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🚕 Taxi🕐 30-40 minutes💸 ÂŖ40ℹī¸ Large taxi can only fit up to 4 people with a maximum of total 40kg of luggages📍the taxis can be found right outside of the main terminal gate/files/7C7eIxxgbxpOF107mNzO
🚙 Bolt/Uber🕐 30-40 minutes💸 ÂŖ20 - ÂŖ30📍You can order bolt or Uber either from car park 1/2/3

car park 1 : head towards Door A at the terminal and cross the road in front of the Diamond House building. Walk past the Diamond House Building towards car park 1

car park 2 & 3 : exit at door C at the terminal and walk towards the Regis building on your left which will take you directly outside car park 2 and on the road opposite the Regis building you will see car park 3.

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🚌 Bus - X1 Platinum🕐 50 minutes - 1 hour💸 ÂŖ2

ℹī¸ How to buy tickets:

  1. Simply tap in when entering the bus using your contactless payment methods (ex: ApplePay, Debit Card, etc.). No need to tap out when exiting the bus.
  2. Purchase from your phone using the NHX app: when entering the bus, you can scan the QR code at the bottom of the reader (shown in the app)
  3. Purchase a ticket from the driver when entering the bus (they can't give spare change)
📍 Bus stop K on-site/files/mRufJMUKjsr7OKs5BgXF
🚊 Train🕐 26 minutes💸 ÂŖ2.8 - ÂŖ4.8

ℹī¸ How to buy tickets:

  1. Purchase tickets using trainline app or trainpal app. You can also purchase a railcard which is a long-term membership that will give you a discount for every ticket journey you purchase. This can be seen in the daily transportation section.
  2. Purchase at the counter.

You need to purchase a ticket and scan the barcode at the front of the gates of the station, trains in Birmingham doesn't use tap in systems with debit/credit cards.

📍 Use the free air-link shuttle in the airport which is located at the second floor of the airport (use the lifts). This will take around 2-5 minutes. Afterwards, you can head straight and enter the train station at the right side. /files/E2izIUZfeoHTsOsC4d4F
{% endtab %} {% tab title="(LHR) London Heathrow Airport" %} **Address:** Birmingham New Street station, Station Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B2 4QA
🚊 Train🕐2h 45m - 3h 15m 💸ÂŖ37-ÂŖ75 (Discount ⅓ Price if use Railcard)

How to buy tickets:

  1. Purchase tickets using trainline app or trainpal app. You can also purchase a railcard which is a long-term membership that will give you a discount for every ticket journey you purchase. This can be seen in the daily transportation section.
  2. Purchase at the counter.

You need to purchase a ticket and scan the barcode at the front of the gates of the station, trains (railway) doesn't use tap in systems with debit/credit cards. Only the underground in London use the tap in/tap out system.

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🚌 Coach (travel to Birmingham Coach Station) 🕐 3h - 4h💸ÂŖ15-ÂŖ25

ℹī¸ How to buy tickets:

  1. Purchase from the national express coach website:
  2. Purchase tickets using trainline app, make sure to choose the coach method and not the train.
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🚙 Bolt/Uber 🕐 2h💸ÂŖ200-ÂŖ300/files/4KlBnNSAfLCIKBrSiT4e
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