From Friday 3 April until further notice, NHS staff can travel on most bus and tram services in the West Midlands Network Area for free.
Just show your NHS ID to the driver or conductor when getting on board. Free travel is also available to key workers children travelling to school by showing the letter confirming they are a key workers child.
Available on all West Midland Metro services
Bus Operators offering free travel: National Express, Diamond, Banga, Claribels, Coventry Community Transport, Evergreen (Thandi), Johnsons, Kev’s Cars, Landflight, Select Bus, Travel De Courcey, Walsall Community Transport.
Check the latest service information here.
Free shuttle services or services on-demand in some locations, will be operating from some of the regions park and ride sites, or key rail and Metro stations to support hospital staff getting to and from work.
Below we have listed each site to which we will provide shuttle services:
Free Parking Location: Lea Hall Park and Ride, B33 8JX and Marston Green Park and Ride, B37 7AD
Operating: On Request 7am – 10pm, Monday – Saturday. Please call 0330 053 8149 to request a journey. Please give us as much notice as possible that you’d like to travel.
Pick Up/Drop Off – Lea Hall: Bus stop on station forecourt
Pick Up/Drop Off – Marston Green: Bus stop on station forecourt
Drop Off/Pick Up – Ann Marie Howes Centre: Platt Brook Way
Alternative Bus:
From Lea Hall - National Express West Midlands bus service 72
From Marston Green - National Express West Midlands bus service 72
Pick up location: Erdington Rail Station, B23 6UB and Chester Road Station B73 5JW
Free Parking Location: Chester Road Park and Ride, B73 5JW
Operating: On Request 7am – 10pm, Monday – Saturday. Please call 0330 053 8149 to request a journey. Please give us as much notice as possible that you’d like to travel.
Pick Up/Drop Off – Erdington: Bus stop on Station Road.
Pick Up/Drop Off – Chester Road: Station entrance on Green Lanes.
Drop Off/Pick Up – Ardenleigh Hospital: Kingsbury Road, Spring Lane Bus Stop
Free Parking Location: Selly Oak Park and Ride, B29 6SR
Operating: On Request 7am – 10pm, Monday – Saturday. Please call 0330 053 8149 to request a journey. Please give us as much notice as possible that you’d like to travel.
Pick Up/Drop Off – Selly Oak: Station Entrance.
Drop Off/Pick Up – The Barberry Centre: Main Entrance.
Pick Up Location: Birmingham New Street Station, B2 4QA
Operating: On Request 7am – 10pm, Monday – Saturday. Please call 0330 053 8149 to request a journey. Please give us as much notice as possible that you’d like to travel.
Pick Up/Drop Off – Birmingham New Street Station: Smallbrook Queensway, by bus stop NS1.
Drop Off/Pick Up – Children’s Hospital: Upper Corporation Street, bus stop CS2.
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Free Parking Location: Selly Oak Park and Ride, B29 6SR
Operating: On Request 7am – 10pm, Monday – Saturday. Please call 0330 053 8149 to request a journey. Please give us as much notice as possible that you’d like to travel.
Pick Up/Drop Off – Selly Oak: Station Entrance.
Drop Off/Pick Up – Dental Hospital: Pebble Mill Road.
Pick Up Location: Winson Green Metro Stop, B18 4QQ
Operating: On Request 7am – 10pm, Monday – Saturday. Please call 0330 053 8149 to request a journey. Please give us as much notice as possible that you’d like to travel.
Pick Up/Drop Off – Winson Green: 11A Handsworth New Road bus stop
Drop Off/Pick Up – City Hospital: 11A Aberdeen Street bus stop
Alterative Bus: National Express West Midlands bus service 11A towards City Hospital; and National Express West Midlands bus service 11C back to Winson Green Metro stop.
Pick Up Location: Winson Green Metro Stop, B18 4QQ
Operating: On Request 7am – 10pm, Monday – Saturday. Please call 0330 053 8149 to request a journey. Please give us as much notice as possible that you’d like to travel.
Pick Up/Drop Off – Winson Green: 11A Handsworth New Road bus stop.
Drop Off/Pick Up – Enki Medical Centre: Villa Road, Soho Road Bus Stop
Free Parking Location: Sutton Coldfield Park and Ride, B73 6AD
Operating: Shuttle Service 7am – 10pm, Monday to Saturday.
Pick Up/Drop Off – Sutton Coldfield: Station Entrance
Drop Off/Pick Up – Good Hope: Bus stop on Rectory Rd.
