{"id":17835,"date":"2026-10-07T19:55:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T18:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/bus-route-49-birmingham"},"modified":"2026-10-07T19:55:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T18:55:55","slug":"bus-route-49-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-49-birmingham","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 49 in Birmingham: Solihull Town Centre \u2194 Hollywood Bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 49 in Birmingham runs between \u201cSolihull Town Centre\u201d and \u201cHollywood Bowl\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-6acafb18caf66\" 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-6acafb18caf66\"  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-49-birmingham\/#Which_way_bus_49_runs\" >Which way bus 49 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-49-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-49-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-49-birmingham\/#Questions_about_bus_49\" >Questions about bus 49<\/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-49-birmingham\/#Does_bus_49_go_to_%E2%80%9CSolihull_Station%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 49 go to \u201cSolihull 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-49-birmingham\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_49_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 49 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_way_bus_49_runs\"><\/span>Which way bus 49 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-49-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ibirmingham.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-birmingham-bus-49-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 49 in Birmingham on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cSolihull Town Centre\u201d to \u201cHollywood Bowl\u201d: 70 stops. On the way: \u201cSolihull Station\u201d, \u201cSolihull College\u201d, \u201cAlder Park Road\u201d, \u201cDingle Lane\u201d, \u201cHollyfield Avenue\u201d, \u201cHeathcote Avenue\u201d, \u201cAshwell Drive\u201d, \u201cStanway Road\u201d, \u201cThornyfield Road\u201d, \u201cSutherland Avenue\u201d. Then \u201cSaracens Head\u201d, \u201cJacey Road\u201d, \u201cTrinity Way\u201d, \u201cHaslucks Croft\u201d, \u201cThe Colebrook\u201d, \u201cSansome Road\u201d, \u201cShirley Rail Station\u201d, \u201cBrook Close\u201d, \u201cGreen Lane Park\u201d, \u201cWindmill Road\u201d. Then \u201cCanal Bridge\u201d, \u201cPeterbrook School\u201d, \u201cPeterbrook Road\u201d, \u201cPrince Of Wales\u201d, \u201cWestfield Avenue\u201d, \u201cWychelm Farm Road\u201d, \u201cMaypole Island\u201d, \u201cKimpton Close\u201d, \u201cPound Road\u201d, \u201cBrockworth Road\u201d. Then \u201cBells Farm Close\u201d, \u201cChelworth Road\u201d, \u201cHeathside Drive\u201d, \u201cGreaves Square\u201d, \u201cLittle Hill Grove\u201d, \u201cPleck Walk\u201d, \u201cWarrens End\u201d, \u201cMeadowsweet Avenue\u201d, \u201cArk Kings Academy\u201d, \u201cGranshaw Close\u201d. Then \u201cThe Spinney\u201d, \u201cStone Close\u201d, \u201cThe Green\u201d, \u201cMelchett Road\u201d, \u201cCamp Lane\u201d, \u201cKings Norton Station\u201d, \u201cStation Road\u201d, \u201cWesthill Road\u201d, \u201cMeadow Hill Road\u201d, \u201cNortune Close\u201d. Then \u201cClub View\u201d, \u201cChip Close\u201d, \u201cDormie Close\u201d, \u201cBrassie Close\u201d, \u201cNesfield Close\u201d, \u201cWest Heath Hospital\u201d, \u201cThe Grove\u201d, \u201cSt John Fisher Church\u201d, \u201cDormy Drive\u201d, \u201cParkdale Drive\u201d. Before \u201cHollywood Bowl\u201d: \u201cBurnside Way\u201d, \u201cLongbridge Station\u201d, \u201cDevon Way\u201d, \u201cSouth and City College\u201d, \u201cLongbridge Island\u201d, \u201cRyde Park Road\u201d, \u201cCliff Rock Road\u201d, \u201cCinema\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The return journey is different. Towards \u201cSolihull Town Centre\u201d: 70 stops. Only in this direction does it call at \u201cAshill Road\u201d, \u201cRedhill Road\u201d, \u201cKings Norton Park\u201d, \u201cPrimrose Park Road\u201d, \u201cSunhaven\u201d and \u201cParklands\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cHollywood Bowl\u201d does it call at \u201cAlder Park Road\u201d, \u201cThe Spinney\u201d, \u201cWesthill Road\u201d, \u201cThe Grove\u201d, \u201cBurnside Way\u201d and \u201cSouth and City College\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cAlder Park Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cDingle Lane\u201d (300 m), \u201cThe Spinney\u201d \u2192 \u201cGranshaw Close\u201d (150 m), \u201cWesthill Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cKings Norton Park\u201d (100 m) and \u201cThe Grove\u201d \u2192 \u201cRedhill Road\u201d (150 m). Towards \u201cHollywood Bowl\u201d, board nearby: \u201cAshill Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cCliff Rock Road\u201d (300 m), \u201cRedhill Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cThe Grove\u201d (150 m), \u201cKings Norton Park\u201d \u2192 \u201cWesthill Road\u201d (100 m) and \u201cPrimrose Park Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cGranshaw Close\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 \u201cSolihull Town Centre\u201d and \u201cHeathcote Avenue\u201d it shares the road with routes 630 and 631; between \u201cChelworth Road\u201d and \u201cWarrens End\u201d it shares the road with route 35; between \u201cAshwell Drive\u201d and \u201cJacey Road\u201d it shares the road with route 4A.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cSolihull Town Centre\u201d: buses 5, 10, 27, 76, 98, 99, 99A, 665, X2 and X12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSolihull Station\u201d: buses 76, 98, 99, 99A, 665, X2 and X12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSolihull College\u201d: bus 76<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAlder Park Road\u201d (only towards \u201cHollywood Bowl\u201d): bus 76<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDingle Lane\u201d: bus 76<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHollyfield Avenue\u201d: bus 76<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHeathcote Avenue\u201d: bus 665<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cAshwell Drive\u201d to \u201cThornyfield Road\u201d: buses 27 and 665<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSutherland Avenue\u201d: buses 5, 27, 76 and 665<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSaracens Head\u201d: buses 5, 27, 76 and 665<\/li>\n<li>\u201cJacey Road\u201d: buses 5, 27 and 76<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTrinity Way\u201d: buses 5, 27 and 76<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHaslucks Croft\u201d: buses 5 and 27<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCanal Bridge\u201d: bus 2<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPeterbrook School\u201d: bus 