97A Birmingham to National Exhibition Centre via Digbeth, Chelmsley Wood
Operated by National Express West Midlands. Runs 24 hours. 81 journeys on weekdays. Fares: singles usually capped at £3 — more.
Night bus — runs 24 hours. Every night. Nights are the night you set out on, so a 01:30 bus on Saturday morning counts as Friday. All night buses.
Wanted a different 97A? 5 other bus routes are numbered 97A elsewhere in the UK — see every 97A bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 01:30 | 03:05 | 04:05 | 04:50 | 05:50 | 06:26 | 06:50 | 07:14 | 07:36 | 08:01 | 08:26 | 08:57 | 09:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | 11:00 | 11:30 | 12:00 | 12:30 | 13:00 | 13:30 | 14:00 | 14:22 | 14:47 | 15:14 | 15:41 | 16:09 | 16:34 | 17:00 | 17:33 | 18:00 | 18:24 | 19:02 | 19:34 | 20:10 | 20:40 | 21:10 | 21:40 | 22:10 | 23:10 |
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| Church Centre (Stop MS7) | 01:30 | 03:05 | 04:05 | 04:50 | 05:50 | 06:26 | 06:50 | 07:14 | 07:36 | 08:01 | 08:26 | 08:57 | 09:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | 11:00 | 11:30 | 12:00 | 12:30 | 13:00 | 13:30 | 14:00 | 14:22 | 14:47 | 15:14 | 15:41 | 16:09 | 16:34 | 17:00 | 17:33 | 18:00 | 18:24 | 19:02 | 19:34 | 20:10 | 20:40 | 21:10 | 21:40 | 22:10 | 23:10 |
| Colonial Road (after) | 01:43 | 03:18 | 04:18 | 05:03 | 06:04 | 06:40 | 07:05 | 07:30 | 07:54 | 08:21 | 08:48 | 09:19 | 09:48 | 10:18 | 10:48 | 11:18 | 11:49 | 12:19 | 12:50 | 13:21 | 13:52 | 14:23 | 14:45 | 15:13 | 15:42 | 16:10 | 16:39 | 17:04 | 17:29 | 18:01 | 18:26 | 18:47 | 19:22 | 19:52 | 20:27 | 20:56 | 21:25 | 21:54 | 22:24 | 23:24 |
| Stechford Police Station (adjacent) | 01:48 | 03:23 | 04:23 | 05:09 | 06:10 | 06:47 | 07:12 | 07:38 | 08:03 | 08:30 | 08:57 | 09:27 | 09:55 | 10:25 | 10:55 | 11:25 | 11:56 | 12:26 | 12:58 | 13:29 | 14:00 | 14:32 | 14:54 | 15:23 | 15:52 | 16:19 | 16:48 | 17:13 | 17:37 | 18:09 | 18:33 | 18:54 | 19:29 | 19:59 | 20:34 | 21:02 | 21:31 | 22:00 | 22:30 | 23:30 |
| Pine Square (Stop CB) | 02:01 | 03:36 | 04:36 | 05:22 | 06:25 | 07:02 | 07:29 | 07:57 | 08:23 | 08:51 | 09:16 | 09:44 | 10:12 | 10:42 | 11:12 | 11:42 | 12:13 | 12:43 | 13:15 | 13:46 | 14:19 | 14:51 | 15:15 | 15:45 | 16:15 | 16:40 | 17:08 | 17:32 | 17:55 | 18:26 | 18:50 | 19:11 | 19:45 | 20:15 | 20:49 | 21:17 | 21:46 | 22:14 | 22:44 | 23:44 |
| Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal (Stand K) | 02:14 | 03:49 | 04:49 | 05:35 | 06:39 | 07:16 | 07:44 | 08:12 | 08:38 | 09:06 | 09:30 | 09:58 | 10:26 | 10:56 | 11:26 | 11:56 | 12:27 | 12:57 | 13:29 | 14:00 | 14:33 | 15:05 | 15:30 | 16:00 | 16:30 | 16:55 | 17:23 | 17:47 | 18:10 | 18:41 | 19:04 | 19:25 | 19:59 | 20:29 | 21:03 | 21:31 | 21:59 | 22:27 | 22:57 | 23:57 |
| Birmingham International Station (Stop NB) | 02:18 | 03:53 | 04:53 | 05:39 | 06:43 | 07:20 | 07:48 | 08:16 | 08:42 | 09:10 | 09:34 | 10:02 | 10:30 | 11:00 | 11:30 | 12:00 | 12:31 | 13:01 | 13:33 | 14:04 | 14:37 | 15:09 | 15:34 | 16:04 | 16:34 | 16:59 | 17:27 | 17:51 | 18:14 | 18:45 | 19:08 | 19:29 | 20:03 | 20:33 | 21:07 | 21:35 | 22:03 | 22:31 | 23:01 | 00:01 |
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Tickets on the 97A
National Express West Midlands publishes singles, day tickets and season tickets on this route for adults, children and older passengers.
