--- title: "Birmingham West Midlands to Maer Staffordshire – 4 ways by car, train, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Birmingham West Midlands to Maer Staffordshire is 61 km. Fastest: drive in 1h 4m. Cheapest: drive from £7. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/birmingham-west-midlands-to-maer-staffordshire" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/birmingham-west-midlands-to-maer-staffordshire.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Birmingham West Midlands to Maer Sta­f­f­o­r­d­s­h­ire [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Birmingham+West+Midlands&to=Maer+Staffordshire) [Maer Staffordshire to Birmingham West Midlands](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/maer-staffordshire-to-birmingham-west-midlands) **Fastest:** 1h 4m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** £7\ by car\ **Distance:** 61 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures:** 6\ from 08:00, Thu 5 Nov\ ## 4 ways to travel 61 km apart. Times are the timetables for Thu 5 Nov, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 25 min quicker than the train and £76 cheaper. - [**Drive** best fastest cheapest 1h 4m£7–9 Estimated 77 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Birmingham+West+Midlands&to=Maer+Staffordshire) - [**Train** Least hassle 1h 29m£83–136 Estimated every 9 min · CrossCountry](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Birmingham+West+Midlands&to=Maer+Staffordshire) - [**Taxi** 1h 4m£110–155 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Birmingham+West+Midlands&to=Maer+Staffordshire) - [**Bus** 1h 49m£110–157 Estimated next 2 from 08:00 · Chaserider](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Birmingham+West+Midlands&to=Maer+Staffordshire) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, search by Photon](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from United Kingdom; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Exercise increased caution in United Kingdom** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.gbr.html) Travel advice: US State Department. ## Departures today 1. [08:11 → 09:40 1h 29m · direct CrossCountry£83–136](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Birmingham+West+Midlands&to=Maer+Staffordshire&date=2026-11-05&time=08%3A00&it=t1k1shqf) 2. [08:41 → 10:10 1h 29m · direct CrossCountry£83–136](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Birmingham+West+Midlands&to=Maer+Staffordshire&date=2026-11-05&time=08%3A00&it=t1jt9y4d) 3. [08:54 → 10:30 1h 36m · 1 change Avanti West Coast Avanti£99–149](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Birmingham+West+Midlands&to=Maer+Staffordshire&date=2026-11-05&time=08%3A00&it=t1sia2cw) 4. [09:16 → 11:05 1h 49m · 2 changes National Express West Midlands X51£110–157](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Birmingham+West+Midlands&to=Maer+Staffordshire&date=2026-11-05&time=08%3A00&it=t1xhi9jz) 5. [09:41 → 11:09 1h 28m · direct CrossCountry£83–136](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Birmingham+West+Midlands&to=Maer+Staffordshire&date=2026-11-05&time=08%3A00&it=t1hnjpj5) 6. [10:16 → 12:06 1h 50m · 2 changes National Express West Midlands X51£110–157](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Birmingham+West+Midlands&to=Maer+Staffordshire&date=2026-11-05&time=08%3A00&it=t1qiy3ji) The next departures from 08:00, not the whole day. Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Birmingham West Midlands to Maer Staffordshire? The fastest way is by car: about 1h 4m door to door. The straight-line distance is 61 km. What is the cheapest way from Birmingham West Midlands to Maer Staffordshire? Driving is the cheapest, from £7. That figure is a fuel estimate, not counting tolls or parking. Is there a direct train from Birmingham West Midlands to Maer Staffordshire? Yes. Of the trains we read from 08:00, 3 are direct, the fastest taking 1h 28m; more may run later in the day. Fares run £83–136 across classes. How much is the bus from Birmingham West Midlands to Maer Staffordshire? Buses take about 1h 49m and cost £110–157 depending on operator and seat type. This page lists the next 2 from 08:00; the planner has the rest of the day. How far is Maer Staffordshire from Birmingham West Midlands by road? About 77 km, roughly 1h 4m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around £7–9; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Railways - CrossCountry - Avanti West Coast Buses - First Potteries - National Express West Midlands - Chaserider Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Maer Staffordshire Village in Staffordshire, England Maer is a rural village and civil parish in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, to the west of the pottery manufacturing city of Stoke-on-Trent. 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