All times are approximate and given in minutes.
| Morning | Daytime | Evening | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday - Friday | # | - | 60 |
| Saturday | # | - | 60 |
| Sunday | - | 60 | 60 |
Morning
Monday - Friday: before 09:30
Saturday: before 09:00
Sunday: before 10:00
Daytime
Monday - Friday: 09:30 to 18:00
Saturday: 09:00 to 18:00
Sunday: 10:00 to 18:00
Evening
Monday - Friday: 18:00 onwards
Saturday: 18:00 onwards
Sunday: 18:00 onwards
For live information you can call Traveline on 0871 200 22 33 (calls cost 10p per minute plus any charge your network provider may make).
Please use the form below to look for specific timetable data for this route. After using the drop down boxes below to select the timetable you require, please click on the SEARCH button on the right to refresh the display.
| Provider |
| Route Number |
| Albert St/Dale End |
|---|
| Saltley,Nechells Pla |
| Highfield Road...... |
| WARD END,Fox & Goose |
| Ventnor Avenue...... |
| BUCKLAND END PO..... |
| Chester Rd, Hurst Ln |
| KINGSHURST,FordBrdg. |
| NXB | NXB | NXB | NXB | NXB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| 1930 | 2030 | 2130 | 2230 | 2330 |
| 1937 | 2037 | 2137 | 2237 | 2337 |
| 1941 | 2041 | 2141 | 2241 | 2341 |
| 1947 | 2047 | 2147 | 2247 | 2347 |
| 1949 | 2049 | 2149 | 2249 | 2349 |
| 1953 | 2053 | 2153 | 2253 | 2353 |
| 2002 | 2102 | 2202 | 2302 | 0002 |
| 2008 | 2108 | 2208 | 2308 | 0008 |
Time slots marked in this fashion are occurring soon.
Time slots marked in this fashion are provided by another company.
Time slots marked in this fashion are provided by an alternative service.
Timetable data is sourced from network west midlands and was accurate as of 9th May 2012.
If you are unable to find the information you require please visit the network west midlands timetable site or contact Traveline on 0871 200 22 33 (calls cost 10p per minute plus any charge your network provider may make)
Timetable Codes:
Please note: codes are often combined eg. 05ST = Solihull school term time only
- 01 Birmingham
- 02 Coventry
- 05 Solihull
- 06 Walsall
- 07 Wolverhampton
- CT College term time only
- ST School term time only
- NM Not Monday
- NW Not Wednesdays
- NF Not Friday
- WE Wednesday only
- FR Friday only
- BF Does not serve Broad Street Friday & Saturday
- LJ Later journey shown at beginning of timetable
Our buses have an exact fare policy and the driver cannot give change, so please make sure you have the correct money. The exact fare policy ensures that loading times are kept to a minimum.
| Name | Price | For |
|---|---|---|
| Stage 1-2 | £1.70 | Adult |
| Stage 3+ | £1.90 | Adult |
| Stage 1-2 (within West Midlands County) Not available after 10pm |
£0.85 | Child |
| Stage 3+ (within West Midlands County) Not available after 10pm |
£0.95 | Child |
| Stage 3+ (boarding or alighting outside of West Midlands County) Not available after 10pm |
£1.25 | Child |
| Stage 1-2 (boarding or alighting outside of West Midlands County) Not available after 10pm |
£1.10 | Child |
Higher fares apply on services crossing county boundaries and certain special services.
Accompanied under 5s travel free
Prices correct at 2nd January 2012
Bus stop data is sourced from data.gov.uk's NaPTAN listings.
Simply TEXT the SMS code for your stop to 84268. You should receive a reply within 15 seconds telling you the next departures from that stop in 'real time' (where available) or scheduled time for services not fitted with RTI. The service is charged at 25p for a return text plus the cost of your outgoing text from your mobile provider.
Stops
This bus stop data is provided by Network West Midlands.
To view buses that are scheduled (from the timetable) at your stop, simply click on the arrow beside the name.
