How To Get To Birmingham

Travelling to Birmingham

Birmingham is the UK’s second largest city, sitting right at the heart of the Midlands and reachable by several major motorways, rail links and its own international airport. The traffic is notoriously slow in and around Birmingham though, so allow plenty of time for delays if you’re coming by road.

By train, it takes 1hr 30mins from London and 4hrs 15mins from Edinburgh.
The main roads connecting to Birmingham are the M5 from Bristol, the M1 from London and the M6 (via the M74) from Glasgow.
There are constant national and international flight arrivals at BHX, Birmingham International Airport.

Check our up-to-date travel planner below for details on all connections.

To help you out, we have compiled some information to help you get to Birmingham. Of course, you can always give us a call at anytime for help or advice - 0845 260 2800!

Which airlines fly into Birmingham?

Where are you flying from?:

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Birmingham International Airport - BHX

15 miles from Birmingham

Can we provide airport transfers? No

Birmingham International Airport Ltd., Birmingham, B26 3QJ, United Kingdom

+44 (0)8707 335511

Nottingham East Midlands - EMA

40 miles from Birmingham

Can we provide airport transfers? No

Nottingham East Midlands Airport, Castle Donnington, Derby, DE74 2SA, United Kingdom

+44 (0)871 919 9000

How far is Birmingham from you?

Please check the grid below for your nearest local town. This will give you a rough idea of how long it will take you and your mates to get to Birmingham by road.

Local Town	Distance (miles)	Time (hours/mins)
Aberdeen	424	6:44
Birmingham	NA	NA
Brighton	169	2:49
Bristol	87	1:29
Cardiff	106	1:52
Edinburgh	287	4:58
Glasgow	291	4:37
Inverness	447	7:26
Leeds	116	1:58
Leicester	44	0:52
Liverpool	99	1:39
London	117	2:17
Manchester	85	1:37
Newcastle	205	3:18
Norwich	159	2:50
Nottingham	49	0:57
Plymouth	200	3:12
Southampton	135	2:15

Are you travelling by rail?

If so, you can get your tickets from thetrainline.com. Please remember, the earlier you buy your train tickets, the cheaper they will be (we think - we can never figure out how those bloody APEX tickets work)!

Birmingham is serviced by the following train station(s):