Travel information

• From Birmingham New Street Station around six trains an hour call at University Station and take 8-10 minutes. The final destinations for trains are Bromsgrove, Redditch, Hereford and Cardiff Central. The Alan Walters Building is approximately 900 metres and 11 minute walk from University Station.

• Approaching from the north west or south east along the M6: Leave at Junction 6 (signposted Birmingham Central) to join the A38(M). At the end of the motorway, keep to the right, go over a flyover, then through some underpasses to join the A38 Bristol Road. The University is on the right, two and a half miles from the city centre.
  Approaching from the M42 north: Leave at Junction 8 to join the M6 northbound and follow the instructions above.
  Approaching from the south west: Leave the M5 at Junction 4 (signposted Birmingham SW) to join the A38. The University is approximately eight miles from the motorway.
  Approaching from the M40: It is easier to turn south on the M42 and leave at Junction 1, heading north on the A38 Bristol Road. The University is approximately eight miles from the motorway.

• There are various car parks located throughout the Campus which require permits for staff. Blue Badge holders can park on Campus and must use the intercom to Security to pass through the security barriers at each entrance.

• Buses X20, X21 and X22 from the Bus Mall, Moor Street Queensway and Smallbrook Queensway travel along Pritchatts Road, and stop (stop ID nwmdmtjd) opposite the North East Car Park, around 60 metres from the Alan Walters Building.
  Buses 1a and 51s stop near the King Edwards High School on Edgbaston Park Road opposite the University’s Main Entrance (Stop ID: nwmdtawg) around 200 metres from the building.
  Numbers X61 and 63 travel from the Bus Mall, Moor Street Queensway, and from New Street Station, St Martin’s Queensway, to the Bristol Road, at the corner of Edgbaston Park Road (Stop ID: nwmatmap) around 600 metres from the building. The services all run frequently from the city centre.

• The building does not have its own dedicated parking.

• There is a site/campus car park for staff, students and visitors within approximately 200m.

• The name of the car park is North East Car Park.

• The car park is located on Pritchatts Road.

• There is not a designated drop off point.

• There is standard on street parking available on Pritchatts Road outside the rear of the building but its only available on a first come basis and rarely has spaces.

There are taxi ranks at New Street Station and throughout the city centre. The journey to the University takes about ten minutes. 

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.

Digbeth coach station is a short walk from New Street train station. Ask at the coach station for directions to New Street and then either catch the local train service to University station or catch the bus as described above. 

• To see more information on Edgbaston Campus Mobility Map please click here (opens new tab).

• This map shows the location of the Blue Badge parking bays and the accessible entrances to the buildings on Campus.
  There is also an interactive map available on an app to download to your phone. For more information on this and links to other maps click here.

For more information about what these symbols mean the Accessibility Symbols Guide.

Accessible Report For Alan Walters Building 

Accessible Report For Muirhead tower