{"id":18195,"date":"2026-09-26T17:14:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T16:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/bus-route-71-birmingham"},"modified":"2026-09-26T17:14:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T16:14:14","slug":"bus-route-71-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-71-birmingham","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 71 in Birmingham: Gracechurch Centre \u2194 Chelmsley Interchange"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 71 in Birmingham runs between \u201cGracechurch Centre\u201d and \u201cChelmsley Interchange\u201d. The return journey ends at \u201cSutton Library\u201d (100 m from \u201cGracechurch Centre\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-6acb0539deb01\" 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-6acb0539deb01\"  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-71-birmingham\/#Which_way_bus_71_runs\" >Which way bus 71 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-71-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-71-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-71-birmingham\/#Questions_about_bus_71\" >Questions about bus 71<\/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-71-birmingham\/#Does_bus_71_go_to_%E2%80%9CGood_Hope_Hospital%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 71 go to \u201cGood Hope Hospital\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-71-birmingham\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_71_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 71 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_way_bus_71_runs\"><\/span>Which way bus 71 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-71-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ibirmingham.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-birmingham-bus-71-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 71 in Birmingham on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cChelmsley Interchange\u201d: 54 stops. After \u201cGracechurch Centre\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cColeshill Road\u201d, \u201cRiland Grove\u201d, \u201cGood Hope Hospital\u201d, \u201cRehabilitation Centre\u201d, \u201cRectory Road\u201d, \u201cSt Chads Church\u201d, \u201cReddicap Shops\u201d, \u201cSir Alfreds Way\u201d, \u201cNew Hall Drive\u201d, \u201cSignal Hayes Road\u201d. Then \u201cCater Drive\u201d, \u201cShottery Grove\u201d, \u201cWylde Green Road\u201d, \u201cAshfern Drive\u201d, \u201cAshurst Road\u201d, \u201cWalmley Junior School\u201d, \u201cWalmley Ash Lane\u201d, \u201cForge Croft\u201d, \u201cMinworth Island\u201d, \u201cMinworth Green\u201d. Then \u201cMinworth Hall Farm\u201d, \u201cWater Orton Lane\u201d, \u201cSevern Trent Water Works\u201d, \u201cSquadron Close\u201d, \u201cSt Cuthberts Place\u201d, \u201cWatton Green\u201d, \u201cRound Moor Walk\u201d, \u201cDrem Croft\u201d, \u201cBrooks Croft\u201d, \u201cAvery Croft\u201d. Then \u201cTangmere Drive\u201d, \u201cTameside Drive\u201d, \u201cBerrandale Gardens\u201d, \u201cHeathland Avenue\u201d, \u201cSouthwood Avenue\u201d, \u201cThe Green\u201d, \u201cOld Croft Lane\u201d, \u201cManor Park Road\u201d, \u201cHenshaw Court\u201d, \u201cHazelhurst Road\u201d. Then \u201cChester Road\u201d, \u201cSilverbirch Road\u201d, \u201cMarston Drive\u201d, \u201cWheeley Moor Road\u201d, \u201cBabbs Mill Park\u201d, \u201cCorinne Croft\u201d, \u201cTudor Grange Academy\u201d, \u201cSt Johns Grove\u201d, \u201cCraneberry Road\u201d, \u201cJohn Henry Newman College\u201d. Before \u201cChelmsley Interchange\u201d: \u201cBlackcat Close\u201d, \u201cConway Road\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back, from \u201cChelmsley Interchange\u201d to \u201cSutton Library\u201d: 57 stops. Only in this direction does it call at, among others, \u201cHillside Drive\u201d, \u201cKingshurst Park\u201d, \u201cOvergreen Drive\u201d, \u201cMerlin Way\u201d, \u201cWalmley Infant School\u201d and \u201cPenns Lane\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cChelmsley Interchange\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cColeshill Road\u201d, \u201cRiland Grove\u201d, \u201cRectory Road\u201d, \u201cReddicap Shops\u201d, \u201cSt Cuthberts Place\u201d and \u201cBrooks Croft\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cColeshill Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cRiland Road\u201d (250 m), \u201cRiland Grove\u201d \u2192 \u201cRiland Road\u201d (100 m), \u201cRectory Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cWest View Road\u201d (100 m) and \u201cReddicap Shops\u201d \u2192 \u201cWalmley Road\u201d (100 m). Towards \u201cChelmsley Interchange\u201d, board nearby: \u201cHillside Drive\u201d \u2192 \u201cSt Johns Grove\u201d (150 m), \u201cKingshurst Park\u201d \u2192 \u201cMarston Drive\u201d (50 m), \u201cOvergreen Drive\u201d \u2192 \u201cChester Road\u201d (50 m) and \u201cMerlin Way\u201d \u2192 \u201cSt Cuthberts Place\u201d (150 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 \u201cCorinne Croft\u201d and \u201cChelmsley Interchange\u201d it shares the road with route X12; between \u201cSt Cuthberts Place\u201d and \u201cTangmere Drive\u201d it shares the road with route 67; between \u201cGracechurch Centre\u201d and \u201cSt Chads Church\u201d it shares the road with route X4.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cGracechurch Centre\u201d: buses 66, 71A, 77, 77A, 907, X5, X14 and X15<\/li>\n<li>\u201cColeshill Road\u201d (only towards \u201cChelmsley Interchange\u201d): buses 77, 77A, X14 and X15<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRiland Grove\u201d (only towards \u201cChelmsley Interchange\u201d): buses 77, 77A, X14 and X15<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGood Hope Hospital\u201d: bus X14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRehabilitation Centre\u201d: bus X14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRectory Road\u201d (only towards \u201cChelmsley Interchange\u201d): bus X14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Chads Church\u201d: bus X14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSir Alfreds Way\u201d: buses 77 and X15<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNew Hall Drive\u201d: buses 77 and X15<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSignal Hayes Road\u201d: buses 77 and X14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCater Drive\u201d: buses 77 and X14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cShottery Grove\u201d: buses 77, 77A and X14<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cWylde Green Road\u201d to \u201cAshurst Road\u201d: buses 77, 77A, X14 and X15<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWalmley Junior School\u201d: buses 77, 77A and X15<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWalmley Ash Lane\u201d: buses 71A, 77, 77A and X15<\/li>\n<li>\u201cForge Croft\u201d: buses 71A, 77 and 77A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMinworth Island\u201d: buses 68, 77 and 77A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMinworth Green\u201d: