How to get to a hospital
A helping hand to healthcare
There are lots of public transport options available to help make your journey to the hospital easier.
Choose the hospital you wish to travel to:
Birmingham Children's Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, , B4 6NH
Getting here
busicon By bus
All buses to Birmingham City Centre (short walk from some termini)
trainicon By train
Use Birmingham Snow Hill or Birmingham New Street stations
tramicon By tram
Use the Bull Street stop
Click here to view a guide to travel to/from the hospital on public transport
Plan a journey or view a timetable.
Parking
Parent parking is available at the NCP Royal Angus Car Park located on Whittall Street, B4 6HD.
The Pay As You Go facility at the Welcome Desk allows you to change their tariff to the Birmingham Children's Hospital car parking charges as listed below:
- Up to 1 hour £2.00
- Up to 2 hours £4.00
- Up to 4 hours £5.00
- Up to 6 hours £6.00
- Up to 8 hours £8.00
- Over 8 hours £10.00
Birmingham Women's Hospital, Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TG
Getting here
busicon By bus
1A Acocks Green - Queen Elizabeth Hospital via Springfield, Wake Green, Moseley, Edgbaston & Bristol Road
10S Quinton (Tesco) - Selly Oak via Croftdown Road, Harborne, Queen Elizabeth Hospital & Calfornia
19 Dudley - Queen Elizabeth Hospital via Netherton, Old Hill, Halesowen, Quinton & Harborne
25 Birmingham - Queen Elizabeth Hospital via Ladywood
48 West Bromwich - Northfield via Warley, Bearwood, Harborne, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Cotteridge, Hawkesley & West Heath
76 Solihull - Northfield via Shirley, Yardley Wood, Kings Heath, Selly Park, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, California & Weoley Castle
X20 Birmingham - Cofton Hackett via Edgbaston, University Station, Selly Oak, Northfield & Longbridge
X21 Birmingham - Woodcock Hill via Edgbaston, University Station, Selly Oak & Weoley Castle
X22 Birmingham - Woodgate via Edgbaston, University Station, California, Bartley Green & Kitwell
Use University Station
Plan a journey or view a timetable.
Parking
- Up to 1 hour £2.70
- Up to 4 hours £4.60
- Up to 5 hours £5.30
- Up to 6 hours £6.00
- Up to 8 hours £6.60
- Over 8 hours £13.30
- Hospital business £6.60
- Weekly ticket £18.60
Speak to a member of the Q-Park staff at the car parking office if you have any queries.
City Hospital, Birmingham, Dudley Road, Birmingham, , B18 7QH
Contact information
- Telephone:
- 0121 554 3801
- Website:
- http://www.swbh.nhs.uk/contact-locations/find-us/birmingham-city-hospital/
Getting here
busicon By bus
11A Outer Circle (City Hospital, Bearwwod, Harborne, Selly Oak, Cotteridge)
11C Outer Circle (City Hospital, Handsworth, Perry Barr, Erdington, Ward End)
80A Birmingham - West Bromwich via Five Ways, Ladywood, Soho, Smethwick & West Smethwick
82 Birmingham - Bearwood via City Hospital & Cape Hill
87 Birmingham - Dudley via City Hospital, Cape Hill, Smethwick, Oldbury & Tividale
89 Birmingham - West Bromwich via City Hospital, Cape Hill, Londonderry, Smethwick & Kenrick Park
Parking
- Up to 15 mins free
- Up to 1 hour £2.80
- Up to 2 hours £3.80
- Up to 3 hours £4.30
- Up to 5 hours £4.80
- Up to 24 hours £5.30
Good Hope Hospital, Rectory Road, Sutton Coldfield, , B75 7RR
Contact information
- Telephone:
- 0121 424 2000
- Website:
- http://www.heartofengland.nhs.uk/good-hope-hospital/
Getting here
busicon By bus
71 Chelmsley Wood - Sutton Coldfield via Kingshurst, Castle Bromwich, Castle Vale, Minworth & Walmley
75 Sutton Coldfield - Birmingham International Station via Walmley, Minworth, Water Orton & Coleshill
110 Birmingham - Tamworth via Erdington, Sutton Coldfield, Whitehouse Common, Fazeley & Mile Oak
604 Kingstanding - Mere Green via Boldmere, Sutton Coldfield & Whitehouse Common
X4 Birmingham - Minworth (Asda) via Erdington, Sutton Coldfield, Falcon Lodge & Walmley
X14 Birmingham - Sutton Coldfield via Pype Hayes, Walmley & Falcon Lodge
Passengers can also board any bus to Sutton Coldfield town centre, or train to Sutton Coldfield rail station and connect with these direct bus services to the hospital.