Adult Single · Child Single · nBus Day Family · nNetwork One Day · nDaytripper Child
…and 29 more tickets on this route.
A multi-operator ticket covers this route — it's valid on other companies' buses in the area too, which usually beats buying singles if you change buses.
Ticket types come from National Express West Midlands's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 14 July 2026. That dataset lists what's sold, not what it costs, so check prices with National Express West Midlands.
Christmas & bank holidays
These dates are not the usual timetable for the day they fall on. They come from the operator’s published data, which for Christmas and New Year is often late or incomplete, so check with National Express West Midlands before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 28 December, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.
Route map
All stops on route 97A
97A towards National Exhibition Centre
All 56 stops
- Church Centre (Stop MS7) Birmingham
- Bus Mall (Stop MS16) Birmingham
- Allison Street (Stop DS2A) Digbeth
- Birmingham Coach Station (Stop DS4) Digbeth
- Gibb Street (adj) Deritend
- Fazeley Street (adj) Deritend
- Derby Street (adj) Deritend
- Witton Street (before) Bordesley
- Maxstoke Street (opp) Bordesley
- Venetia Road (adj) Bordesley
- Tilton Road (opp) Bordesley
- Bangor Road (adj) Bordesley Green
- Victoria Street (near) Bordesley Green
- Pikewater Road (adj) Bordesley Green
- Norwood Road (adjacent) Bordesley Green
- Imperial Road (opp) Bordesley Green
- Fordrough Lane (adj) Bordesley Green
- Colonial Road (after) Bordesley Green
- Marchmont Road (opp) Bordesley Green
- Belchers Lane (opp) Alum Rock
- Heartlands Hospital (Stop HC) Alum Rock
- Kenwood Road (Stop HD) Alum Rock
- Eastfield Road (adjacent) Alum Rock
- Upton Road (opp) Stechford
- Richmond Road (before) Stechford
- Denton Grove (opposite) Stechford
- Stechford Police Station (adjacent) Stechford
- Church Road (before) Stechford
- Pool Lane Allotments (adjacent) Lea Hall
- Queens Road (opp) Lea Hall
- The Lea (adjacent) Lea Hall
- Holbeach Road (adj) Lea Hall
- Mirfield Road (adjacent) Lea Hall
- Centenary House (opposite) Kitts Green
- Kyngsford Road (adj) Kitts Green
- Sheldon Hall Avenue (adj) Tile Cross
- Wheatlands Croft (adjacent) Tile Cross
- Briddsland Road (before) Tile Cross
- Shirestone Road (opp) Tile Cross
- Leominster House (after) Tile Cross
- Shelly Close (opp) Fordbridge
- Brickhill Drive (adj) Fordbridge
- Coleford Drive (opp) Fordbridge
- Winchester Drive (Stop CA) Chelmsley Wood
- Pine Square (Stop CB) Chelmsley Wood
- Stella Croft (adj) Chelmsley Wood
- Birch Croft (opposite) Chelmsley Wood
- Rowan Way (opposite) Chelmsley Wood
- Whitebeam Road (after) Chelmsley Wood
- Coleshill Road (adjacent) Birmingham Business Park
- Bickenhill Lane (adj) National Exhibition Centre
- Elmdon Trading Estate (opp) National Exhibition Centre
- Morris Way (before) National Exhibition Centre
- Ingenuity House (opposite) National Exhibition Centre
- Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal (Stand K) Birmingham Airport
- Birmingham International Station (Stop NB) National Exhibition Centre
97A towards Birmingham
All 55 stops
- Birmingham International Station (Stop NB) National Exhibition Centre
- Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal (Stand L) Birmingham Airport
- Morris Way (after) National Exhibition Centre
- Elmdon Trading Estate (adj) National Exhibition Centre
- Bickenhill Lane (opp) National Exhibition Centre
- Coleshill Road (opposite) Birmingham Business Park
- Heath Farm (before) Birmingham Business Park
- Barnard Close (opposite) Chelmsley Wood
- Tulip Walk (adj) Birmingham Business Park
- Rowan Way (adjacent) Chelmsley Wood
- Piccadilly Close (opposite) Chelmsley Wood
- Birch Croft (after) Chelmsley Wood
- Stella Croft (opp) Chelmsley Wood
- Chelmsley Interchange (Stop CK) Chelmsley Wood
- Winchester Drive (Stop CN) Chelmsley Wood
- St Anne's Church (opp) Fordbridge
- Coleford Drive (adj) Fordbridge
- Brickhill Drive (opp) Fordbridge
- Shelly Close (adj) Fordbridge
- Leominster House (before) Tile Cross
- Shirestone Road (adj) Tile Cross
- Briddsland Road (adjacent) Tile Cross
- Sheldon Hall Avenue (opp) Tile Cross
- Kyngsford Road (opp) Kitts Green
- Centenary House (adjacent) Kitts Green
- Mirfield Road (after) Lea Hall
- Holbeach Road (opp) Lea Hall
- The Lea (opposite) Lea Hall
- Queens Road (adj) Lea Hall
- Pool Lane Allotments (opposite) Lea Hall
- Church Road (after) Stechford
- Stechford Police Station (opposite) Stechford
- Denton Grove (adjacent) Stechford
- Richmond Road (after) Stechford
- Upton Road (adj) Stechford
- Eastfield Road (opposite) Alum Rock
- Kenwood Road (Stop HH) Alum Rock
- Heartlands Hospital (Stop HJ) Alum Rock
- Belchers Lane (adj) Alum Rock
- Marchmont Road (adj) Bordesley Green
- Colonial Road (opp) Bordesley Green
- Fordrough Lane (opp) Bordesley Green
- Imperial Road (adj) Bordesley Green
- Norwood Road (opposite) Bordesley Green
- Victoria Street (before) Bordesley Green
- Bangor Road (opp) Bordesley Green
- Tilton Road (adj) Bordesley
- Venetia Road (opp) Bordesley
- Maxstoke Street (adj) Bordesley
- Witton Street (opposite) Bordesley
- Derby Street (opp) Deritend
- Gibb Street (opp) Deritend
- Birmingham Coach Station (Stop DS5) Digbeth
- Park Street (Stop MK6) Birmingham
- Church Centre (Stop MS7) Birmingham
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 97A bus?
The 97A runs 24 hours a day, so there is no first or last 97A bus — the night timetable is below.
What time is the last 97A bus?
There is no last 97A bus: the 97A runs through the night, every night it runs.
How much does the 97A 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 97A bus?
The 97A is operated by National Express West Midlands.
Timetable data from National Express West Midlands via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (West Midlands feed). National Express West Midlands last updated their Bus Open Data publications on 9 October 2026. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.