Bus route 18 in Birmingham links “Yardley Wood Depot” and “Bartley Green War Memorial”.
Which way bus 18 runs
From “Yardley Wood Depot” to “Bartley Green War Memorial”: 51 stops. On the way: “Pendeen Road”, “Woodvale Mews”, “Hollybank Road”, “Chamberlain Road”, “Tudor Close”, “Alcester Road Sth”, “Maurice Road”, “Woodthorpe Gardens”, “Westhouse Grove”, “Damar Croft”. Then “Earlswood Road”, “Beechwood Court”, “Keynell Covert”, “Broad Meadow Lane”, “Baldwin Road”, “Shortlands Close”, “The Green”, “Melchett Road”, “Kings Norton Station”, “Rowheath Road”. Then “Station Road”, “Selly Oak Road”, “Kings Norton School”, “Hawthorne Road”, “Middleton Hall Road”, “Lindsey Avenue”, “Overbury Road”, “Innage Road”, “Beech House”, “Telephone Exchange”. Then “Bell Lane”, “Lockwood Road”, “The Black Horse”, “St Heliers Road”, “Inverness Road”, “Bidford Road”, “Cheverton Road”, “Barnsdale Crescent”, “Merritts Brook”, “Ley Hill Farm Road”. Before “Bartley Green War Memorial”: “Taysfield Road”, “Bangham Pit Road”, “Homedene Road”, “Bridport House”, “Senneley Mews”, “Monmouth Road”, “Brett Drive”, “Culford Drive”, “Bartley Green School”.
The return journey is different. Towards “Yardley Wood Depot”: 52 stops. Only in this direction does it call at, among others, “Newman University”, “Rhayader Road”, “Bristol Road”, “Broadmeadow Close”, “Maple Croft” and “Beechwood Road”. Only in the direction of “Bartley Green War Memorial” does it call at “Chamberlain Road”, “Alcester Road Sth”, “Keynell Covert”, “Broad Meadow Lane”, “Bell Lane” and “St Heliers Road”. For the way back, board nearby: “Chamberlain Road” → “Beechwood Road” (50 m), “Alcester Road Sth” → “Maple Croft” (100 m), “Keynell Covert” → “Broadmeadow Close” (200 m) and “Broad Meadow Lane” → “Broadmeadow Close” (150 m). Towards “Bartley Green War Memorial”, board nearby: “Newman University” → “Monmouth Road” (250 m), “Rhayader Road” → “Merritts Brook” (50 m), “Bristol Road” → “Bell Lane” (50 m) and “Broadmeadow Close” → “Broad Meadow Lane” (150 m).
Left column runs down, right column runs up. Filled stops are served both ways, dashed ones only one way: 6 towards “Bartley Green War Memorial” and 7 the other way. Tap a stop to see its name.
Other routes along the way
Shared sections with other routes: between “Middleton Hall Road” and “Barnsdale Crescent” it shares the road with route 27; between “Middleton Hall Road” and “Lockwood Road” it shares the road with route 19; between “Bell Lane” and “Inverness Road” it shares the road with routes 55 and 61.
Connections by stop, in route order:
- “Yardley Wood Depot”: bus 2
- Stops from “Pendeen Road” to “Hollybank Road”: buses 2 and 76
- “Tudor Close”: bus 50
- “Alcester Road Sth” (only towards “Bartley Green War Memorial”): bus 50
- “Maurice Road”: bus 50
- Stops from “Westhouse Grove” to “Beechwood Court”: bus 35
- “Keynell Covert” (only towards “Bartley Green War Memorial”): buses 35 and 49
- “Broad Meadow Lane” (only towards “Bartley Green War Memorial”): buses 35 and 49
- “Shortlands Close”: buses 45 and 49
- “The Green”: buses 45 and 49
- “Melchett Road”: buses 45, 47 and 49
- “Kings Norton Station”: buses 11A, 45, 47 and 49
- “Rowheath Road”: buses 11A, 45, 47 and 49
- “Station Road”: buses 11A, 45 and 47
- Stops from “Overbury Road” to “Beech House”: bus 48
- “Telephone Exchange”: buses 39, 39A, 48, 63 and X20
- “Bell Lane” (only towards “Bartley Green War Memorial”): buses 39, 39A, 48, 63 and X20
- “Lockwood Road”: buses 39, 39A, 48, 63 and X20
- “The Black Horse”: buses 39, 39A, 48, 63 and X20
- “St Heliers Road” (only towards “Bartley Green War Memorial”): buses 39, 39A, 48, 63 and X20
- Stops from “Barnsdale Crescent” to “Bridport House”: buses 39 and 39A
- “Monmouth Road”: bus 23
- Stops from “Brett Drive” to “Bartley Green War Memorial”: buses 23 and X22
- “Newman University” (only towards “Yardley Wood Depot”): bus 23
- “Rhayader Road” (only towards “Yardley Wood Depot”): buses 39 and 39A
- “Bristol Road” (only towards “Yardley Wood Depot”): buses 39, 39A, 48, 63 and X20
- “Broadmeadow Close” (only towards “Yardley Wood Depot”): buses 35 and 49
- “Maple Croft” (only towards “Yardley Wood Depot”): bus 50
- “Chinn Brook House” (only towards “Yardley Wood Depot”): buses 2 and 76
Pages for these routes: bus X20, bus X22, bus 2, bus 19, bus 23, bus 27, bus 35, bus 39, bus 39A, bus 45, bus 47, bus 48, bus 49, bus 50, bus 55, bus 61, bus 63, bus 76.
Passes and concessions
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Questions and answers
Does bus 18 go to “Kings Norton Station”?
Yes, in both directions.
Where can I change from bus 18 to another bus route?
Most routes stop at “Telephone Exchange” (39, 39A, 48, 63 and X20) and “Bell Lane” (only towards “Bartley Green War Memorial”; 39, 39A, 48, 63 and X20). All other stops with connections are listed above.
Checked on 3 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: National Express West Midlands.