Railway station ยท B40 1PA

Birmingham International station

BHIRun by Avanti West CoastStep-free category AStaffed: full time
114
stations reached without changing
5.0 million
passengers a year (2024-25)
#102
busiest station in Great Britain
Birmingham New Street
most common journey

Direct trains from Birmingham International

The busiest places you can reach without changing, with trains on a weekday, the fastest journey and the first and last train.

Direct toTrains a weekdayFastestFirst โ€“ last
London Euston
LNR & WMR, Avanti West Coast
801h 08m05:41 โ€“ 23:22
Birmingham New Street
Transport for Wales, LNR & WMR, Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry
1529 min05:42 โ€“ 01:31
Manchester Piccadilly
Transport for Wales, CrossCountry
161h 48m07:41 โ€“ 21:41
Glasgow Central
Avanti West Coast
64h 27m08:37 โ€“ 18:46
Edinburgh
Avanti West Coast
64h 31m07:46 โ€“ 17:49
Reading
CrossCountry
171h 24m06:13 โ€“ 22:13
Oxford
CrossCountry
171h 00m06:13 โ€“ 22:13
Watford Junction
LNR & WMR, Avanti West Coast
341h 02m05:41 โ€“ 23:22
Coventry
LNR & WMR, Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry
10210 min05:41 โ€“ 00:10
Southampton Central
CrossCountry
162h 29m06:13 โ€“ 21:13
Milton Keynes Central
LNR & WMR, Avanti West Coast
5339 min05:41 โ€“ 23:22
Preston (Lancs)
Avanti West Coast
122h 03m07:46 โ€“ 18:46
Chester
Transport for Wales
82h 12m07:08 โ€“ 21:09
Wolverhampton
Transport for Wales, Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry
5632 min07:08 โ€“ 01:31
Basingstoke
CrossCountry
161h 54m06:13 โ€“ 21:13

Step-free access

Category A ยท lifts at the station

Category A - This station has step-free access to all platforms / the platform

Book help in advance with Passenger Assist through your train company.

Facilities

  • โœ“ Ticket office (Mon 05:40โ€“21:00)
  • โœ“ Toilets
  • โœ“ Accessible toilets
  • โœ“ Baby changing
  • โœ“ Wi-Fi
  • โœ“ Food and drink
  • โœ“ Shops
  • โœ“ Taxi rank
  • โœ“ Bus connections

Car park: 2180 spaces, 29 accessible. Cycle storage: 45 spaces.

Nearest airports

This is the railway station for Birmingham International Airport โ€” getting to and from the airport.

Straight-line distance.

Sources: station facilities and step-free access from National Rail Enquiries (Knowledgebase); passenger numbers from the Office of Rail and Road, estimates of station usage 2024-25; trains from the National Rail timetable for Friday, 2 October 2026. Timetables change with engineering work; check before you travel.

Live departures and full station details: National Rail โ€” Birmingham International.