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Coach to Birmingham from London by National Express & Megabus


National Express coach from London to Birmingham

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Coach services from London to Birmingham are operated by two UKs’ well-known carriers - National Express and Megabus.
National Express and Megabus provide a direct intercity coach service between London and Birmingham. There is no other coach operator, which offers similar shuttle service between these two cities.
National Express offers more than 30 direct services per day, while Megabus has about 8 connections a day.
Some National Express and Megabus services terminate in Birmingham, but most of them are not intended to serve the route from London to Birmingham only, the coaches run on larger distances and Birmingham is only an intermediate stop. Both National Express and Megabus stop at Birmingham International Airport.
The National Express direct coach lines between London and Birmingham are 410 and 420 and other carriers’ routes passing through Birmingham. There are also some indirect routes between these cities, which require connecting at Milton Keynes Coach Station. M1 is the Megabus line from London to Birmingham.

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Most of the services from Birmingham to London begin their journey at one of the UKs’ northern cities or towns, however, all terminate at Victoria Coach Station in London (see details below).
National Express & Megabus coaches are high-class vehicles, equipped with toilet, air conditioning, reclining seats and radio. Both carriers put the safety and comfort of passengers first, so the vehicles are equipped with a large number of safeguards. The operators are using modern vehicles with large panoramic windows and increased legroom. Some coaches on this route provide free Wi-Fi and can take passengers in wheelchairs on board the bus.
Travelling between London and Birmingham with National Express takes about 2½ hours and 3 hours with Megabus. This is one of the cheapest transport options between Central London and Birmingham.

Go to National Express or Megabus website to check current timetable and prices and book a ticket for your journey.

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Timetables and fares...

Coach to Birmingham from London by National Express

National Express service number 420
420
410 570
410
420
545
571
410
550 410 409
570
550 410 570
Days of operation Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily
Period(s) of operation -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
LONDON, Victoria Coach Station Dep. 0:30 6:30 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 13:00 13:30 14:00 14:30 15:30
LONDON, Golders Green
Dep. 1:00 6:30
- 8:40 - 10:40 - - - - - 14:15 14:40 - 16:20
BIRMINGHAM, Coach Station
Arr. 3:35 9:30h 9:50
11:00 11:50 13:15 13:30 13:55 14:15 14:55 15:15 15:45 16:50 17:10 17:25 19:05
BIRMINGHAM, Great Barr. Arr - - - - 12:10 - - - - - - - - - 17:50
-
BIRMINGHAM, Five Ways
Arr. - - 10:05
- - - - - 14:25 - - - - - - -
BIRMINGHAM, Bearwood
Arr. - - 10:10
- - - - - 15:35 - - - - - - -

Coach to Birmingham from London by National Express

National Express service number 410
420
410 410
420
410 420 420
410
920 410
421 422
Days of operation Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily
Period(s) of operation - - - - - -
- - - - - - -
LONDON, Victoria Coach Station Dep. 16:00 17:00 17:30 18:00 18:30 19:30 20:30 21:00 22:00 22:30 23:00 23:30 23:30
LONDON, Golders Green Dep. - 17:40
- -
19:10
- 21:05 21:35 - - - - 23:59
BIRMINGHAM, Coach Station
Arr. 19:00 20:25
21:30 20:50 21:30 22:20 23:20 00:05 0:35 1:25 1:35 2:45 2:50
BIRMINGHAM, Great Barr. Arr. - - - - - 22:40
- - 0:55 - - - -
BIRMINGHAM, Five Ways Arr. - - - - - - 23:30 - - - - - -
BIRMINGHAM, Bearwood Arr. - - - -
- - 23:59 - - - - - -

