{"id":17403,"date":"2026-10-03T13:44:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T12:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/bus-route-18-birmingham"},"modified":"2026-10-03T13:44:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T12:44:44","slug":"bus-route-18-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-18-birmingham","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 18 in Birmingham: Yardley Wood Depot \u2194 Bartley Green War Memorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 18 in Birmingham links \u201cYardley Wood Depot\u201d and \u201cBartley Green War Memorial\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-6acb05241dd6a\" 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-6acb05241dd6a\"  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-18-birmingham\/#Which_way_bus_18_runs\" >Which way bus 18 runs<\/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-18-birmingham\/#Other_routes_along_the_way\" >Other routes along the way<\/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-18-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-18-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-18-birmingham\/#Does_bus_18_go_to_%E2%80%9CKings_Norton_Station%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 18 go to \u201cKings Norton 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-18-birmingham\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_18_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 18 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_way_bus_18_runs\"><\/span>Which way bus 18 runs<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-18-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ibirmingham.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-birmingham-bus-18-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 18 in Birmingham on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cYardley Wood Depot\u201d to \u201cBartley Green War Memorial\u201d: 51 stops. On the way: \u201cPendeen Road\u201d, \u201cWoodvale Mews\u201d, \u201cHollybank Road\u201d, \u201cChamberlain Road\u201d, \u201cTudor Close\u201d, \u201cAlcester Road Sth\u201d, \u201cMaurice Road\u201d, \u201cWoodthorpe Gardens\u201d, \u201cWesthouse Grove\u201d, \u201cDamar Croft\u201d. Then \u201cEarlswood Road\u201d, \u201cBeechwood Court\u201d, \u201cKeynell Covert\u201d, \u201cBroad Meadow Lane\u201d, \u201cBaldwin Road\u201d, \u201cShortlands Close\u201d, \u201cThe Green\u201d, \u201cMelchett Road\u201d, \u201cKings Norton Station\u201d, \u201cRowheath Road\u201d. Then \u201cStation Road\u201d, \u201cSelly Oak Road\u201d, \u201cKings Norton School\u201d, \u201cHawthorne Road\u201d, \u201cMiddleton Hall Road\u201d, \u201cLindsey Avenue\u201d, \u201cOverbury Road\u201d, \u201cInnage Road\u201d, \u201cBeech House\u201d, \u201cTelephone Exchange\u201d. Then \u201cBell Lane\u201d, \u201cLockwood Road\u201d, \u201cThe Black Horse\u201d, \u201cSt Heliers Road\u201d, \u201cInverness Road\u201d, \u201cBidford Road\u201d, \u201cCheverton Road\u201d, \u201cBarnsdale Crescent\u201d, \u201cMerritts Brook\u201d, \u201cLey Hill Farm Road\u201d. Before \u201cBartley Green War Memorial\u201d: \u201cTaysfield Road\u201d, \u201cBangham Pit Road\u201d, \u201cHomedene Road\u201d, \u201cBridport House\u201d, \u201cSenneley Mews\u201d, \u201cMonmouth Road\u201d, \u201cBrett Drive\u201d, \u201cCulford Drive\u201d, \u201cBartley Green School\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The return journey is different. Towards \u201cYardley Wood Depot\u201d: 52 stops. Only in this direction does it call at, among others, \u201cNewman University\u201d, \u201cRhayader Road\u201d, \u201cBristol Road\u201d, \u201cBroadmeadow Close\u201d, \u201cMaple Croft\u201d and \u201cBeechwood Road\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cBartley Green War Memorial\u201d does it call at \u201cChamberlain Road\u201d, \u201cAlcester Road Sth\u201d, \u201cKeynell Covert\u201d, \u201cBroad Meadow Lane\u201d, \u201cBell Lane\u201d and \u201cSt Heliers Road\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cChamberlain Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cBeechwood Road\u201d (50 m), \u201cAlcester Road Sth\u201d \u2192 \u201cMaple Croft\u201d (100 m), \u201cKeynell Covert\u201d \u2192 \u201cBroadmeadow Close\u201d (200 m) and \u201cBroad Meadow Lane\u201d \u2192 \u201cBroadmeadow Close\u201d (150 m). Towards \u201cBartley Green War Memorial\u201d, board nearby: \u201cNewman University\u201d \u2192 \u201cMonmouth Road\u201d (250 m), \u201cRhayader Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cMerritts Brook\u201d (50 m), \u201cBristol Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cBell Lane\u201d (50 m) and \u201cBroadmeadow Close\u201d \u2192 \u201cBroad Meadow Lane\u201d (150 m).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_routes_along_the_way\"><\/span>Other routes along the way<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Shared sections with other routes: between \u201cMiddleton Hall Road\u201d and \u201cBarnsdale Crescent\u201d it shares the road with route 27; between \u201cMiddleton Hall Road\u201d and \u201cLockwood Road\u201d it shares the road with route 19; between \u201cBell Lane\u201d and \u201cInverness Road\u201d it shares the road with routes 55 and 61.