Here you'll find essential information on Birmingham International Airport, including contact details, airport transfers, airport facilities and how to get there.

Birmingham International Airport

Airport Way, Birmingham, B26 3QJ, UK

BHX

44.

0844 576 6000.

2.

GMT.

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

Plans are in place for a £280 million monorail connecting BHX with New Street station in central Birmingham. The proposed link would cut journey times to and from the city centre to just 16 minutes.

Terminals 1 and 2 are adjacent and connected by the covered 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 faster alternative to the M6. The airport is signposted from the motorways.

Short and medium stay parking is available in three multi-story facilities close to the terminals, while long term car parks, adjacent to the main A45 road, are linked to the terminals by shuttle buses. NCP operates parking at BHX (tel: 0845 050 7080; www.ncp.co.uk). It also offers valet parking.

Avis, Budget, Enterprise, Europcar, Hertz and National/Alamo have desks in the Millennium Link between the two terminals. Hire car collection/drop off is situated at the entrance to Long Stay Car Park 1.

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 station in the city centre – train operators include Arriva Trains Wales, CrossCountry, London Midland and Virgin Trains, which offers long distance services between London and Glasgow via Birmingham (tel: 0845 748 4950; www.nationalrail.co.uk).
Road
Bus: Local buses (tel: 0871 200 2233; www.networkwestmidlands.com) link the airport to the surrounding district. All buses stop outside the terminals.
Coach: National Express (tel: 0871 781 8181; 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 numerous retail outlets at the airport, both landside and airside – duty free is available for passengers travelling outside the EU.
Luggage: A left-luggage facility (tel: 01217 677 987) 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. Meeting rooms are also available in the adjacent Novotel hotel (tel: 0121 782 7000; www.novotel.com).

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. Designated disabled parking spaces are available in all car parks.

The Novotel (tel: 0121 782 7000; www.novotel.com) is located directly opposite the terminals, as is the Ibis (tel: 0121 780 5800; www.ibishotel.com) and the budget Etap Hotel (tel: 0121 780 5858; www.etaphotel.com). Other accommodation options in the immediate area include the Crowne Plaza NEC (tel: 0870 400 9160; www.crowneplaza.com), the Hilton Birmingham Metropole (tel: 0121 780 4242; www.hilton.co.uk), Holiday Inn Birmingham Airport (tel: 0871 423 4876; www.holidayinn.co.uk), Express by Holiday Inn (tel: 0870 400 7308; www.hiexpress.com) and Premier Inn (tel: 0870 990 6326; www.premierinn.com).