Birmingham Airport Guide (BHX)

Birmingham International Airport

Airport Way, Birmingham, B26 3QJ, UK

BHX

44

0870 733 5511

2

GMT (GMT + 1 from last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October)

The airport is situated 13km (8 miles) southeast of Birmingham.

The airport has submitted planning applications for an extension to its main runway, which would enable it to handle up to 17,000 additional flights yearly. There are also plans for a new Etap budget hotel at the airport.

Terminals 1 and 2 are adjacent and connected by the Millennium Link walkway.

The airport is situated on the A45 Coventry road, close to junction 6 of the M42. There are direct connections from the M1, M5, M6 and M40. The new M6 toll road provides a fast alternative to the M6. The airport is signposted from the motorways.

There is short- and long-term car parking at the airport. Parking information is available from NCP (tel: 0845 050 7080; website: www.ncp.co.uk).

Avis, Budget, Enterprise, Europcar, Hertz and National are represented in the Millennium Link.

Rail
The free Air-Rail shuttle service links the airport directly to nearby Birmingham International Train Station in about two minutes. Frequent services connect Birmingham International with New Street in the city centre – train operators include CrossCountry, London Midland and Virgin Trains, which offers long distance services between London and Glasgow via Birmingham (tel: 0845 748 4950; website: www.nationalrail.co.uk).
Road
Bus: Local buses (tel: 0871 200 2233; website: www.networkwestmidlands.com) link the airport to the surrounding district. All buses stop outside the terminals.
Coach: National Express (tel: (0871) 781 8181; website: www.nationalexpress.com) operates long-distance coach services, linking the airport to Birmingham and a number of other cities, and provides inter-airport coaches linking the airport with London Luton, London Gatwick and London Stansted airports.
Taxi: Black cabs (tel: (0121) 782 3744) carry up to five people with luggage. They are available on a rank outside the terminals.

The airport information desk (tel: 0870 733 5511) is situated in the Millennium Link; there is also an information point located in the Departures Lounge. British Airways operates a customer service desk (tel: (0121) 767 7502/3) in Terminal 2. The Visitor Centre in Terminal 1 provides a reservation and information service.

Money and communications: Bureaux de change and ATMs are available in both terminals. Postal facilities are available in Terminal 1.
Eating and drinking: There is an extensive range of cafes, restaurants, bars and fast-food outlets both airside and landside.
Shopping: There are several retail shops at the airport.
Luggage: A left-luggage facility (tel: (0121) 767 7987) is available on the first floor in Terminal 1.
Other facilities: There are 24-hour medical centres in both terminals and a prayer room.

Business booths are available in the Terminal 1 Departures lounge; free work stations are provided, with credit-card operated telephone, e-mail, modem and fax facilities. Business Point in Terminal 2 (tel: (0121) 767 8063) provides four meeting rooms accommodating between two and 40 people. Overhead projectors and flipcharts are available.

Adapted toilets and lifts are provided. Wheelchairs are available on request. Help with baggage and check-in is available by contacting the OCS special assistance desk (tel: (0121) 767 7878) prior to arrival. Wheelchair and other assistance after check-in must be arranged through the individual airlines. A Minicom system is installed at the Terminal 1 airport information desk and there is an induction loop system.

The Novotel (tel: (0121) 782 7000; website www.novotel.com) is located directly opposite the terminals. Other accommodation options in the immediate area include the Crowne Plaza NEC (tel: 0870 400 9160; website: www.ichotelsgroup.com), the Hilton Birmingham Metropole (tel: (0121) 780 4242; website: www.hilton.co.uk), Holiday Inn Birmingham Airport (tel: 0870 400 9007; website: www.ichotelsgroup.com), Express by Holiday Inn (tel: 0870 720 2297; website: www.ichotelsgroup.com) and Premier Inn (tel: 0870 990 6326; website: www.premierinn.com).