71 Sutton Library ↔ Chelmsley Interchange

Operated by National Express West Midlands. First bus 05:14, last bus 23:10. 143 journeys on weekdays.

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Timetable

Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. For times at your exact stop, open the stop's own page.

towards Chelmsley Interchange · Monday to Friday towards Chelmsley Interchange · Saturday towards Chelmsley Interchange · Sunday towards Sutton Library · Monday to Friday towards Sutton Library · Saturday towards Sutton Library · Sunday

71 towards Chelmsley Interchange — Monday to Friday (78 journeys)
Gracechurch Centre (Stop SH)	·	06:15	06:40	06:40	07:05	07:16	07:30	07:46	07:55	08:16	08:21	08:46	08:46	09:16	09:16	09:20	09:46	09:46	10:16	10:16	10:20	10:46	10:46	11:16	11:16	11:20	11:46	11:46	12:16	12:16	12:20	12:46	12:46	13:16	13:16	13:20	13:46	13:46	14:16	14:16	14:20	14:36	14:46	14:56	15:10	15:20	15:21	15:40	15:46	16:10	16:10	16:20	16:40	16:40	17:10	17:10	17:20	17:40	17:40	18:10	18:10	18:20	18:40	18:40	19:10	19:10	19:20	19:40	20:10	20:10	20:20	21:10	21:10	21:20	22:10	22:10	23:10	23:10
Forge Croft (opposite)	·	06:30	06:56	06:56	07:22	07:32	07:50	08:03	08:17	08:33	08:46	09:11	09:03	09:33	09:33	09:33	10:03	10:03	10:33	10:33	10:35	11:03	11:03	11:33	11:33	11:35	12:03	12:03	12:33	12:33	12:35	13:03	13:03	13:33	13:33	13:35	14:03	14:03	14:33	14:33	14:35	14:54	15:04	15:16	15:28	15:35	15:47	15:59	16:11	16:29	16:33	16:35	17:02	16:59	17:30	17:28	17:34	17:58	17:58	18:27	18:27	18:34	18:57	18:57	19:27	19:27	19:34	19:56	20:25	20:25	20:34	21:23	21:23	21:34	22:23	22:23	23:23	23:23
St Cuthberts Place (adjacent)	05:32	06:38	07:05	07:04	07:31	07:40	07:59	08:11	08:26	08:41	08:54	09:19	09:11	09:41	09:41	09:40	10:11	10:11	10:41	10:41	10:43	11:11	11:11	11:41	11:41	11:43	12:11	12:11	12:41	12:41	12:43	13:11	13:11	13:41	13:41	13:43	14:12	14:12	14:42	14:42	14:43	15:03	15:13	15:26	15:37	15:43	15:57	16:08	16:21	16:39	16:43	16:43	17:12	17:09	17:39	17:37	17:42	18:07	18:07	18:36	18:36	18:41	19:05	19:05	19:35	19:35	19:41	20:04	20:33	20:33	20:41	21:30	21:30	21:41	22:30	22:30	23:30	23:30
Heathland Avenue (opp)	05:38	06:46	07:14	07:12	07:41	07:48	08:09	08:20	08:36	08:50	09:03	09:28	09:20	09:49	09:49	09:47	10:19	10:19	10:49	10:49	10:51	11:19	11:19	11:49	11:49	11:51	12:19	12:19	12:49	12:49	12:51	13:19	13:19	13:49	13:49	13:51	14:21	14:20	14:51	14:51	14:51	15:13	15:22	15:36	15:47	15:51	16:07	16:18	16:31	16:49	16:53	16:51	17:21	17:18	17:48	17:46	17:49	18:16	18:16	18:45	18:45	18:49	19:13	19:13	19:43	19:43	19:49	20:12	20:40	20:40	20:49	21:37	21:37	21:49	22:37	22:37	23:37	23:37
Marston Drive (adj)	05:46	06:55	07:24	07:21	07:51	07:57	08:20	08:29	08:47	08:59	09:14	09:39	09:29	09:58	09:58	09:55	10:28	10:28	10:58	10:58	11:00	11:28	11:28	11:58	11:58	12:00	12:28	12:28	12:58	12:58	13:00	13:28	13:28	13:58	13:58	14:00	14:30	14:29	15:00	15:00	15:00	15:23	15:31	15:47	15:57	16:00	16:18	16:28	16:41	16:59	17:03	16:59	17:31	17:28	17:58	17:56	17:57	18:26	18:26	18:55	18:55	18:56	19:22	19:22	19:52	19:52	19:55	20:20	20:47	20:47	20:55	21:44	21:44	21:55	22:44	22:44	23:44	23:44
Chelmsley Interchange (Stop CF)	05:54	07:04	07:33	07:30	08:03	08:06	08:33	08:38	08:58	09:08	09:24	09:48	09:38	10:07	10:07	10:03	10:37	10:37	11:07	11:07	11:08	11:37	11:37	12:07	12:07	12:08	12:37	12:37	13:07	13:07	13:08	13:37	13:37	14:07	14:07	14:08	14:39	14:38	15:12	15:09	15:08	15:36	15:40	16:00	16:07	16:08	16:30	16:38	16:52	17:09	17:14	17:07	17:42	17:38	18:08	18:05	18:05	18:35	18:35	19:04	19:04	19:03	19:31	19:31	20:01	20:01	20:02	20:29	20:55	20:55	21:02	21:52	21:52	22:02	22:52	22:52	23:52	23:52

