Published: 17th April 2026

Great Birmingham Run 2026

On Sunday 3rd May 2026, from the start of service until approximately 4pm, with Jennens Road remaining closed until approximately 6pm, there will be multiple road closures in Birmingham as the Great Birmingham Run takes place. During this time, services 1, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 5, 6, 8A, 8C, 9, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 17A, 23, 24, 35, 45, 47, 50, 60, 61, 63, 66, 80, 82, 87, 94, 95, 97, 97A, 101, 126, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X8, X10, X12, X13, X14, X20, X21 & X22 will be diverted.

Service 1

Heading from Acocks Green

Buses will divert from Wake Green Road, right Alcester Road, continue Haden Way, left Belgrave Middleway, Belgrave underpass, continue Lee Bank Middleway, continue Islington Row Middleway, Five Ways Island, and left Calthorpe Road to terminate.

Heading towards Acocks Green

Buses will divert from Calthorpe Road, right Highfield Road, right Harborne Road, Five Ways Island, fourth exit Islington Row Middleway, continue Lee Bank Middleway, continue underpass, continue Belgrave Middleway, Haden Circus, third exit Haden Way, continue Moseley Road, continue Alcester Road, left St Mary’s Row, and continue Wake Green Road to rejoin the normal line of route.

Services 2, 3 & 6

Heading towards Birmingham

Buses will follow the normal line of route to Moat Lane, pass the junction at the Market, right St Martin’s Lane, and terminate at stop DS2 in Digbeth.

Heading from Birmingham

Buses will follow the normal line of route from stop DS2.

Roads not served:

  • Moor Street Queensway

Services 4 & 4A

Heading towards Birmingham

Buses will follow the normal line of route to Moat Lane, pass the junction at the Market, right St Martin’s Lane, and terminate at stop DS2 in Digbeth.

Heading from Birmingham

Buses will follow the normal line of route from stop DS2.

Roads not served:

  • Carrs Lane

  • Moor Street Queensway

Service 5

Heading towards Birmingham

Buses will follow the normal line of route to Moat Lane, pass the junction at the Market, right St Martin’s Lane, and terminate at stop DS2 in Digbeth.

Heading from Birmingham

Buses will follow the normal line of route from stop DS2.

Roads not served:

  • Moor Street Queensway

Services 8A & 8C

8A towards Aston

Buses will continue along Icknield Street, left Heaton Street, Hockley Circus, right Hockley Hill, and left Well Street to rejoin the normal line of route.

8C towards Highgate

Buses will divert from Well Street, right Great Hampton Street, Hockley Circus, first exit Heaton Street, and second exit Icknield Street to rejoin the normal line of route after the junction with Warstone Lane.

Roads not served:

  • Warstone Lane

  • Vyse Street

Services 9, 126 & X10

Heading towards Birmingham

Buses will divert from Hagley Road, Five Ways Island, third exit Islington Row Middleway, continue Lee Bank Middleway, left Bristol Street, right Queensway tunnel, second exit Great Charles Street, continue St Chads Queensway, and right Snow Hill Queensway to terminate at stop SQ5.

Heading from Birmingham

Buses will start from stop SQ5 on Snow Hill Queensway, left Colmore Circus, continue Priory Queensway, left Corporation Street, left James Watt Queensway, Lancaster Circus, left St Chads Queensway, right Queensway tunnel, Bristol Street, right Lee Bank Middleway, continue Islington Row Middleway, and left Hagley Road to rejoin the normal line of route.

Roads not served:

  • Broad Street

  • Centenary Square

  • Colmore Row

Services 12 & 13

Heading towards Birmingham

Buses will divert from Hagley Road, Five Ways Island, third exit Islington Row Middleway, continue Lee Bank Middleway, left Bristol Street, right Queensway tunnel, second exit Great Charles Street, continue St Chads Queensway, and right Snow Hill Queensway to terminate at stop SQ5.

Heading from Birmingham

Buses will start from stop SQ5 on Snow Hill Queensway, left Colmore Circus, continue Priory Queensway, left Corporation Street, left James Watt Queensway, Lancaster Circus, left St Chads Queensway, right Queensway tunnel, Bristol Street, right Lee Bank Middleway, continue Islington Row Middleway, and left Hagley Road to rejoin the normal line of route.

