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The best way to find a cheap coach ticket from Derby to Birmingham is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid travelling at rush hour.
Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Changes | Tickets |
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National Express NX230 | 07:35 Derby | 3h25 | 11:00 Birmingham, Coach Station | 1 change | |
National Express NX134 | 11:45 Derby | 1h15 | 13:00 Birmingham, Coach Station | 0 changesDirect | |
National Express NX440 | 13:10 Derby | 4h10 | 17:20 Birmingham, Coach Station | 1 change | |
National Express NX134 | 16:35 Derby | 1h25 | 18:00 Birmingham, Coach Station | 0 changesDirect | |
National Express NX440 | 17:40 Derby | 4h00 | 21:40 Birmingham, Coach Station | 1 change | |
National Express NX196 | 19:40 Derby | 3h35 | 23:15 Birmingham, Coach Station | 1 change | |
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Fastest Journey
1 h 15 m
Average
2 h 58 m
Buses per day
6
Distance
57 km
Of the 6 buses that leave Derby for Birmingham every day 2 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance 56 km |
Average bus duration 1h 54m |
Cheapest ticket price £5 |
Buses per day 6 |
Direct buses 2 |
Bus providers 2 |
Fastest bus 1h 15m |
First bus 01:00 |
Last bus 23:09 |
National Express, CrossCountry and Bus coaches will get you to Birmingham from Derby from £5. With over 1000 travel companies on Omio, you can find the best coach times and tickets for your trip.
National Express is the leading coach operator for routes throughout the United Kingdom, operating over 550 coaches a day and serving over 900 destinations across the country. National Express even offers routes to and from major UK airports like Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and Bristol 24 hours a day at affordable prices for the budget traveller in mind. All National Express coaches are air-conditioned and provide free WiFi and onboard entertainment. Most coaches are equipped with seat belts and power outlets in each seat, so you can charge your phone or laptop during a long journey. You can select between three ticket types for the Derby - Birmingham coach: Restricted Fare, Standard Fare, and Fully Flexible Fare. Refundable tickets provide more flexibility than other ticket options, meaning you can cancel or change your ticket easily, should you need to.
National Express from Derby to Birmingham coach information:
Birmingham lies just 57 kilometres south west of Derby and regular bus services provide a fast and comfortable way to travel between the two Midlands cities. National Express operates 6 daily buses from Derby to Birmingham with the first leaving at 7:00 a.m. and the last at 8:00 p.m. Most are direct with a travel time of 65 minutes. The 7:00 a.m. service involves a change of coach at Manchester for an overall journey time of around 3 hours. Most are non-stop, one calls at Lichfield.
Buses to Birmingham depart from Derby Bus Station on Morledge. Frequent local bus services operated by Arriva Midland, Trent Barton, Your Bus, and Notts and Derby run to the station from the around the city and the surrounding area. Passengers can also travel from Derby Rail Station to Derby Bus Station by shuttle bus (service RL1). It runs every 15 minutes between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. from Monday to Saturday.
Once a smoky Midlands industrial town, today’s Birmingham has been transformed into a thriving modern metropolis with a rare range of shopping, cultural, dining and nightlife options. Brum is also a fine jumping off point to explore the charms of the West Midlands such as the Shropshire Hills. Buses from Derby to Birmingham arrive at Birmingham Coach Station on Mill Lane in the Digbeth area of the city. As the headquarters of National Express, it’s a major interchange hub offering onward coach connections to anywhere in the country. Passengers can continue to local destinations on buses operated by Arriva West Midlands. Mill Lane is also around 650 metres from the Moor Street Railway Station.
Passengers board the coach most frequently from Derby, Bus Station, which is located around 0.4 miles (640 m) away from the city centre, and they get off the coach at Birmingham, Coach Station, located 2.7 miles (4.4 km) away from the city centre.
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