Outbound stops
| Next Bus Time | Name | SMS code * |
|---|---|---|
| Next Bus From here for 56 | FORDBRIDGE RD, Kingshurst Way (opp) | nwmagjmd |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | WASHWOOD HEATH RD, Highfield Rd (opp) | nwmamjpj |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | WASHWOOD HEATH RD, Common Lane (adj) | nwmamjpm |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | WASHWOOD HEATH RD, Drews Lane (adj) | nwmamjpw |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | WASHWOOD HEATH RD, Library (adj) | nwmtdpmd |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | WASHWOOD HEATH RD, Sladefield Rd (opp) | nwmamjwg |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | WASHWOOD HEATH RD, St Agatha`s Rd (opp) | nwmamjwm |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | WASHWOOD HEATH RD, Foley Rd (adj) | nwmamjwt |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | WASHWOOD HEATH RD, The Fox & Goose (Stand WF) | nwmampam |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | COLESHILL RD, The Fox and Goose (Stop WA) | nwmdgjta |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | COLESHILL RD, Southbourne Avenue (opp) | nwmdgjtj |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | WASHWOOD HEATH RD, Wright Rd (opp) | nwmamjmp |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | WASHWOOD HEATH RD, Sandway Gardens (adj) | nwmamgtd |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | FORDBRIDGE RD, Schofield Rd (opp) | nwmagjmj |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | BULL ST, Lower Bull St (Stop DB) | nwmagwag |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | JENNENS RD, Matthew Boulton College | nwmdmjpa |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | JENNENS RD, Millennium Point | nwmajmdj |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | NECHELLS PARKWAY, Windsor St South (opp) | nwmamgjm |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | NECHELLS PARKWAY, Nechells Health Centre (adj) | nwmamgjp |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | SALTLEY RD, Bloomsbury St (adj) | nwmamgjw |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | SALTLEY RD, Nechells Place (adj) | nwmamgmj |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | WASHWOOD HEATH RD, Saltley Gate (Stop SC) | nwmamgpg |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | WASHWOOD HEATH RD, Hutton Rd (adj) | nwmamgpw |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | COLESHILL RD, Ventnor Avenue (adj) | nwmdgjtp |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | COLESHILL RD, Hodge Hill Common | nwmtmtdp |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | KENDRICK AVE, Roebuck Close (opp) | nwmdgjmg |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | KENDRICK AVE, Yorkswood Scout Camp | nwmdgjmp |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | FREASLEY RD, Kitsland Rd (opp) | nwmdgjpd |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | HURST LANE, War Memorial | nwmtwmdp |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | HURST LANE, Chester Rd (bef) | nwmtmtaj |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | CHESTER RD, Hurst Lane | nwmagmwa |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | CHESTER RD, Hazelhurst Road (adj) | nwmagmtp |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | CHESTER RD, Chester Rd (bey) | nwmagjpg |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | OVERGREEN DR, Silverbirch Rd (opp) | nwmagjpa |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | OVERGREEN DR, Marston Dr (adj) | nwmdmjdj |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | KENDRICK AVE, School Playing Field Gate (adj) | nwmdgjgw |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | PITHALL RD, Hillstone Rd (adj) | nwmtdpwm |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | COLESHILL RD, Heathway (opp) | nwmdgjwj |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | COLESHILL RD, Newport Rd (adj) | nwmdgjwt |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | HEATH WAY, Buckland End PO | nwmtdmtw |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | HEATH WAY, Schoolacre Road (Opp) | nwmtjwdm |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | HEATH WAY, School Lane | nwmtdwad |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | HEATH WAY, Shard End Crescent (opp) | nwmdgjdp |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | SHARD END CRES, Packington Avenue | nwmtdtmt |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | PACKINGTON AVE, The Shardway | nwmtdwag |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | PITHALL RD, Packington Avenue (bey) | nwmdgjgj |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | PITHALL RD, Freasley Road (adj) | nwmwgdgj |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | GILSON WAY, Oakthorpe Drive (opp) | nwmagjmp |
Inbound stops
| Next Bus Time | Name | SMS code * |
|---|---|---|
