{"id":3506,"date":"2017-03-18T09:00:18","date_gmt":"2017-03-18T08:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getbybus.com\/en\/blog\/?p=3506"},"modified":"2025-03-24T09:52:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T08:52:49","slug":"airport-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveling.com\/en\/blog\/airport-birmingham\/","title":{"rendered":"Airport bus Birmingham"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Birmingham Airport (BHX)<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, previously known as Elmdon Airport, is an international airport serving the city of Birmingham and it is situated in Solihull, 10 kilometres southeast of Birmingham. In terms of number of passengers, Birmingham Airport is currently the 7th busiest airport in the United Kingdom. The busiest domestic routes are Edinburgh, Belfast-City, Glasgow and Belfast-International, while the most popular international routes are Dublin, Dubai, Amsterdam and Paris Charles de Gaulle.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_get_from_Birmingham_Airport_to_Birmingham\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\">How to get from Birmingham Airport to Birmingham<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Airport_shuttle_bus\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\"><b>Airport shuttle bus<\/b> <\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The city centre of Birmingham (Birmingham Coach Station) is just 25 minutes from the airport if you take a <\/span><b>direct shuttle bus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, operated by <\/span><b>National Express<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u2192 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/Traveling.com\/en\/bus-birmingham-airport-to-birmingham\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">check here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> timetable, prices and all other necessary information. &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Local_bus\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\"><b>Local bus<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Line X1<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; connects Birmingham and Coventry, and stops at Birmingham Airport Interchange station:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bus departs from Birmingham city centre (Moor Street Q&#8217;way) to Coventry Pool Meadow and back, and it makes a stop at BHX<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It takes approx. 45 minutes to reach the city. Buses run frequently throughout the day, from 01:05 until 00:05 \u2192 <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/nxbus.co.uk\/files\/NX-West-Midlands\/current_timetables\/2016-Timetables\/4th-December-2016\/BX01_4Dec16.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">full timetable<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>price of a single ticket is \u00a32.40<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and a daily ticket costs \u00a34.60 (for children \u00a31.20\/3.10) and it is bought on board, in cash or by contactless card.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Line 75\/75A<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; &nbsp;connects Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham International Station<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Same lines practically but differ in some stops<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Line 91<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; connects Chelmsley Wood and Birmingham International Station<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Line 97\/97A<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;&#8211; connects Birmingham City Centre to Birmingham Airport <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Timetables for <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/nxbus.co.uk\/files\/NX-West-Midlands\/current_timetables\/2016-Timetables\/May-2016-\/B097_01May16.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">line 97<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/nxbus.co.uk\/files\/NX-West-Midlands\/current_timetables\/2016-Timetables\/May-2016-\/B97A_01May16.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">97A<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Line 966<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> connects Erdington and Solihull via Birmingham Airport<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NOTE<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: There are two bus stops at the airport so check in timetables where each line makes a stop (either at the Airport Terminal, or at Birmingham International <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interchange accessible by air-rail link). <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_popular_routes_from_Birmingham_Airport\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\"><strong>Other popular routes from Birmingham Airport<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/Traveling.com\/en\/bus-birmingham-airport-to-london\">Birmingham Airport to London<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/Traveling.com\/en\/bus-birmingham-airport-to-leicester\">Birmingham Airport to Leicester<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/Traveling.com\/en\/bus-birmingham-airport-to-derby\">Birmingham Airport to Derby<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/Traveling.com\/en\/bus-birmingham-airport-to-sheffield\">Birmingham Airport to Sheffield<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/Traveling.com\/en\/bus-birmingham-airport-to-london-heathrow-airport\">Birmingham Airport to London Heathrow <\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/Traveling.com\/en\/bus-birmingham-airport-to-liverpool\">Birmingham Airport to Liverpool<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/Traveling.com\/en\/bus-birmingham-airport-to-cambridge\">Birmingham Airport to Cambridge<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/Traveling.com\/en\/bus-birmingham-airport-to-leeds\">Birmingham Airport to Leeds<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/Traveling.com\/en\/bus-birmingham-airport-to-manchester\">Birmingham Airport to Manchester <\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/Traveling.com\/en\/bus-birmingham-airport-to-chester\">Birmingham Airport to Chester<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/Traveling.com\/en\/bus-birmingham-airport-to-bradford\">Birmingham Airport to Bradford<\/a><\/td><td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/Traveling.com\/en\/bus-birmingham-airport-to-milton-keynes\">Birmingham Airport to Milton Keynes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/Traveling.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Birmingham-Airport-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Birmingham Airport\" class=\"wp-image-35888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2bgjx2gb489de.cloudfront.net\/gbb-blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/12142209\/Birmingham-Airport-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d2bgjx2gb489de.cloudfront.net\/gbb-blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/12142209\/Birmingham-Airport-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2bgjx2gb489de.cloudfront.net\/gbb-blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/12142209\/Birmingham-Airport-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d2bgjx2gb489de.cloudfront.net\/gbb-blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/12142209\/Birmingham-Airport.