Aston Villa is delighted to introduce a new city centre shuttle bus service, helping supporters to travel more easily and efficiently to and from Villa Park on matchdays.With a nod to the club’s finest hour and our 1982 European Cup victory, the ‘AV82’ service will start on Saturday 30th March for our home Premier League fixture against Wolves. The service will run on a trial basis for all other men’s home matches until the end of the 2023/24 season, covering all Premier League and UEFA Europa Conference League fixtures.Run by Stagecoach, the AV82 shuttle will pick up from outside Birmingham New Street Station on Dudley Street, running direct to Villa Park. Buses will run at regular intervals, starting three hours before kick-off for every home fixture. Buses will depart from Grosvenor Road and run back to Birmingham New Street at regular intervals for up to two hours after the final whistle for every game.A return ticket for the shuttle bus is £5 and single tickets will be available for £3. Tickets can be purchased with cash or card from the bus driver, or purchased in advance through the Stagecoach app. Unfortunately, nBus, concessionary passes and the government’s £2 Help for Household single are not valid on the service.
This is great news and will now mean I can get the train instead of driving. It doesn't say how many buses they'll be using but I hope it's more than one.
Quote from: devilla on March 28, 2024, 01:00:22 PMThis is great news and will now mean I can get the train instead of driving. It doesn't say how many buses they'll be using but I hope it's more than one.Just the one on a constant loop.
Quote from: kippaxvilla2 on March 28, 2024, 01:02:42 PMQuote from: devilla on March 28, 2024, 01:00:22 PMThis is great news and will now mean I can get the train instead of driving. It doesn't say how many buses they'll be using but I hope it's more than one.Just the one on a constant loop. Nah, must be more than that otherwise people will be waiting forever on the way back."Buses will run at regular intervals, starting three hours before kick-off for every home fixture. Buses will depart from Grosvenor Road and run back to Birmingham New Street at regular intervals for up to two hours after the final whistle for every game."
Where is Grosvenor Road? The only one i can see on Google Maps is the other side of the A34.