Parking
- Up to 30 minutes free
- 1 hour £2.75
- 2 hours £3.75
- 4 hours £4.75
- 24 hours £5.75
- A range of discounted tickets for multiple visits are available from the hospital parking office
Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham, , B9 5SS
Contact information
- Telephone:
- 0121 424 2000
- Website:
- http://www.heartofengland.nhs.uk/heartlands-hospital/
Getting here
busicon By bus
28 Great Barr - Small Heath via Kingstanding, Erdington, Pype Hayes, Ward End & Heartlands Hospital
28A Ward End - Bordesley via Small Heath
36 Sparkhill - Heartlands Hospital via Acocks Green, Tyseley & Hay Mills
53 Birmingham - Smiths Wood via Saltley, Heartlands Hospital, Stechford, Lea Hall, Shard End & Castle Bromwich
73 Solihull - Heartlands Hospital via Lode Lane, Sheldon, Cockshut Hill & Yardley (Yew Tree)
97 Birmingham - Chelmsley Wood (Helmswood Drive) via Bordesley, Heartlands Hospital, Lea Hall & Kitts Green
Parking
- Up to 30 minutes free
- 1 hour £2.75
- 2 hours £3.75
- 4 hours £4.75
- 24 hours £5.75
New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, Wednesfield Road, Heath Town, Wolverhampton, WV10 0QP
Contact information
- Telephone:
- 01902 307999
- Website:
- http://www.royalwolverhamptonhospitals.nhs.uk/
Getting here
busicon By bus
53 Wolverhampton - Rocket Pool via Priestfield, Stow Heath, Moseley, New Cross Hospital, Wednesfield & Neachells
57 Wolverhampton - Bilston via Heath Town, New Cross Hospital, Wednesfield & Willenhall
59 Wolverhampton - Ashmore Park via Heath Town, New Cross Hospital & Wednesfield
60 Wolverhampton - Bloxwich via Heath Town, New Cross Hospital, Wednesfield & New Invention
65 Wolverhampton - Fordhouses via Heath Town, New Cross Hospital, Wood End, Underhill & Northwood Park
69. Wolverhampton - Walsall via Heath Town, New Cross Hospital, Wood End, New Invention & Leamore
70 New Cross Hospital - Cannock via Wolverhampton, Underhill, Featherstone & Cheslyn Hay
Parking
- Up to 15 minutes free
- Up to 1 hour £2.40
- Up to 3 hours £3.40
- Up to 5 hours £4.80
- Up to 6 hours £5.80
- Up to 7 hours £6.00
- Up to 24 hours £6.20
- Weekly ticket - 7 days £16.50
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Queen Medical Centre, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TH
Contact information
- Telephone:
- 0121 627 2000
- Website:
- http://www.uhb.nhs.uk/new-hospital.htm
Getting here
busicon By bus
1A Acocks Green - Queen Elizabeth Hospital via Springfield, Wake Green, Moseley, Edgbaston & Bristol Road
10S Quinton (Tesco) - Selly Oak via Croftdown Road, Harborne, Queen Elizabeth Hospital & Calfornia
19 Dudley - Queen Elizabeth Hospital via Netherton, Old Hill, Halesowen, Quinton & Harborne
25 Birmingham - Queen Elizabeth Hospital via Ladywood
48 West Bromwich - Northfield via Warley, Bearwood, Harborne, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Cotteridge, Hawkesley & West Heath
76 Solihull - Northfield via Shirley, Yardley Wood, Kings Heath, Selly Park, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, California & Weoley Castle
X20 Birmingham - Cofton Hackett via Edgbaston, University Station, Selly Oak, Northfield & Longbridge
X21 Birmingham - Woodcock Hill via Edgbaston, University Station, Selly Oak & Weoley Castle
X22 Birmingham - Woodgate via Edgbaston, University Station, California, Bartley Green & Kitwell
trainicon By train
Use University station
Plan a journey or view a timetable.