Roads not served:

  • Broad Street

  • Centenary Square

  • Colmore Row

Service 14

Heading towards Birmingham

Buses will divert from Vauxhall Road, Curzon Circus, right Lawley Middleway, continue Dartmouth Middleway, Dartmouth Circus, first exit Corporation Street, Lancaster Circus, first exit James Watt Queensway, right Dale End, right Newton Street to drop off at stop NE1, left Corporation Street, Old Square, second exit Corporation Street, left Bull Street, continue Albert Street, left Moor Street Queensway, and left Priory Queensway to terminate.

Heading from Birmingham

Buses will divert from Priory Queensway, left Moor Street Queensway, left James Watt Queensway, Lancaster Circus, third exit Corporation Street, Dartmouth Circus, third exit Dartmouth Middleway, continue Lawley Middleway, Curzon Circus, and left Vauxhall Road to rejoin the normal line of route.

Roads not served:

  • Curzon Street

  • Cardigan Street

  • Jennens Road

Service 16

Heading towards Birmingham

Buses will divert from Old Square, right Corporation Street, left Bull Street, continue Albert Street, and left Moor Street Queensway to terminate at stop MS10.

Heading from Birmingham

Buses will start from stop MS10 on Moor Street Queensway and follow the normal line of route.

Roads not served:

  • Smallbrook Queensway

  • Station Street

  • Upper Dean Street (Markets)

Services 17 & 17A

Heading towards Birmingham

Buses will follow the normal line of route to Moat Lane, right St Martin’s Lane, and terminate at stop DS2 in Digbeth.

Heading from Birmingham

Buses will follow the normal line of route from stop DS2.

Roads not served:

  • Park Street

  • Moor Street

Services 23 & 24

Heading towards Birmingham

Buses will divert from Five Ways Island, fourth exit Islington Row Middleway, left Bath Row, continue Holloway Head, continue Smallbrook Queensway, continue St Martin’s Queensway, left Moor Street Queensway.

Heading from Birmingham

Buses will divert from Moor Street Queensway, left Priory Queensway, Old Square, third exit Corporation Street and serve stop CS1, continue Corporation Street, left James Watt Queensway, left St Chads Queensway, use Queensway tunnels, left Suffolk Street Queensway, right Holloway Head, continue Bath Row, left Wheeleys Road, right Islington Row Middleway, and left Calthorpe Road to rejoin the normal line of route.

Roads not served:

  • Colmore Row

  • Edmund Street

  • Great Charles Street Queensway

  • Centenary Square

  • Broad Street

Service 35

Heading towards Birmingham

Buses will divert from Gooch Street, right Highgate Street, continue Upper Highgate Street, right Leopold Street, left Highgate Middleway, left Camp Hill, left Bradford Street and terminate at stop DS9.

Heading from Birmingham

Buses will start from stop DS9 on Bradford Street, continue Moat Lane Gyratory, right Digbeth, and serve stop DS1 before rejoining the normal line of route.

Roads not served:

  • Gooch Street

  • Sherlock Street

  • Pershore Street

  • Upper Dean Street (Markets)

  • Moor Street

Services 45 & 47

Heading from Birmingham

Buses will divert from stop NS6 on Smallbrook Queensway, continue Holloway Head, left Horse Fair, continue Bristol Street, continue Bristol Road, left Bournbrook Road, right Raddlebarn Road, left Warwards Lane, and right Pershore Road to rejoin the normal line of route.

Heading towards Birmingham

Buses will divert from Pershore Road, left Warwards Lane, right Raddlebarn Road, left Bournbrook Road, right Bristol Road, continue Bristol Road, Holloway Head, right Smallbrook Queensway, and u-turn at TK Maxx to terminate at stop NS6 on Smallbrook Queensway.

Roads not served:

  • Pershore Road, between Warwards Lane and Belgrave Interchange

  • Sherlock Street

  • Pershore Street

  • Upper Dean Street

  • High Street

  • Moor Street Queensway

  • Station Street

Service 50

Heading towards Birmingham

Buses will terminate at stop DS9 on Bradford Street.