71 towards Chelmsley Interchange — Saturday (31 journeys)
Gracechurch Centre (Stop SH)	·	06:50	07:20	07:50	08:20	08:50	09:20	09:46	10:16	10:46	11:16	11:46	12:16	12:46	13:16	13:46	14:16	14:46	15:16	15:46	16:16	16:46	17:16	17:46	18:16	18:50	19:30	20:10	21:10	22:10	23:10
Forge Croft (opposite)	·	07:03	07:33	08:04	08:34	09:04	09:35	10:03	10:33	11:03	11:33	12:03	12:33	13:03	13:33	14:03	14:33	15:03	15:33	16:03	16:33	17:03	17:32	18:02	18:32	19:06	19:45	20:24	21:23	22:23	23:23
St Cuthberts Place (adjacent)	06:10	07:10	07:40	08:11	08:41	09:11	09:42	10:11	10:41	11:11	11:41	12:11	12:41	13:11	13:41	14:11	14:41	15:11	15:41	16:11	16:41	17:11	17:40	18:09	18:39	19:13	19:52	20:31	21:30	22:30	23:30
Heathland Avenue (opp)	06:17	07:17	07:48	08:19	08:49	09:19	09:50	10:19	10:49	11:19	11:49	12:19	12:49	13:19	13:49	14:19	14:49	15:19	15:49	16:19	16:49	17:19	17:48	18:17	18:47	19:20	19:59	20:38	21:37	22:37	23:37
Marston Drive (adj)	06:24	07:24	07:56	08:27	08:57	09:27	09:58	10:28	10:58	11:28	11:58	12:28	12:58	13:28	13:58	14:28	14:58	15:28	15:58	16:28	16:58	17:28	17:57	18:26	18:54	19:29	20:08	20:45	21:44	22:44	23:44
Chelmsley Interchange (Stop CF)	06:32	07:32	08:04	08:36	09:06	09:36	10:07	10:37	11:07	11:37	12:07	12:37	13:07	13:37	14:07	14:37	15:07	15:37	16:07	16:37	17:07	17:37	18:05	18:34	19:03	19:36	20:16	20:53	21:52	22:52	23:52

71 towards Chelmsley Interchange — Sunday (13 journeys)
Gracechurch Centre (Stop SH)	09:20	10:20	11:20	12:20	13:20	14:20	15:20	16:20	17:20	18:20	19:20	20:20	21:20
Forge Croft (opposite)	09:33	10:35	11:35	12:35	13:35	14:35	15:35	16:35	17:34	18:34	19:34	20:34	21:34
St Cuthberts Place (adjacent)	09:40	10:43	11:43	12:43	13:43	14:43	15:43	16:43	17:42	18:41	19:41	20:41	21:41
Heathland Avenue (opp)	09:47	10:51	11:51	12:51	13:51	14:51	15:51	16:51	17:49	18:49	19:49	20:49	21:49
Marston Drive (adj)	09:55	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	16:59	17:57	18:56	19:55	20:55	21:55
Chelmsley Interchange (Stop CF)	10:03	11:08	12:08	13:08	14:08	15:08	16:08	17:07	18:05	19:03	20:02	21:02	22:02

