97A bus: National Exhibition Centre – Birmingham

National Express West Midlands bus 97A runs between National Exhibition Centre and Birmingham via Birmingham Airport, Chelmsley Wood, Stechford and Bordesley Green. Runs every day. On Wednesday 4 November the first bus from National Exhibition Centre leaves at 00:05 and the last at 23:16, about every 30 minutes during the day.

Operated by National Express West Midlands. Timetable for Wednesday, 4 November 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last 97A bus from Birmingham to National Exhibition Centre?
On Wednesday 4 November the first bus leaves Birmingham at 01:30 and the last at 23:10, 40 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 97A bus from National Exhibition Centre to Birmingham?
On Wednesday 4 November the first bus leaves National Exhibition Centre at 00:05 and the last at 23:16, 41 journeys in all.
Does the 97A bus run on Sundays?
Yes. Runs every day.
How often does the 97A bus run?
On Wednesday 4 November it runs about every 30 minutes during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 41 journeys from National Exhibition Centre.
Where does the 97A bus stop?
Main stops from National Exhibition Centre to Birmingham: Birmingham International Station (National Exhibition Centre), Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal (Birmingham Airport), Rowan Way (Chelmsley Wood), Chelmsley Interchange (Chelmsley Wood), Richmond Road (Stechford), Bangor Road (Bordesley Green), Church Centre (Birmingham). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 97A bus?
National Express West Midlands.

Birmingham to National Exhibition Centre

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Church Centre, Birmingham01:3003:0504:0504:5005:5006:2606:5007:1407:3608:0108:2608:5709:3010:0010:3011:0011:3012:0012:3013:0013:3014:0014:2214:4715:1415:4116:0916:3417:0017:3318:0018:2419:0219:3420:1020:4021:1021:4022:1023:10
Colonial Road, Bordesley Green01:4303:1804:1805:0306:0406:4007:0507:3007:5408:2108:4809:1909:4810:1810:4811:1811:4912:1912:5013:2113:5214:2314:4515:1315:4216:1016:3917:0417:2918:0118:2618:4719:2219:5220:2720:5621:2521:5422:2423:24
Stechford Police Station01:4803:2304:2305:0906:1006:4707:1207:3808:0308:3008:5709:2709:5510:2510:5511:2511:5612:2612:5813:2914:0014:3214:5415:2315:5216:1916:4817:1317:3718:0918:3318:5419:2919:5920:3421:0221:3122:0022:3023:30
Pine Square, Chelmsley Wood02:0103:3604:3605:2206:2507:0207:2907:5708:2308:5109:1609:4410:1210:4211:1211:4212:1312:4313:1513:4614:1914:5115:1515:4516:1516:4017:0817:3217:5518:2618:5019:1119:4520:1520:4921:1721:4622:1422:4423:44
Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal02:1403:4904:4905:3506:3907:1607:4408:1208:3809:0609:3009:5810:2610:5611:2611:5612:2712:5713:2914:0014:3315:0515:3016:0016:3016:5517:2317:4718:1018:4119:0419:2519:5920:2921:0321:3121:5922:2722:5723:57
Birmingham International Station, National Exhibition Centre02:1803:5304:5305:3906:4307:2007:4808:1608:4209:1009:3410:0210:3011:0011:3012:0012:3113:0113:3314:0414:3715:0915:3416:0416:3416:5917:2717:5118:1418:4519:0819:2920:0320:3321:0721:3522:0322:3123:0100:01

National Exhibition Centre to Birmingham

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Birmingham International Station, National Exhibition Centre00:0502:1903:1504:0004:5505:4806:2606:5607:1607:3608:0008:3509:1009:5010:2010:5011:2011:5012:1712:4713:1713:5014:2014:5015:2015:5016:2016:5017:1717:4218:1018:4019:1019:4020:1020:4021:1621:4622:1622:3623:16
Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal00:0902:2203:1904:0404:5905:5306:3007:0007:2007:4008:0408:3909:1409:5410:2410:5411:2411:5412:2112:5113:2113:5414:2414:5415:2415:5416:2416:5417:2117:4618:1418:4419:1419:4420:1420:4421:2021:5022:2022:4023:20
Rowan Way, Chelmsley Wood00:1602:2903:2604:1105:0706:0106:3807:0807:2907:4808:1208:4809:2210:0210:3211:0211:3212:0212:3113:0113:3114:0414:3315:0415:3416:0416:3317:0317:3217:5618:2218:5219:2419:5220:2220:5321:2821:5822:2822:4823:28
Chelmsley Interchange, Chelmsley Wood00:2002:3303:3004:1505:1106:0506:4307:1307:3407:5308:1708:5309:2710:0710:3711:0711:3712:0712:3613:0613:3614:0914:3815:1015:3916:0916:3817:0817:3718:0118:2718:5719:2919:5720:2720:5821:3222:0222:3222:5223:32
Richmond Road, Stechford00:3302:4603:4404:2905:2706:2307:0207:3407:5608:1708:4309:1609:4810:2710:5711:2711:5712:2712:5613:2613:5614:3015:0015:3416:0416:3217:0117:2917:5818:2118:4619:1519:4720:1320:4321:1421:4622:1622:4623:0623:46
Bangor Road, Bordesley Green00:4002:5303:5104:3605:3506:3307:1407:4708:1108:3409:0009:3110:0310:4011:1011:4012:1012:4013:0913:3914:0914:4615:1915:5316:2216:4917:1517:4318:1218:3418:5919:2719:5820:2420:5421:2421:5422:2422:5423:1423:54
Church Centre, Birmingham00:5003:0204:0004:4505:4506:4307:2608:0008:2608:5109:1709:4710:1710:5311:2311:5312:2312:5313:2313:5314:2315:0015:3516:0916:4017:0617:3318:0118:2818:4819:1219:4020:1020:3521:0521:3522:0522:3523:0523:2500:05

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Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Wednesday, 4 November 2026. Stop details from NaPTAN. Train timetables contain data from Network Rail, licensed under the Open Government Licence; live train times from National Rail. Times are UK local time and can change at short notice: check before you travel.

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