--- title: "Maer Staffordshire to Birmingham West Midlands – 4 ways by car, bus, train | Mixroutes" description: "Maer Staffordshire to Birmingham West Midlands is 61 km. Fastest: drive in 1h 4m. Cheapest: drive from £7. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/maer-staffordshire-to-birmingham-west-midlands" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/maer-staffordshire-to-birmingham-west-midlands.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Maer Sta­f­f­o­r­d­s­h­ire to Birmingham West Midlands [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Maer+Staffordshire&to=Birmingham+West+Midlands) [Birmingham West Midlands to Maer Staffordshire](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/birmingham-west-midlands-to-maer-staffordshire) **Fastest:** 1h 4m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** £7\ by car\ **Distance:** 61 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures:** 15\ from 08:00, Fri 6 Nov\ ## 4 ways to travel 61 km apart. Times are the timetables for Fri 6 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 45 min quicker than the bus and £37 cheaper. - [**Drive** best fastest cheapest 1h 4m£7–9 Estimated 77 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Maer+Staffordshire&to=Birmingham+West+Midlands) - [**Bus** Least hassle 1h 48m£44–119 Estimated every 15 min · FlixBus](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Maer+Staffordshire&to=Birmingham+West+Midlands) - [**Train** 1h 32m£46–90 Estimated every 20 min · CrossCountry](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Maer+Staffordshire&to=Birmingham+West+Midlands) - [**Taxi** 1h 4m£110–155 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Maer+Staffordshire&to=Birmingham+West+Midlands) 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) · [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. [08:01 → 09:49 1h 48m · direct FlixBus UK076£44–66](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Maer+Staffordshire&to=Birmingham+West+Midlands&date=2026-11-06&time=08%3A00&it=t157o65e) 2. [08:13 → 09:45 1h 32m · 1 change CrossCountry£46–90](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Maer+Staffordshire&to=Birmingham+West+Midlands&date=2026-11-06&time=08%3A00&it=tycsww9) 3. [08:31 → 10:32 2h 1m · 2 changes First Potteries 101£105–153](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Maer+Staffordshire&to=Birmingham+West+Midlands&date=2026-11-06&time=08%3A00&it=t17xggu7) 4. [08:33 → 10:09 1h 36m · 1 change CrossCountry£82–136](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Maer+Staffordshire&to=Birmingham+West+Midlands&date=2026-11-06&time=08%3A00&it=t1nldjc3) 5. [08:40 → 10:27 1h 47m · direct West Midlands Trains LNR£77–137](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Maer+Staffordshire&to=Birmingham+West+Midlands&date=2026-11-06&time=08%3A00&it=t1keyy7g) 6. [09:13 → 10:45 1h 32m · 1 change CrossCountry£46–90](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Maer+Staffordshire&to=Birmingham+West+Midlands&date=2026-11-06&time=08%3A00&it=ttupv88) 7. [09:36 → 11:24 1h 48m · direct FlixBus UKN23£44–66](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Maer+Staffordshire&to=Birmingham+West+Midlands&date=2026-11-06&time=08%3A00&it=t6hv0uf) 8. [10:21 → 12:03 1h 42m · direct FlixBus UK026£82–119](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Maer+Staffordshire&to=Birmingham+West+Midlands&date=2026-11-06&time=08%3A00&it=t17c17tk) [And 7 more in the planner](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Maer+Staffordshire&to=Birmingham+West+Midlands) 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 Maer Staffordshire to Birmingham West Midlands? 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 Maer Staffordshire to Birmingham West Midlands? Driving is the cheapest, from £7. That figure is a fuel estimate, not counting tolls or parking. Is there a direct train from Maer Staffordshire to Birmingham West Midlands? Yes. Of the trains we read from 08:00, 3 are direct, the fastest taking 1h 32m; more may run later in the day. Fares run £46–90 across classes. How much is the bus from Maer Staffordshire to Birmingham West Midlands? Buses take about 1h 42m and cost £44–119 depending on operator and seat type. This page lists the next 8 from 08:00; the planner has the rest of the day. How far is Birmingham West Midlands from Maer Staffordshire 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 Buses - FlixBus - First Potteries - Chaserider - National Express West Midlands - Select Bus Services Railways - CrossCountry - West Midlands Trains Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Birmingham West Midlands Light rail system in the West Midlands, England The West Midlands Metro is a light-rail/tram system in the county of West Midlands, England. The network has 35 stops with a total of 14.9 miles (24.0 km) of track; it currently consists of a single route, Line 1, which operates between two termini in the city of Birmingham and two in the city of Wolverhampton via the towns of Bilston, Wednesbury and West Bromwich, on a mixture of former railway lines and urban on-street running. A second line is set to open in late 2026, operating between Wednesbury and Dudley. The system is owned by the public body Transport for West Midlands, and operated by Midland Metro Limited, a company wholly owned by the West Midlands Combined Authority. 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