71 towards Sutton Library — Monday to Friday (65 journeys)
Chelmsley Interchange (Stop CF)	05:14	05:18	05:40	05:40	06:03	06:15	06:25	06:45	06:47	07:10	07:15	07:30	07:45	07:50	08:12	08:15	08:20	08:42	08:45	09:12	09:15	09:20	09:45	10:15	10:20	10:45	11:15	11:20	11:45	12:15	12:20	12:45	13:15	13:20	13:45	14:05	14:15	14:20	14:30	14:35	14:55	15:00	15:20	15:20	15:30	15:50	16:00	16:20	16:20	16:30	16:40	17:05	17:20	17:35	18:05	18:10	18:20	18:40	19:10	19:20	20:10	20:20	21:10	22:10	23:10
Kingshurst Park (adj)	05:22	05:26	05:48	05:48	06:11	06:23	06:33	06:53	06:55	07:18	07:23	07:39	07:53	08:01	08:23	08:23	08:28	08:53	08:53	09:20	09:23	09:28	09:53	10:23	10:28	10:53	11:23	11:28	11:53	12:23	12:28	12:53	13:23	13:28	13:53	14:13	14:23	14:28	14:39	14:44	15:04	15:09	15:31	15:28	15:39	16:01	16:09	16:28	16:30	16:39	16:49	17:14	17:28	17:44	18:14	18:20	18:27	18:48	19:18	19:27	20:18	20:27	21:17	22:17	23:17
Heathland Avenue (adj)	05:31	05:35	05:57	05:57	06:20	06:32	06:42	07:02	07:05	07:28	07:32	07:49	08:02	08:11	08:33	08:32	08:36	09:03	09:02	09:30	09:32	09:36	10:02	10:32	10:37	11:02	11:32	11:37	12:02	12:32	12:37	13:02	13:32	13:37	14:02	14:22	14:32	14:37	14:48	14:53	15:14	15:19	15:42	15:37	15:49	16:12	16:19	16:37	16:40	16:49	16:59	17:24	17:37	17:54	18:24	18:29	18:35	18:58	19:27	19:35	20:26	20:35	21:24	22:24	23:24
Merlin Way (opp)	05:39	05:43	06:05	06:05	06:28	06:41	06:51	07:11	07:15	07:38	07:41	08:00	08:11	08:22	08:44	08:41	08:44	09:12	09:11	09:39	09:41	09:44	10:11	10:41	10:45	11:11	11:41	11:45	12:11	12:41	12:45	13:11	13:41	13:45	14:11	14:31	14:42	14:45	14:57	15:04	15:25	15:28	15:53	15:45	15:59	16:23	16:29	16:45	16:50	16:59	17:09	17:34	17:45	18:03	18:33	18:37	18:42	19:07	19:35	19:42	20:33	20:42	21:31	22:31	23:31
Forge Croft (adjacent)	05:47	05:51	06:14	06:14	06:37	06:50	07:00	07:20	07:25	07:48	07:50	08:10	08:20	08:32	08:54	08:50	08:51	09:22	09:20	09:48	09:50	09:51	10:20	10:50	10:53	11:20	11:50	11:53	12:20	12:50	12:53	13:20	13:50	13:53	14:20	14:40	14:51	14:53	15:06	15:13	15:34	15:37	16:03	15:53	16:08	16:33	16:39	16:53	17:00	17:09	17:19	17:43	17:53	18:12	18:42	18:45	18:48	19:16	19:44	19:48	20:40	20:48	21:38	22:38	23:38
Sutton Library (opp)	06:02	06:06	06:31	06:32	06:56	07:07	07:21	07:37	07:46	08:11	08:07	08:36	08:37	08:56	09:17	09:07	09:04	09:47	09:37	10:07	10:07	10:04	10:37	11:07	11:07	11:37	12:07	12:08	12:37	13:07	13:08	13:37	14:07	14:08	14:37	14:58	15:11	15:08	15:26	15:36	16:00	15:57	16:28	16:08	16:28	16:58	16:59	17:08	17:24	17:29	17:42	18:03	18:08	18:31	19:00	19:03	19:02	19:33	20:00	20:02	20:54	21:02	21:52	22:52	23:52