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cYardley Wood Depot\u201d: bus 2<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cPendeen Road\u201d to \u201cHollybank Road\u201d: buses 2 and 76<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTudor Close\u201d: bus 50<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAlcester Road Sth\u201d (only towards \u201cBartley Green War Memorial\u201d): bus 50<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMaurice Road\u201d: bus 50<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cWesthouse Grove\u201d to \u201cBeechwood Court\u201d: bus 35<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKeynell Covert\u201d (only towards \u201cBartley Green War Memorial\u201d): buses 35 and 49<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBroad Meadow Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cBartley Green War Memorial\u201d): buses 35 and 49<\/li>\n<li>\u201cShortlands Close\u201d: buses 45 and 49<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Green\u201d: buses 45 and 49<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMelchett Road\u201d: buses 45, 47 and 49<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKings Norton Station\u201d: buses 11A, 45, 47 and 49<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRowheath Road\u201d: buses 11A, 45, 47 and 49<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStation Road\u201d: buses 11A, 45 and 47<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cOverbury Road\u201d to \u201cBeech House\u201d: bus 48<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTelephone Exchange\u201d: buses 39, 39A, 48, 63 and X20<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBell Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cBartley Green War Memorial\u201d): buses 39, 39A, 48, 63 and X20<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLockwood Road\u201d: buses 39, 39A, 48, 63 and X20<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Black Horse\u201d: buses 39, 39A, 48, 63 and X20<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Heliers Road\u201d (only towards \u201cBartley Green War Memorial\u201d): buses 39, 39A, 48, 63 and X20<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cBarnsdale Crescent\u201d to \u201cBridport House\u201d: buses 39 and 39A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMonmouth Road\u201d: bus 23<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cBrett Drive\u201d to \u201cBartley Green War Memorial\u201d: buses 23 and X22<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNewman University\u201d (only towards \u201cYardley Wood Depot\u201d): bus 23<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRhayader Road\u201d (only towards \u201cYardley Wood Depot\u201d): buses 39 and 39A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBristol Road\u201d (only towards \u201cYardley Wood Depot\u201d): buses 39, 39A, 48, 63 and X20<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBroadmeadow Close\u201d (only towards \u201cYardley Wood Depot\u201d): buses 35 and 49<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMaple Croft\u201d (only towards \u201cYardley Wood Depot\u201d): bus 50<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChinn Brook House\u201d (only towards \u201cYardley Wood Depot\u201d): buses 2 and 76<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-x20-birmingham\">bus X20<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-x22-birmingham\">bus X22<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-2-birmingham\">bus 2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-19-birmingham\">bus 19<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-23-birmingham\">bus 23<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-27-birmingham\">bus 27<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-35-birmingham\">bus 35<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-39-birmingham\">bus 39<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-39a-birmingham\">bus 39A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-45-birmingham\">bus 45<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-47-birmingham\">bus 47<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-48-birmingham\">bus 48<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-49-birmingham\">bus 49<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-50-birmingham\">bus 50<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-55-birmingham\">bus 55<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-61-birmingham\">bus 61<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-63-birmingham\">bus 63<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-76-birmingham\">bus 76<\/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>Our page \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/how-to-pay-for-public-transport-birmingham\">How to pay for public transport in Birmingham<\/a>\u201d describes tickets, passes and concessions, including any differences between modes of transport.<\/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_18_go_to_%E2%80%9CKings_Norton_Station%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 18 go to \u201cKings Norton 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_18_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 18 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cTelephone Exchange\u201d (39, 39A, 48, 63 and X20) and \u201cBell Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cBartley Green War Memorial\u201d; 39, 39A, 48, 63 and X20). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 3 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: National Express West Midlands.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 18 in Birmingham links \u201cYardley Wood Depot\u201d and \u201cBartley Green War Memorial\u201d. All routes in Birmingham \u2192 Which way bus 18 runs From \u201cYardley Wood Depot\u201d to \u201cBartley Green War Memorial\u201d: 51 stops. On the way: \u201cPendeen Road\u201d, \u201cWoodvale Mews\u201d, \u201cHollybank Road\u201d, \u201cChamberlain Road\u201d, \u201cTudor Close\u201d, \u201cAlcester Road Sth\u201d, \u201cMaurice Road\u201d, \u201cWoodthorpe Gardens\u201d, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":660,"featured_media":17404,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7518],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-17403","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\/17403","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=17403"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17403\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18933,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17403\/revisions\/18933"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17403"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=17403"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=17403"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=17403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}