Parking
- 1 hour £2.80
- 3 hours £4.20
- 4 hours £4.90
- 5 hours £5.60
- 6 hours £6.30
- 8 hours £7.00
- Over 8 hours £13.90
- Weekly ticket £19.50
- Hospital business £7.00
Please speak to a member of Q-Park staff at the car parking office if you have any queries.
Free shuttle bus
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham and the old QE have a free shuttle bus service which runs from 7.00am to 7.00pm Monday to Friday. It carries patients, visitors and staff from car parks to QEHB, Birmingham Women's Hospital, the old QE and the Mental Health Trust.
There are drop-off areas outside the QEHB Main Entrance and Emergency Department entrance. Details of the route and pick-up/drop-off points are available in the map below.
For more information on the free shuttle bus, please contact Q-Park.
Tel: 0121 426 5568
Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Bristol Road South, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 2AP
Getting here
busicon By bus
38 Northfield - Selly Oak via Bournville, Cotteridge & Stirchley
61 Birmingham - Frankley via Bristol Road, Selly Oak, Northfield & Holly Hill
63Birmingham - Frankley via Bristol Road, Selly Oak, Northfield, Longbridge & Rubery
144 Birmingham - Worcester via Northfield, Longbridge, Rubery, Bromsgrove & Droiwitch Spa
X20 Birmingham - Cofton Hackett via Edgbaston, University Station, Selly Oak, Northfield & Longbridge
Passengers can also board any bus to Northfield town centre and connect with these direct bus services to the Hospital. The Hospital itself is ten minutes walk from Northfield town centre.
Plan a journey or view a timetable.
Parking
A car park charging scheme for patients and patient visitors is in operation in all patient car parks. The main patient and visitor car park is located via Gate C, but there are a small number of parking spaces available for patients and visitors in the parking area at Gate A.
Patients and visitors are able to park for the first 20 minutes in the hospital car parks for free. You will be required to obtain a ticket from the Pay and Display Machine when making use of the free 20 minutes’ parking. Valid tickets must be displayed on site at all times.
- Up to 2 hours £3.80
- Up to 5 hours £5.00
- Up to 24 hours £7.50
- Blue Badge up to 5 hours £3.80
Russells Hall Hospital, High Street, Pensnett, Dudley, DY1 2HQ
Getting here
busicon By bus
2/2A Dudley - Merry Hill via Russells Hall Hospital, Upper Pensnett & Brierley Hill
5/5A Dudley - Wall Heath via Russells Hall Hospital, Pensnett & Kingswinford
6 Dudley - Stourbridge via Russells Hall Hospital, Brierley Hill & Amblecote
226 Dudley - Merry Hill via Russells Hall Hospital, Pensnett, Kingswinford, Ashwood Park & Wordsley
228 Russells Hall Hospital - Kinver via Brierley Hill, Merry Hill, Penfields, Stourbridge & Wollaston
X10 Birmingham - Gornal Wood via Halesowen, Cradley Heath, Merry Hill, Brierley Hill & Russells Hall Hospital
Parking
- Up to 15 minutes free
- 15 to 30 minutes £1.50
- 30 minutes to 1 hour £2.60
- 1 to one-and-a-half-hours £3.60
- One-and-a-half hours to 3 hours £4.60
- 3 hours to 24 hours £5.60
- Over 24 hours for each additional 12 hours - £2.50
- The charges apply to all visitor car parks at Russells Hall, Corbett and Guest hospitals.
