97A Church Centre ↔ Birmingham International Station

Operated by National Express West Midlands. First bus 01:30, last bus 00:05. 294 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.

97A towards Birmingham International Station — Monday to Friday (150 journeys)
Church Centre (Stop MS7) 01:3001:3001:3001:3003:0503:0503:0503:0504:0504:0504:0504:0504:3504:4504:5004:5005:0505:2505:3005:3505:5006:0006:0506:0506:2606:3006:3506:3506:5007:0007:0507:0507:1407:3007:3507:3507:3608:0008:0108:1008:1008:2608:3008:4008:4008:5709:0009:1009:1009:3009:3009:4009:4010:0010:0010:1010:1010:3010:3010:3010:3011:0011:0011:0011:0011:3011:3011:3011:3012:0012:0012:0012:0012:3012:3012:3012:3013:0013:0013:0013:0013:3013:3013:3013:3014:0014:0014:0014:0014:2214:3014:3014:3014:4715:0015:0015:0015:1415:3015:3015:3015:4116:0016:0016:0016:0916:2216:3016:3016:3416:5217:0017:0017:0017:2217:3317:3617:3617:5218:0018:1018:1018:2418:2418:4018:4019:0219:0219:1019:1019:3419:3419:4019:4020:1020:1020:1020:1020:4020:4020:4020:4021:1021:1021:1021:1021:4021:4021:4021:40
Colonial Road (after) 01:4301:4301:4301:4303:1803:1803:1803:1804:1804:1804:1804:1804:4804:5805:0305:0305:1805:3805:4305:4806:0406:1406:1806:1806:4006:4406:4806:4807:0507:1507:1807:1807:3007:4507:4907:4907:5408:1608:2108:2408:2408:4808:4608:5408:5409:1909:1609:2409:2409:4609:4809:5509:5510:1810:1710:2510:2510:4510:4810:4510:4711:1811:1711:1511:1511:4611:4911:4811:4612:1812:1612:1612:1912:4912:5012:4712:4713:1913:1713:1713:2113:5213:4813:4813:5014:1814:1814:2314:2014:4514:4914:5114:4915:1315:2115:1915:1915:4215:4915:4915:5216:1016:1916:2216:1916:3916:4416:4916:4917:0417:1417:1917:2917:1917:4418:0117:5417:5418:1318:2618:2818:2818:4718:4418:5718:5719:2119:2219:2719:2719:5219:5219:5519:5520:2520:2720:2720:2520:5520:5620:5520:5621:2521:2521:2521:2521:5421:5421:5421:54
Denton Grove (opposite) 01:4801:4701:4801:4703:2203:2303:2303:2204:2304:2204:2204:2304:5305:0205:0705:0805:2305:4205:4905:5306:0806:2006:2306:2206:4506:5006:5306:5207:1007:2107:2307:2207:3607:5107:5307:5508:0108:2208:2808:2808:3008:5508:5208:5809:0009:2509:2209:2809:3009:5309:5310:0110:0010:2310:2410:3010:3110:5110:5310:5010:5411:2311:2411:2111:2011:5211:5411:5511:5112:2512:2212:2112:2412:5612:5612:5212:5413:2613:2213:2413:2713:5813:5513:5313:5714:2314:2514:3014:2814:5214:5614:5914:5415:2115:2915:2615:2415:5015:5615:5416:0016:1716:2416:3016:2616:4616:5216:5416:5617:1117:2217:2417:3517:2617:5218:0718:0117:5918:2118:3118:3318:3518:5218:5219:0419:0219:2919:2719:3419:3219:5720:0020:0220:0020:2920:3220:3420:3121:0121:0020:5921:0321:3121:3121:2921:2922:0021:5821:5822:00
Stechford Police Station (adjacent) 01:4901:4901:4901:4803:2303:2403:2403:2404:2404:2304:2404:2404:5405:0405:0905:0905:2405:4405:5005:5406:1006:2106:2406:2406:4706:5106:5406:5407:1207:2207:2407:2407:3807:5207:5507:5608:0308:2308:3008:3008:3108:5708:5309:0009:0109:2709:2309:3009:3109:5409:5510:0210:0210:2510:2510:3210:3210:5210:5510:5210:5511:2511:2511:2211:2211:5311:5611:5611:5312:2612:2312:2312:2612:5712:5812:5412:5513:2713:2413:2513:2914:0013:5613:5513:5814:2514:2614:3214:2914:5414:5715:0014:5615:2315:3015:2715:2615:5215:5715:5616:0116:1916:2616:3116:2716:4816:5316:5616:5717:1317:2317:2617:3717:2717:5318:0918:0218:0118:2218:3318:3518:3618:5418:5319:0519:0419:3019:2919:3519:3419:5920:0120:0320:0220:3120:3420:3520:3221:0221:0221:0121:0421:3221:3221:3121:3122:0122:0022:0022:01
