Air
Birmingham
International Airport (BHX) offers scheduled and charter flights from
50 airlines to over 100 destinations across Europe, North America & the
Middle East – with connections to hundreds more across the world.
Birmingham International Airport is located just 8 miles from the city centre has its own train station with regular and direct service (c. 10 minutes journey time) to Birmingham New Street Station or Five Ways Station which are both a short distance from all of the city centre venues.
Continental Airlines offer two daily services from Newark, NJ direct to Birmingham, UK. ITF2006 participants are able to receive special discounts of up to 15% off. You can book online at www.continental.com. Enter the ITF2006 Code ZRU3UPJWGT in the Offer Code Box when searching for flights.
Car
Driving times to Birmingham from London (2 hours), Manchester
(1.5 hours), Cardiff (1.5 hours) and Glasgow (4 hours). The University
does not offer parking facilities although there are three handy car
parks near the Conservatoire on Cambridge Street, Brunel Street and one
adjacent to the Holiday Inn on Suffolk Street, Queensway. The National
Indoor Arena also offers additional parking facilities.
Train
New Street Station is located in the city centre with a regular route
to London Euston taking just 90 minutes as well as most other major
cities. Also located in the city centre, Snow Hill and Moor
Street Stations serve routes to London Marylebone and areas across
the West Midlands. The recently renovated historic Moor Street Station
completes Birmingham's three mainline stations, all of which have parking
facilities and bus services conveniently located nearby.
The Conservatoire is a 10-minute walk from both New Street and Snow Hill Stations, and a 15 minute walk from Digbeth Coach Station. Follow directions to the Town Hall and Birmingham Central Library.
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