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- Vehicle type
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- Passengers
- 4
✦Heathrow to Birmingham · 2 hours to 2 hours 45 minutes
Heathrow to Birmingham Taxi Transfer
From arrivals to the NEC, your hotel or your front door in Birmingham. One fixed fare, room for the luggage, and a driver who watches your flight.
Passengers
2
Bags
2
- Distance
- 116 to 118 miles by road
- Journey time
- 2 hours to 2 hours 45 minutes
- Fares from
- £315
- Road route
- M25 north to junction 16, then the M40 and M42
- By rail
- No direct train. Change in London, roughly 2.5 hours
- By coach
- Direct coach, roughly 3 hours
Overview
What is a Heathrow to Birmingham transfer?
A Heathrow to Birmingham taxi transfer is a booked private hire journey from the airport to any address in Birmingham at a price agreed before travel. Taxiqo runs it from £315 in a saloon, from the terminal to your door.
The drive is 116 to 118 miles, depending on where in Birmingham you are going. It follows the M25 north to junction 16, the M40 and the M42, then the A45 or the A38 into the city depending on the address. Allow 2 hours to 2 hours 45 minutes. Off-peak the run takes about 2 hours; the slow stretches are the M25 close to the Heathrow terminals and the roads into central Birmingham at peak times.
Many people booking this journey are business travellers heading to an exhibition or conference at the NEC or the ICC, or to an office in the city centre. Others are going to a concert at the Utilita Arena, an event at Resorts World, a match at Edgbaston, the University of Birmingham, a hotel or home. What they share is luggage and a wish not to cross London with it.
Below you will find the fare in every vehicle class, how pickup works at Heathrow and where in Birmingham we drop off, what the price includes, how a car compares with the coach and the train, and how to book. The questions at the end cover journey time, delayed flights, luggage and the return journey.
Why book a car
Why take a car from Heathrow to Birmingham
There is no direct train from Heathrow to Birmingham. Rail means getting into London first, crossing to Euston and changing, with your luggage, onto a train to Birmingham New Street, for a journey of roughly 2.5 hours door to door.
Direct coaches run, but they take roughly 3 hours and stop at set points, so you still need to get to the NEC, your hotel or your address from there. A door to door airport transfer goes from the arrivals hall to wherever you are going.
Door to door, to the NEC, a hotel or any address
Pickup timed to your landing, not to a timetable
Flight tracked, so a delayed arrival moves the pickup
Sixty minutes of free waiting from touchdown
Room for a group's luggage in the larger vehicles
One fixed fare, agreed before you travel
Fares
Heathrow to Birmingham prices by vehicle
One fare covers the vehicle and everyone in it. It does not change with the time of day, the traffic, or how long you wait.
| Vehicle | Passengers | Luggage | Fixed fare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saloon | Up to 4 | 2 large cases | £315 |
| Estate | Up to 4 | 4 large cases | £340 |
| Mercedes E-Class | Up to 3 | 2 large cases | £370 |
| Mercedes S-Class | Up to 3 | 2 large cases | £520 |
| Mercedes V-Class | Up to 6 | 6 large cases | £440 |
| 8 Seater | Up to 8 | 8 large cases | £410 |
| 16 Seater Minibus | Up to 16 | 16 cases | £915.65 |
| Range Rover | Up to 4 | 3 large cases | £571.40 |
Booking for a group, or travelling with more than the luggage shown? Call +44 7471 282859 and we will quote the right vehicle.
Terminals
Pickup at Heathrow, drop-off across Birmingham
Heathrow has four passenger terminals. We take your flight number at booking and work out the terminal from it, so the driver is in the right place when you land.
In Birmingham we drop at the address you give us: an exhibition hall, a hotel, an office or a home, and the fare is fixed when you book. If your flight lands at Birmingham Airport rather than Heathrow, we also run Birmingham Airport transfers.
- Heathrow arrivalsMeet and greet drivers wait inside the arrivals hall of Terminals 2, 3, 4 or 5 with a name board. Car park charges are inside the fare.
