Transfers in Birmingham

Birmingham taxis and airport transfers

Birmingham has licensed black cabs, known as hackney carriages, plus private hire and chauffeur firms with fixed prices for airport runs and long trips. Birmingham Airport is only about 8 miles from the city centre.

Birmingham to Birmingham Airport

• Taxi: around £25–30, from about 25 minutes
• Train: New Street to Birmingham International in about 10 minutes, with many trains an hour
• Air-Rail Link: free shuttle from the station to the terminal, 03:30–00:30
• Chauffeur E-Class: one firm lists about £50 plus VAT

Birmingham to London and other airports

Avanti West Coast trains reach London Euston from Birmingham International in about 70 minutes. By car, one chauffeur firm lists Birmingham to Gatwick at about £220, Stansted £200, Luton £170 and Manchester £150, plus Birmingham Airport to Heathrow £180 and to Central London £250, all plus VAT.

Birmingham taxi booking tips

Always pre-book private hire through a licensed operator. The city’s largest black cab firm says all its cabs have wheelchair ramps, and its drivers can meet you at the airport with a name card for a small fee. Larger cabs and Mercedes V-Class vans take up to six people, and electric low-emission cabs are also available.