{"id":17955,"date":"2026-10-06T09:39:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T08:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/bus-route-54a-birmingham"},"modified":"2026-10-06T09:39:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T08:39:39","slug":"bus-route-54a-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-54a-birmingham","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 54A in Birmingham: Perry Barr Rail Station \u2194 Scott Arms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 54A in Birmingham runs between \u201cPerry Barr Rail Station\u201d and \u201cScott Arms\u201d. One stop is served in one direction only.<\/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-6acb0539f2162\" 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-6acb0539f2162\"  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-54a-birmingham\/#The_route_of_bus_54A\" >The route of bus 54A<\/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-54a-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-54a-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-54a-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-54a-birmingham\/#Does_bus_54A_go_to_%E2%80%9CUniversity_Campus%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 54A go to \u201cUniversity Campus\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-54a-birmingham\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_54A_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 54A to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_route_of_bus_54A\"><\/span>The route of bus 54A<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-54a-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ibirmingham.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-birmingham-bus-54a-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 54A in Birmingham on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cPerry Barr Rail Station\u201d to \u201cScott Arms\u201d: 25 stops. On the way: \u201cWellhead Lane\u201d, \u201cLeslie Rd\u201d, \u201cGrosvenor Road\u201d, \u201cHutton Road\u201d, \u201cPutney Road\u201d, \u201cRobert Road\u201d, \u201cHinstock Road\u201d, \u201cGrove Lane\u201d, \u201cSlack Lane\u201d, \u201cUniversity Campus\u201d. Then \u201cAshcombe Avenue\u201d, \u201cGrestone School\u201d, \u201cParkside Road\u201d, \u201cVernon Avenue\u201d, \u201cFriary Road\u201d, \u201cSomerset Road\u201d, \u201cButlers Road\u201d, \u201cEverest Road\u201d, \u201cAustin Way\u201d, \u201cLangdale Road\u201d. Before \u201cScott Arms\u201d: \u201cDyas Avenue\u201d, \u201cSpouthouse Lane\u201d, \u201cWalsall Road\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The return journey is different. Towards \u201cPerry Barr Rail Station\u201d: 24 stops. Only in this direction does it call at \u201cBeauchamp Avenue\u201d and \u201cHandsworth Wood Road\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cScott Arms\u201d does it call at \u201cWellhead Lane\u201d, \u201cGrove Lane\u201d and \u201cSlack Lane\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cWellhead Lane\u201d \u2192 \u201cPerry Barr Rail Station\u201d (150 m) and \u201cSlack Lane\u201d \u2192 \u201cUniversity Campus\u201d (150 m). Towards \u201cScott Arms\u201d, board nearby: \u201cBeauchamp Avenue\u201d \u2192 \u201cAustin Way\u201d (300 m) and \u201cHandsworth Wood Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cHinstock Road\u201d (300 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>Route 54A has no long section shared with other bus routes, so over a longer distance no other route can stand in for it.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cPerry Barr Rail Station\u201d: buses 11A, 33, 51, 52, 907, 936, 937, 997 and 998<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWellhead Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cScott Arms\u201d): buses 11A, 33, 51, 52, 907, 936, 937, 997 and 998<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLeslie Rd\u201d: buses 11A, 33, 51, 52, 907, 936, 937, 997 and 998<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGrosvenor Road\u201d: buses 11A, 33, 51, 52, 907, 936, 937, 997 and 998<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHutton Road\u201d: bus 11A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRobert Road\u201d: buses 11A, 16 and 16A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHinstock Road\u201d: buses 11A, 16 and 16A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGrove Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cScott Arms\u201d): buses 11A and 101<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSlack Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cScott Arms\u201d): buses 11A and 101<\/li>\n<li>\u201cUniversity Campus\u201d: buses 11A and 101<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cFriary Road\u201d to \u201cButlers Road\u201d: buses 16 and 16A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAustin Way\u201d: buses 16 and 16A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLangdale Road\u201d: buses 16 and 16A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSpouthouse Lane\u201d: buses 28 and 51<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWalsall Road\u201d: buses 16, 28 and 51<\/li>\n<li>\u201cScott Arms\u201d: buses 16, 28, 51 and X51<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBeauchamp Avenue\u201d (only towards \u201cPerry Barr Rail Station\u201d): buses 16 and 16A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHandsworth Wood Road\u201d (only towards \u201cPerry Barr Rail Station\u201d): buses 11A, 16 and 16A<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-16-birmingham\">bus 16<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-16a-birmingham\">bus 16A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-28-birmingham\">bus 28<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-33-birmingham\">bus 33<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-51-birmingham\">bus 51<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-52-birmingham\">bus 52<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-101-birmingham\">bus 101<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-907-birmingham\">bus 907<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-936-birmingham\">bus 936<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-937-birmingham\">bus 937<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-997-birmingham\">bus 997<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-998-birmingham\">bus 998<\/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_54A_go_to_%E2%80%9CUniversity_Campus%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 54A go to \u201cUniversity Campus\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_54A_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 54A to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cPerry Barr Rail Station\u201d (11A, 33, 51, 52, 907, 936, 937, 997 and 998) and \u201cWellhead Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cScott Arms\u201d; 11A, 33, 51, 52, 907, 936, 937, 997 and 998). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 6 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: National Express West Midlands.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 54A in Birmingham runs between \u201cPerry Barr Rail Station\u201d and \u201cScott Arms\u201d. One stop is served in one direction only. All routes in Birmingham \u2192 The route of bus 54A From \u201cPerry Barr Rail Station\u201d to \u201cScott Arms\u201d: 25 stops. On the way: \u201cWellhead Lane\u201d, \u201cLeslie Rd\u201d, \u201cGrosvenor Road\u201d, \u201cHutton Road\u201d, \u201cPutney Road\u201d, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":660,"featured_media":17956,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7518],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-17955","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\/17955","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=17955"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17955\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19002,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17955\/revisions\/19002"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17955"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=17955"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=17955"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=17955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}