Birmingham Airport Guide

Birmingham Airport, Birmingham Airport is located approximately six miles east of the city’s center and is well signed posted and can be easily found from all of the major roads around Birmingham . Birmingham Airport is the sixth busiest airport in the United Kingdom seeing over 10 million passengers each year. Birmingham Airport is looking to be fully refurbished by 2030 but there is ongoing work to its main runway to handle the extra traffic for the 2012 Olympics are predicted to bring.
PARKING
Birmingham airport has several car parks located close to the terminals as well as offsite parking with shuttle busses to and from the offsite car parks. If you are using this parking option, allow yourself the extra time needed to travel to or from the airport before your flight, usually no less than an hour.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT TO AND FROM ABERDEEN AIRPORT
The airport has no train station, but there are bus services that run from the airport to the nearest train station and the city center. There are also bus services that can take you to other train stations that service all of England. Bus services run for most of the day and night so you will never have to wait long to get to where you are going. Black Cabs are the official taxi for the airport and there are usually great numbers of them at the ranks. Taxi ranks are outside the terminal. There are other taxi companies that work in England that can transport you to the airport should you need them. There are a number of car hire companies inside the airport for you to choose from should you wish to have a vehicle at your disposal during your time in and around Birmingham.
SHOPS, BARS AND RESTAURANTS
There are a huge number of shops in Birmingham airport where you can buy water, books, magazines, souvenirs and other small comfort items. The Birmingham Airport also has a number of duty free shops for international travelers. The airport also has 16 bars and restaurants in it serving a variety of foods ranging from cold and hot food to Starbucks Coffee and Burger King. There are food outlets before and after security. These outlets serve hot and cold meals along with alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Birmingham Airport Ltd. Birmingham, B26 3QJ Telephone: +44 (0)121 767 5511 Fax: +44 (0)121 782 8802