{"id":17691,"date":"2026-09-25T15:16:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T14:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/bus-route-39a-birmingham"},"modified":"2026-09-25T15:16:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T14:16:16","slug":"bus-route-39a-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-39a-birmingham","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 39A in Birmingham: Plough Avenue \u2194 Longbridge Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 39A in Birmingham runs between \u201cPlough Avenue\u201d and \u201cLongbridge Station\u201d. The two directions are not quite the same: 2 stops are served in one direction only, which is worth knowing before you travel.<\/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-6acb0539e10e8\" 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-6acb0539e10e8\"  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-39a-birmingham\/#Which_way_bus_39A_runs\" >Which way bus 39A 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-39a-birmingham\/#Connections\" >Connections<\/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-39a-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-39a-birmingham\/#Questions_about_bus_39A\" >Questions about bus 39A<\/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-39a-birmingham\/#Does_bus_39A_go_to_%E2%80%9CLongbridge_Technology_Park%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 39A go to \u201cLongbridge Technology Park\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-39a-birmingham\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_39A_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 39A to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_way_bus_39A_runs\"><\/span>Which way bus 39A 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-39a-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ibirmingham.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-birmingham-bus-39a-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 39A in Birmingham on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cLongbridge Station\u201d: 35 stops. After \u201cPlough Avenue\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cTibbatts Close\u201d, \u201cWarstone Avenue\u201d, \u201cWood Leasow\u201d, \u201cGlenside\u201d, \u201cStonehouse Grove\u201d, \u201cSimmons Leasow\u201d, \u201cHillcrest School\u201d, \u201cStonebrook Way\u201d, \u201cOverfield Drive\u201d, \u201cShenley Lane\u201d. Then \u201cIlmington Road\u201d, \u201cWeoley Castle Post Office\u201d, \u201cBentley Grove\u201d, \u201cThe Weoley Castle\u201d, \u201cShenley Academy\u201d, \u201cDraycott Drive\u201d, \u201cClavedon Close\u201d, \u201cHomedene Road\u201d, \u201cBangham Pit Road\u201d, \u201cTaysfield Road\u201d. Then \u201cVineyard Lane\u201d, \u201cSchool Playing Fields\u201d, \u201cColworth Road\u201d, \u201cLockwood Road\u201d, \u201cThe Black Horse\u201d, \u201cNorthfield Leisure Centre\u201d, \u201cBell Lane\u201d, \u201cSouth Road\u201d, \u201cHanging Lane\u201d, \u201cJosiah Road\u201d. Before \u201cLongbridge Station\u201d: \u201cTessall Lane\u201d, \u201cLongbridge Technology Park\u201d, \u201cDevon Way\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cLongbridge Station\u201d to \u201cPlough Avenue\u201d (33 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cFarren Road\u201d, \u201cLydiate Avenue\u201d, \u201cQuarry Lane\u201d, \u201cNorthfield Shopping\u201d, \u201cSomerford Road\u201d, \u201cMiddle Acre Road\u201d, \u201cWoodgate Valley Fire Station\u201d and \u201cSommerfield Road\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cLongbridge Station\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cTibbatts Close\u201d, \u201cWarstone Avenue\u201d, \u201cWood Leasow\u201d, \u201cGlenside\u201d, \u201cStonebrook Way\u201d and \u201cWeoley Castle Post Office\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cTibbatts Close\u201d \u2192 \u201cPlough Avenue\u201d (250 m), \u201cWood Leasow\u201d \u2192 \u201cStonehouse Grove\u201d (200 m), \u201cGlenside\u201d \u2192 \u201cStonehouse Grove\u201d (200 m) and \u201cStonebrook Way\u201d \u2192 \u201cWoodgate Valley Fire Station\u201d (100 m). Towards \u201cLongbridge Station\u201d, board nearby: \u201cFarren Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cTessall Lane\u201d (150 m), \u201cLydiate Avenue\u201d \u2192 \u201cJosiah Road\u201d (300 m), \u201cQuarry Lane\u201d \u2192 \u201cSouth Road\u201d (250 m) and \u201cNorthfield Shopping\u201d \u2192 \u201cBell Lane\u201d (50 m).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Connections\"><\/span>Connections<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On part of the route, between \u201cStonebrook Way\u201d and \u201cLongbridge Station\u201d it shares the road with route 39; between \u201cPlough Avenue\u201d and \u201cHillcrest School\u201d it shares the road with route 23; between \u201cThe Black Horse\u201d and \u201cBell Lane\u201d it shares the road with routes 55 and 61.