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BHX → Birmingham · head to head

Bus X1 to the city centreorAirport Transfer Portal transfer to Birmingham?

The short answer

For one traveler the Bus X1 to the city centre is cheaper by £62. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The Airport Transfer Portal transfer to Birmingham is quicker: 25 min against 45 min. The Bus X1 to the city centre varies between 35 and 50 minutes.

Bus X1 to the city centre: Runs all night. Airport Transfer Portal transfer to Birmingham: hours not recorded.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in GBP. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row. The Airport Transfer Portal transfer to Birmingham is charged in euros; its column is converted at the reference rate in its fare note.
TravelersBus X1 to the city centreAirport Transfer Portal transfer to BirminghamDifference
1£3about £65£62
2£6about £65£59
3£9about £86£77
4£9.70about £86£76.30
5£9.70about £86£76.30
6£12.70about £86£73.30
7£15.70about £86£70.30
8£18.70about £86£67.30

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
X1 · National Express West MidlandsBus X1 to the city centre
From
Bus stop K on the forecourt, directly outside the terminal
To
Albert Street, in the city centre by Moor Street station, after Birmingham Coach Station in Digbeth
Luggage
A city bus: cases go in the wheelchair and buggy bay or beside you; the operator states no allowance.
Runs
All night
Journey
35–50 min

Round the clock: hourly or so through the night (00:03, 00:45, 01:25, 02:25, 03:25, 04:05), every 10 to 20 minutes by day, every 30 in the evening. Sundays every 30 minutes.

It is a stopping bus along the A45 through Sheldon and Yardley: 35 minutes at night and up to 50 in the afternoon peak, against ten on the train.

The other way it runs to Coventry, so check the destination on the front before boarding at stop K.

The day cap works only if every tap is the same card or device; a phone one day and the card the next are two separate fares.

Bus X1 to the city centre: price for every party size

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