
• 871 – King Edward VI Camp Hill – Nechells
• 872 – King Edward VI Camp Hill – Wythall
• 873 – King Edward VI Camp Hill – Hamstead
• 877 – South Yardley – St Peters School via Lode Lane
• 878 – St Thomas Aquinas School – Rubery
• 881 – King Edward VI Five Ways – Hamstead
• 881 – New Mills – Barr Beacon School
• 882 – King Edward VI Five Ways – Lozells
• 883 – KE VI Five Ways – Small Heath
• 884 – King Edward VI Five Ways – Monkspath
• 885 – King Edward VI Five Ways – Catshill
• 886 – Sedgley – King Edward VI Five Ways
• 889 – Heartlands Hospital – City Technology College
• 889 – CTC Kinghurst Academy – Yew Tree Lane
• 889 – Erdington – Kingstanding via New Oscott
• 891 – Bordesley – Coleshill School
• 897 – Lode Heath School – Coventry Road/Wagon Lane
• 907 – Birmingham – Sutton Coldfield via Perry Barr
• 907A – Birmingham – Sutton Coldfield via Perry Barr
• 907 – Birmingham – Sutton Coldfield via Perry Barr
• 934 – Birmingham – Walsall via Kingstanding
• 934 – Birmingham – Walsall via Kingstanding
• 935 – Birmingham – Walsall via Streetly
• 935 – Birmingham – Walsall via Streetly
• 936 – Birmingham – Brownhills West via Aldridge
• 936 – Birmingham – Brownhills West via Aldridge
• 937A – Birmingham – Brownhills West via Aldridge
• 937A – Birmingham – Brownhills West via Aldridge
• 937 – Birmingham – Brownhills via Kingstanding
• 937 – Birmingham – Brownhills via Kingstanding
• 997 – Walsall – Birmingham via Aldridge, Pheasey
• 997 – Walsall – Birmingham via Aldridge, Pheasey

You can find the routes of the company you’re using online as well.