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Pick Up Location: Winson Green Metro Stop, B18 4QQ
Operating: On Request 7am – 10pm, Monday – Saturday. Please call 0330 053 8149 to request a journey. Please give us as much notice as possible that you’d like to travel.
Pick Up/Drop Off – Winson Green: 11A Handsworth New Road bus stop.
Drop Off/Pick Up – HMP Winson Green: Winson Green Road, Winson Green Prison Bus Stop
Alternative Bus: National Express West Midlands, bus service 11A towards prison stop; and National Express West Midlands, bus service 11C back to Winson Green Metro stop.
Free Parking Location: Wednesbury Parkway Park and Ride, WS10 7DD
Operating: Shuttle Service 7am – 10pm, Monday to Saturday.
Pick Up/Drop Off – Wednesbury Parkway: Leabrook Road North, Outside Station Entrance.
Drop Off/Pick Up – Walsall Manor: Bus stop on hospital grounds.
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Pick Up Location: Winson Green Metro Stop, B18 4QQ
Operating: On Request 7am – 10pm, Monday – Saturday. Please call 0330 053 8149 to request a journey. Please give us as much notice as possible that you’d like to travel.
Pick Up/Drop Off – Winson Green: 11A Handsworth New Road bus stop.
Drop Off/Pick Up – Mary Seacole House: Lodge Road, Musgrave Road Bus Stop
Alternative Bus: National Express West Midlands, bus service 101.
Free Parking Location: Selly Oak Park and Ride, B29 6SR
Operating: On Request 7am – 10pm, Monday – Saturday. Please call 0330 053 8149 to request a journey. Please give us as much notice as possible that you’d like to travel.
Pick Up/Drop Off – Selly Oak: Station Entrance.
Drop Off/Pick Up – Moseley Hall: Roundabout at hospital entrance.
Alternative Bus: National Express West Midlands bus services 1, and 63
Pick up locations: Wolverhampton St Georges Metro Stop and Wolverhampton Rail Station
Operating: Shuttle Service 7am – 10pm, Monday to Saturday.
Pick Up/Drop Off - St Georges Metro Stop: Bus stop AJ, next to stop.
Pick Up/Drop Off - Wolverhampton Rail Station: Communal area at Cornhill.
Drop Off/Pick Up – New Cross Hospital: Patient Visitor Car Park 2.
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Pick Up Location: Small Heath Rail Station, B11 2PN.
Operating: On Request 7am – 10pm, Monday – Saturday. Please call 0330 053 8149 to request a journey. Please give us as much notice as possible that you’d like to travel.
Pick Up/Drop Off – Small Heath: Small Heath Station Bus Stop, Golden Hillock Road
Drop Off/Pick Up – Newbridge House: Hob Moor Road, Monica Road Bus Stop
The NHS Nightingale Hospital at the National Exhibition Centre is serviced by both bus and train.
By Bus
National Express West Midlands bus route X1 which runs between Birmingham City Centre and Coventry City Centre via Birmingham International station/airport.
National Express West Midlands bus route X12 which runs between Birmingham City Centre and Solihull via Birmingham International station/airport.
By Train
The nearest station is Birmingham International which is a short walk from the NEC complex.
NEC shuttle buses
When operational will run from Birmingham International bus station to the NEC Complex.
For more detailed journey planning information please use our Journey Planner and search for 'NEC'.
Pick up location: Five Ways Rail Station, B15 1QA
Operating: On Request 7am – 10pm, Monday – Saturday. Please call 0330 053 8149 to request a journey. Please give us as much notice as possible that you’d like to travel.
Pick Up/Drop Off – Five Ways Rail Station: Bus stop at the station entrance.
Drop Off/Pick Up – Norman Power Centre: Ladywood Social Club bus stop on Middleway.
Bus Alternatives: National Express West Midlands bus services 8C, 80, and 80A.
Pick up location: Erdington Rail Station, B23 6UB and Chester Road Station B73 5JW
Free Parking Location: Chester Road Park and Ride, B73 5JW
Operating: NEW SERVICE FROM MONDAY 20TH APRIL – On Request 7am – 10pm, Monday – Saturday. Please call 0330 053 8149 to request a journey. Please give us as much notice as possible that you’d like to travel.
Pick Up/Drop Off – Erdington: Bus stop on Station Road.
Pick Up/Drop Off – Chester Road: Station entrance on Green Lanes.
Drop Off/Pick Up – Northcroft Hospital: Northcroft Hospital Bus Stop.
Bus Alternative: Claribels, bus service 600.
