{"id":18555,"date":"2026-09-27T16:16:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T15:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/bus-route-98-birmingham"},"modified":"2026-09-27T16:16:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T15:16:16","slug":"bus-route-98-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-98-birmingham","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 98 in Birmingham: Solihull Station \u2194 Heartlands Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 98 in Birmingham runs between \u201cSolihull Station\u201d and \u201cHeartlands Hospital\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-6acb052e214e6\" 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-6acb052e214e6\"  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-98-birmingham\/#Which_way_bus_98_runs\" >Which way bus 98 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-98-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-98-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-98-birmingham\/#Questions_about_bus_98\" >Questions about bus 98<\/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-98-birmingham\/#Does_bus_98_go_to_%E2%80%9CSolihull_Hospital%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 98 go to \u201cSolihull 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-98-birmingham\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_98_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 98 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_way_bus_98_runs\"><\/span>Which way bus 98 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-98-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ibirmingham.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-birmingham-bus-98-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 98 in Birmingham on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cSolihull Station\u201d to \u201cHeartlands Hospital\u201d: 63 stops. On the way: \u201cSolihull Town Centre\u201d, \u201cSolihull Hospital\u201d, \u201cGrove Road\u201d, \u201cHermitage Road\u201d, \u201cLode Heath School\u201d, \u201cRowood Drive\u201d, \u201cHenley Crescent\u201d, \u201cDovecote Close\u201d, \u201cDursley Close\u201d, \u201cKnights Bridge Road\u201d. Then \u201cOakham Way\u201d, \u201cDene Court Road\u201d, \u201cChelmscote Road\u201d, \u201cOlton Station\u201d, \u201cBarrington Road\u201d, \u201cFernhill Road\u201d, \u201cPierce Avenue\u201d, \u201cRichmond Medical Centre\u201d, \u201cThe Lyndon\u201d, \u201cShalford Road\u201d. Then \u201cBosworth Road\u201d, \u201cThe Vineries\u201d, \u201cCambridge Way\u201d, \u201cThe Journeys End\u201d, \u201cAldershaw Road\u201d, \u201cMeasham Grove\u201d, \u201cWichnor Road\u201d, \u201cBrean Avenue\u201d, \u201cKeswick Road\u201d, \u201cLyndon Road\u201d. Then \u201cThe Wheatsheaf\u201d, \u201cDeepdale Avenue\u201d, \u201cMardon Road\u201d, \u201cSheldon Grove\u201d, \u201cChurch Road\u201d, \u201cHollywell Road\u201d, \u201cBarrows Lane\u201d, \u201cBrays Road\u201d, \u201cBincomb Avenue\u201d, \u201cRodborough Road\u201d. Then \u201cWillclare Road\u201d, \u201cBellevue Road\u201d, \u201cCockshut Hill\u201d, \u201cDuncroft Road\u201d, \u201cCockshut Hill School\u201d, \u201cPartridge Road\u201d, \u201cSedgemere Road\u201d, \u201cVibart Road\u201d, \u201cWroxton Road\u201d, \u201cCroft Road\u201d. Then \u201cStoney Lane\u201d, \u201cClements Road\u201d, \u201cWash Lane\u201d, \u201cRosedale Grove\u201d, \u201cMillhouse Road\u201d, \u201cHob Moor Road\u201d, \u201cRecreation Ground\u201d, \u201cNewbridge Road\u201d, \u201cElmbank Court\u201d, \u201cTamarind Centre\u201d. Before \u201cHeartlands Hospital\u201d: \u201cDaniels Road\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The return journey is different. Towards \u201cSolihull Station\u201d: 66 stops. After \u201cBarrows Lane\u201d, the bus runs a loop via \u201cVibart Road\u201d, \u201cOld Yardley Park\u201d, \u201cPartridge Road\u201d, \u201cCockshut Hill School\u201d and \u201cDuncroft Road\u201d and returns to \u201cBarrows Lane\u201d. Only in this direction does it call at, among others, \u201cHeybarnes Road\u201d, \u201cOld Yardley Park\u201d, \u201cElmay Road\u201d, \u201cMarcot Road\u201d, \u201cThe Highwood\u201d and \u201cDovehouse Lane\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cHeartlands Hospital\u201d does it call at \u201cRowood Drive\u201d, \u201cCockshut Hill\u201d, \u201cSedgemere Road\u201d and \u201cHob Moor Road\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cRowood Drive\u201d \u2192 \u201cLode Heath School\u201d (300 m), \u201cCockshut Hill\u201d \u2192 \u201cDuncroft Road\u201d (100 m), \u201cSedgemere Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cOld Yardley Park\u201d (50 m) and \u201cHob Moor Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cHeybarnes Road\u201d (100 m). Towards \u201cHeartlands Hospital\u201d, board nearby: \u201cHeybarnes Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cHob Moor Road\u201d (100 m), \u201cOld Yardley Park\u201d \u2192 \u201cSedgemere Road\u201d (50 m), \u201cElmay Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cCockshut Hill\u201d (100 m) and \u201cMarcot Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cKeswick Road\u201d (150 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>Shared sections with other routes: between \u201cSolihull Station\u201d and \u201cBrean Avenue\u201d it shares the road with routes 99 and 99A; between \u201cSolihull Station\u201d and \u201cHenley Crescent\u201d it shares the road with route X2; between \u201cSolihull Hospital\u201d and \u201cHenley Crescent\u201d it shares the road with route 10.