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Train\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\"><b>Train <\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Birmingham Airport has its own railway station (<\/span><strong>Birmingham International Station<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) and it is very well connected not only to the centre of Birmingham, but to more than 100 other cities and towns. The station is <\/span><strong>easily reached by air-rail link<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which will get you there in only 2 minutes. Here are some of the possible destinations:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>To Birmingham New Street<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Departs 9 times per hour throughout the day and it takes 25 minutes to reach the city centre. The <\/span><b>price of the ticket varies from \u00a32.90-3.70<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To Manchester Piccadilly, Northampton, Coventry, London Euston, Bournemouth, Shrewsbury<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Taxi_service\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\">Taxi service<\/span> <\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Official airport taxis are available 24\/7 and <\/span><b>all of them accept debit and credit cards<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, provide you with receipts and they are the only taxis which have the permission to operate from the airport, so <\/span><b>there is no fear of getting overcharged<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The usual taxi fare to the centre of Birmingham is \u00a325-\u00a330.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Transfer\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\">Transfer<\/span> <\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Door-to-door transfer is a good idea if you\u2019re travelling in a smaller group and you need fast transportation to your accommodation. It will cost you almost as taxi, but it will probably be few pounds cheaper if there is more of you.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Renting_a_car_at_Birmingham_Airport\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\"><b>Renting a car at Birmingham Airport<\/b> <\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Car rental companies like Avis, Budget and Enterprise are located right after you pass through security, in the Arrivals area. As an alternative option, you can always <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/buscroatia.carrentalnet.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">book a car<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in advance and save up some money and time.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Renting_a_bus_at_Birmingham_Airport\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\"><b>Renting a bus at Birmingham Airport<\/b> <\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Birmingham is situated in the heart of England, so if you are coming with a bigger group of people, it would be good to rent a bus and visit other cities. However, if you plan to do this, make sure you do it on time because the bus rental company needs time to organize all the details.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/Traveling.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Famous-Tower-Bridge-with-flag-of-England-in-London-UK_XXL.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"899\" src=\"https:\/\/Traveling.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Famous-Tower-Bridge-with-flag-of-England-in-London-UK_XXL.jpg\" alt=\"Tower bridge London\" class=\"wp-image-3353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2bgjx2gb489de.cloudfront.net\/gbb-blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20120218\/Famous-Tower-Bridge-with-flag-of-England-in-London-UK_XXL.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d2bgjx2gb489de.cloudfront.net\/gbb-blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20120218\/Famous-Tower-Bridge-with-flag-of-England-in-London-UK_XXL-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2bgjx2gb489de.cloudfront.net\/gbb-blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20120218\/Famous-Tower-Bridge-with-flag-of-England-in-London-UK_XXL-768x674.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Accommodation_near_Birmingham_Airport\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\">Accommodation near Birmingham Airport<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"shortcode\">[stay22 pid=&#8221;3506&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Birmingham_Airport_FAQs\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\">Birmingham Airport FAQs<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><\/strong><strong>I arrive late at the airport. Will it be a problem for me to get to the city?<\/strong>  <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Absolutely not. Reaching the city centre is easy because the airport is very well connected by both buses and trains. Bus line X1 runs practically all day and night, and trains are also very frequent.  <\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><\/strong><strong>I have an early morning departure from the airport, are there any airport hotels I can stay at?<\/strong>  <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Definitely, you can choose between <strong>several hotels located in the airport area<\/strong>:<br \/><em>Hotel Novotel Birmingham Airport (4*)<\/em> &#8211; free Wi-Fi, laundry service, restaurant<br \/><em>Hotel ibis Birmingham Airport (3*)<\/em> &#8211; free Wi-Fi, restaurant, bar<br \/><em>Ibis budget Birmingham Airport &#8211; NEC (2*)<\/em> &#8211; free Wi-Fi, parking and access for the disabled<br \/><em>Holiday Inn Birmingham Airport (3*) <\/em>&#8211; free Wi-Fi, indoor pool<br \/><em>Tri Star Hotel (3*)<\/em> &#8211; free Wi-Fi, free parking and breakfast included <\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><\/strong><strong>I would like to visit Birmingham in between flights. Is that possible?<\/strong>  <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Sure thing, Birmingham city centre is merely 10 kilometres from the airport so you will get there in no time and be back in time for your next flight because buses and trains run every 10 minutes all day long. <strong>You can leave your luggage at<\/strong> <strong>Luggage Point at the airport<\/strong>, located in the north terminal check-in area (from 04:00 to 20:00). <\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><\/strong><strong>Can I exchange money at the airport to pay for my transfer?<\/strong>  <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Yes, you can exchange your money at ICE (International Currency Exchange) office located at the airport, or withdraw money from several ATMs throughout the airport. However, we recommend having some pounds on you, because currency rates are much higher at the airports. <\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><\/strong><strong>I am continuing my journey outside Birmingham. Are there any direct lines to other destinations?<\/strong>  <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Yes, many actually. You will find some of them in the table above, or check the one you like the most on <a href=\"https:\/\/Traveling.com\/en\/\">Traveling.com<\/a>. <\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Birmingham Airport (BHX), previously known as Elmdon Airport, is an international airport serving the city of Birmingham and it is situated in Solihull, 10 kilometres southeast of Birmingham. In terms of number of passengers, Birmingham Airport is currently the 7th busiest airport in the United Kingdom. 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