University Hospital Coventry, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry, , CV2 2DX
Getting here
busicon By bus
1 Chapelfields - Walsgrave via City Centre, Binley Road, Wyken & University Hospital
3 Arena Park - University Hospital via Holbrooks, City Centre, Stoke Aldermoor & Binley
9/9A Wainbody/Green Lane - University Hospital via Finham, Stivichall, City Centre & Ansty Road
17/17A Fenside/Cheylesmore - University Hospital via Quinton Park, City Centre, Hillfields & Wyken
20A City Centre - University Hospital via Foleshill, Bell Green & Henley Green
20C City Centre - University Hospital via Foleshill, Lentons Lane & Henley Green
60 Arena Park - University of Warwick via Wyken, University Hospital, Binley & Cheylesmore
74 Coventry - Nuneaton via University Hospital, Wolvey & Bramcote
78/78A Nuneaton - University Hospital via Bedworth, Arena Park, Bell Green & Henley Green
85/85A/85B Coventry Rugby via University Hospital, Brandon, Brinklow & Harborough Magna
585 Coventry Rugby via University Hospital, Brandon, Brinklow & Harborough Magna
703 Arena Park - University Hospital via Aldermans Green, Bell Green, Wood End & Potters Green
X6 Coventry - Leicester via University Hospital & M69 Motorway
Parking
- Up to 1 hour £2.50
- Up to 2 hours £3.40
- Up to 3 hours £4.10
- Up to 4 hours £4.90
- Up to 5 hours £6.40
- Up to 6 hours £7.90
- Over 7 hours £9.20
Walsall Manor Hospital, Manor Road, Walsall, , WS2 9PS
Contact information
- Telephone:
- 01922 721 172
- Website:
- https://www.walsallhealthcare.nhs.uk/
Getting here
busicon By bus
36 Walsall - Alumwell via Manor Hospital
39 Walsall - Bilston - via Manor Hospital, Pleck, Darlaston, Herberts Park & Moxley
335 Walsall - Alumwell via Manor Hospital
637 Walsall - Manor Hospital via Highgate, Bescot & Pleck
Passengers can also board any bus to Walsall town centre, or train to Walsall rail station, and connect with these direct bus services to the Hospital
Parking
To buy a £13 weekly car parking pass, please visit the General Office next to the in-patient centre entrance.
Solihull Hospital, Lode Lane, Solihull, , B91 2JL
Contact information
- Telephone:
- 0121 424 2000
- Website:
- https://hgs.uhb.nhs.uk/solihull-hospital/
Getting here
busicon By bus
All buses to Solihull town centre (short walk from Station Road/Poplar Road termini).
Services 58, 72/72A, 73, 89, A1, A10, S16, X2 & X12 stops directly outside the Hospital at its Lode Lane bus stops.
NHS Nightingale, National Exhibition Centre, Marston Green, Birmingham, B40 1NT
Getting here
busicon 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.
trainicon By Train
The nearest station is Birmingham International which is a short walk from the NEC complex.
Other Options
If you’re registered - you can use Ring and Ride to visit patients in certain hospitals. Ring and Ride can't be used for journeys which can be made by ambulance.
At some hospitals, volunteers provide transport for visitors who can't use public transport. Ask at the General Office of your hospital for more information.
You may be able to get help with your travelling expenses when you go into hospital for NHS treatment and when you come out of hospital, or when you go to and from hospital as an outpatient for NHS treatment.
If you need someone to travel with you, you can get help with the cost of their fares. See the leaflet Help with Health Costs, which is available free from your Social Security Office, Post Office, Jobcentre Plus or NHS Hospital.
Telephone the Health Cost Advice Line on 0845 850 1166 or visit the DirectGov website.
Community Transport Coventry operates the Swiftlink demand responsive transport service which provides transport for employment trips.
Swiftlink
269 Sovereign Road
Earlsdon
Coventry
CV5 6LT
Tel: 02476 716013
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