71 towards Sutton Library — Saturday (31 journeys)
Chelmsley Interchange (Stop CF)	05:50	06:40	07:20	07:50	08:20	08:45	09:15	09:45	10:15	10:45	11:15	11:45	12:15	12:45	13:15	13:45	14:15	14:45	15:15	15:45	16:15	16:45	17:15	17:45	18:15	18:40	19:10	20:10	21:10	22:10	23:10
Kingshurst Park (adj)	05:58	06:48	07:28	07:58	08:28	08:53	09:23	09:53	10:23	10:53	11:23	11:53	12:23	12:53	13:23	13:53	14:23	14:53	15:23	15:53	16:23	16:53	17:23	17:53	18:23	18:48	19:18	20:18	21:17	22:17	23:17
Heathland Avenue (adj)	06:06	06:56	07:36	08:06	08:36	09:01	09:31	10:01	10:32	11:02	11:32	12:02	12:32	13:02	13:32	14:02	14:32	15:02	15:32	16:02	16:32	17:02	17:32	18:02	18:31	18:57	19:26	20:26	21:25	22:25	23:25
Merlin Way (opp)	06:14	07:04	07:44	08:14	08:44	09:10	09:40	10:10	10:41	11:11	11:41	12:11	12:41	13:11	13:41	14:11	14:41	15:11	15:41	16:11	16:41	17:10	17:40	18:10	18:39	19:05	19:34	20:33	21:32	22:32	23:32
Forge Croft (adjacent)	06:22	07:12	07:52	08:22	08:52	09:19	09:49	10:19	10:50	11:20	11:50	12:20	12:50	13:20	13:50	14:20	14:50	15:20	15:50	16:20	16:49	17:18	17:48	18:18	18:46	19:12	19:41	20:40	21:38	22:38	23:38
Sutton Library (opp)	06:37	07:27	08:07	08:37	09:07	09:36	10:06	10:36	11:07	11:37	12:07	12:37	13:07	13:37	14:07	14:37	15:07	15:37	16:07	16:37	17:06	17:35	18:05	18:35	19:01	19:27	19:56	20:54	21:52	22:52	23:52

71 towards Sutton Library — Sunday (13 journeys)
Chelmsley Interchange (Stop CF)	08:20	09:20	10:20	11:20	12:20	13:20	14:20	15:20	16:20	17:20	18:20	19:20	20:20
Kingshurst Park (adj)	08:28	09:28	10:28	11:28	12:28	13:28	14:28	15:28	16:28	17:28	18:27	19:27	20:27
Heathland Avenue (adj)	08:36	09:36	10:37	11:37	12:37	13:37	14:37	15:37	16:37	17:37	18:35	19:35	20:35
Merlin Way (opp)	08:44	09:44	10:45	11:45	12:45	13:45	14:45	15:45	16:45	17:45	18:42	19:42	20:42
Forge Croft (adjacent)	08:51	09:51	10:53	11:53	12:53	13:53	14:53	15:53	16:53	17:53	18:48	19:48	20:48
Sutton Library (opp)	09:04	10:04	11:07	12:08	13:08	14:08	15:08	16:08	17:08	18:08	19:02	20:02	21:02

Route map

All stops on route 71

71 towards Chelmsley Interchange

Gracechurch Centre (Stop SH) Sutton Coldfield
Riland Grove (adjacent) Sutton Coldfield
Coleshill Road (after) Sutton Coldfield
Good Hope Hospital (adjacent) Sutton Coldfield
Rehabilitation Centre (after) Whitehouse Common
St Chads Church (opp) Reddicap Heath
Rectory Road (after) Whitehouse Common
Reddicap Shops (adjacent) Reddicap Heath
Sir Alfreds Way (before) Reddicap Heath
Signal Hayes Road (before) Reddicap Heath
New Hall Drive (opp) Reddicap Heath
Cater Drive (adj) Walmley
Shottery Grove (adj) Walmley
Wylde Green Road (after) Walmley
Ashurst Road (opp) Walmley
Ashfern Drive (opp) Walmley
Walmley Junior School (opp) Walmley
Walmley Ash Lane (adj) Minworth
Forge Croft (opposite) Minworth
Minworth Island (after) Minworth
Minworth Green (opp) Minworth
Minworth Hall Farm (adj) Minworth
Water Orton Lane (after) Minworth
Severn Trent Water Works (adj) Castle Bromwich
Squadron Close (adj) Castle Vale
Watton Green (adj) Castle Vale
St Cuthberts Place (adjacent) Castle Vale
Round Moor Walk (adj) Castle Vale
Brooks Croft (before) Tyburn
Drem Croft (adjacent) Tyburn
Tameside Drive (adj) Bromford
Tangmere Drive (adj) Bromford
Avery Croft (adj) Tyburn
Berrandale Gardens (opposite) Buckland End
Heathland Avenue (opp) Buckland End
The Green (before) Castle Bromwich
Southwood Avenue (opp) Castle Bromwich
Old Croft Lane (before) Castle Bromwich
Manor Park Road (after) Castle Bromwich
Henshaw Court (adj) Smiths Wood
Hazelhurst Road (adj) Smiths Wood
Silverbirch Road (opp) Kingshurst
Chester Road (after) Kingshurst
Wheeley Moor Road (adj) Kingshurst
Marston Drive (adj) Kingshurst
Babbs Mill Park (opp) Bacons End
Corinne Croft (opp) Fordbridge
St Johns Grove (near) Fordbridge
Tudor Grange Academy (adj) Fordbridge
John Henry Newman College (adjacent) Fordbridge
Craneberry Road (opposite) Fordbridge
Conway Road (adj) Fordbridge
Blackcat Close (opp) Fordbridge
Chelmsley Interchange (Stop CF) Chelmsley Wood