Free Parking Location: Selly Oak Park and Ride, B29 6SR
Operating: On Request 7am – 10pm, Monday – Saturday. Please call 0330 053 8149 to request a journey. Please give us as much notice as possible that you’d like to travel.
Pick Up/Drop Off – Selly Oak: Station Entrance.
Drop Off/Pick Up – The Oleaster: Main Entrance.
Pick up location: Erdington Rail Station, B23 6UB and Chester Road Station B73 5JW
Free Parking Location: Chester Road Park and Ride, B73 5JW
Operating: On Request 7am – 10pm, Monday – Saturday. Please call 0330 053 8149 to request a journey. Please give us as much notice as possible that you’d like to travel.
Pick Up/Drop Off – Erdington: Bus stop on Station Road.
Pick Up/Drop Off – Chester Road: Station entrance on Green Lanes.
Drop Off/Pick Up – Perry Tree Centre: Dovedale Road bus stop.
Bus Alternative: National Express West Midlands bus service 96.
Free Parking Location: Selly Oak Park and Ride, B29 6SR
Operating: On Request 7am – 10pm, Monday – Saturday. Please call 0330 053 8149 to request a journey. Please give us as much notice as possible that you’d like to travel.
Pick Up/Drop Off – Selly Oak: Station Entrance.
Drop Off/Pick Up – Queen Elizabeth: Bus stop QA on hospital grounds.
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Pick Up Location: Longbridge Rail Station, B31 4HG
Operating: On Request 7am – 10pm, Monday – Saturday. Please call 0330 053 8149 to request a journey. Please give us as much notice as possible that you’d like to travel.
Pick Up/Drop Off – Longbridge: 45/47 bus stop on Longbridge Lane.
Drop Off/Pick Up – Reaside Clinic: Main Entrance.
Bus Alternative: Kev’s Cars & Coaches, bus service 19.
Free Parking Location: Selly Oak Park and Ride, B29 6SR
Operating: On Request 7am – 10pm, Monday – Saturday. Please call 0330 053 8149 to request a journey. Please give us as much notice as possible that you’d like to travel.
Pick Up/Drop Off – Selly Oak: Station Entrance.
Drop Off/Pick Up – Royal Orthopaedic: Whitehall Lane bus stop on Bristol Road South.
Bus Alternative: National Express West Midlands bus service 61 and 63.
Free Parking Location: Stourbridge Junction Park and Ride, DY9 0YQ
Operating: Shuttle Service 7am – 10pm, Monday to Saturday.
Pick Up/Drop Off - Stourbridge Junction: Station Forecourt.
Drop Off/Pick Up - Russells Hall: Near bus stop RA on hospital grounds.
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Pick Up Location: Small Heath Rail Station, B11 2PN.
Operating: On Request 7am – 10pm, Monday – Saturday. Please call 0330 053 8149 to request a journey. Please give us as much notice as possible that you’d like to travel.
Pick Up/Drop Off – Small Heath: Small Heath Station Bus Stop, Golden Hillock Road
Drop Off/Pick Up – Tamarind Centre: Near Main Entrance
Pick Up Location: Northfield Rail Station, B31 2QH and Longbridge Rail Station, B31 4HG
Operating: On Request 7am – 10pm, Monday – Saturday. Please call 0330 053 8149 to request a journey. Please give us as much notice as possible that you’d like to travel.
Pick Up/Drop Off – Northfield: Bus stop on the station forecourt.
Pick Up/Drop Off – Longbridge: 45/47 bus stop on Longbridge Lane.
Drop Off/Pick Up – West Heath: Lilley Lane stop on Rednal Road.
Bus Alternative: National Express West Midlands bus service 48.
Free Parking Location: Selly Oak Park and Ride, B29 6SR
Operating: On Request 7am – 10pm, Monday – Saturday. Please call 0330 053 8149 to request a journey. Please give us as much notice as possible that you’d like to travel.
Pick Up/Drop Off – Selly Oak: Station Entrance.
Drop Off/Pick Up – WM Rehabilitation Centre: Bus stop SF on Raddlebarn Road.
Bus Alternatives: National Express West Midlands bus service 61 and 63.
Pick Up Location: Hall Green Rail Station, B28 8JX.
Operating: On Request 7am – 10pm, Monday – Saturday. Please call 0330 053 8149 to request a journey. Please give us as much notice as possible that you’d like to travel.
Pick Up/Drop Off – Hall Green: Station Drive
Drop Off/Pick Up – Zinnia Centre: Showell Green Lane, Phipson Road Bus Stop,
Bus Alternative: National Express West Midlands, bus service 6.
Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham
Solihull Hospital
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