2<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cPeterbrook Road\u201d to \u201cWychelm Farm Road\u201d: buses 2 and 665<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMaypole Island\u201d: buses 2, 50 and 665<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cKimpton Close\u201d to \u201cBells Farm Close\u201d: bus 50<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChelworth Road\u201d: bus 18<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHeathside Drive\u201d: bus 18<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cPleck Walk\u201d to \u201cArk Kings Academy\u201d: bus 45<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Spinney\u201d (only towards \u201cHollywood Bowl\u201d): bus 45<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStone Close\u201d: bus 45<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Green\u201d: buses 18 and 45<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMelchett Road\u201d: buses 18, 45 and 47<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCamp Lane\u201d: buses 18, 45, 47 and 55<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKings Norton Station\u201d: buses 11A, 18, 45, 47 and 55<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStation Road\u201d: buses 18, 45, 47 and 55<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWesthill Road\u201d (only towards \u201cHollywood Bowl\u201d): buses 18, 45 and 47<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cMeadow Hill Road\u201d to \u201cDormie Close\u201d: bus 47<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Grove\u201d (only towards \u201cHollywood Bowl\u201d): buses 45 and 48<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt John Fisher Church\u201d: buses 45 and 48<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDormy Drive\u201d: buses 45 and 48<\/li>\n<li>\u201cParkdale Drive\u201d: buses 45 and 47<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBurnside Way\u201d (only towards \u201cHollywood Bowl\u201d): buses 39, 39A, 45, 47 and 55<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLongbridge Station\u201d: buses 39, 39A, 45, 47 and 55<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDevon Way\u201d: buses 39, 39A, 45, 47, 55, 63 and X20<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSouth and City College\u201d (only towards \u201cHollywood Bowl\u201d): buses 39, 39A, 45, 47, 55, 63 and X20<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLongbridge Island\u201d: buses 39, 39A, 45, 47, 55, 63 and X20<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRyde Park Road\u201d: buses 55 and 63<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCliff Rock Road\u201d: buses 55 and 63<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCinema\u201d: buses 27, 55 and 63<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHollywood Bowl\u201d: buses 27 and 55<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAshill Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSolihull Town Centre\u201d): buses 55 and 63<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRedhill Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSolihull Town Centre\u201d): buses 45 and 48<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKings Norton Park\u201d (only towards \u201cSolihull Town Centre\u201d): buses 18, 45 and 47<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPrimrose Park Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSolihull Town Centre\u201d): bus 45<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSunhaven\u201d (only towards \u201cSolihull Town Centre\u201d): buses 2 and 665<\/li>\n<li>\u201cParklands\u201d (only towards \u201cSolihull Town Centre\u201d): buses 76, 98, 99, 99A, 665 and X2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-x12-birmingham\">bus X12<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-x2-birmingham\">bus X2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-x20-birmingham\">bus X20<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-2-birmingham\">bus 2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-4a-birmingham\">bus 4A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-5-birmingham\">bus 5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-10-birmingham\">bus 10<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-18-birmingham\">bus 18<\/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-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-63-birmingham\">bus 63<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-76-birmingham\">bus 76<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-98-birmingham\">bus 98<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-99-birmingham\">bus 99<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-99a-birmingham\">bus 99A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-630-birmingham\">bus 630<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-631-birmingham\">bus 631<\/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_about_bus_49\"><\/span>Questions about bus 49<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_49_go_to_%E2%80%9CSolihull_Station%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 49 go to \u201cSolihull 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_49_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 49 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cSolihull Town Centre\u201d (5, 10, 27, 76, 98, 99, 99A, 665, X2 and X12) and \u201cSolihull Station\u201d (76, 98, 99, 99A, 665, X2 and X12). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 7 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: National Express West Midlands.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 49 in Birmingham runs between \u201cSolihull Town Centre\u201d and \u201cHollywood Bowl\u201d. All routes in Birmingham \u2192 Which way bus 49 runs From \u201cSolihull Town Centre\u201d to \u201cHollywood Bowl\u201d: 70 stops. On the way: \u201cSolihull Station\u201d, \u201cSolihull College\u201d, \u201cAlder Park Road\u201d, \u201cDingle Lane\u201d, \u201cHollyfield Avenue\u201d, \u201cHeathcote Avenue\u201d, \u201cAshwell Drive\u201d, \u201cStanway Road\u201d, \u201cThornyfield Road\u201d, \u201cSutherland [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":660,"featured_media":17836,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7518],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-17835","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\/17835","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=17835"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17835\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18987,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17835\/revisions\/18987"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17835"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=17835"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=17835"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=17835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}