Direct flights to Birmingham BHX

Birmingham Airport (BHX) is located 115 miles northwest of London. It serves over 12 million passengers each year and is the 7^th busiest airport in the UK. It is an operating base for low-cost carriers, easyJet, Jet2, Ryanair, and TUI Airways.

Get cheap flights to Birmingham (BHX) from Europe

Birmingham (BHX) is a major hub for connecting cities in the UK and Europe. It has frequent daily nonstop flights from hub airports like Dublin (DUB), Amsterdam (AMS), Paris (CDG), and Frankfurt (FRA) in Europe.

It also has a lot of direct flights from airports in the UK like Belfast at both City (BHD) and Aldergrove (BFS), Edinburgh (EDI), and Aberdeen (ABZ). Many of these flights are with low-cost airlines and just over one hour in length. This makes Birmingham a great airport for getting cheap direct flights in the UK.

If you are looking for a direct flight from one of Europe's larger carriers, there is good news for you too. Air France has daily direct flights out of Paris (CDG), as well as KLM at Amsterdam (AMS), Lufthansa at Frankfurt (FRA) and Munich (MUC), and SWISS at Zurich (ZRH). There are also many direct flights available from Spain and Portugal, operated by low-cost carriers Ryanair, easyJet, and Jet2.

If you want to view all the nonstop flights from Europe to Birmingham, you can use the search filter at the top of this page. Filter the search results by airport name, country, or airline. For example, type "easyJet" in the search filter to view all its routes to Birmingham.

Get daily nonstop flights from Asia to Birmingham Airport

You can also get nonstop flights to Birmingham Airport (BHX) from several major airports in Asia. BHX airport has direct flights offered each day from Emirates in Dubai (DBX), Qatar Airways in Doha (DOH), and Turkish Airlines in Istanbul (IST). You may also be able to find a flight to Birmingham at some of the smaller airports in Turkey.

You can view all of the nonstop routes to Birmingham (BHX) from Asia. Scroll to the top of this page, then highlight the "More" button and select "From Asia" from the dropdown menu.

Airlines with the most flights to BHX Airport

There are a number of major airlines with nonstop flights to Birmingham Airport (BHX) each day. Aer Lingus, KLM and Air France all offer daily direct services from their home bases. Lufthansa also has regular services at both Frankfurt (FRA) and Munich (MUC). In Asia, Emirates has daily services at Dubai Airport (DXB), Turkish Airlines has daily services out of Istanbul (IST) as does Qatar Airways in Doha (DOH).

Low-cost airlines, Ryanair and Jet2 also have many direct flights to Birmingham. Ryanair has frequent services out of Dublin as does easyJet out of Amsterdam and Paris. Both these airlines also have regular services at several airports in Spain and Portugal.

You can view all of the airlines with daily direct flights to Birmingham if you scroll to the bottom of the page. Clicking on the green box that is to the right side of each route will take you a new page showing the complete details for that route. 

New direct flights to Birmingham Airport (BHX)

Below is a list of new or upcoming direct routes to Birmingham (BHX) that have recently started or are starting soon.

Route

Duration

Airline

Copenhagen (CPH) - Birmingham (BHX)
New airline With easyJet. Flights to begin in 2026-11-16.

2h 5m

Kavala (KVA) - Birmingham (BHX)
New airline With Jet2. Flights to begin in 2027-05-12.

3h 40m

Agadir (AGA) - Birmingham (BHX)
New airline With easyJet. Flights to begin in 2026-10-27.

3h 50m

Enfidha (NBE) - Birmingham (BHX)
New airline With Jet2. Flights to begin in 2027-05-01.

3h 20m

Cairo (CAI) - Birmingham (BHX)
New airline With EgyptAir. Flights to begin in 2026-10-25.

5h 50m

Munich (MUC) - Birmingham (BHX)
With Lufthansa City. Flights to begin in 2026-10-25.

2h 0m

Frankfurt (FRA) - Birmingham (BHX)
With Air Dolomiti. Flights to begin in 2026-10-26.

1h 40m

Krakow (KRK) - Birmingham (BHX)
With easyJet. Flights to begin in 2026-10-26.

2h 45m

Cologne (CGN) - Birmingham (BHX)
With Jet2. Flights to begin in 2026-11-27.

1h 30m

This list was last updated on 2026-07-07.

Advice for getting cheap direct flights to Birmingham

Birmingham is a good airport for getting cheap direct flights. This is especially true when it comes to some of the shorter routes in the UK. The best advice is to be flexible with your dates and airlines. Use our price check tool and the flight scanner to look for those dates where there is low demand to get the best prices.

Most experts recommend booking your flight to Birmingham around 14 weeks in advance. This can help you to avoid paying higher fares as your travel date approaches and seats become unavailable. Sometimes, you might also be able to get good prices on last-minute deals.

When searching for discounted fares, be aware of any additional charges. Some of the quoted prices may not include fees for things like baggage or in-flight meals. Some of these services may be standard at other airlines.

Getting transport from Birmingham Airport (UK)

Once you've landed and got your bags, you'll need to find ground transportation from BHX airport. One of the most common strategies is to take the Air-Rail link from the airport to Birmingham International Station. The Air-Rail link operates between 3:30am and 12:30am each day and the transit time to reach the station from the airport is only about 2 minutes. During the times of day when the Air-Rail link is unavailable, a courtesy bus can take you to the station.

The station is a major rail hub for the Birmingham area. At the station, you will be able to find many different train and bus routes. These will be able to take you to many other parts of Birmingham, as well as the major cities in England, including London.

You also have the option of getting a taxi from one of the taxi stands outside the airport terminal. The expected travel time to reach Birmingham city centre from the airport is around 15 minutes. The expected fare to get a taxi will be around 15-20 GBP in most cases.