Getting there
The University of Birmingham | Edgbaston | Birmingham | B15 2TT
Details on how to get to the ASiT Conference 2008 in Birmingham.
Birmingham is at the heart of the UK’s road and rail network, and is easily accessible from other parts of the country and beyond. The University’s main campus at Edgbaston, with its magnificent architecture, is a major landmark in Birmingham.
By motorway
From M6/M42 north
The University is on your right, two and a half miles from the city centre. Turn right along Edgbaston Park Road then first left onto Pritchatts Road. After crossing the bridge over the canal turn left on the mini roundabout onto Vincent Drive. The Medical School is found to the right of the next roundabout, a car park is available to the left of the Medical School (through a separate barrier).
From the M5/M40
Join the A38 (Bristol Road) and follow this through Longbridge and Northfield. Approximately 1.5 miles after passing the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital on your right turn left onto the A4040 at the big interchange with the Sainsbury supermarket in the middle (signposted to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital). Continue down the hill and turn right onto Vincent Drive at the roundabout. The Medical School is found to the left of the next roundabout, a car park is available to the left of the Medical School (through a separate barrier).
By rail
Most cross-country services to Birmingham arrive at New Street station. Up to six trains an hour depart for the University station on the cross-city line (final destination: Longbridge or Redditch). Turn right as you leave the station and you will see the Medical School in front of you.
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.
By bus
Numbers 61, 62 and 63 travel to the University’s Edgbaston and Selly Oak campuses, while the 21 and 44 serve the Medical School and Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The services all run frequently from the city centre. There is a travel information office outside New Street Station, where you can obtain bus timetables and departure point information. Maps can be found throughout the city centre indicating bus stop locations.
By taxi
There are taxi ranks at New Street Station and throughout the city centre. The journey to the University takes about ten minutes.
By air
Birmingham International Airport has direct flights from locations in the UK, as well as from the USA, Canada, Europe and the Middle East. The journey by taxi from the airport to the University takes approximately half an hour. Alternatively, a free bus service from the airport to Birmingham International railway station connects with frequent services to New Street Station in the city centre. If you are arriving at London, there is a frequent train service from London Euston railway station to New Street Station.
- 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