{"id":16995,"date":"2026-09-26T14:24:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T13:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/bus-route-3-birmingham"},"modified":"2026-09-26T14:24:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T13:24:24","slug":"bus-route-3-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-3-birmingham","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 3 in Birmingham: West Bromwich Bus Station \u2194 Merry Hill Bus Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 3 in Birmingham runs between \u201cWest Bromwich Bus Station\u201d and \u201cMerry Hill Bus Station\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/how-to-pay-for-public-transport-birmingham#routes\">All routes in Birmingham \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6acb1068040a1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6acb1068040a1\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-3-birmingham\/#The_route_of_bus_3\" >The route of bus 3<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-3-birmingham\/#Where_to_change\" >Where to change<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-3-birmingham\/#Passes_and_concessions\" >Passes and concessions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-3-birmingham\/#Questions_and_answers\" >Questions and answers<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-3-birmingham\/#Does_bus_3_go_to_%E2%80%9CSandwell_Dudley_Station%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 3 go to \u201cSandwell &amp; Dudley Station\u201d?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-3-birmingham\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_3_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 3 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_route_of_bus_3\"><\/span>The route of bus 3<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.ibirmingham.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-birmingham-bus-3-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ibirmingham.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-birmingham-bus-3-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 3 in Birmingham on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cMerry Hill Bus Station\u201d: 57 stops. After \u201cWest Bromwich Bus Station\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cBowater Street\u201d, \u201cCambridge Street\u201d, \u201cMargaret Street\u201d, \u201cCaroline Street\u201d, \u201cBrandon Way\u201d, \u201cSandwell &amp; Dudley Station\u201d, \u201cCentury Road\u201d, \u201cSandwell Council House\u201d, \u201cOldbury Interchange\u201d, \u201cEel Street\u201d. Then \u201cAlston Road\u201d, \u201cOldbury Sports Centre\u201d, \u201cWallace Road\u201d, \u201cMartley Road\u201d, \u201cArley Close\u201d, \u201cWolverley Crescent\u201d, \u201cLovett Avenue\u201d, \u201cShelsley Avenue\u201d, \u201cThrone Road Shops\u201d, \u201cThrone Close\u201d. Then \u201cFour Ways\u201d, \u201cWindsor Road\u201d, \u201cCharles Avenue\u201d, \u201cStuart Road\u201d, \u201cChurch Road\u201d, \u201cBell End\u201d, \u201cCarlyle Road\u201d, \u201cBus Interchange\u201d, \u201cSainsburys\u201d, \u201cDarby Street\u201d. Then \u201cRegis Road\u201d, \u201cHolly Road\u201d, \u201cYew Tree Lane\u201d, \u201cRowley Regis Cemetery\u201d, \u201cGarratts Lane\u201d, \u201cFallowfield Road\u201d, \u201cCornfield Road\u201d, \u201cKnowle Road\u201d, \u201cWestley Works\u201d, \u201cPowke Lane\u201d. Then \u201cCox&#8217;s Lane\u201d, \u201cHighland Road\u201d, \u201cTinsley Avenue\u201d, \u201cLawrence Lane\u201d, \u201cSpinners End Drive\u201d, \u201cTesco\u201d, \u201cCentral Market Hall\u201d, \u201cBy Pass\u201d, \u201cNew Village\u201d, \u201cDalvine Road\u201d. Before \u201cMerry Hill Bus Station\u201d: \u201cThompson Close\u201d, \u201cBirch Coppice\u201d, \u201cCoppice Rise\u201d, \u201cVictoria Road\u201d, \u201cTwo Woods Lane\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back, from \u201cMerry Hill Bus Station\u201d to \u201cWest Bromwich Bus Station\u201d: 56 stops. Only in this direction does it call at \u201cAsh Street\u201d, \u201cOldbury Road\u201d and \u201cVictoria Street\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cMerry Hill Bus Station\u201d does it call at \u201cShelsley Avenue\u201d, \u201cBus Interchange\u201d, \u201cSainsburys\u201d and \u201cDarby Street\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cShelsley Avenue\u201d \u2192 \u201cLovett Avenue\u201d (100 m), \u201cBus Interchange\u201d \u2192 \u201cOldbury Road\u201d (100 m), \u201cSainsburys\u201d \u2192 \u201cOldbury Road\u201d (200 m) and \u201cDarby Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cRegis Road\u201d (200 m). Towards \u201cMerry Hill Bus Station\u201d, board nearby: \u201cAsh Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cCox&#8217;s Lane\u201d (100 m), \u201cOldbury Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cBus Interchange\u201d (100 m) and \u201cVictoria Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cWest Bromwich Bus Station\u201d (150 m).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_to_change\"><\/span>Where to change<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On part of the route, between \u201cWest Bromwich Bus Station\u201d and \u201cThrone Road Shops\u201d it shares the road with route 3A; between \u201cWest Bromwich Bus Station\u201d and \u201cOldbury Interchange\u201d it shares the road with routes 4, 4H and 4M.