East Midlands Airport

Castle Donington, Derby, DE74 2SA, UK

EMA

44

0871 919 9000

1

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

The airport is located 21km (13 miles) southwest of Nottingham.

From Nottingham, take the A52 westbound and join the M1 at junction 25 southbound. Continue southbound and exit at junction 24, then follow signs to the airport.

Parking for more than 4,000 cars is available at the airport. The short-stay car park is located outside the main terminal building, whilst a courtesy shuttle transports passengers to/from the medium and long-stay car parks. For details of rates and bookings, call 0871 310 3300, or book online on the airport’s website.

Avis, Enterprise, Europcar, Hertz and National/Alamo all have offices located in the Arrivals area.

Road
Bus: There are bus services to Nottingham, Derby and Leicester (with connections to destinations around Great Britain on the Intercity network) from outside the main Arrivals area. The Nottingham Skylink (website: www.skylink.co.uk) is a direct service between the airport and Nottingham city centre and train station. It operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Kinchbus Airline Shuttle (tel: (01509) 815 637; website: www.kinchbus.co.uk) runs to Derby, while Leicester Skylink (website: www.skylink.co.uk) serves Leicester. For bus times and fare information, call Traveline (tel: 0871 200 2233).
Taxi: Checker Cars are the taxi concession at the airport (tel: (01332) 814 000; website: www.checkercars.com).

There is a 24-hour information desk (tel: 0871 919 9000) in the main terminal building. The airport magazine, Flightscene, and Scheduled Flight Guide are available.

Money and communications: Telephones, ATMs and two bureaux de change are available in the main terminal building. Wi-Fi Internet access is also available in various hot spots throughout the terminal.
Eating and drinking: Cafes, restaurants, a pub, a bar, a sandwich bar and a food village are all available.
Shopping: There are many retail outlets at the airport, including a duty- and tax-free shop.
Luggage: A lost property service is operated by the information desk (tel: 0871 919 9000). Left-luggage facilities are provided by the individual airlines, on request.
Other facilities: These include a first aid room, nursing rooms, children’s play areas, an executive lounge, an aviation museum (the Aeropark), a prayer room and a travel agent.

Fax and photocopy facilities are available at the information desk for a small charge. Conference facilities are available at the Thistle East Midlands Airport Hotel (tel: 0871 376 9015; website: www.thistlehotels.com), the Express by Holiday Inn (tel: (01509) 678 000; website: www.ichotelsgroup.com) and the Hilton East Midlands Airport Hotel (tel: (01509) 674 000; website: www.hilton.com).

Porters are available to provide assistance to wheelchair passengers; those wishing to use this service should contact the information desk (tel: 0871 919 9000). Reserved parking is provided in the short-term car park located 50m (164ft) from the terminal building entrance. There are also adapted toilets, lowered phones and a lift, and hearing loops are located throughout the terminal. Wheelchairs and wheelchair-accessible taxis are also available; passengers who require the ambulift for boarding aircraft should notify their airline at the time of booking. 

The Thistle East Midlands Airport (tel: 0871 376 9015; website: www.thistlehotels.com) is within the airport grounds. Nottingham EM Airport Travelodge (tel: 0871 984 6073; website: www.travelodge.co.uk) is 1.5km (1 mile) away in the Donington Park M1 service area. The Hilton East Midlands Airport (tel: (01509) 674 000; website: www.hilton.com) is located 3km (2 miles) away and the Express by Holiday Inn (tel: (01509) 678 000; website: www.ichotelsgroup.com) is on the Pegasus Business Park next to the airport; both provide a shuttle service to/from the airport.