71 towards Sutton Library

Chelmsley Interchange (Stop CF) Chelmsley Wood
Conway Road (opp) Fordbridge
Blackcat Close (adj) Fordbridge
John Henry Newman College (opposite) Fordbridge
Craneberry Road (adjacent) Fordbridge
St Johns Grove (before) Fordbridge
Hillside Drive (adj) Fordbridge
Tudor Grange Academy (opp) Fordbridge
Corinne Croft (adj) Fordbridge
Babbs Mill Park (adj) Bacons End
Wheeley Moor Road (opp) Kingshurst
Kingshurst Park (adj) Kingshurst
Silverbirch Road (adj) Kingshurst
Overgreen Drive (before) Smiths Wood
Hazelhurst Road (opp) Smiths Wood
Henshaw Court (after) Smiths Wood
Manor Park Road (before) Castle Bromwich
Old Croft Lane (adj) Castle Bromwich
The Green (after) Castle Bromwich
Southwood Avenue (adj) Castle Bromwich
Heathland Avenue (adj) Buckland End
Berrandale Gardens (adjacent) Buckland End
Tameside Drive (opp) Bromford
Avery Croft (opp) Tyburn
Drem Croft (after) Tyburn
Round Moor Walk (opposite) Castle Vale
Watton Green (opposite) Castle Vale
Merlin Way (opp) Castle Vale
Squadron Close (opp) Castle Vale
Severn Trent Water Works (opp) Castle Bromwich
Water Orton Lane (before) Minworth
Minworth Hall Farm (opp) Minworth
Minworth Green (adj) Minworth
Minworth Island (before) Minworth
Forge Croft (adjacent) Minworth
Walmley Ash Lane (opp) Minworth
Walmley Junior School (adj) Walmley
Walmley Infant School (adj) Walmley
Ashurst Road (adj) Walmley
Ashfern Drive (adj) Walmley
Penns Lane (adjacent) Walmley
Wylde Green Road (adjacent) Walmley
Shottery Grove (opp) Walmley
Cater Drive (opp) Walmley
Signal Hayes Road (after) Reddicap Heath
New Hall Drive (adj) Reddicap Heath
Sir Alfreds Way (adjacent) Reddicap Heath
Walmley Road (adj) Reddicap Heath
Owen Court (opposite) Reddicap Heath
St Chads Church (adj) Reddicap Heath
West View Road (opp) Whitehouse Common
Rehabilitation Centre (opp) Whitehouse Common
Good Hope Hospital (opp) Sutton Coldfield
Riland Road (adj) Sutton Coldfield
Midland Drive (opposite) Sutton Coldfield
Trinity Church (adj) Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Library (opp) Sutton Coldfield

Service history & registered changes

🆕 Registered effective 5 Jan 2026
From: Carlisle To: Wigton or Anthorn Via: Name or No.: 71 Service type: Normal Stopping Effective date: 05 January 2026 Other details: Monday to Saturday.
❌ Withdrawn effective 1 Sept 2025
Operating between Bradford Arms, Llanymynech and High Street, Welshpool given service number 71 effective from 01 September 2025.

From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →

Towns & areas on this route

Chelmsley Wood Smiths Wood Sutton Coldfield Reddicap Heath Castle Bromwich Walmley Minworth Castle Vale Fordbridge Bromford Whitehouse Common Bacons End

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 71 bus?

The first 71 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:14 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 71 bus?

The last 71 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:10. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 71 bus cost?

Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026 (then £2 from 1 January 2027). National Express West Midlands day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.

Who runs the 71 bus?

The 71 is operated by National Express West Midlands.

Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.

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