Bus route 5 in Birmingham: Moor Street Station ↔ Solihull Town Centre

Bus route 5 in Birmingham links “Moor Street Station” and “Solihull Town Centre”.

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Which way bus 5 runs

Towards “Solihull Town Centre”: 67 stops. After “Moor Street Station”, the bus calls at “Bus Mall”, “Allison Street”, “Birmingham Coach Station”, “Adderley Street”, “Trinity Terrace”, “Ravenhurst Street”, “Auckland Road”, “Main Street”, “Ludlow Court”, “Palmerston Road”. Then “Poplar Road”, “Fulham Road”, “Baker Street”, “Frederick Road”, “Phipson Road”, “Bridge Close”, “Eileen Road”, “Mackenzie Road”, “Berkley Crescent”, “Gracewell Road”. Then “Thirlmere Drive”, “Sarehole Mill”, “Southam Road”, “Cole Valley Road”, “Sherwood Road”, “Highfield Road Island”, “Etwall Road”, “Doveridge Road”, “Dalbury Road”, “Primrose Lane”. Then “The Baldwin”, “Blythsford Road”, “Skelcher Road”, “Trinity Way”, “Jacey Road”, “Saracens Head”, “Longmore Road”, “St James Church”, “Union Road”, “Bishopton Close”. Then “Harwood Grove”, “Marshall Lake Road”, “Connaught House”, “Swallows Meadow”, “Maidwell Drive”, “Cranmore Avenue”, “Stirling Road”, “Radway Road”, “Solihull Business Park”, “Cranbrook Way”. Then “Rainsbrook Drive”, “Palefield Road”, “Kemerton Way”, “Stapenhall Road”, “Rowthorn Drive”, “Shelly Lane”, “Kettlebrook Road”, “Farmhouse Way”, “Hillfield Park”, “Widney Lane Island”. Before “Solihull Town Centre”: “Stonebow Avenue”, “Widney Manor Station”, “Deer Park Way”, “Solihull Sixth Form College”, “Whitefields Road”.

On the way back, from “Solihull Town Centre” to “Moor Street Station”: 63 stops. Only in this direction does it call at, among others, “Knightcote Drive”, “Elmbridge Drive”, “Hawbridge Close”, “Blackford Road”, “School Road” and “Haslucks Croft”. Only in the direction of “Solihull Town Centre” does it call at, among others, “Bus Mall”, “Allison Street”, “Trinity Terrace”, “Frederick Road”, “Eileen Road” and “Berkley Crescent”. For the way back, board nearby: “Bus Mall” → “Moor Street Station” (100 m), “Allison Street” → “Park Street” (100 m), “Trinity Terrace” → “Ravenhurst Street” (200 m) and “Frederick Road” → “Phipson Road” (300 m). Towards “Solihull Town Centre”, board nearby: “Knightcote Drive” → “Widney Lane Island” (50 m), “Elmbridge Drive” → “Shelly Lane” (150 m), “Hawbridge Close” → “Shelly Lane” (100 m) and “Blackford Road” → “Marshall Lake Road” (200 m).

Connections

On part of the route, between “Moor Street Station” and “Baker Street” it shares the road with route 6; between “Moor Street Station” and “Palmerston Road” it shares the road with route 2; between “Bus Mall” and “Poplar Road” it shares the road with route 4A.

Connections by stop, in route order:

• “Moor Street Station”: buses 14, 16, 16A, 17, 17A, 23, 24, 33, 35, 45, 47, 50, 51, 60, 61, 63, 65, 66, 67, 68, 80, 82, 87, 94, 95, 97, 97A, 907, 936, 937, 997, 998, FD, X1, X2, X4, X5, X12, X14, X15, X20, X21, X22, X51 and X64
• “Bus Mall” (only towards “Solihull Town Centre”): buses 14, 16, 16A, 17, 17A, 23, 24, 33, 35, 45, 47, 50, 51, 60, 61, 63, 65, 66, 67, 68, 82, 87, 94, 95, 97, 97A, 907, 936, 937, 997, 998, FD, X1, X2, X4, X5, X12, X14, X15, X20, X21, X22, X51 and X64
• “Allison Street” (only towards “Solihull Town Centre”): buses 16, 16A, 17, 17A, 35, 45, 47, 50, 60, 61, 63, 80, 97, 97A, X1, X2, X20, X21 and X22
• “Birmingham Coach Station”: buses 16, 16A, 17, 17A, 45, 47, 50, 60, 80, 97, 97A, X1 and X2
• “Adderley Street”: buses 17, 17A, 50, 60, 97, 97A, X1 and X2
• “Trinity Terrace” (only towards “Solihull Town Centre”): buses 17, 17A, 50, 60, X1 and X2
• “Ravenhurst Street”: buses 17, 17A, 50, 60, X1 and X2
• “Auckland Road”: bus 50
• “Eileen Road” (only towards “Solihull Town Centre”): buses 1 and 41
• “Mackenzie Road”: buses 1 and 41
• “Gracewell Road”: bus 11A
• “Thirlmere Drive” (only towards “Solihull Town Centre”): bus 11A
• “Sarehole Mill”: bus 11A
• “Southam Road”: bus 11A
• “Dalbury Road”: bus 27
• “Skelcher Road” (only towards “Solihull Town Centre”): buses 27 and 49
• “Trinity Way”: buses 27 and 49
• “Jacey Road”: buses 27 and 49
• “Saracens Head”: buses 27, 49 and 665
• “Longmore Road” (only towards “Solihull Town Centre”): buses 27, 49 and 665
• “St James Church”: buses 27, 49 and 665
• “Union Road” (only towards “Solihull Town Centre”): bus 665
• “Widney Lane Island” (only towards “Solihull Town Centre”): bus 27
• Stops from “Stonebow Avenue” to “Whitefields Road”: bus 27
• “Solihull Town Centre”: buses 10, 27, 49, 98, 99, 99A, 630, 631, 665, X2 and X12
• “Knightcote Drive” (only towards “Moor Street Station”): bus 27
• “School Road” (only towards “Moor Street Station”): bus 665
• “Haslucks Croft” (only towards “Moor Street Station”): buses 27 and 49
• “Cole Bank Road” (only towards “Moor Street Station”): bus 11A
• “Astor Drive” (only towards “Moor Street Station”): buses 1 and 41
• “Woodlands Road” (only towards “Moor Street Station”): buses 1 and 41
• “Park Street” (only towards “Moor Street Station”): buses 16, 16A, 17, 17A, 23, 24, 35, 45, 47, 50, 60, 61, 63, 80, 82, 87, 97, 97A, FD, X1, X2, X20, X21 and X22

Pages for these routes: bus FD, bus X12, bus X14, bus X15, bus X2, bus X20, bus X21, bus X22, bus X4, bus X5, bus X64, bus 1, bus 2, bus 4A, bus 6, bus 10, bus 14, bus 16, bus 16A, bus 17, bus 17A, bus 23, bus 24, bus 27, bus 33, bus 35, bus 41, bus 45, bus 47, bus 49, bus 50, bus 51, bus 60, bus 61, bus 63, bus 65, bus 66, bus 67, bus 68, bus 80, bus 82, bus 87, bus 94, bus 95, bus 97, bus 97A, bus 98, bus 99, bus 99A, bus 630, bus 631, bus 907, bus 936, bus 937, bus 997, bus 998.

Passes and concessions

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Questions and answers

Does bus 5 go to “Birmingham Coach Station”?

Yes, in both directions.

Where can I change from bus 5 to another bus route?

Most routes stop at “Moor Street Station” (14, 16, 16A, 17, 17A, 23, 24, 33, 35, 45, 47, 50, 51, 60, 61, 63, 65, 66, 67, 68, 80, 82, 87, 94, 95, 97, 97A, 907, 936, 937, 997, 998, FD, X1, X2, X4, X5, X12, X14, X15, X20, X21, X22, X51 and X64) and “Bus Mall” (only towards “Solihull Town Centre”; 14, 16, 16A, 17, 17A, 23, 24, 33, 35, 45, 47, 50, 51, 60, 61, 63, 65, 66, 67, 68, 82, 87, 94, 95, 97, 97A, 907, 936, 937, 997, 998, FD, X1, X2, X4, X5, X12, X14, X15, X20, X21, X22, X51 and X64). All other stops with connections are listed above.

Checked on 4 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: National Express West Midlands.