Birmingham Airport (BHX) flights and guide
- Your airline's app or website has the final word on time, gate and delays. Switch on its alerts.
- Your flight number is on your booking: EZY or U2 for easyJet, LS for Jet2, FR for Ryanair.
- BHX is a silent airport: gates show on the screens, with no announcements.
Busiest routes from BHX (2024)
- Jet2, easyJet, Ryanair and TUI all have bases at BHX, so popular holiday routes often have more than one airline.
- Long haul: Air India flies direct to Delhi and Amritsar; Emirates, Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines connect via Dubai, Doha and Istanbul.
Parking at BHX
- Car Park 1 is opposite the terminal, about a minute's walk.
- Turn-up rate for up to 24 hours: £67 in Car Parks 1 to 5 (mid 2026). Pre-booking online is usually cheaper.
- Car Parks 4 and 5 have a free shuttle every 15 minutes.
Hotels you can walk to
- Novotel about 140 m from the terminal, ibis and ibis budget about 275 m, Hilton Garden Inn about 340 m.
- NEC hotels are one stop away on the free Air-Rail Link.
Car hire at BHX
- The Car Rental area is about a 5 minute walk from the terminal: follow the "Car Rental" signs.
- Avis, Budget, Alamo, Enterprise, National, Europcar, Hertz, Firefly and Sixt.
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Getting into Birmingham
- Free Air-Rail Link to Birmingham International station, 03:30 to 00:30 daily, then about 10 minutes by train to New Street.
- Taxis and private hire: often 20 to 30 minutes to the city centre outside rush hour.
- Bus X1 leaves from stop K, X12 from stop L.
Lounges and Express Lane
- Airside: Aspire (three tiers from summer 2026), No1 Lounge and Clubrooms (12 and over), plus the Emirates Lounge.
- Express Lane security: £6 per person, pre-booked, Zone B entrance only.
Weather at the airport
Getting into Birmingham
The airport is about 8 miles east of the city centre, next to the NEC and junction 6 of the M42.
From BHX to Birmingham and the NEC
| Option | Typical time | Where to catch it |
|---|---|---|
| Air-Rail Link, then train | About 2 min, then about 10 min to New Street | First floor of the terminal |
| Bus X1 or X12 | Longer; depends on traffic | Bus stops K and L outside the terminal |
| Taxi or private hire | Often 20 to 30 min outside rush hour | Outside the terminal, or pre-book |
| To the NEC | Air-Rail Link, then a short walk | First floor of the terminal |
From the airport's train and bus pages. Taxi times are a typical estimate.
Flights
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Getting there
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In the terminal
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