Travel
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Sustainable travel
The organising committee are committed to reducing the environmental impact of the conference wherever possible. Please help us by considering your method of travel carefully.
Travelling by rail from central Birmingham or Birmingham International airport to the University is simple. If you’re travelling from Western Europe, Eurostar connects a number of European cities to London St Pancras, with direct trains from London Euston to Birmingham New Street.
If you’re not able to complete your journey without travelling by road, please consider car sharing with other attendees.
Taxi
There are taxi ranks at New Street Station and throughout the city centre. If you hail a cab, you’ll may need to pay the driver in cash. The Uber and Ola apps are also available in Birmingham.
The journey to the Gisbert Kapp Building from the city centre takes around 15 minutes, depending on traffic.
Train
Birmingham New Street is a hub for travel from across the country, and links directly with University via a high-frequency service that takes only six minutes. This train usually leaves Birmingham New Street from Platform 12, with a final destination of Bromsgrove or Redditch.
Timetables and service updates are available from the National Rail website.
As you exit University station, turn left towards the University of Birmingham’s campus. Continue to follow the road (Westgate) down the hill without crossing over; you will walk past some car parks, which are now boarded up.
At the end of this road, turn left onto Ring Road North and walk up the hill, passing behind the Main Library and Teaching and Learning building.
At the top of the road, turn right onto Pritchatts Road and cross at the pedestrian crossing. Continue walking on Pritchatts Road and the Gisbert Kapp Building will be on your left.
Bus
Frequent bus services run from the city centre. Numbers X61, 63, X64 and 886 travel to the University’s Edgbaston campus, with the most convenient campus stops located on the X64 route. Number 98 serves the Medical School and Queen Elizabeth Hospital. You can catch most of these buses directly outside Birmingham New Street station, on Smallbrook Queensway.
Maps can be found throughout the city centre indicating bus stop locations, and bus stops will display route information and times. Pay for your ticket on the bus with cash, or using a contactless card. The journey takes around 20 minutes, depending on traffic.
Online bus timetables are available on the National Express West Midlands website.