bus 77A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Cuthberts Place\u201d (only towards \u201cChelmsley Interchange\u201d): bus 71A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWatton Green\u201d: bus 71A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDrem Croft\u201d: buses 28 and 71A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAvery Croft\u201d: buses 28 and 96<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTangmere Drive\u201d (only towards \u201cChelmsley Interchange\u201d): buses 28 and 96<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTameside Drive\u201d: buses 28 and 96<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBerrandale Gardens\u201d: buses 28, 71A and 96<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHeathland Avenue\u201d: buses 28, 94 and 96<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSouthwood Avenue\u201d: buses 94 and 96<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Green\u201d: bus 94<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOld Croft Lane\u201d: buses 94 and 96<\/li>\n<li>\u201cManor Park Road\u201d: buses 94 and 96<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHenshaw Court\u201d: buses 94, 95 and 96<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHazelhurst Road\u201d: buses 95 and 96<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChester Road\u201d (only towards \u201cChelmsley Interchange\u201d): buses 95 and 96<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSilverbirch Road\u201d: buses 71A, 95 and 96<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMarston Drive\u201d (only towards \u201cChelmsley Interchange\u201d): buses 71A and 95<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWheeley Moor Road\u201d: buses 71A and 95<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBabbs Mill Park\u201d: buses 94, 95 and 96<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCorinne Croft\u201d: bus 95<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Johns Grove\u201d: buses 97 and 97A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCraneberry Road\u201d: buses 97 and 97A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChelmsley Interchange\u201d: buses 10, 14, 17, 71A, 94, 95, 96, 97 and 97A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKingshurst Park\u201d (only towards \u201cSutton Library\u201d): buses 71A and 95<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOvergreen Drive\u201d (only towards \u201cSutton Library\u201d): buses 95 and 96<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMerlin Way\u201d (only towards \u201cSutton Library\u201d): bus 71A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWalmley Infant School\u201d (only towards \u201cSutton Library\u201d): buses 77, 77A and X15<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPenns Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cSutton Library\u201d): buses 77A, X14 and X15<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWest View Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSutton Library\u201d): bus X14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRiland Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSutton Library\u201d): bus X14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMidland Drive\u201d (only towards \u201cSutton Library\u201d): buses 66, 71A, 77, 77A, 907, X5, X14 and X15<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTrinity Church\u201d (only towards \u201cSutton Library\u201d): buses 66, 71A, 77, 77A, 907, X5, X14 and X15<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSutton Library\u201d: buses 66, 71A, 77, 77A, 907, X5, X14 and X15<\/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-x14-birmingham\">bus X14<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-x15-birmingham\">bus X15<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-x4-birmingham\">bus X4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-x5-birmingham\">bus X5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-10-birmingham\">bus 10<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-14-birmingham\">bus 14<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-17-birmingham\">bus 17<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-28-birmingham\">bus 28<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-66-birmingham\">bus 66<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-67-birmingham\">bus 67<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-68-birmingham\">bus 68<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-71a-birmingham\">bus 71A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-77-birmingham\">bus 77<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-77a-birmingham\">bus 77A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-94-birmingham\">bus 94<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-95-birmingham\">bus 95<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-96-birmingham\">bus 96<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-97-birmingham\">bus 97<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-97a-birmingham\">bus 97A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-907-birmingham\">bus 907<\/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_71\"><\/span>Questions about bus 71<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_71_go_to_%E2%80%9CGood_Hope_Hospital%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 71 go to \u201cGood Hope Hospital\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_71_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 71 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cGracechurch Centre\u201d (66, 71A, 77, 77A, 907, X5, X14 and X15) and \u201cChelmsley Interchange\u201d (10, 14, 17, 71A, 94, 95, 96, 97 and 97A). 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 71 in Birmingham runs between \u201cGracechurch Centre\u201d and \u201cChelmsley Interchange\u201d. The return journey ends at \u201cSutton Library\u201d (100 m from \u201cGracechurch Centre\u201d). All routes in Birmingham \u2192 Which way bus 71 runs Towards \u201cChelmsley Interchange\u201d: 54 stops. After \u201cGracechurch Centre\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cColeshill Road\u201d, \u201cRiland Grove\u201d, \u201cGood Hope Hospital\u201d, \u201cRehabilitation Centre\u201d, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":660,"featured_media":18196,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7518],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-18195","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\/18195","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=18195"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18195\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19032,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18195\/revisions\/19032"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18195"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=18195"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=18195"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=18195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}