Pine Square (Stop CB) 02:0202:0202:0202:0103:3603:3703:3703:3704:3704:3604:3704:3705:0705:1705:2205:2205:3705:5706:0306:0706:2506:3406:3706:3707:0207:0507:0707:0707:2907:3607:3707:3707:5708:0608:0908:0908:2308:3808:5108:4508:4509:1609:0809:1509:1509:4409:3909:4509:4510:1010:1210:1710:1710:4210:4110:4710:4711:0711:1211:0711:1211:4211:4211:3711:3712:0812:1312:1312:0812:4312:3812:3812:4313:1413:1513:1013:1013:4413:4013:4013:4614:1914:1114:1114:1514:4114:4114:5114:4615:1515:1215:1715:1215:4515:4815:4215:4216:1516:1216:1216:1816:4016:4216:4816:4217:0817:1017:1217:1217:3217:4017:4217:5517:4218:1018:2618:1718:1718:3818:5018:5118:5119:1119:0819:1919:1919:4519:4519:4919:4920:1520:1520:1720:1720:4620:4920:4920:4621:1521:1721:1521:1721:4521:4521:4521:4622:1422:1422:1422:14
Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal (Stand K) 02:1402:1402:1402:1403:4903:4903:4903:4904:4904:4904:4904:4905:1905:2905:3505:3405:4906:0906:1506:1906:3906:4606:4906:4907:1607:1807:1907:1907:4407:4907:4907:4908:1208:1908:2108:2108:3808:5109:0608:5708:5709:3009:2109:2709:2709:5809:5209:5809:5810:2310:2610:3010:3010:5610:5411:0011:0011:2011:2611:2011:2511:5611:5511:5011:5012:2112:2712:2612:2112:5612:5112:5112:5713:2713:2913:2313:2313:5713:5313:5314:0014:3314:2414:2414:2814:5414:5415:0514:5915:3015:2515:3015:2516:0016:0115:5515:5516:3016:2516:2516:3116:5516:5517:0116:5517:2317:2317:2517:2517:4717:5317:5518:1017:5518:2318:4118:3018:3018:5119:0419:0419:0419:2519:2019:3119:3119:5719:5920:0120:0120:2920:2720:2920:2920:5821:0321:0120:5821:2721:3121:2721:2921:5721:5721:5721:5922:2622:2722:2622:26
Birmingham International Station (Stop NB) 02:1802:1802:1802:1803:5303:5303:5303:5304:5304:5304:5304:5305:2305:3305:3905:3805:5306:1306:1906:2306:4306:5006:5306:5307:2007:2207:2307:2307:4807:5307:5307:5308:1608:2308:2508:2508:4208:5509:1009:0109:0109:3409:2509:3109:3110:0209:5610:0210:0210:2710:3010:3410:3411:0010:5811:0411:0411:2411:3011:2411:2912:0011:5911:5411:5412:2512:3112:3012:2513:0012:5512:5513:0113:3113:3313:2713:2714:0113:5713:5714:0414:3714:2814:2814:3214:5814:5815:0915:0315:3415:2915:3415:2916:0416:0515:5915:5916:3416:2916:2916:3516:5916:5917:0516:5917:2717:2717:2917:2917:5117:5717:5918:1417:5918:2718:4518:3418:3418:5519:0819:0819:0819:2919:2419:3519:3520:0120:0320:0520:0520:3320:3120:3320:3321:0221:0721:0521:0221:3121:3521:3121:3322:0122:0122:0122:0322:3022:3122:3022:30

Route map

All stops on route 97A

97A towards Birmingham International Station

  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. Pikewater Road (adj) Bordesley Green
  15. Norwood Road (adjacent) 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. Stella Croft (adj) Chelmsley Wood
  47. Birch Croft (opposite) Chelmsley Wood
  48. Rowan Way (opposite) Chelmsley Wood
  49. Whitebeam Road (after) Chelmsley Wood
  50. Coleshill Road (adjacent) Birmingham Business Park
  51. Bickenhill Lane (adj) National Exhibition Centre
  52. Morris Way (before) National Exhibition Centre
  53. Elmdon Trading Estate (opp) National Exhibition Centre
  54. Ingenuity House (opposite) National Exhibition Centre
  55. Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal (Stand K) Birmingham Airport
  56. Birmingham International Station (Stop NB) National Exhibition Centre

97A towards Church Centre

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

Towns & areas on this route

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 97A bus?

The first 97A departure on weekdays leaves at 01:30 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 97A bus?

The last 97A on weekdays leaves its first stop at 00:05. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

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