Published: 20th May 2026
On Thursday 21st May 2026, from 9.45am to 10pm approximately, there will be a number of road closures in Birmingham City Centre and the Jewellery Quarter to allow for the Aston Villa Championship Parade to take place. During this time, services 8A, 8C, 9, 12, 13, 23, 24, 82, 87, 101, 126, 822, 829, X8 & X10 will be diverted.
Service 8C towards Aston
Buses will continue along Icknield Street, pass the junction with Warstone Lane, left Heaton Street, fourth exit Great Hampton Street, and left Well Street to rejoin the normal line of route.
Service 8A towards Highgate
Buses will follow the reverse of the above route.
Heading towards Birmingham
Buses will be diverted from Hagley Road, right Islington Row Middleway, left Bath Row, left Holloway Circus, right Queensway Tunnels, left Great Charles Street Queensway and rejoin the normal line of route.
Heading from Birmingham
Buses will be diverted from Colmore Row, right Newhall Street, right Edmund Street, right Livery Street, left Colmore Row, continue Snow Hill, left St Chads Queensway, continue Queensway Tunnels, exit Suffolk Street Queensway, continue Holloway Circus, right Holloway Head, continue Bath Row, left Wheeleys Road, right Islington Row Middleway, and left Hagley Road to rejoin the normal line of route.
Heading towards Birmingham
Buses will be diverted from Hagley Road, right Islington Row Middleway, left Bath Row, left Holloway Circus, right Queensway Tunnels, left Great Charles Street Queensway and rejoin the normal line of route.
Heading from Birmingham
Buses will be diverted from Colmore Row, right Newhall Street, right Edmund Street, right Livery Street, left Colmore Row, continue Snow Hill, left St Chads Queensway, continue Queensway Tunnels, exit Suffolk Street Queensway, continue Holloway Circus, right Holloway Head, continue Bath Row, left Wheeleys Road, right Islington Row Middleway, and left Hagley Road to rejoin the normal line of route.
Heading towards Birmingham
Buses will be diverted from Harborne Road, right Islington Row Middleway, left Bath Row, continue Holloway Head, and continue Smallbrook Queensway to rejoin the normal line of route.
Heading from Birmingham
Buses will be diverted from Colmore Row, right Newhall Street, right Edmund Street, right Livery Street, left Colmore Row, continue Snow Hill, left St Chads Queensway, continue Queensway Tunnels, exit Suffolk Street Queensway, continue Holloway Circus, right Holloway Head, continue Bath Row, left Wheeleys Road, right Islington Row Middleway, and left Calthorpe Road to rejoin the normal line of route.
Heading towards Birmingham
Buses will be diverted from Spring Hill, third exit Ladywood Middleway, continue Five Ways, Five Ways island, second exit Islington Row Middleway, left Bath Row, continue Holloway Head, second exit Smallbrook Queensway and rejoin the normal line of route to Colmore Row.
Heading from Birmingham
Buses will divert from Colmore Row, right Newhall Street, right Edmund Street, right Livery Street, left Colmore Row, continue Snow Hill, left St Chads Queensway, right Old Snow Hill, continue Old Snow Hill, continue Constitution Hill, continue Great Hampton Street, left Hockley Circus, left Heaton Street, right Icknield Street, and right Spring Hill to rejoin the normal line of route.
Heading towards Birmingham
Buses will be diverted from Hingeston Street, left Icknield Street, left Heaton Street, fourth exit Great Hampton Street, continue Constitution Hill, left St Chads, right Snow Hill, and continue Colmore Row to rejoin the normal line of route.
Heading from Birmingham
Buses will be diverted from Colmore Row, right Newhall Street, right Edmund Street, right Livery Street, left Colmore Row, continue Snow Hill, left St Chads Queensway, right Old Snow Hill, continue Old Snow Hill, continue Constitution Hill, continue Great Hampton Street, left Hockley Circus, left Heaton Street, right Icknield Street, and right Hingeston Street to rejoin the normal line of route.
Heading towards Birmingham
Buses will be diverted from Harborne Road, right Islington Row Middleway, left Bath Row, continue Holloway Head, and continue Smallbrook Queensway to rejoin the normal line of route to Colmore Row.
Heading from Birmingham
Buses will be diverted from Colmore Row, right Newhall Street, right Edmund Street, right Livery Street, left Colmore Row, continue Snow Hill, left St Chads Queensway, continue Queensway Tunnels, exit Suffolk Street Queensway, continue Holloway Circus, right Holloway Head, continue Bath Row, left Wheeleys Road, right Islington Row Middleway, and left Calthorpe Road to rejoin the normal line of route.
Heading towards Birmingham
Buses will be diverted from Hagley Road, right Islington Row Middleway, left Bath Row, left Holloway Circus, right Queensway Tunnels, left Great Charles Street Queensway and rejoin the normal line of route.
Heading from Birmingham
Buses will be diverted from Colmore Row, right Newhall Street, right Edmund Street, right Livery Street, left Colmore Row, continue Snow Hill, left St Chads Queensway, continue Queensway Tunnels, exit Suffolk Street Queensway, continue Holloway Circus, right Holloway Head, continue Bath Row, left Wheeleys Road, right Islington Row Middleway, and left Calthorpe Road to rejoin the normal line of route.
Heading towards Birmingham
Buses will be diverted from Hagley Road, right Islington Row Middleway, left Bath Row, left Holloway Circus, right Queensway Tunnels, left Great Charles Street Queensway and rejoin the normal line of route to Colmore Row.
Heading from Birmingham
Buses will be diverted from Colmore Row, right Newhall Street, right Edmund Street, right Livery Street, left Colmore Row, continue Snow Hill, left St Chads Queensway, continue Queensway Tunnels, exit Suffolk Street Queensway, continue Holloway Circus, right Holloway Head, continue Bath Row, left Wheeleys Road, right Islington Row Middleway, and left Hagley Road to rejoin the normal line of route.
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