Birmingham Airport
Getting between Birmingham Airport and Birmingham, both directions.
Birmingham Airport has a single terminal. The Air-Rail Link people mover between the terminal and Birmingham International station is free, and runs from 03:30 to 00:30. Buses X1, X12, 17A and 97A pick up at the terminal itself for an ordinary city fare. National Express coaches charge a fare of their own, which moves with how far ahead you book.
Birmingham Airport ↔ Birmingham
The best ways into Birmingham
Public transport
- Avanti West Coast (Birmingham International) Fastest by public transport
- Costs
- Mid-priced
- Takes
- About 10 minutes to the centre
- Pay
- Pay by app ticket or paper ticket.
- West Midlands Railway
- Costs
- Mid-priced
- Takes
- About 10 minutes to the centre
- Pay
- Pay by app ticket, paper ticket or Swift card.
- CrossCountry (Birmingham International)
- Costs
- Mid-priced
- Takes
- About 10 minutes to the centre
- Pay
- Pay by app ticket or paper ticket.
- National Express
- Costs
- Mid-priced
- Takes
- About 25 minutes to the centre
- Pay
- Pay by app ticket, paper ticket or cash.
Taxis and ride apps
- Complete Taxi Management UKBlack cab taxi rank Complete Taxi Management UK birminghamairportcabs.co.uk
- Pay
- Card not guaranteed.
- Get one
- Take one from the taxi rank or book it by phone or in the app. The pickup point is below.
- Pickup
- Airport Rank located just outside the terminal building. A customer services representative is stationed at the rank to assist passengers.
- Uber uber.com
- Takes
- About 25 minutes to the centre
- Pay
- Pay by in-app payment or cash.
- Get one
- Book it in the app. The pickup point is below.
- Pickup
- Pickups are typically located at the Ground Transportation exit; Exact meeting point is shown via in-app directions, and riders can also look for posted rideshare/airport pickup zone signage.
- Bolt bolt.eu
- Pay
- Pay by in-app payment.
- Get one
- Book it in the app. The pickup point is below.
- Pickup
- Not at a fixed point: the app shows where to meet the driver once you book.
Every way in and out, in full
Train 4
Avanti West Coast (Birmingham International) avantiwestcoast.co.uk ~10 min
- How you pay
- Pay by app ticket or paper ticket.
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West Midlands Railway londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk ~10 min
- How you pay
- Pay by app ticket, paper ticket or Swift card.
- Worth knowing
- Standard National Rail Anytime/Off-Peak/Advance fare structure, plus TfWM zonal products (nNetwork/nTrain/AnyTrain/Daytripper) valid within the West Midlands rail zones, which include Birmingham International; no airport supplement fare found stated.
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CrossCountry (Birmingham International) crosscountrytrains.co.uk ~10 min
- How you pay
- Pay by app ticket or paper ticket.
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Transport for Wales tfw.wales
- How you pay
- Pay by app ticket or paper ticket.
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Bus & coach 5
National Express nationalexpress.com ~25 min
- How you pay
- Pay by app ticket, paper ticket or cash.
- Terminals
- Coaches arrive directly outside the airport terminal, at the official coach park
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X1 nxbus.co.uk
- How you pay
- Pay by contactless, Swift card, app ticket, paper ticket or cash.
- Terminals
- Onsite at the Airport Terminal, Bus stop K; also accessible via Birmingham International Station Interchange & NEC over the free Air-Rail Link
- Worth knowing
- Otherwise, the ordinary NXWM local-bus fare structure applies on this route, not the intercity coach fare structure.
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X12 nxbus.co.uk
- How you pay
- Pay by contactless, Swift card, app ticket, paper ticket or cash.
- Terminals
- Onsite at the Airport Terminal, Bus stop L; also accessible via Birmingham International Station Interchange & NEC over the free Air-Rail Link
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17A nxbus.co.uk
- How you pay
- Pay by contactless, Swift card, app ticket, paper ticket or cash.
- Terminals
- Onsite at the Airport Terminal; also accessible via Birmingham International Station Interchange & NEC over the free Air-Rail Link (unlike X1/X12/96)
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97A nxbus.co.uk
- How you pay
- Pay by contactless, Swift card, app ticket, paper ticket or cash.
- Terminals
- Onsite at the Airport Terminal; also accessible via Birmingham International Station Interchange & NEC over the free Air-Rail Link
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Taxi & ride apps 3
Complete Taxi Management UK Black cab taxi rank Complete Taxi Management UK birminghamairportcabs.co.uk
- How you pay
- Card not guaranteed.
- How you get one
- Take one from the taxi rank or book it by phone or in the app. The pickup point is below.
- Where to get one
- Airport Rank located just outside the terminal building. A customer services representative is stationed at the rank to assist passengers.
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Uber uber.com ~25 min
- How you pay
- Pay by in-app payment or cash.
- How you get one
- Book it in the app. The pickup point is below.
- Where to get one
- Pickups are typically located at the Ground Transportation exit; Exact meeting point is shown via in-app directions, and riders can also look for posted rideshare/airport pickup zone signage.
- Worth knowing
- Uber's BHX taxi page notes Uber's in-app Taxi product is not offered at this airport - only standard rideshare classes are available.
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Bolt bolt.eu
- How you pay
- Pay by in-app payment.
- How you get one
- Book it in the app. The pickup point is below.
- Where to get one
- Not at a fixed point: the app shows where to meet the driver once you book.
- Terminals
- Single terminal building - Bolt's own page: 'Birmingham Airport has a single terminal building which houses operations for all international and domestic flight arrivals and airport departures.'
- Worth knowing
- 'You can check the final price of your trip in the Bolt app before requesting a ride, so there are no surprises!' No BHX-specific surcharge amount is stated on Bolt's page.
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