west midlands travel easter service

Bus services for Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday 2022

Some bus routes will be limited during over the easter holiday.

• 20:10, 8 APR 2022

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Travelling by bus over the Easter bank holiday? It's important to know that some services in the West Midlands will run limited services during the break.

A lot of people rely on buses to see their loved ones. Using public transport is also better for the environment as it allows more people travel at once.

Passengers are encouraged to plan their journeys ahead of time, to avoid any issues. Services may be affected or change on any given day.

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Below is a guide on what you need to know...

• National Express

From Sunday, April 10 until April 23 there will be changes to the frequency of several National Express services across the West Midlands. This includes popular services from Five Ways and Solihull. X1-X5 and X12-X15 bus routes will all be affected.

A list of some of the routes affected:

• 1 | Acocks Green Village - Five Ways (via Springfield, Moseley & Edgbaston Cricket Ground)
• 4 | Birmingham - Solihull (via Sparkbrook, Tyseley, Acocks Green & Olton)
• 4A | Birmingham - Solihull (via Sparkbrook, Tyseley, Acocks Green, Gospel Oak & Shirley)
• 6 | Birmingham - Solihull (via Sparkbrook, Sparkhill, Hall Green & Shirley)
• 7 | Birmingham - Perry Common (via Newtown, Aston & Witton)
• 8A | Walsall - Pelsall (via Rushall)
• 8C | Birmingham Inner Circle (Clockwise) (via Saltley, Small Heath, Highgate, Five Ways, Jewellery Quarter, Hockley, Newtown & Aston Cross)
• 9 |Birmingham - Stourbridge ( via Bearwood, Quinton & Halesowen)
• 11A | Birmingham Outer Circle (Anticlockwise via via Erdington, Perry Barr, Bearwood, Harborne, Kings Heath & Acocks Green)
• 11C | Birmingham Outer Circle (Clockwise via Kings Heath, Cotteridge, Harborne, Perry Barr, Erdington & Acocks Green)
• 14 | Birmingham - Chelmsley Wood (via Duddeston, Saltley, Alum Rock, Stechford, Kitts Green & Tile Cross)

Click here for an individual breakdown on times for each bus service.

Diamond Bus

Good Friday: A Saturday service will operate

Saturday: A normal Saturday service will operate

Easter Sunday: A normal Sunday service will operate

Bank Holiday Monday: A Sunday service will operate

Tuesday: A normal weekday service will resumes

Arriva has announced it is experiencing service disruption across some parts of its network due to national staff shortages. Some timings and routes will be affected over the Easter weekend.

Good Friday: Saturday Service

Saturday, April 16: Normal Saturday service

Easter Sunday: Normal Sunday service

Easter Monday: Sunday service

For the latest travel news, visit Arriva's 'Plan a Journey' section on its website.

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Easter 2024 service changes

Monday 25th to Thursday 28th March

Due to expected lower levels of traffic during the Easter school holiday period, NX and Diamond Buses will operate to special holiday timetables. Journey times will be shortened, and some high frequency services will see a slight decrease.

Friday 29th March (Good Friday)

Buses will operate Saturday levels of service.

Monday 1st April (Easter Monday)

Buses will operate to Sunday timetables.

Tuesday 2nd to Friday 5th April

NX and Diamond Bus will continue to operate revised holiday timetables.

Revised timetables are available to view and download from operator’s websites as well as from the TfWM website.

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