Travelling to hospital
A helping hand to healthcare
There are lots of public transport options available to help make your journey to 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
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
Buses 1A, 10H, 10S, 19, 48, 76, X20, X21, X22
Service 11A/11C and 27 are a short walk away.
trainicon By train
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
Buses 11A/11C, 80/80A, 82, 87, 89, X7
Plan a journey or view a timetable.
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
Buses 71, 75, 110, 604, X4, X14
Plan a journey or view a timetable.
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
Buses 28/28A, 36, 53, 73, 97
Plan a journey or view a timetable.
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
Buses 53, 59, 65, 69, 71, 89
Plan a journey or view a timetable.
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
Buses 1A, 10H, 10S, 19, 48, 76, X20, X21, X22
Services 11A/11C and 27 stop near by.
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
Buses 38, 61, 63, 144, X20
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
Buses 2/2A, 5, 6, 226, 228, X10
Plan a journey or view a timetable.
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
Buses 1, 4, 9/9A, 20A, 26, 60, 61, 85, 74, 78/78A, 585/585A/585B, 703, X6
Plan a journey or view a timetable.
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
Buses 36, 39, 637
Plan a journey or view a timetable.
Parking
To buy a £13 weekly car parking pass, please visit the General Office next to the in-patient centre entrance.
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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