The cheapest buses from Birmingham to Derby
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The best way to find a cheap fare is to book your ticket as far in advance as you can and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Birmingham to Derby will cost around $ 24 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $ 23.
Timetable Birmingham to Derby
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The fastest buses from Birmingham to Derby
Fastest Journey
2 h 40 m
Average
3 h 53 m
Buses per day
6
Distance
57 km
It's difficult to get from Birmingham to Derby without transferring at least once.
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Bus Information between Birmingham and Derby
 | Distance | 35 miles (56 km) |
 | Average bus duration | 3 h 10 min |
 | Average bus ticket price | $21 (€17) |
 | Direct bus | Yes |
 | Bus companies | National Express |
Buses from Birmingham to Derby cover the 35 miles (56 km) long route taking on average 3 h 10 min with our travel partners like National Express. There are direct bus services available. While the average ticket price for this route costs around $21 (€17), you can find the cheapest bus ticket for as low as $19 (€15). Travelers depart most frequently from Birmingham New Street and arrive in Derby, Bus Station.
Bus companies
National Express from Birmingham to Derby
Travel between Birmingham and Derby from $19 (€15) with Omio’s bus partners National Express! You can find the best schedules and tickets when comparing and booking the most affordable journey for you.
National Express is the UK’s leading long-distance bus company operating over 550 buses per day and serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express also operates bus services to all major UK airports, such as Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and Bristol, 24 hours a day. All National Express buses have air conditioning and provide free WiFi access along with onboard entertainment. Most buses come with seat belts and power outlets at every seat, so you can charge your phone or laptop during a long journey. For your bus between Birmingham and Derby, you can select from three ticket fares: Restricted Fare, Standard Fare, and Fully Flexible Fare.
When purchasing your National Express bus tickets between Birmingham and Derby, keep the following coronavirus related policies and recommendations in mind outlined by our travel partner:
- Cashless payments recommended
- Online booking and check-in recommended
- Pre-reservation / seat allocation
- Verification of ticket with valid ID
- Exceptions to waive change or cancellation fees policy
- For journeys between July 1st and October 31, 2020, the following change and refund policies apply:
- Restricted ticket: One change is allowed free of charge
- Standard ticket: Full refund or one change is allowed free of charge
- Fully flexible ticket: Unlimited changes to time or date are allowed
- All change and refund requests must be made at least 24 hours before the original outbound journey. Partial refunds are not allowed.
Buses from Birmingham to Derby: Journey Details
Just 35 miles separate the two Midlands cities of Birmingham and Derby and comfortable coaches travel between them in just over an an hour. National Express offers 6 daily departures with the first leaving in the morning and the last in the evening. Most are direct; a few require coach changes at Leicester and take around 3 hours. Most are non stop with 2 calling at Lichfield.
Taking the Bus from Birmingham
Buses from Birmingham to Derby leave from Birmingham Coach Station. It’s located on Mill Lane in the Digbeth area of the city some 650 metres from Moor Street Train Station and a 10 minute walk from New Street Station and the Bullring Shopping Centre. A regular shuttle bus connects the coach station with Birmingham’s 3 train stations. As a National Express Headquarters, the coach station receives services from all over the UK. Passengers can also travel to Mill Lane on buses operated by Arriva West Midlands and there’s a cab stand on the north side of the station.
Getting into Derby by Bus
The east Midlands city of Derby was the birthplace of the industrial revolution and is still an important manufacturing centre. However today’s Derby is also a city devoted to culture and boasts a swank new waterfront development. It’s a pleasant city with over 300 green spaces including a celebrated arboretum. Most places of interest lie in the graceful Cathedral Quarter in the centre of town and include the Royal Crown Derby Factory which produces exquisite bone china. Derby is also a great base from which to explore the nearby Peak District. Buses from Birmingham to Derby arrive at Derby Bus Station on Morledge, east of the Westfield shopping mall. Passengers can continue their journeys on local bus routes operated by Arriva Midland, Transpeak, Trent Barton, Your Bus, and Notts and Derby.
Travel Tips
When taking the bus between Birmingham and Derby, you can choose to depart from bus stations like Birmingham, Coach Station, Birmingham, Station Street (Stop NS13) and Birmingham, Hill St / Railway Bridge. Your trip can end in bus stations such as Derby, Bus Station, Derby, Railway Station (Stop S1) and Derby.
Omio customers who travel this route most frequently depart from Birmingham New Street and arrive in Derby, Bus Station.
Passengers booking this trip most frequently board their buses from Birmingham New Street and need to travel around 0 mile (s) / 0 km from the city center to get to this bus station.
Passengers arriving in Derby most often arrive at Derby, Bus Station and need to travel around 0 mile (s) / 0 km from this bus station to the city center.
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