Heading from Birmingham

Buses will start from stop DS9 on Bradford Street, continue Moat Lane Gyratory, right Digbeth, and serve stop DS1 before rejoining the normal line of route.

Roads not served:

  • Moat Lane (Markets)

  • Moor Street

Service 60

Heading towards Birmingham

Buses will terminate at stop DS5 outside Digbeth Coach Station.

Heading from Birmingham

Buses will start from stop DS5 outside Digbeth Coach Station, continue to Moat Lane Gyratory, right Digbeth, and serve stop DS2A before rejoining the normal line of route.

Roads not served:

  • Park Street

  • Moor Street

Services 61 & 63

Heading towards Birmingham

Buses will terminate at stop MS4 on Moor Street Queensway, just before Carrs Lane.

Heading from Birmingham

Buses will start at stop MS4 on Moor Street Queensway, continue to stop MS9, continue Moor Street Queensway, left James Watt Queensway, left St Chads Queensway, continue Queensway tunnels, left Suffolk Street Queensway, Holloway Circus, and second exit Horse Fair to rejoin the normal line of route.

Roads not served:

  • Albert Street, Millennium Point

  • Smallbrook Queensway, heading from Birmingham

Service 66

Heading towards Birmingham

Buses will divert from Great Lister Street, right Dartmouth Middleway, Dartmouth Circus, first exit Corporation Street, Lancaster Circus, first exit James Watt Queensway, right Dale End, right Newton Street to drop off at stop NE1, left Corporation Street, continue Old Square, second exit Corporation Street, left Bull Street, continue Albert Street, left Moor Street Queensway, and left Priory Queensway to terminate at the normal stop.

Heading from Birmingham

Buses will divert from Priory Queensway, left Moor Street Queensway, left James Watt Queensway, Lancaster Circus, third exit Corporation Street, Dartmouth Circus, third exit Dartmouth Middleway, and left Great Lister Street to rejoin the normal line of route.

Roads not served:

  • Lister Street

  • Woodcock Street

  • Jennens Road

Service 80

Heading towards Birmingham

Buses will terminate at stop NS7 on Smallbrook Queensway.

Heading from Birmingham

Buses will start from stop NS7 on Smallbrook Queensway, continue St Martins Queensway, u-turn at TK Maxx, serve stop NS5 on Smallbrook Queensway and rejoin the normal line of route.

Roads not served:

  • Station Street

  • Upper Dean Street (Markets)

  • St Martins Queensway (New Street Station)

Services 82 & 87

Heading towards Birmingham

Buses will divert from Spring Hill, third exit Ladywood Middleway, continue 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 Circus.

Heading from Birmingham

Buses will divert from Colmore Circus, right Snow Hill Queensway to serve stop SQ3, continue Old Snow Hill, Constitution Hill, Great Hampton Street, left Hockley Circus, left Heaton Street, right Icknield Street, and right Spring Hill to rejoin the normal line of route.

Roads not served:

  • Colmore Row

  • Margaret Street

  • Great Charles Street Queensway

  • Parade

  • Sandpits

  • Summer Hill Road

Services 94 & 95

Heading towards Birmingham

Buses will divert from Nechells Parkway, right Dartmouth Middleway, Dartmouth Circus, first exit Corporation Street, Lancaster Circus, first exit James Watt Queensway, right Dale End, right Newton Street to drop off at stop NE1, left Corporation Street, continue Old Square, second exit Corporation Street, left Bull Street, continue Albert Street, left Moor Street Queensway, and left Priory Queensway to terminate at the normal stop.

Heading from Birmingham

Buses will divert from Priory Queensway, left Moor Street Queensway, left James Watt Queensway, Lancaster Circus, third exit Corporation Street, Dartmouth Circus, third exit Dartmouth Middleway, and left Nechells Parkway to rejoin the normal line of route.

Roads not served:

  • Jennens Road

Services 97 & 97A

Heading towards Birmingham

Buses will terminate at stop DS5 outside Digbeth Coach Station.

Heading from Birmingham

Buses will start from stop DS5 outside Digbeth Coach Station, continue to Moat Lane Gyratory, right Digbeth, and serve stop DS2A before rejoining the normal line of route.

