97 Church Centre ↔ Chester Rd

Operated by National Express West Midlands. First bus 04:29, last bus 00:50. 582 journeys on weekdays.

💷 Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 Dec 2026, then £2 — check with National Express West Midlands whether this route takes part. Details →

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.

97 towards Chester Rd — Monday to Friday (150 journeys)
Church Centre (Stop MS7) 04:3004:3005:1005:1005:3005:4706:0006:1006:1006:1806:2006:3406:3706:4206:4506:5206:5707:0307:0707:0807:1507:1907:2207:2507:3107:3707:4207:4507:4807:5207:5407:5507:5508:0708:0708:1308:1508:2008:2208:2508:2508:3208:3708:3908:4508:4508:5108:5208:5508:5509:0309:0709:0909:1509:1609:2209:2309:2509:2509:3709:3709:4509:4509:5209:5209:5509:5510:0710:0710:1510:1510:2010:2010:2210:2210:3710:3710:4010:4010:4510:4510:5010:5010:5210:5211:0711:0711:1011:1011:1511:1511:2011:2011:2211:2211:3711:3711:4011:4011:4511:4511:5011:5011:5211:5212:0712:0712:1012:1012:1512:1512:2012:2012:2212:2212:3712:3712:4012:4012:4512:4512:5012:5012:5212:5213:0713:0713:1013:1013:1513:1513:2013:2013:2213:2213:3713:3713:4013:4013:4513:4513:5013:5013:5213:5214:0714:0714:1014:1014:15
Colonial Road (after) 04:4304:4305:2305:2305:4306:0006:1406:2406:2406:3206:3406:4806:5106:5607:0007:0707:1207:1907:2207:2407:3007:3607:3707:4207:4907:5208:0008:0108:0708:0808:1308:0908:0908:2708:2308:3308:3108:4108:3808:3908:3908:5408:5309:0109:0109:0709:1309:0809:0909:0909:2409:2309:3009:3109:3609:3809:4209:3909:3909:5309:5510:0310:0110:1010:0810:1010:1010:2410:2510:3210:3310:3510:3510:3910:4010:5510:5410:5510:5511:0311:0211:0511:0511:0911:1011:2411:2511:2511:2511:3211:3311:3511:3511:4011:3911:5611:5511:5611:5612:0412:0312:0612:0612:1012:1112:2612:2512:2612:2612:3412:3312:3612:3612:4012:4112:5612:5712:5712:5713:0513:0413:0713:0713:1213:1113:2813:2613:2713:2713:3613:3413:3713:3713:4113:4313:5913:5713:5813:5814:0714:0514:0814:0814:1214:1414:3014:2714:2814:2814:38
Denton Grove (opposite) 04:4804:4705:2805:2705:4706:0606:1806:2806:3006:3606:4006:5306:5707:0107:0607:1307:1807:2507:2807:3007:3607:4207:4307:4907:5607:5808:0708:0708:1408:1408:2008:1308:1508:3408:2908:4008:3708:4808:4408:4508:4309:0008:5909:0709:0709:1309:1909:1409:1309:1509:2909:2909:3509:3809:4109:4509:4709:4509:4310:0010:0010:0810:0810:1510:1510:1510:1610:3110:3010:3910:3810:4010:4110:4610:4511:0011:0111:0111:0011:0811:0911:1111:1011:1611:1511:3111:3011:3011:3111:3911:3811:4011:4111:4511:4612:0112:0212:0212:0112:0912:1012:1212:1112:1712:1612:3112:3212:3112:3212:4012:4012:4312:4112:4712:4713:0313:0313:0413:0213:1113:1113:1213:1413:1813:1813:3413:3313:3213:3413:4213:4113:4413:4213:4813:4914:0514:0414:0514:0314:1414:1314:1514:1314:2014:2114:3714:3514:3514:3314:45
