Jetting off somewhere from Birmingham Airport this year? You might be wondering about the parking and drop-off options, how to get there, which restaurants you can eat at and which duty-free shops it offers.

If you’d like to learn more about the airport before your arrival, look no further.

We’ve rounded up some of the important information you might find useful before you set off for the airport.

What parking and drop-off options are available at Birmingham Airport?

Birmingham Airport offers a range of parking and drop-off options for visitors.

Car parks 1, 2 and 3 are all a one-minute walk to the terminal while car park 4 is around a 3-5 minute walk.

If you use car park 5, you'll need to walk around 5-10 minutes to the terminal while car park 7 has a 5-10 minute shuttle bus service you can use to get to the terminal.

Passenger drop-off is used when passengers are making a quick stop at the airport and if you stay there for up to 10 minutes, there will be no charge. The walk to the terminal takes 5-10 minutes and you’ll walk through a covered walkway.

Birmingham Airport also offers a Premium Set Down option (also designed for drop-off) as well as coach parking and coach access plus valet parking.

You can find out more about parking at Birmingham Airport via its website.

How to get to Birmingham Airport

If you’re unsure how to get to Birmingham Airport, don’t worry as there’s a handy tool to use on the website.

It allows you to enter your location and find directions to the airport from wherever you are starting your journey.

You can filter the tool by clicking the circle that is most appropriate for your mode of transport with the options being: road, rail/bus, walking or cycling.

Which restaurants are available at Birmingham Airport?

If you’re looking forward to some airport food or drinks before your flight, there’s plenty of restaurants to choose from.

These are the establishments you’ll find at the airport, along with their location:

  • All Bar One – after security within South Lounge gates 1-20
  • Bottega Prosecco bar – after security within the departure lounge
  • Burger King - after security within the departure lounge
  • Caffe Nero – on the ground floor, north check-in area
  • Costa Coffee – arrivals greeting area and after security within south lounge (Gates 1-20)
  • Factory Bar and Kitchen - after security within the departure lounge
  • Giraffe - after security within the departure lounge
  • Greggs – arrivals area, ground floor
  • Pret a Manger - after security within the departure lounge
  • SOHO Coffee Co. - after security within the departure lounge and after security along the International Pier
  • Starbucks - after security within the departure lounge
  • Wetherspoon - after security within the departure lounge

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What duty-free shops are there at Birmingham Airport?

Looking to do some airport shopping while you wait for your flight?

Birmingham Airport has a variety of shops for you to visit – here’s the full list of shops and their locations.

  • Accessorize – after security in the departure lounge
  • AeroSpa – after security in the departure lounge
  • Boots – after security within the departure lounge and after security within the departure lounge gates 1-20
  • InMotion – after security within the departure lounge and after security within the departure lounge gates 1-20
  • JD Sports – after security in the departure lounge
  • Kurt Geiger – after security in the departure lounge
  • Luggage Point Passenger Services – north terminal check-in area, adjacent to Caffe Nero
  • Luggage Point Retail – after security within the departure lounge
  • M&S Simply Food – arrivals greeting area
  • SPAR – ground floor in the terminal opposite Assisted Travel
  • Sunglass Hut – after security in the departure lounge
  • Superdry – after security in the departure lounge
  • Travelex Currency Exchange – before security within Zone A, B and C and arrivals plus after security within the departure lounge
  • World Duty Free – after security (main walk-through store), after security (express store), arrivals after baggage reclaim and after security - gates 1-20 (express store)
  • WHSmith – 8 available around the airport – north and south check-in areas, arrivals area, main departure lounge store, departure lounge entrance before World Duty Free, news and books gates 1-20 and adjacent to gate 54
  • WHSmith Books – after security in the departure lounge

For more information about your journey through Birmingham Airport, you can visit the website.