Roads not served:

  • Moat Lane (Markets)

  • Carrs Lane

  • Moor Street Queensway

Service 101

Heading towards Birmingham

Buses will divert from Hingeston Street, left Icknield Street, left Heaton Street, right Hockley Hill, continue Great Hampton Street, Constitution Hill, left St Chads Queensway, right Snow Hill, and left Colmore Circus to terminate at stop SQ7.

Heading from Birmingham

Buses will start from stop SQ7, continue Old Square, loop Old Square and return Colmore Circus, Snow Hill to serve stop SQ1, continue Old Snow Hill, Constitution Hill, Great Hampton Street, Hockley Circus, left Heaton Street, right Icknield Street, and right Hingeston Street to rejoin the normal line of route.

Roads not served:

  • Colmore Row

  • Newhall Street

  • Graham Street

  • Frederick Street

  • Warstone Lane

  • Vittoria Street

  • Lionel Street

Service X1

Heading towards Birmingham

Buses will divert from Digbeth, continue Moat Lane Gyratory, right St Martins Lane, and terminate at stop DS2A.

Heading from Birmingham

Buses will start from stop DS2A in Digbeth and then follow the normal line of route.

Roads not served:

  • Park Street

  • Albert Street

  • Moor Street

Service X2

Heading towards Birmingham

Buses will divert from Digbeth, continue Moat Lane Gyratory, right St Martins Lane, and terminate at stop DS2A.

Heading from Birmingham

Buses will start from stop DS2A in Digbeth and then follow the normal line of route.

Roads not served:

  • Park Street

  • Albert Street

  • Moor Street

Services X3, X4, X5 & X14

Heading towards Birmingham

Buses will divert from James Watt Queensway, right Dale End, right Newton Street to drop off at stop NE1, left Corporation Street, continue Old Square, second exit Corporation Street, and terminate at stop PQ2 opposite The Square Peg.

Heading from Birmingham

Buses will start from stop PQ2, left Bull Street, continue Albert Street to serve stop MS22, left Moor Street Queensway, left Priory Queensway, and continue Old Square to rejoin the normal line of route.

Service X8

Heading towards Birmingham

Buses will divert from Hagley Road, Five Ways Island, third exit Islington Row Middleway, continue Lee Bank Middleway, left Bristol Street, right Queensway tunnels, second exit Great Charles Street Queensway, continue St Chads Queensway, and right Snow Hill Queensway to terminate at stop SQ5.

Heading from Birmingham

Buses will start from stop SQ5, left Colmore Circus, Old Square, continue Priory Queensway, left Corporation Street, left James Watt Queensway, Lancaster Circus, left St Chads Queensway, right Queensway tunnels, continue Bristol Street, right Lee Bank Middleway, continue Islington Row Middleway, and left Hagley Road to rejoin the normal line of route.

Roads not served:

  • Broad Street

  • Centenary Square

  • Colmore Row

  • Edmund Street

Services X12 & X13

Heading towards Birmingham

Buses will divert via Tyburn Road, A38M Aston Expressway, continue Corporation Street, Lancaster Circus, first exit James Watt Queensway, right Dale End, right Newton Street to drop off at stop NE1, left Corporation Street, continue Old Square, second exit Corporation Street, left Bull Street, continue Albert Street, left Moor Street Queensway, and left Priory Queensway to terminate at the normal stop.

Heading from Birmingham

Buses will divert from Priory Queensway, left Moor Street Queensway, left James Watt Queensway, Lancaster Circus, third exit Corporation Street, continue A38M Aston Expressway, continue Tyburn Road, and rejoin the normal line of route at Bromford Lane.

Services X20, X21 & X22

Heading from Birmingham

Buses will start at stop MS9 on Moor Street Queensway, continue Moor Street Queensway, left James Watt Queensway, left St Chads Queensway, use Queensway tunnels, left Suffolk Street Queensway, Holloway Circus, third exit Holloway Head and rejoin the normal line of route.

Heading towards Birmingham

Buses will follow the normal line of route.

Roads not served:

  • Moor Street Queensway (stop MS16)

  • St Martins Queensway (opposite New Street Station)

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