Birmingham, UK travel guide
Birmingham International Airport is located 10.2 km south east of Birmingham's center, in West Midlands, England. A very busy airport, sixth busiest in the UK in fact, Birmingham International served over 9 million passengers in 2009.
In January 2010 the airport announced plans for £13 million renovation to combine their Terminals 1 & 2. The merger is intended to improve operational efficiency and create a larger passenger security search area. They do not expect construction to hold up the flow of traffic this season. Just in case, you may want to be prepared and save time later by booking your airport Birmingham International car hire in advance.
With business booths and free work stations, overhead projectors and meeting rooms Birmingham International has the facilities you need for your business. They also have ATMs, an extensive range of cafes and restaurants, 25 shops, and disabled accessible toilets and lifts.
Make sure to get the best deal on cheap car rental in Birmingham, England, the way to save and tour the local attractions at your own pace.
- Local time in Birmingham, UK:
- GMT+0
- Population of Birmingham, UK:
- 1,016,800
Tourist attractions at Birmingham, UK
Birmingham Cathedral
Designed by the English Baroque architect, Thomas Archer, Birmingham Cathedral has been a place of Christian worship since 1715. Located in the Center of Birmingham it is open every day of the year.
Make it your first stop in town in a car hire from Birmingham International Airport.
Sarehole Mill
Make a visit to see the inspiration for JRR Tolkien's 'Hobbiton' in Lord of the Rings. At 200 years old, this watermill is one of only two standing out of more than seventy which once occupied the riverbanks around Birmingham.
Enjoy the beautiful surrounding woodland and Shire Country Park, abundant wildlife around the mill pool, and a nineteenth century bake house. Open April through October, admission is free.
Birmingham Hippodrome
Boasting the most seats sold per year of all British theaters the Birmingham Hippodrome is a must see. A true work of art, it was recently renovated to the tune of £35 million, its 2000 seats bare witness to only the best of London's musicals and the UK's biggest, most spectacular pantos.
Recommended daytrips from Birmingham, UK
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Although best known as the Victorian 'workshop of the world', Birmingham has a rich heritage dating back as far as the Middle Ages. To fully appreciate the full range of the city's heritage you must spend a day at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.
Boasting the largest collection of Pre-Raphaelites in the world, admission is free and the museum is open every day of the week. Located in Chamberlain Square it will just be a short drive by car hire Birmingham, England from other key locations around town.
The Royal Shakespeare Company
Don't miss out on one of the most acclaimed classical theater companies in the world, and visit Stratford-upon-Avon while you're at it, the town where William Shakespeare was born and died.
The Royal Shakespeare Company has three theaters in Stratford, attracting the finest actors and millions of visitors from around the world. At just an hours drive from Birmingham city center, this is the perfect day trip to see the county in your car rental Birmingham, England.
Ironbridge Gorge
Not sure what you're interested in? With a group of varied interests? Visit the World Historical Site of Ironbridge Gorge for a hit at 10 different museums.
Choose from Blists Hill Victorian Town, the beautiful gas-lit galleries of Jackfield Tile Museum, view priceless treasures at the Coalport China Museum, or exercise your imagination at Enginuity, the museum to discover how every day objects are designed.
Hotels at Birmingham, UK
Jurys Inn Birmingham Hotel
245 Broad Street
Birmingham, B1 2HQ
Tel:+44 (0)121 606 9000
Fax:+44 (0)121 606 9001
ETAP HOTEL Birmingham Centre
1 Great Colmore Street
B15 2AP BIRMINGHAM
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. (+44)0121 622 7575
Fax. (+44)0121 622 7576
Local conditions for Birmingham, UK
Thu, 24 May 2012 09:50:00 +0100
Thursday at 09:00 BST:
grey cloud. 14°C (57°F)
Temperature: 14°C (57°F), Wind Direction: N, Wind Speed: 5mph, Relative Humidity: 100%, Pressure: 1028mb, rising, Visibility: MO
Weather forecast for Birmingham, UK
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Thursday
Sunny intervals, Max Temp: 26°C (79°F), Min Temp: 15°C (59°F)
Max Temp: 26°C (79°F), Min Temp: 15°C (59°F), Wind Direction: NNE, Wind Speed: 4mph, Visibility: moderate, Pressure: 1027mb, Humidity: 70%, UV risk: n/a, Pollution: low, Sunrise: 04:57BST, Sunset: 21:11BST
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Friday
Sunny, Max Temp: 25°C (77°F), Min Temp: 13°C (55°F)
Max Temp: 25°C (77°F), Min Temp: 13°C (55°F), Wind Direction: E, Wind Speed: 14mph, Visibility: very good, Pressure: 1025mb, Humidity: 43%, UV risk: n/a, Pollution: low, Sunrise: 04:56BST, Sunset: 21:12BST
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Saturday
Sunny, Max Temp: 24°C (75°F), Min Temp: 12°C (54°F)
Max Temp: 24°C (75°F), Min Temp: 12°C (54°F), Wind Direction: E, Wind Speed: 18mph, Visibility: very good, Pressure: 1022mb, Humidity: 44%, UV risk: n/a, Pollution: low, Sunrise: 04:55BST, Sunset: 21:13BST
Airport Information
- Airport name:
- Birmingham Airport
- Airport code:
- BHX
- Phone number:
- +44(0)870 733 5511
- Fax number:
- +44(0)121 782 8802
- Address:
- Birmingham International Airport Ltd Airport Way Birmingham B26 3QJ Great Britain
- Map:
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- Distance from airport to Birmingham:
- Birmingham city || 6.3 Miles / 10.2 km / 15 minutes by rental car from Downtown Birmingham
- Car Rental office location:
For car rental in Birmingham Airport find counters for main car rental companies in the Millennium Link, at the airport. Car rental companies in Birmingham Airport include:
- Alamo/Enterprise
- Avis
- Hertz
- Nationa
- Europcar
- Budget
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Airlines providing airport services to Birmingham, UK
- CITY AIRLINE
- Aer Arann
- Aer Lingus
- Air France
- Air Malta
- Air Slovakia
- B&H Airlines (Air Bosna)
- BMI
- Brussels Airlines
- Continental
- Cyprus Airways
- Eastern Airways
- EasyJet
- EMIRATES
- Eurocypria Airlines
- Flybe
- Iceland Express
- KLM
- KTHY
- Lufthansa
- Mahan Air
- Monarch Airlines
- Onur
- PIA Pakistan International
- Ryanair
- SAS
- Swiss Airlines
- Thomas Cook Airlines
- Thomsonfly
- Turkish Airlines
- Turkmenistan Airlines
- US Airways
- Viking Airlines