| Next Bus From here for 56 | FORDBRIDGE RD, Kingshurst Way (opp) | nwmagjmd |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | PITHALL RD, Hillstone Rd (opp) | nwmdgjgt |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | PITHALL RD, Packington Avenue (before) | nwmwgdgd |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | PACKINGTON AVE, The Shardway | nwmdgjgp |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | SHARD END CRES, Packington Avenue | nwmdmwpd |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | HEATH WAY, Shard End Crescent (adj) | nwmdgjdm |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | HEATH WAY, School Lane | nwmdgjdj |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | HEATH WAY, Schoolacre Road (Adj) | nwmtjwdj |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | HEATH WAY, Buckland End PO | nwmdgjgm |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | COLESHILL RD, Newport Rd (opp) | nwmdgmad |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | COLESHILL RD, Heathway (adj) | nwmdgjwm |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | KENDRICK AVE, School Playing Field Gate (opp) | nwmdgjma |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | KENDRICK AVE, Roebuck Close (adj) | nwmdgjmd |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | FORDBRIDGE RD, Schofield Rd (adj) | nwmagjmg |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | GILSON WAY, Oakthorpe Drive (adj) | nwmagjmt |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | MARSTON DR, Overgreen Drive (bef) | nwmagjmw |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | OVERGREEN DR, Silverbirch Rd (adj) | nwmagjpd |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | CHESTER RD, Overgreen Drive (bef) | nwmwdajg |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | CHESTER RD, Hazelhurst Road (opp) | nwmagmtw |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | HURST LANE, Chester Rd (bey) | nwmtpgjw |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | HURST LANE, War Memorial | nwmtwmdt |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | FREASLEY RD, Kitsland Rd (adj) | nwmdgjpa |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | KENDRICK AVE, Yorkswood Scout Camp | nwmdgjmj |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | COLESHILL RD, Hodge Hill Common (Opp) | nwmtdwjm |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | COLESHILL RD, Ventnor Avenue (opp) | nwmdgjtm |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | COLESHILL RD, Southbourne Avenue (adj) | nwmdgjtg |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | WASHWOOD HEATH RD, Saltley Gate (Stop SD) | nwmamgpj |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | HIGH ST, Saltley Trading Estate (Stop SL) | nwmdptda |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | SALTLEY RD, Nechells Place (opp) | nwmamgmt |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | SALTLEY RD, Bloomsbury St (opp) | nwmamgma |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | NECHELLS PARKWAY, Nechells Health Centre (opp) | nwmamgjt |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | NECHELLS PARKWAY, Windsor St South (adj) | nwmamgjg |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | JENNENS RD, Woodcock St (opp) | nwmamdwm |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | JENNENS RD, Millennium Point | nwmajmdg |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | JENNENS RD, Matthew Boulton College | nwmdmjmw |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | THE PRIORY QUEENSWAY, Argos (Stop PK) | nwmajgwd |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | WASHWOOD HEATH RD, Hutton Rd (opp) | nwmamgta |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | WASHWOOD HEATH RD, Sandway Gardens (opp) | nwmamgtg |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | WASHWOOD HEATH RD, The Fox & Goose (Stand WD) | nwmampaj |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | WASHWOOD HEATH RD, Twyford Rd (opp) | nwmampad |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | WASHWOOD HEATH RD, Foley Rd (opp) | nwmamjwp |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | WASHWOOD HEATH RD, St Agatha`s Rd (adj) | nwmamjwj |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | WASHWOOD HEATH RD, Sladefield Rd (adj) | nwmamjwd |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | WASHWOOD HEATH RD, Library (opp) | nwmamjtg |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | WASHWOOD HEATH RD, Drews Lane (opp) | nwmamjtd |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | WASHWOOD HEATH RD, Common Lane (opp) | nwmamjpt |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | WASHWOOD HEATH RD, Highfield Rd (adj) | nwmamjpa |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | WASHWOOD HEATH RD, Wright Rd (adj) | nwmamjmj |
| Next Bus From here for 56 | BULL ST, Lower Bull St (Stop DB) | nwmagwag |
The official name for the bus stop
If you want to get stop information on your phone TEXT this code to 84268 - more info
Simply TEXT the SMS code for your stop to 84268. You should receive a reply within 15 seconds telling you the next departures from that stop in 'real time' (where available) or scheduled time for services not fitted with RTI. The service is charged at 25p for a return text plus the cost of your outgoing text from your mobile provider.
Birmingham Central
- Liverpool Street,
- Bordesley,
- Birmingham,
- B9 4DS
T: 0121 254 6800
Monday - Thursday: 0800 to 1600 hours; Fridays: 0830 to 1530 hours
56 Birmingham - Saltley - Washwood Heath - Shard End - Kingshurst (Evenings and Sundays only) via Ward End, Clock Garage and Castle Bromwich
No known interruptions