Travelling during the Festive period?
Bus, train and tram services will operate to different service levels over the Festive period so please check before you travel.
Plan your journey
Visit our Journey Planner for up to date information.
The Customer Contact Centre and Ring & Ride will also be operating at different times.
To find the best ticket option for you during this time visit our ticket finder.
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Christmas Eve – Sunday service with earlier finish approx. 22:30
Christmas Day – No service
Boxing Day – A near Sunday daytime service will be provided on Boxing Day with some more busy services also having some evening journeys.
Some of the quieter services will not operate at all and a special service will operate on the Coventry area bus services.
Wednesday 27 December to Saturday 30 December – Saturday service
New Year’s Eve – Sunday service
New Year’s Day – Sunday service. A special service will operate on the Coventry area bus services.
Tuesday 2 January to Friday 5 January – modified (holiday) weekday service
For bus, you can also visit individual operators for more information on the following dedicated festive service web pages:
Passengers are advised to check the TfWM website nearer the time to find out if and what times their usual service is running.
Christmas Eve - Last trains (by route)
Birmingham - Wolverhampton
- 18:11 - Birmingham New Street to Wolverhampton (17:32 Walsall)
- 18:18 - Wolverhampton to Birmingham New Street (all stations)
- 18:57 - Wolverhampton to Birmingham New Street (17:33 Liverpool)
Cross City (Lichfield - Birmingham - Redditch/Bromsgrove)
- 16:57 - Redditch to Lichfield City
- 17:05 - Lichfield City to Redditch
- 17:27 - Redditch to Four Oaks
- 18:03 - Birmingham New Street to Bromsgrove
- 18:27 - Redditch to Birmingham New Street
- 18:35 - Lichfield City to Birmingham New Street
- 18:42 - Bromsgrove to Birmingham New Street
Birmingham - Rugeley
- 16:45 - Birmingham New Street to Rugeley Trent Valley (16:21 Birmingham International)
- 17:50 - Rugeley Trent Valley to Birmingham New Street
- 18:00 - Birmingham New Street to Walsall (17:18 Wolverhampton)
- 18:32 - Walsall to Birmingham New Street
Snow Hill
- 16:26 - Worcester Foregate Street to Stratford-upon-Avon
- 17:26 - Stourbridge Junction to Dorridge
- 17:26 - Stratford-upon-Avon to Worcester Shrub Hill
- 17:27 - Dorridge to Stourbridge Junction
- 18:26 - Worcester Foregate Street to Birmingham Moor Street
- 18:26 - Stratford-upon-Avon to Birmingham Snow Hill
- 18:27 - Dorridge to Birmingham Snow Hill
Leamington Spa - Nuneaton
- 16:40 - Leamington Spa to Nuneaton
- 17:37 - Nuneaton to Leamington Spa
- 17:40 - Leamington Spa to Coventry
Birmingham - Hereford
- 16:56 - Hereford to Birmingham New Street
- 18:00 - Birmingham New Street to Hereford
- 19:00 - Birmingham New Street to Worcester Shrub Hill
- 19:56 - Hereford to Worcester Shrub Hill
Birmingham - Shrewsbury
- 17:40 - Shrewsbury to Birmingham New Street
- 17:56 - Birmingham New Street to Shrewsbury
Stourbridge Junction - Stourbridge Town
- 19:55 - Stourbridge Junction to Stourbridge Town
- 20:00 - Stourbridge Town to Stourbridge Junction
Birmingham New Street – Northampton – London Euston
- 16:06 - Birmingham New Street to London Euston (17:15 Northampton)
- 16:52 - Milton Keynes Central to London Euston (all stations)
- 16:56 - London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- 17:06 - Birmingham New Street to Milton Keynes Central (18:08 Northampton)
- 17:21 - Birmingham International to Birmingham New Street (all stations)
- 17:33 - Birmingham New Street to Northampton
- 17:52 - London Euston to Milton Keynes Central (all stations)
- 17:56 - London Euston to Northampton
- 18:08 - Northampton to Milton Keynes Central
- 18:34 - Birmingham New Street to Coventry
- 18:36 - London Euston to Bletchley
Christmas Day - No service
Boxing Day - No service
Travel by train?
- ASLEF has announced industrial action, check here to see how your service will be affected.
- West Midlands Railway timetable is changing from Sunday 10 December. For full information visit West Midlands Railway’s website
Birmingham - Rugeley Trent Valley
- The last departure from Birmingham - Hednesford on weekday evenings (23:22) will be extended to run to Rugeley Trent Valley, providing a later service to Rugeley Trent Valley.
Snow Hill Lines
- Longer trains will be provided to ease congestion to services on the Snow Hill line.
- Service to Earlswood will run later on Sundays.
- Christmas Day - No service
- Boxing Day - Sunday service
- New Years Day - Sunday service
- Tuesday 2 January 2024 - Normal service resumes
- Christmas Eve - Sunday service
- Christmas Day - No service
- Boxing Day - No service
- 27 – 29 December – Normal Monday to Friday service
- 30 December – Saturday Service
- 31 December – Sunday Service
- New Years Day - No service
- Tuesday 2 January 2024 - Normal service resumes
Contact Centre Opening Hours:
Closed from 24 - 26 December and will re-open on 27 December at 8am.
Closed from 31 December and will re-open on 2 January 2024.
You can still book via the app anytime.
- Christmas Eve - Sunday service
- Christmas Day - No service
- Boxing Day - No service
- 27 – 29 December – Normal Monday to Friday service
- 30 December – Saturday Service
- 31 December – Sunday Service
- New Years Day - No service
- Tuesday 2 January 2024 - Normal service resumes
Contact Centre Opening Hours:
Closed from 24 - 26 December and will re-open on 27 December at 8am.
Closed from 31 December and will re-open on 2 January 2024.
You can still book via the app anytime.
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