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cWest Bromwich Bus Station\u201d: buses 16A, 30, 40, 48, 54, 74, 80 and 89<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBowater Street\u201d: buses 16A, 30, 40, 48, 54, 74, 80 and 89<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cCambridge Street\u201d to \u201cBrandon Way\u201d: bus 30<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCentury Road\u201d: buses 12 and 87<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSandwell Council House\u201d: buses 12, 21, 22 and 87<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOldbury Interchange\u201d: buses 12, 21, 22 and 87<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEel Street\u201d: bus 12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAlston Road\u201d: bus 12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCarlyle Road\u201d: buses 13 and 20<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cBus Interchange\u201d to \u201cDarby Street\u201d (only towards \u201cMerry Hill Bus Station\u201d): buses 13 and 20<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRegis Road\u201d: buses 13 and 20<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cVictoria Road\u201d to \u201cMerry Hill Bus Station\u201d: bus X21<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOldbury Road\u201d (only towards \u201cWest Bromwich Bus Station\u201d): buses 13 and 20<\/li>\n<li>\u201cVictoria Street\u201d (only towards \u201cWest Bromwich Bus Station\u201d): buses 16A, 30, 40, 48, 54, 74, 80 and 89<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-x21-birmingham\">bus X21<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-3a-birmingham\">bus 3A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-4-birmingham\">bus 4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-4h-birmingham\">bus 4H<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-4m-birmingham\">bus 4M<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-12-birmingham\">bus 12<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-13-birmingham\">bus 13<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-16a-birmingham\">bus 16A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-20-birmingham\">bus 20<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-21-birmingham\">bus 21<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-30-birmingham\">bus 30<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-40-birmingham\">bus 40<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-48-birmingham\">bus 48<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-54-birmingham\">bus 54<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-74-birmingham\">bus 74<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-80-birmingham\">bus 80<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-87-birmingham\">bus 87<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-89-birmingham\">bus 89<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Passes_and_concessions\"><\/span>Passes and concessions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Tickets, passes and concessions are covered on a separate page: <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/how-to-pay-for-public-transport-birmingham\">how to pay for public transport in Birmingham<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Questions_and_answers\"><\/span>Questions and answers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_3_go_to_%E2%80%9CSandwell_Dudley_Station%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 3 go to \u201cSandwell &amp; Dudley Station\u201d?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes, in both directions.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_can_I_change_from_bus_3_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 3 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cWest Bromwich Bus Station\u201d and \u201cBowater Street\u201d (16A, 30, 40, 48, 54, 74, 80 and 89). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 26 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: National Express West Midlands.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 3 in Birmingham runs between \u201cWest Bromwich Bus Station\u201d and \u201cMerry Hill Bus Station\u201d. All routes in Birmingham \u2192 The route of bus 3 Towards \u201cMerry Hill Bus Station\u201d: 57 stops. After \u201cWest Bromwich Bus Station\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cBowater Street\u201d, \u201cCambridge Street\u201d, \u201cMargaret Street\u201d, \u201cCaroline Street\u201d, \u201cBrandon Way\u201d, \u201cSandwell &amp; Dudley [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":660,"featured_media":16996,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7518],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-16995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-im-a-passenger"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/660"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16995"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18882,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16995\/revisions\/18882"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16995"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=16995"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=16995"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=16995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}