Located in the grounds of the Birmingham NEC only 5 minutes from Birmingham International Airport, Train station and LG arena. The Holiday Inn Express Birmingham NEC is within easy reach of the major UK motorways (M6, M5, M40 and M42)

Local directions

From the airports

From Birmingham International Airport

You can take the monorail free of charge from the airport to Birmingham International Train Station.  There is a complimentary shuttle bus from the train station to the Holiday Inn Express between 7.30am-10.30am and 4pm-8pm

If you are driving from Birmingham International Airport, bear right onto Concorde Road, turn right onto Vanguard Road and then bear left onto Airport Way. At the roundabout take the 3rd exit then merge onto Coventry Road A45 (signposted M42, M6, M1, M40, M5, Coventry). Branch left (signposted M42, M6, M1, M40, M5, NEC), then at the roundabout take the first exit (signposted NEC). Follow signs for the Holiday Inn Express Birmingham NEC & North car parks.

From East Midlands Airport

From East Midlands Airport, turn left onto Viscount Road. At the roundabout take the 4th exit (signposted all routes A453). At the traffic lights turn left onto the A453 (signposted Nottingham). At the roundabout take the 2nd exit onto the A453. At the roundabout take the 2nd exit then merge onto the A42. At Junction 11 continue forward onto the M42. At Junction 8 of M42 take the right-hand lanes and continue on the M42. Leave the M42 at Junction 6, then at the roundabout follow signs for the Birmingham NEC. Follow signs for the Holiday Inn Express & North car parks.

By Rail

From Birmingham International Train Station

There is a complimentary shuttle bus from the train station to the Holiday Inn Express between 7.30am-10.30am and 4.00pm-8.00pm

Alternatively from Birmingham International railway station you can take a 5 minute taxi to the hotel.  Taxi fare approx £7 (for up to 4 passengers).