Which bus companies run in the West Midlands?

National Express West Midlands (175 routes), Diamond Bus (65 routes), National Express (40 routes), Stagecoach Midlands (37 routes), National Express Coventry (36 routes) and FlixBus (19 routes), and 17 smaller operators.

What are the busiest bus routes in the West Midlands?

the 74 (Birmingham – West Bromwich), the 50 (Druids Heath – Birmingham), the 20 (Nuneaton – Coventry), the 529 (Walsall – Wolverhampton) and the 14 (Birmingham – Chelmsley Wood).

Where are the main bus stations in the West Midlands?

West Bromwich Bus Station, Wolverhampton Bus Station, Walsall Bus Station, Pool Meadow Bus Station, Coventry and Birmingham Coach Station, Digbeth.

How can I see live bus times in the West Midlands?

StopToStop shows the next departures from every stop in the West Midlands, with live times for buses already on the road (from their positions, via the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service), and a live map of every bus.

Buses in the West Midlands

447 bus routes, run by 23 bus companies, serve 51 towns and villages and 6,096 stops across West Midlands. Timetables, live departures and journey planning for all of them.

Main towns

Birmingham 231 routes
Wolverhampton 100 routes
Coventry 98 routes
Solihull 84 routes
Walsall 79 routes
Dudley 57 routes
Oldbury 55 routes
West Bromwich 35 routes
Blackheath 31 routes
Stourbridge 26 routes
Halesowen 16 routes
Smethwick 14 routes
Wednesbury 14 routes
Lee Bank 13 routes
Hurst Green 12 routes
Solihull, near Birmingham 12 routes
Centenary Square 11 routes
Old Hill 11 routes
Quarry Bank 11 routes
Short Cross 11 routes
Cradley Heath 9 routes
Minworth 9 routes
Rubery 9 routes
Brandhall 8 routes

Bus stations and interchanges

Busiest routes

74: Birmingham – West Bromwich National Express West Midlands
50: Druids Heath – Birmingham National Express West Midlands
20: Nuneaton – Coventry National Express Coventry
529: Walsall – Wolverhampton National Express West Midlands
14: Birmingham – Chelmsley Wood National Express West Midlands
12X: Coventry – University of Warwick National Express Coventry
11A: Erdington – Acocks Green National Express West Midlands
11C: Acocks Green – Erdington National Express West Midlands
16: Digbeth – Newton National Express West Midlands
97: Birmingham – Birmingham Business Park National Express West Midlands
60: Cranes Park – Birmingham National Express West Midlands
87: Birmingham – Dudley National Express West Midlands

Bus companies

National Express West Midlands 175 routes
Diamond Bus 65 routes
National Express 40 routes
Stagecoach Midlands 37 routes
National Express Coventry 36 routes
FlixBus 19 routes
Chaserider 8 routes
Let's Go 8 routes
Kevs Cars and Coaches 8 routes
LandFlight 8 routes
Flexibus 7 routes
Carolean Coaches 6 routes
Walsall Community Transport 6 routes
Solus Coaches 4 routes
Banga Buses 4 routes
Arriva Midlands 3 routes
Select Bus Services 3 routes
Coventry Minibuses 3 routes
Thandi Red Limited 3 routes
Diamond Bus East Midlands 1 route
Bus Link 1 route
New Bharat Coaches (Southall, London) 1 route
West Midlands Metro 1 route

All towns and villages

Questions

Which bus companies run in the West Midlands?: National Express West Midlands (175 routes), Diamond Bus (65 routes), National Express (40 routes), Stagecoach Midlands (37 routes), National Express Coventry (36 routes) and FlixBus (19 routes), and 17 smaller operators.
What are the busiest bus routes in the West Midlands?: the 74 (Birmingham – West Bromwich), the 50 (Druids Heath – Birmingham), the 20 (Nuneaton – Coventry), the 529 (Walsall – Wolverhampton) and the 14 (Birmingham – Chelmsley Wood).
Where are the main bus stations in the West Midlands?: West Bromwich Bus Station, Wolverhampton Bus Station, Walsall Bus Station, Pool Meadow Bus Station, Coventry and Birmingham Coach Station, Digbeth.
How can I see live bus times in the West Midlands?: StopToStop shows the next departures from every stop in the West Midlands, with live times for buses already on the road (from their positions, via the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service), and a live map of every bus.

Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Tuesday, 27 October 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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