Stechford Police Station (adjacent) 04:4904:4805:2905:2905:4906:0706:2006:3006:3106:3806:4106:5506:5807:0307:0707:1407:2007:2707:2907:3207:3707:4407:4407:5107:5807:5908:0908:0808:1608:1508:2208:1508:1608:3608:3008:4208:3808:5008:4508:4608:4509:0209:0009:0909:0809:1509:2109:1509:1509:1609:3109:3009:3709:3909:4309:4609:4909:4609:4510:0110:0210:1010:0910:1710:1610:1710:1710:3210:3210:4010:4010:4210:4210:4710:4711:0211:0211:0211:0211:1011:1011:1211:1211:1711:1711:3211:3211:3211:3211:4011:4011:4211:4211:4711:4712:0312:0312:0312:0312:1112:1112:1312:1312:1812:1812:3312:3312:3312:3312:4212:4112:4412:4312:4812:4913:0413:0513:0513:0413:1313:1213:1413:1513:2013:1913:3613:3413:3413:3513:4413:4213:4513:4413:4913:5114:0714:0514:0614:0514:1614:1414:1614:1514:2114:2314:3914:3614:3614:3514:47
Pine Square (Stop CB) 05:0205:0105:4205:4206:0206:2006:3506:4506:4506:5306:5507:1107:1207:2007:2107:2807:3707:4407:4307:5007:5108:0307:5808:1008:1708:1308:2908:2208:3608:2908:4208:2908:2908:5708:4509:0308:5309:1009:0009:0009:0009:2109:1509:2809:2309:3309:3909:3009:3009:3009:4809:4609:5409:5510:0010:0210:0610:0010:0010:1710:1910:2710:2510:3410:3210:3210:3210:4910:4910:5710:5710:5710:5711:0411:0411:1911:1911:1711:1711:2711:2711:2711:2711:3411:3411:4911:4911:4711:4711:5711:5711:5711:5712:0412:0412:2012:2012:1812:1812:2812:2812:2812:2812:3512:3512:5012:5012:4812:4812:5912:5812:5912:5913:0513:0613:2113:2213:2013:2013:3013:2913:3013:3013:3713:3613:5413:5113:5013:5014:0213:5914:0014:0014:0614:0914:2614:2214:2114:2114:3514:3114:3114:3114:3814:4214:5814:5314:5114:5115:07
Chester Road (after) 05:0705:0605:4705:4706:0706:2506:4006:5006:5006:5807:0007:1607:1707:2507:2607:3307:4307:5007:4907:5607:5708:0908:0408:1608:2308:1908:3508:2808:4208:3508:4808:3408:3409:0308:5109:0908:5909:1609:0609:0509:0509:2709:2109:3409:2909:3909:4509:3609:3509:3509:5409:5210:0010:0110:0610:0810:1210:0610:0610:2310:2510:3310:3110:4010:3810:3810:3810:5510:5511:0311:0311:0311:0311:1011:1011:2511:2511:2311:2311:3311:3311:3311:3311:4011:4011:5511:5511:5311:5312:0312:0312:0312:0312:1012:1012:2612:2612:2412:2412:3412:3412:3412:3412:4112:4112:5612:5612:5412:5413:0513:0413:0513:0513:1113:1213:2713:2813:2613:2613:3613:3513:3613:3613:4313:4214:0013:5713:5613:5614:0814:0514:0614:0614:1214:1514:3214:2814:2714:2714:4114:3714:3714:3714:4414:4815:0414:5914:5714:5715:13

