Introducing Birmingham


Birmingham is a famous British trade center that owes its popularity to its canals, which are even longer than those in Venice! Severely destroyed during World War II, Birmingham remained unchanged until 1990. Today, Birmingham is a popular tourist destination with renovated structures and parks.

Birmingham is known for:


Entertainment and Shopping Culinary Urban

Quick information

NEARBY CITIES
Stratford (219 km)
Hereford (112 km)
Derby (85 km)
CURRENCY
British Pound (GBP)

COUNTRY CODE
+44

ELECTRIC POWER
G

TIME ZONE
GMT 0

AVG. PRICE OF A COFFEE
N/A

AVG. PRICE OF A MEAL (2 PEOPLE)
N/A

Average Temperature

January
3.3 °C
February
3.3 °C
March
5 °C
April
7.8 °C
May
10.6 °C
June
13.9 °C
July
16.1 °C
August
15.6 °C
September
13.3 °C
October
10 °C
November
6.1 °C
December
4.4 °C

Birmingham airport information

PUBLIC TRANSPORT:

The city center is about 15 km from Birmingham Airport and can be reached by the number 900/900A bus, which operates from 4:50 a.m. to 12:02 a.m. Trains also depart on average every 15 minutes and from the airport to Manchester, London, Northampton and Coventry takes about 1 hour. It takes about 15 minutes from the airport to the city center by train or 30 minutes by bus.

Average time from airport: 15 km

Distance from airport: 15-30 minutes

TAXI:

If you do not want to waste time waiting for buses and trains, you can get to the city center using the 24-hour taxi service that runs from the airport. The average cost of a taxi from the airport to the city center is GBP 45.

Average taxi price: GBP 45

CAR RENTAL:

Get on the road with some extra rewards. Book an Avis car and you can earn up to 4000 bonus Miles, depending on how long you rent. With Budget, there’s 35% off Turkey rentals and up to 2500 in bonus Miles.

Average car rental price: N/A

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Earn 2 Miles for EUR 1 at our accommodations

Thanks to our partnership with Booking.com and Jolly, you can earn 2 Miles for EUR 1, which you can spend anywhere from friendly family lodgings, 5-star hotels, hostels to villas.

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