- Heathrow forecourtStandard pickups use the designated pickup area at each terminal. The driver sends the exact spot once they are there.
- Birmingham city centre£315 in a saloon. New Street station, the ICC, the Utilita Arena, the Jewellery Quarter and the central hotels.
- The NEC and Resorts WorldOn the Solihull side of the city, beside the M42. We drop at the hall or hotel entrance you give us.
- Edgbaston, the university and elsewhereEdgbaston, the University of Birmingham and every other part of Birmingham. Enter the address for the exact fixed fare.
Included
What the £315 covers
Every charge the journey creates is already inside the quoted figure, so the amount at booking and the amount at the end are the same.
- The Heathrow pickup charge
- Car park charges when meet and greet is chosen
- Sixty minutes of free waiting, timed from when you land
- Live tracking of your inbound flight number
- Drop-off at the NEC, your hotel or address in Birmingham
- VAT at the standard rate
Compare
Car, coach or train to Birmingham?
The coach is the cheapest way to Birmingham and takes roughly 3 hours. If you are travelling alone with one bag and your address is close to the stop, it is a sensible choice.
The train is quicker than the coach but less direct: roughly 2.5 hours, going into London and out again from Euston to Birmingham New Street, and you still need a taxi or bus from New Street to your address. With luggage it is rarely the easy option.
A car is the better choice when there are two or more of you, when you are carrying luggage or exhibition materials, or when your flight might land late. Four colleagues sharing an estate car at £340 pay about £85 each, door to door.
Booking
Booking a Heathrow to Birmingham transfer
Give us your flight number and your full Birmingham address, including the postcode. For the NEC or the ICC, add the hall or hotel name so the driver goes to the right entrance.
- 1
Enter the journey
Put Heathrow as the pickup and your Birmingham address as the destination. The fare returns instantly and does not change afterwards.
- 2
Add your flight number
This is what we track. If the flight lands early or late, the pickup moves with it at no extra charge.
- 3
Choose a vehicle
Count the cases, not just the people. A saloon takes two large cases; a team travelling together with luggage usually needs an estate or larger.
- 4
Confirm and travel
You get written confirmation with the fare and the driver's details. Pay by card, cash or business account.
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Heathrow to Birmingham questions
Heathrow Airport to Birmingham, answered
Direct answers on journey time, delayed flights and how a car compares with the coach and the train.
Still have questions?
Our London team is available 24/7 to help you choose the right vehicle, explain fixed prices and take your booking.
CONTACT USFrom £315 in a saloon, £340 in an estate, £370 in an E-Class and £440 in a V-Class. The fare is for the whole vehicle and is fixed when you book.
2 hours to 2 hours 45 minutes, covering 116 to 118 miles on the M25, the M40 and the M42. Off-peak it is about 2 hours; the longer end applies at the morning and evening peaks.
No. Rail needs a trip into London and a train from Euston to Birmingham New Street, roughly 2.5 hours in all, plus the trip from the station to your address. A car is direct in 2 hours to 2 hours 45 minutes.
Yes. The NEC sits beside the M42 on the Solihull side of Birmingham. Give us the hall or hotel name and we drop at the entrance. Enter the NEC as the destination for its exact fixed fare.
Count the large cases. A saloon takes 2, an estate 4, a V-Class 6 and the 8 seater 8. Four colleagues with a case each fit in an estate; more people or more bags need a V-Class or the 8 seater.
The train avoids the motorway but needs a change in London and takes roughly 2.5 hours before the trip from New Street. A car is direct and better with luggage, a group or a late landing. Four people sharing an estate pay about £85 each.
The pickup moves with it. We track the flight number you give us and re-time the driver. You also get 60 minutes of free waiting from the actual landing time.
Yes. Book the return with your Birmingham address as the pickup and Heathrow as the destination. It is priced the same way. Allow the 2 hour to 2 hour 45 minute drive on top of your airline's check-in time.
Book Heathrow to Birmingham.
£315 fixed, 2 hours to 2 hours 45 minutes.
Give us your inbound flight number and we will track it. Book online, or call the Taxiqo team at any hour.