Route map

All stops on route 97

97 towards Chester Rd

  1. Church Centre (Stop MS7) Birmingham
  2. Bus Mall (Stop MS16) Birmingham
  3. Allison Street (Stop DS2A) Digbeth
  4. Birmingham Coach Station (Stop DS4) Digbeth
  5. Gibb Street (adj) Deritend
  6. Fazeley Street (adj) Deritend
  7. Derby Street (adj) Deritend
  8. Witton Street (before) Bordesley
  9. Maxstoke Street (opp) Bordesley
  10. Venetia Road (adj) Bordesley
  11. Tilton Road (opp) Bordesley
  12. Bangor Road (adj) Bordesley Green
  13. Victoria Street (near) Bordesley Green
  14. Norwood Road (adjacent) Bordesley Green
  15. Pikewater Road (adj) Bordesley Green
  16. Imperial Road (opp) Bordesley Green
  17. Fordrough Lane (adj) Bordesley Green
  18. Colonial Road (after) Bordesley Green
  19. Marchmont Road (opp) Bordesley Green
  20. Belchers Lane (opp) Alum Rock
  21. Heartlands Hospital (Stop HC) Alum Rock
  22. Kenwood Road (Stop HD) Alum Rock
  23. Eastfield Road (adjacent) Alum Rock
  24. Upton Road (opp) Stechford
  25. Richmond Road (before) Stechford
  26. Denton Grove (opposite) Stechford
  27. Stechford Police Station (adjacent) Stechford
  28. Church Road (before) Stechford
  29. Pool Lane Allotments (adjacent) Lea Hall
  30. Queens Road (opp) Lea Hall
  31. The Lea (adjacent) Lea Hall
  32. Holbeach Road (adj) Lea Hall
  33. Mirfield Road (adjacent) Lea Hall
  34. Centenary House (opposite) Kitts Green
  35. Kyngsford Road (adj) Kitts Green
  36. Sheldon Hall Avenue (adj) Tile Cross
  37. Wheatlands Croft (adjacent) Tile Cross
  38. Briddsland Road (before) Tile Cross
  39. Shirestone Road (opp) Tile Cross
  40. Leominster House (after) Tile Cross
  41. Shelly Close (opp) Fordbridge
  42. Brickhill Drive (adj) Fordbridge
  43. Coleford Drive (opp) Fordbridge
  44. Winchester Drive (Stop CA) Chelmsley Wood
  45. Pine Square (Stop CB) Chelmsley Wood
  46. Birch Croft (opposite) Chelmsley Wood
  47. Stella Croft (adj) Chelmsley Wood
  48. Rowan Way (opposite) Chelmsley Wood
  49. Whitebeam Road (after) Chelmsley Wood
  50. Chester Road (before) Birmingham Business Park
  51. Chester Road (after) Birmingham Business Park

97 towards Church Centre

  1. International&Byng Kendrick Schs (adj) Kitts Green
  2. Chester Road (after) Birmingham Business Park
  3. Barnard Close (opposite) Chelmsley Wood
  4. Tulip Walk (adj) Birmingham Business Park
  5. Rowan Way (adjacent) Chelmsley Wood
  6. Piccadilly Close (opposite) Chelmsley Wood
  7. Birch Croft (after) Chelmsley Wood
  8. Stella Croft (opp) Chelmsley Wood
  9. Chelmsley Interchange (Stop CK) Chelmsley Wood
  10. Winchester Drive (Stop CN) Chelmsley Wood
  11. Coleford Drive (adj) Fordbridge
  12. St Anne's Church (opp) Fordbridge
  13. Brickhill Drive (opp) Fordbridge
  14. Shelly Close (adj) Fordbridge
  15. Leominster House (before) Tile Cross
  16. Shirestone Road (adj) Tile Cross
  17. Briddsland Road (adjacent) Tile Cross
  18. Sheldon Hall Avenue (opp) Tile Cross
  19. Kyngsford Road (opp) Kitts Green
  20. Centenary House (adjacent) Kitts Green
  21. Mirfield Road (after) Lea Hall
  22. Holbeach Road (opp) Lea Hall
  23. The Lea (opposite) Lea Hall
  24. Queens Road (adj) Lea Hall
  25. Pool Lane Allotments (opposite) Lea Hall
  26. Church Road (after) Stechford
  27. Stechford Police Station (opposite) Stechford
  28. Denton Grove (adjacent) Stechford
  29. Richmond Road (after) Stechford
  30. Upton Road (adj) Stechford
  31. Eastfield Road (opposite) Alum Rock
  32. Kenwood Road (Stop HH) Alum Rock
  33. Heartlands Hospital (Stop HJ) Alum Rock
  34. Belchers Lane (adj) Alum Rock
  35. Marchmont Road (adj) Bordesley Green
  36. Colonial Road (opp) Bordesley Green
  37. Fordrough Lane (opp) Bordesley Green
  38. Imperial Road (adj) Bordesley Green
  39. Norwood Road (opposite) Bordesley Green
  40. Victoria Street (before) Bordesley Green
  41. Bangor Road (opp) Bordesley Green
  42. Tilton Road (adj) Bordesley
  43. Venetia Road (opp) Bordesley
  44. Maxstoke Street (adj) Bordesley
  45. Witton Street (opposite) Bordesley
  46. Derby Street (opp) Deritend
  47. Gibb Street (opp) Deritend
  48. Birmingham Coach Station (Stop DS5) Digbeth
  49. Park Street (Stop MK6) Birmingham
  50. Church Centre (Stop MS7) Birmingham

Towns & areas on this route

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 97 bus?

The first 97 departure on weekdays leaves at 04:29 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 97 bus?

The last 97 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 00:50. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 97 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 97 bus?

The 97 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.