How to travel from Nottingham to Birmingham

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Travel Information from Nottingham to Birmingham

Distance72 km
Available travel modesCoach or train
Ticket price range€6 - €9
Cheapest modeTrain • €6 • 1 h 5 min
Fastest modeTrain • €6 • 1 h 5 min
Popular travel companiesMegabus or CrossCountry

Travel 72 km by coach or train from Nottingham to Birmingham. The most popular travel providers which serve this route are Megabus or CrossCountry among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach or train from Nottingham to Birmingham.

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from Nottingham to Birmingham

How to get from Nottingham to Birmingham by train, bus or flight.

Our recommendation

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The best way to travel from Nottingham to Birmingham is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

National ExpressNX133
10:40AM1h20
Nottingham, Broadmarsh Bus Station
12:00PMBirmingham, Coach Station
131One-way
0 transfers

Cheapest

FlixBusFlixBus
11:20AM1h50
Nottingham, Millennium Way East (Phoenix Park P+R)
01:10PMBirmingham
71One-way
0 transfers

Fastest

East Midlands TrainsY07415+CrossCountryC23818
10:17AM1h09
Nottingham station (NOT)
11:26AMBirmingham New Street (BHM)
331One-way
1 transfer

Other options

CrossCountryC23217
10:41AM1h14
Nottingham station (NOT)
11:55AMBirmingham New Street (BHM)
151One-way
0 transfers
CrossCountryC23219
11:41AM1h14
Nottingham station (NOT)
12:55PMBirmingham New Street (BHM)
151One-way
0 transfers
CrossCountryC23701
10:06AM1h17
Nottingham station (NOT)
11:23AMBirmingham New Street (BHM)
201One-way
0 transfers
FlixBusFlixBus
03:50PM1h50
Nottingham, Millennium Way East (Phoenix Park P+R)
05:40PMBirmingham
71One-way
0 transfers
National ExpressNX150
08:55AM2h05
Nottingham, Broadmarsh Bus Station
11:00AMBirmingham, Coach Station
241One-way
0 transfers
National ExpressNX152
12:45PM1h15
Nottingham, Broadmarsh Bus Station
02:00PMBirmingham, Coach Station
221One-way
0 transfers

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FAQs: Travel from Nottingham to Birmingham

Travel to Birmingham easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Nottingham to Birmingham.

FAQs

There are 2 travel options from Nottingham to Birmingham: coach or train.

The cheapest way to travel from Nottingham to Birmingham is a train with an average price of €6.

This is compared to other travel options from Nottingham to Birmingham:

Taking a train costs €3 less than taking a coach, which costs on average €9 for the same trip.

The fastest way from Nottingham to Birmingham is by train with an average journey time of 1 h 5 min.

There are alternative travel options to Birmingham that take longer:

Taking a coach requires on average 1 h 15 min of travel time.

Birmingham is approximately 72 km away from Nottingham.

The average frequency per day from Nottingham to Birmingham is:

  • Around 9 coaches per day.
  • Around 40 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey to Birmingham from Nottingham as scheduled services by coach or train can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points for travellers from Nottingham to Birmingham:

  • Coaches most often depart from Nottingham at Nottingham, Broadmarsh Bus Station and arrive in Birmingham at Birmingham, Coach Station.
  • Trains from Nottingham to Birmingham most often leave from Nottingham and arrive in Birmingham New Street.

The following travel companies offer services from Nottingham to Birmingham:

  • Megabus or National Express can get you to Birmingham by coach. You can find a good deal for coach tickets with National Express from Nottingham to Birmingham for €9 on Omio.
  • CrossCountry, East Midlands Trains, east_midlands_trains or Cross Country can take you to Birmingham by train. If searching for a good deal on trains, you can find tickets for CrossCountry from Nottingham to Birmingham for €6.

Yes, there are direct routes from Nottingham to Birmingham with the following travel companies:

  • You'll find 9 direct coaches a day to Birmingham with Megabus or National Express.
  • You'll find 19 direct trains a day to Birmingham with CrossCountry or Cross Country.

Direct services to Birmingham tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your journey.

Many of our customers who book a trip from Nottingham to Birmingham often extend their holiday and travel to other popular destinations like London, Manchester, Paris, Edinburgh or Liverpool. If you’re thinking of adding another destination to your Nottingham and Birmingham itinerary, let Omio find you the best connections between Birmingham and any of these top destinations today!

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