Coach to London from Birmingham by National Express

National Express service number 920 422
421
420
410
420
410
420
420
410
420
570
410 550 409 570
Days of operation Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily
Period(s) of operation - -
-
-
-
- - - - - - - - - - -
BIRMINGHAM, Bearwood Dep. - - - - - 6:15
- -
8:15 - 9:30 - - - - -
BIRMINGHAM, Five Ways Dep. - - - - - 6:30
- -
8:20 - 9:35
- - - - -
BIRMINGHAM, Great Barr. Dep. - - - - 5:45 - - 7:50 - - - - - - - -
BIRMINGHAM, Coach Station
Dep. 3:00 3:00 3:00 5:00 6:15
7:00 7:40
8:25 8:45 9:30 10:00 10:25 10:50 11:30 12:10 12:40
LONDON, Golders Green Arr. - - 6:00 7:05 - 9:05 - -
10:55 - - 13:00
- 13:45 - 15:05
LONDON, Finchley Rd. Arr. - - - 7:15 - 9:20 - - 11:10 -
12:45 - - - - -
LONDON, Marylebone Arr. - - - 7:25 - - - - - - 12:55
- - - - -
LONDON, Marble Arch Arr. - - - 7:35 8:35
9:35 10:05 11:00 11:30
12:00 13:00
13:55 13:35 14:20 14:45 15:40
LONDON, Victoria Coach Station Arr. 6:00 6:15 6:20 7:50 8:50
9:50 10:20 11:15 11:45 12:15 13:15 13:50 13:50 14:35 15:00 15:50

Coach to London from Birmingham by National Express

National Express service number 410 550
410
571
545
420 410 410
570
410
410 550
420
Days of operation Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Su Daily
Period(s) of operation - - -
- - - - - - - -
1
-
BIRMINGHAM, Bearwood Dep. - - - - - 15:20
- - - - 19:40 - -
BIRMINGHAM, Five Ways Dep. - - - - - 15:25
- - - - 19:45 - -
BIRMINGHAM, Great Barr. Dep. 12:40 - - - - - - 17:00
- - - - -
BIRMINGHAM, Coach Station
Dep. 13:10 13:40 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:50 16:45 17:30 18:30 19:00 20:15 21:00 21:30
LONDON, Golders Green Arr. - - - 16:50
- 18:25 - - 20:50 - - - 23:59
LONDON, Finchley Rd. Arr. - - - 17:05 - 18:40 -
- - - - - 0:10
LONDON, Marylebone Arr. - - - - - - - - - - - - -
LONDON, Marble Arch Arr. 15:45 16:30 16:35 17:20 17:45 19:00 19:20 20:05 21:20 21:40 22:40 23:15 0:25
LONDON, Victoria Coach Station Arr. 16:00 16:45 16:50 17:35 18:00 19:15 19:35 20:20 21:30 21:50 22:50 23:25 0:35

1 = Operates additionally 1 January.
2 = Does not operate 28 August, 16 & 30 April 2017

Bus and coach boarding points

LONDON, Victoria Coach Station, Departure Hall
BIRMINGHAM, Coach Station, Mill Lane, Digbeth
LONDON, (Marble Arch), Park Lane, BIRMINGHAM, (Perry Barr), Aldridge Road, outside B.C.U., nr subway
LONDON, (Golders Green), Bus Station, Stops GD/GE BIRMINGHAM, (Great Barr), Birmingham Road, Cross Lane
LONDON, (Finchley Road Station), Finchley Road, Stop CH BIRMINGHAM, (Five Ways), Hagley Road, Lay-by close to Marriott Hotel
LONDON, (Marylebone), Baker Street Station, Baker Street, Stop A BIRMINGHAM, (Bearwood), Hagley Road, Lay-by, outside Bus Station

Prices for online tickets

London to Birmingham
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Single Return Single Return Single Return
London to Birmingham (Standard)
£15 £20 £12 £16 £7.50 £10 London to Birmingham
Birmingham to London (Standard)
£15 £20 £12 £16 £7.50 £10 Birmingham to London
London to Birmingham (eg. APEX/Funfares)
from £6 one way from £6 one way from £6 one way London to Birmingham
Birmingham to London (eg. APEX/Funfares) from £6 one way from £6 one way from £6 one way Birmingham to London
  • Age categories: Children: 3-15 years, Seniors: 60+ years. Children aged under 3 travel free.

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Timetables and fares...

