{"id":18243,"date":"2026-10-06T18:37:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T17:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/bus-route-74-birmingham"},"modified":"2026-10-06T18:37:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T17:37:37","slug":"bus-route-74-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-74-birmingham","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 74 in Birmingham: Colmore Circus \u2194 West Bromwich Bus Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 74 in Birmingham runs between \u201cColmore Circus\u201d and \u201cWest Bromwich Bus Station\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-6acb052446026\" 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-6acb052446026\"  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-74-birmingham\/#Which_way_bus_74_runs\" >Which way bus 74 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-74-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-74-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-74-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-74-birmingham\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_74_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 74 to another bus route?<\/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-74-birmingham\/#How_many_stops_does_bus_74_have\" >How many stops does bus 74 have?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_way_bus_74_runs\"><\/span>Which way bus 74 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-74-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ibirmingham.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-birmingham-bus-74-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 74 in Birmingham on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cColmore Circus\u201d to \u201cWest Bromwich Bus Station\u201d: 29 stops. On the way: \u201cLloyd House\u201d, \u201cWater Street\u201d, \u201cSt Paul&#8217;s Metro\u201d, \u201cHall Street\u201d, \u201cVyse Street\u201d, \u201cGreat King Street\u201d, \u201cHockley Circus\u201d, \u201cRichmond Road\u201d, \u201cRose Hill Road\u201d, \u201cPiers Road\u201d. Then \u201cIvy Road\u201d, \u201cWaverhill Road\u201d, \u201cGrove Lane\u201d, \u201cBoulton Road\u201d, \u201cBooth Street\u201d, \u201cHolyhead Way\u201d, \u201cCrocketts Road\u201d, \u201cWattville Road\u201d, \u201cIsland Road\u201d, \u201cMiddlemore Road\u201d. Before \u201cWest Bromwich Bus Station\u201d: \u201cHalfords Lane\u201d, \u201cKenrick Way\u201d, \u201cBeeches Road\u201d, \u201cRoebuck Lane\u201d, \u201cHope Street\u201d, \u201cTrinity Way\u201d, \u201cDartmouth Square\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The return journey is different. Towards \u201cColmore Circus\u201d: 29 stops. Only in this direction does it call at \u201cBagnall Street\u201d, \u201cWoodland Road\u201d, \u201cAlfred Road\u201d and \u201cSoho Avenue\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cWest Bromwich Bus Station\u201d does it call at \u201cPiers Road\u201d, \u201cWaverhill Road\u201d, \u201cHolyhead Way\u201d and \u201cRoebuck Lane\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cPiers Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cIvy Road\u201d (100 m), \u201cWaverhill Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cGrove Lane\u201d (200 m), \u201cHolyhead Way\u201d \u2192 \u201cCrocketts Road\u201d (250 m) and \u201cRoebuck Lane\u201d \u2192 \u201cBagnall Street\u201d (50 m). Towards \u201cWest Bromwich Bus Station\u201d, board nearby: \u201cBagnall Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cRoebuck Lane\u201d (50 m), \u201cWoodland Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cCrocketts Road\u201d (100 m), \u201cAlfred Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cBoulton Road\u201d (100 m) and \u201cSoho Avenue\u201d \u2192 \u201cRose Hill Road\u201d (50 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 \u201cColmore Circus\u201d and \u201cHockley Circus\u201d it shares the road with routes 16 and 16A. On this section you can take any of them.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cColmore Circus\u201d: buses 7, 12, 13, 14, 23, 24, 33, 45, 47, 51, 52, 61, 63, 65, 66, 67, 68, 82, 87, 94, 95, 97, 97A, 101, 907, 936, 937, 997, 998, X1, X2, X4, X5, X12, X14, X15, X20, X21, X22, X51 and X64<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLloyd House\u201d: buses 7, 12, 13, 23, 24, 52, 82, 87, 101, X4, X5, X14, X15, X20, X21 and X22<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWater Street\u201d: buses 7, 12, 13, 52 and 101<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Paul&#8217;s Metro\u201d: buses 7 and 52<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cHall Street\u201d to \u201cGreat King Street\u201d: bus 52<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWaverhill Road\u201d (only towards \u201cWest Bromwich Bus Station\u201d): bus 101<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGrove Lane\u201d: buses 11A and 101<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBoulton Road\u201d: buses 11A and 101<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBooth Street\u201d: bus 11A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHope Street\u201d: buses 54 and 89<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTrinity Way\u201d: buses 30, 48, 54, 80 and 89<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDartmouth Square\u201d: buses 30, 48, 54, 80 and 89<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWest Bromwich Bus Station\u201d: buses 3, 3A, 4, 4H, 4M, 30, 40, 48, 54, 80 and 89<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAlfred Road\u201d (only towards \u201cColmore Circus\u201d): bus 11A<\/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-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-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-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-x64-birmingham\">bus X64<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-3-birmingham\">bus 3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-3a-birmingham\">bus 3A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-4-birmingham\">bus 4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-4h-birmingham\">bus 4H<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-4m-birmingham\">bus 4M<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-7-birmingham\">bus 7<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-12-birmingham\">bus 12<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-13-birmingham\">bus 13<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-14-birmingham\">bus 14<\/a>, <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-23-birmingham\">bus 23<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-24-birmingham\">bus 24<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-30-birmingham\">bus 30<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-33-birmingham\">bus 33<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-40-birmingham\">bus 40<\/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-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-54-birmingham\">bus 54<\/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-65-birmingham\">bus 65<\/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-80-birmingham\">bus 80<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-82-birmingham\">bus 82<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-87-birmingham\">bus 87<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-89-birmingham\">bus 89<\/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-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-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=\"Where_can_I_change_from_bus_74_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 74 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cColmore Circus\u201d (7, 12, 13, 14, 23, 24, 33, 45, 47, 51, 52, 61, 63, 65, 66, 67, 68, 82, 87, 94, 95, 97, 97A, 101, 907, 936, 937, 997, 998, X1, X2, X4, X5, X12, X14, X15, X20, X21, X22, X51 and X64) and \u201cLloyd House\u201d (7, 12, 13, 23, 24, 52, 82, 87, 101, X4, X5, X14, X15, X20, X21 and X22). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_stops_does_bus_74_have\"><\/span>How many stops does bus 74 have?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>29 towards \u201cWest Bromwich Bus Station\u201d and 29 towards \u201cColmore Circus\u201d, counting the stops at each end.<\/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 74 in Birmingham runs between \u201cColmore Circus\u201d and \u201cWest Bromwich Bus Station\u201d. All routes in Birmingham \u2192 Which way bus 74 runs From \u201cColmore Circus\u201d to \u201cWest Bromwich Bus Station\u201d: 29 stops. On the way: \u201cLloyd House\u201d, \u201cWater Street\u201d, \u201cSt Paul&#8217;s Metro\u201d, \u201cHall Street\u201d, \u201cVyse Street\u201d, \u201cGreat King Street\u201d, \u201cHockley Circus\u201d, \u201cRichmond Road\u201d, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":660,"featured_media":18244,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7518],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-18243","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\/18243","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=18243"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18243\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19038,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18243\/revisions\/19038"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18243"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=18243"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=18243"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=18243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}