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cWood Leasow\u201d (only towards \u201cLongbridge Station\u201d): bus X22<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGlenside\u201d (only towards \u201cLongbridge Station\u201d): bus X22<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStonehouse Grove\u201d: bus X22<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSimmons Leasow\u201d: bus X22<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHillcrest School\u201d: buses 48 and X22<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStonebrook Way\u201d (only towards \u201cLongbridge Station\u201d): buses 48 and X22<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOverfield Drive\u201d: bus 48<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIlmington Road\u201d: buses 48 and X21<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWeoley Castle Post Office\u201d (only towards \u201cLongbridge Station\u201d): buses 48 and X21<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cBentley Grove\u201d to \u201cShenley Academy\u201d: buses 48 and X21<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDraycott Drive\u201d: buses 18, 48 and X21<\/li>\n<li>\u201cClavedon Close\u201d: buses 18 and X21<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cHomedene Road\u201d to \u201cTaysfield Road\u201d: bus 18<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSchool Playing Fields\u201d (only towards \u201cLongbridge Station\u201d): bus 18<\/li>\n<li>\u201cColworth Road\u201d: buses 18 and 27<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLockwood Road\u201d: buses 18, 19, 27, 48, 63 and X20<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Black Horse\u201d: buses 18, 19, 27, 48, 63 and X20<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNorthfield Leisure Centre\u201d (only towards \u201cLongbridge Station\u201d): buses 18, 19, 27, 48, 63 and X20<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBell Lane\u201d: buses 18, 19, 27, 48, 63 and X20<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSouth Road\u201d: buses 19, 63 and X20<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTessall Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cLongbridge Station\u201d): buses 63 and X20<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLongbridge Technology Park\u201d: buses 19, 45, 47, 49, 63 and X20<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDevon Way\u201d: buses 19, 45, 47, 49, 63 and X20<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLongbridge Station\u201d: buses 19, 45, 47 and 49<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFarren Road\u201d (only towards \u201cPlough Avenue\u201d): buses 63 and X20<\/li>\n<li>\u201cQuarry Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cPlough Avenue\u201d): buses 18, 19, 27, 48, 63 and X20<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNorthfield Shopping\u201d (only towards \u201cPlough Avenue\u201d): buses 18, 19, 27, 48, 63 and X20<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSomerford Road\u201d (only towards \u201cPlough Avenue\u201d): buses 48 and X21<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMiddle Acre Road\u201d (only towards \u201cPlough Avenue\u201d): buses 48 and X22<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWoodgate Valley Fire Station\u201d (only towards \u201cPlough Avenue\u201d): buses 48 and X22<\/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-x21-birmingham\">bus X21<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-x22-birmingham\">bus X22<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-18-birmingham\">bus 18<\/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-39-birmingham\">bus 39<\/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-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>.<\/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>Which passes are available and who travels free is explained 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_about_bus_39A\"><\/span>Questions about bus 39A<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_39A_go_to_%E2%80%9CLongbridge_Technology_Park%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 39A go to \u201cLongbridge Technology Park\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_39A_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 39A to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cLockwood Road\u201d and \u201cThe Black Horse\u201d (18, 19, 27, 48, 63 and X20). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 25 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: National Express West Midlands.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 39A in Birmingham runs between \u201cPlough Avenue\u201d and \u201cLongbridge Station\u201d. The two directions are not quite the same: 2 stops are served in one direction only, which is worth knowing before you travel. All routes in Birmingham \u2192 Which way bus 39A runs Towards \u201cLongbridge Station\u201d: 35 stops. 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