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Birmingham International Airport in UK

Birmingham airport is only 7 miles from Birmingham, and one mile from the M42 motorway. It has regular and reliable public transport to the airport including trains, coaches, buses, taxis and car hire.

Where is it, and how to get there

The airport is situated to the motorway network and is served by regular public transport links. By road, the M42 is just over a mile from the airport and off the A45. When traveling at peak times, be aware that although the M42 has some of the best traffic control in the country, it does still get very busy so allow enough time. By rail, the airport has the Birmingham NEC Railway station a 2 minute bus journey away - with regular shuttles going back and forth. Connections from that railway station take you to Coventry and on to London, or Birmingham city centre. By bus, a regular bus service operates from Birmingham centre which is a 20 minute journey away. Taxis are available with Coventry a 20 minute journey away, and Birmingham a similar distance away.

Who flies to Birmingham International Airport?

Aer Lingus, Air France, bmibaby, Brussels Airlines, City Airline, Continental Airlines, Eastern Airways, Easyjet, Emirates, Flybe, KLM, Lufthansa, Monarch Airlines, Pakistan International Airlines, Ryanair, SAS Scandinavian Airlines, Swiss, Thomas Cook Airlines, Thomsonfly, Turkish Airlines, Turkmenistan

Where to fly to from Birmingham International Airport?

Country	City	Airline
Barbados	fly to Bridgetown	with Thomsonfly
Belgium	fly to Brussels	with Brussels Airlines
Cyprus	fly to Larnaca	with Monarch Airlines
	fly to Larnaca	with Air Bourbon
Cyprus	fly to Paphos	with Thomsonfly
Czech Republic	fly to Prague	with bmibaby
Denmark	fly to Copenhagen	with SAS Scandinavian Airlines
Egypt	fly to Hurghada	with Thomas Cook Airlines
Egypt	fly to Sharm El Sheik	with Thomas Cook Airlines
	fly to Sharm El Sheik	with Thomsonfly
France	fly to Chambery	with Flybe
France	fly to Grenoble	with Thomas Cook Airlines
	fly to Grenoble	with Easyjet
France	fly to Paris	with Flybe
	fly to Paris	with Air France
Gambia	fly to Banjul	with Thomas Cook Airlines
Germany	fly to Dusseldorf	with Lufthansa
	fly to Dusseldorf	with Flybe
Germany	fly to Frankfurt	with Lufthansa
Germany	fly to Hamburg	with Flybe
Germany	fly to Hanover	with Flybe
Germany	fly to Stuttgart	with Flybe
Ireland	fly to Charlestown	with bmibaby
Ireland	fly to Dublin	with Aer Lingus
	fly to Dublin	with Ryanair
Italy	fly to Milan	with Flybe
Italy	fly to Turin	with Thomas Cook Airlines
Lithuania	fly to Kuanas	with Ryanair
Malta	fly to Malta	with Ryanair
Mexico	fly to Cancun	with Thomsonfly
Netherlands	fly to Amsterdam	with bmibaby
	fly to Amsterdam	with KLM
Poland	fly to Bydgoszcz	with Ryanair
Poland	fly to Gdansk	with Ryanair
Poland	fly to Katowice	with Ryanair
Poland	fly to Rzeszow	with Ryanair
Portugal	fly to Faro	with Ryanair
	fly to Faro	with Monarch Airlines
	fly to Faro	with Air Bourbon
Portugal	fly to Funchal	with Thomsonfly
Slovakia	fly to Bratislava	with Ryanair
Spain	fly to Alicante	with Ryanair
	fly to Alicante	with Monarch Airlines
	fly to Alicante	with Thomsonfly
	fly to Alicante	with Air Bourbon
Spain	fly to Fuerteventura	with Ryanair
	fly to Fuerteventura	with Thomas Cook Airlines
	fly to Fuerteventura	with Monarch Airlines
	fly to Fuerteventura	with Air Bourbon
Spain	fly to Gerona	with Ryanair
Spain	fly to Gran Canaria	with Monarch Airlines
	fly to Gran Canaria	with Air Bourbon
	fly to Gran Canaria	with Thomsonfly
	fly to Gran Canaria	with Ryanair
Spain	fly to Lanzarote	with Thomas Cook Airlines
	fly to Lanzarote	with Thomsonfly
	fly to Lanzarote	with Ryanair
	fly to Lanzarote	with Monarch Airlines
	fly to Lanzarote	with Air Bourbon
Spain	fly to Malaga	with Monarch Airlines
	fly to Malaga	with Air Bourbon
	fly to Malaga	with Thomsonfly
	fly to Malaga	with Ryanair
Spain	fly to Teneriffa	with Monarch Airlines
	fly to Teneriffa	with Air Bourbon
	fly to Teneriffa	with Thomas Cook Airlines
	fly to Teneriffa	with Thomsonfly
	fly to Teneriffa	with Ryanair
Sweden	fly to Gothenburg Landvetter	with City Airline
Switzerland	fly to Geneva	with Easyjet
	fly to Geneva	with bmibaby
Switzerland	fly to Zurich	with Swiss
Turkey	fly to Istanbul	with Turkish Airlines
Turkmenistan	fly to Ashkhabad	with Turkmenistan
UK	fly to Aberdeen	with Flybe
UK	fly to Belfast	with Flybe
	fly to Belfast	with bmibaby
UK	fly to Edinburgh	with Flybe
UK	fly to Glasgow	with Flybe
UK	fly to Guernsey	with Flybe
UK	fly to Inverness	with Flybe
UK	fly to Isle of Man	with Flybe
UK	fly to Jersey	with Flybe
UK	fly to Londonderry	with Ryanair
UK	fly to Newcastle	with Eastern Airways
United Arab Emirates	fly to Dubai	with Emirates
United States	fly to Iowa	with Pakistan International Airlines
United States	fly to New York	with Continental Airlines

Flight Arrivals: Birmingham International Airport arrivals

Flight Departures: Birmingham International Airport departures

Useful links

• Mini city guide to Birmingham
• Guide to UK as a holiday destination

Interesting fact: Birmingham International Airport is the fifth largest airport in the UK. It is also the third largest for charter traffic and is the second largest in terms of business travellers - Heathrow has the most.