Coach to Birmingham from London by Megabus

Megabus service number

MB1
MB1 MB1 MB1
MB1 MB1 MB1
MB1 MB1 MB1*
Days of operation Daily Daily Daily Daily Fr,Su Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily
LONDON, Victoria Coach Station Dep. 8:30
10:30 11:00 13:30 15:00 17:30 18:30 19:30 22:00 23:45
BIRMINGHAM, Brunel Street
Arr. 11:35
13:15 14:05 16:50 18:05 20:35 21:35
22:35 0:45 2:30

Coach to London from Birmingham by Megabus

Megabus service number MB1 MB1 MB1 MB1 MB1 MB1 MB1 MB1 MB1 MB1 MB1
Days of operation Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily Fr,Su
BIRMINGHAM, Brunel Street Dep. 4:00 4:45^ 6:10^ 7:40^
9:25 10:30 13:15 15:30 17:00^ 19:15 19:30
LONDON, Victoria Coach Station Arr. 6:45 8:00 9:30 11:00 12:30 14:00 16:30 19:00 20:30 22:00 22:30

Fr = Friday, Sa = Saturday, Su = Sunday
^ - 20 mins later Sat, Sun
* - Part or all of this journey operates in the morning of the following day

Megabus provides more connections throughout the day

Bus and coach boarding points

LONDON, Victoria Coach Station, Departure Hall
BIRMINGHAM, Railway Bridge (Stop 1), Hill Str.
BIRMINGHAM, International Airport, Stop G, outside Terminal 1

Prices for online tickets

London to Birmingham
Adult Youth/Senior Child BOOK NOW
Single Return Single Return Single Return
London to Birmingham
from £1+50p one way from £1+50p one way from £1+50p one way London to Birmingham
Birmingham to London
from £1+50p one way from £1+50p one way from £1+50p one way Birmingham to London
  • Age categories: Children: 3-15 years, Seniors: 60+ years. Children aged under 3 travel free.

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How to buy tickets online for travel from London to Birmingham?

To purchase tickets online for National Express routes you can do it directly at the Europebus home page using a journey planner provided. You can also do it on the National Express website. For Megabus connections visit Megabus website. Simply fill out all fields in the journey planner and follow the instructions to buy a ticket. Discounted tickets are also available for youths, children and seniors. If you book early and your travel dates and times are flexible, you may get ticket with a discount. Early booking is highly recommended, because services between London and Birmingham are very popular and the coaches are fully booked on some days.

Carriage of luggage

Luggage policy for the National Express bus to Birmingham: The coach driver will load and unload customers’ luggage but customers are responsible for seeing their own luggage onto and off the coach on which they are travelling.
 Each customer has a free luggage allowance of two medium sized suitcases, weighing no more than 20 kilograms each and 1 piece of hand luggage, which must be located on the shelf above your head or under the passenger seat. >>> NX's BUS TO BIRMINGHAM on-line booking <<<

Luggage policy for the Megabus bus to Birmingham: Megabus doesn’t check luggage or provide receipts for luggage transported on the bus by the passenger.  Passengers are advised that Megabus will accept up to one piece of luggage per passenger. For guidance this should be no more than the size of a standard suitcase and should not weigh more than 20kg.  Passengers can also take on board one small piece of luggage that must fit either on your lap or under the seat in front of you. >>> Megabus BUS TO BIRMINGHAM on-line booking <<<

Of course you can take a bike but... In a bike bag as carry-on luggage, semi-dismantled, free of charge. You can take a bicycle with you as carry-on luggage free of charge on any coach, if you put it in a zip-up 'bike bag', with wheels and pedals removed and handlebars turned. Bike bags are available from most cycle shops, for example www.wiggle.co.uk

Overview of alternative transports between London and Birmingham. Trains & airlines services within the UK.

If our information is insufficient for you to convince you to travel by coach, or simply you don’t like this transportation arrangement then we encourage you to take advantage of rail or in some cases flight services. If you want to travel for example from London to Birmingham or vice versa by train we suggest you to visit the Train Line website,, while good flights between British cities are recommend on the Budget Air’s website

Rail services in the UK are fast, frequent and convenient. Tickets can be bought in advance easily via a train reservation service available at the Train Line website,
Regular air links to distant cities in Britain can be checked and booked at www.budgetair.co.uk. Flights connections are available to various destinations in the UK, Europe and worldwide.

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