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cSolihull Station\u201d: buses 4A, 6, 49, 76, 630, 631, 665 and X12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSolihull Town Centre\u201d: buses 4A, 5, 6, 27, 49, 76, 630, 631, 665 and X12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSolihull Hospital\u201d: buses 6, 49, 76, 630, 631, 665 and X12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGrove Road\u201d: bus X12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHermitage Road\u201d: bus X12<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cDursley Close\u201d to \u201cChelmscote Road\u201d: bus 631<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOlton Station\u201d: buses 630 and 631<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBarrington Road\u201d: bus 630<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cFernhill Road\u201d to \u201cShalford Road\u201d: buses 630 and 631<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Vineries\u201d: buses 630 and 631<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKeswick Road\u201d: buses 60, 630, 631 and X1<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLyndon Road\u201d: buses 60, 630, 631 and X1<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cThe Wheatsheaf\u201d to \u201cMardon Road\u201d: buses 60 and X1<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSheldon Grove\u201d: bus 60<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChurch Road\u201d: bus 60<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRosedale Grove\u201d: bus 41<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMillhouse Road\u201d: bus 41<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHob Moor Road\u201d (only towards \u201cHeartlands Hospital\u201d): bus 41<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDaniels Road\u201d: buses 28, 41, 97 and 97A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHeartlands Hospital\u201d: buses 28, 41, 97 and 97A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHeybarnes Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSolihull Station\u201d): bus 41<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMarcot Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSolihull Station\u201d): buses 60 and X1<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Highwood\u201d (only towards \u201cSolihull Station\u201d): bus 631<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLighthorne Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSolihull Station\u201d): bus X12<\/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-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-6-birmingham\">bus 6<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-10-birmingham\">bus 10<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-27-birmingham\">bus 27<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-28-birmingham\">bus 28<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-41-birmingham\">bus 41<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-49-birmingham\">bus 49<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-60-birmingham\">bus 60<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/bus-route-76-birmingham\">bus 76<\/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-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>Our page \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/how-to-pay-for-public-transport-birmingham\">How to pay for public transport in Birmingham<\/a>\u201d describes tickets, passes and concessions, including any differences between modes of transport.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Questions_about_bus_98\"><\/span>Questions about bus 98<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_98_go_to_%E2%80%9CSolihull_Hospital%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 98 go to \u201cSolihull 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_98_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 98 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cSolihull Station\u201d (4A, 6, 49, 76, 630, 631, 665 and X12) and \u201cSolihull Town Centre\u201d (4A, 5, 6, 27, 49, 76, 630, 631, 665 and X12). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 27 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: National Express West Midlands.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 98 in Birmingham runs between \u201cSolihull Station\u201d and \u201cHeartlands Hospital\u201d. All routes in Birmingham \u2192 Which way bus 98 runs From \u201cSolihull Station\u201d to \u201cHeartlands Hospital\u201d: 63 stops. On the way: \u201cSolihull Town Centre\u201d, \u201cSolihull Hospital\u201d, \u201cGrove Road\u201d, \u201cHermitage Road\u201d, \u201cLode Heath School\u201d, \u201cRowood Drive\u201d, \u201cHenley Crescent\u201d, \u201cDovecote Close\u201d, \u201cDursley Close\u201d, \u201cKnights Bridge [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":660,"featured_media":18556,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7518],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-18555","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\/18555","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=18555"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18555\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19074,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18555\/revisions\/19074"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18555"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=18555"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=18555"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibirmingham.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=18555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}