Getting to campus

By rail

Birmingham New Street train station is a hub for travel from across the country, and links directly with the University via the cross-city line. Four trains an hour depart for University station, with a final destination of Bromsgrove or Redditch.

The journey takes about ten minutes. The centre of Edgbaston campus is a five minute walk from University station.

Ticketing information and train timetables are available on the National Rail website.

By bus

Numbers 61, 63, X20, X21, and X22 all run from Birmingham city centre to the University. Numbers 19, 41, 48, and 76 also serve campus and the nearby Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

There is a travel information office by New Street station’s Stephenson Road entrance, where you can obtain bus timetables and departure point information. Maps can be found throughout the city centre indicating bus stop locations.

Journey planning, ticketing information, and bus timetables are also available on the Transport for West Midlands website.

By coach

There are frequent express coach services to Birmingham from London, Heathrow and Gatwick Airports, and many UK cities. The long-distance coach station is in Digbeth in city centre.

For onward journeys to the University, follow the B4100 road towards the Bull Ring shopping centre where there will be maps showing bus stops and the route to New Street station; you can then catch either the train or bus as described above. 

By taxi

There are taxi ranks at New Street station and throughout the city centre. The journey to the University takes around ten minutes, depending on traffic.

Local cycling and walking routes

Our Edgbaston campus is at the heart of a network of safe cycling and walking routes that stretch many kilometres and are often free of traffic.

The Worcester and Birmingham canal towpath runs from the city centre to campus and is suitable for pedestrians and cyclists. Some stretches are also wheelchair and pushchair accessible.

The A38 cycle route offers a safe, segregated route from the city centre to University South Gate. The National Cycle Network: Route 5 also runs nearby.

For journeys connecting other locations, we encourage you to use the Cycle Streets route planner, which will give you detailed instructions for your route, including a map and photos.

Journey planning and other route maps are also available on the Birmingham City Council website.

Cyclist facilities

Cycle parking and shower facilities are available in numerous locations across campus, many open for visitor use.

Lime e-bikes and e-scooters can be hired for short-term use across the West Midlands.

Visitor car parking

Visitor parking is available at the North-East Multi-storey Car Park (Pritchatts Road, B15 2SA). 

There are five floors in total, however, the ground floor is reserved for Edgbaston Park Hotel guests only. EV charging stations are located on the car park's roof level (charges apply). Please note that this car park does not have a lift. 

Parking charges apply Monday to Sunday, between 8am and 6pm. This includes bank holidays and  University Closed Days. Parking after 6pm is free.

Charges start from £3.40 and are capped at £10 (as of October 2024) Monday to Friday. If you park here at the weekend or on a bank holiday, you will be charged a flat day rate of £3.

Payments can be made through RingGo (location 15677) or via the payment machines on floors one to five. 

Disabled parking is available at all our car parks and on campus.

If you require access to campus for business purposes, the department you're visiting may issue you with a daily visitor permit. Please get in touch with your main contact to arrange this.

Please be advised that enforcement procedures are in place at all University car parks and that penalty notices may be issued to drivers that fail to comply with University Traffic Regulations.

Birmingham Clean Air Zone

A Clean Air Zone is operation in Birmingham city centre. Vehicles that do not meet the emission standards for the zone are subject to a daily fee. Campus itself is outside of the zone, and it is possible to travel to campus from all directions without passing through it.

Birmingham International Airport has direct flights from locations in the UK and many international destinations. There is one terminal at Birmingham International.

Onwards journeys 

Trains run regularly throughout the day from Birmingham International station to Birmingham New Street, where you can change for University station. The station is connected to the airport via the free Air-Rail Link shuttle, which takes two minutes to reach the station and operates from 3:30am to12:30am daily. The station and Air-Rail Link are well signposted from the airport.

Taxis can be pre-booked through local companies, or you can take a black cab from the taxi rank outside arrivals. The taxi rank is operated by Complete Taxi Management.

If you are arriving in London, there is a frequent train service from London Euston railway station to New Street station. The journey takes around 1 hour 30 minutes.

• From Heathrow Airport: Take the Heathrow Express train to Paddington Station and then the Underground or a taxi to Euston station. Alternatively, an Airbus runs from Heathrow Airport direct to Euston station

• From Gatwick Airport: Take the Airport Express train to Victoria station and then the Underground or a taxi to Euston station

By rail

From Birmingham New Street station connect to a local service to Selly Oak station and walk out onto the Bristol Road, turning left and walking about half a mile until you pass the Oakville Dental surgery and a bus stop. George Cadbury Hall will be on your left.

By bus

The Travel West Midlands bus services that lead along the Bristol Road are nos 61, X62 and 63. You can catch these from Stephenson Street in the centre of Birmingham.

Online bus timetables for 61, X62 and 63 are available on the National Express West Midlands website.

If you are a registered student of the University, or a member of staff, and you are travelling between the Edgbaston campus and the Selly Oak campus, you can do so via the Selly Oak shuttle bus (Term time only service).

By coach

There are frequent express coach services to Birmingham from London, Heathrow and Gatwick Airports, and many UK cities. The long-distance coach station is in Digbeth in the city centre.

Digbeth coach station is a short walk from New Street train station. Ask at the coach station for directions to New Street and then either catch the local train service to Selly Oak station or catch the bus as described above.

Surrounded by the suburbs of Selly Oak, Edgbaston and Harborne, the campus is easily accessible by bicycle or on foot from any of these locations and as part of our commitment to sustainable living, we encourage the use of local cycle routes.

Cyclist facilities

Cycle parking facilities are provided in numerous locations across campus.

Canal towpath

The canal which runs next to the University of Birmingham is known as the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. You can download a map of the canal here

The Selly Oak Campus is on the Bristol Road (A38), three miles south-west of the centre of Birmingham. If approaching from the city centre, pass Selly Oak train station on the left, go through two sets of traffic lights, and the campus is about half a mile from the train station. George Cadbury Hall is set back on the left. You will pass Oakville Dental surgery and a bus stop and opposite Weoley Park Road junction. Pay and Display parking is available behind the George Cadbury Hall - charges apply all year round (NB: charges are still applicable during non-term time).

If approaching from the south west, look for Bournville Lane Police Station on the right and a pedestrian footbridge overhead. After these, there is a short hill, at the top of which you should see George Cadbury Hall on the right.

Please note, Birmingham does have a Clean Air Zone in place. For more information, please visit the Brum Breathes website.