Search Flights from Metz to Birmingham
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Air France
Transportation to Metz Airport from the City Center
Metz Frescaty Airport
You need to choose from the taxi or car rental options in order to reach the airport from Metz or Nancy.
Taxi
You can reach the airport by taking a taxi from Nancy in one hour and from Metz in 45 minutes. You can travel at more economical prices if you prefer the taxis that apply online reservation instead of taking a taxi from the taxi ranks.
Rent a car
Renting a car can be a convenient alternative because neither of the cities has public transportation service to the airport and taxi transportation is expensive. If you want, you can rent a car from Avis, Hertz, Europcar and Alamo, which have offices in both cities and deliver the rental car to your door.
Airport Information
The terminal building at Metz Nancy Lorraine Airport, which are active between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., is closed on Saturdays. The airport has ample parking spaces and parking is free for the first 20 minutes for those who want to leave their car in the parking area. The terminal building has Bureau de Change currency exchange office where you can change your currency as well as cash dispensers, so you can easily make cash transactions.
You can meet your eating and drinking needs at the café and bar that belongs to Bar Fly on both floors of the terminal. A pharmacy and a nurse are available for health-related emergencies at the airport, where wireless internet can be used free of charge. You can benefit from the post office outside the terminal building if you need to print or photocopy a document. It is very easy to reach the Hotel Campanile Pont as Mousson and Hotel Les Tuileries, which are the accommodation facilities offered to the passengers, because they are only10 minutes away by walking from the airport.
Metz Nancy Lorraine Airport
To go to Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport, which is located approximately 16.5 kilometers far from the city center, you may need to opt for private transportation vehicles since there are no means of public transportation. If you want, you can rent a car from the city center or take a taxi. Reaching Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport from the city center takes maximum 30-35 minutes.
Bus
Buses are the best option among the most used means of public transportation in both Goin and Metz and Nancy. You can go to Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport by intracity buses without any connecting transfers. The only thing you should do is to follow the up-to-date departure times of the buses that provide transportation between the city center and the airport.
Taxi
By calling one of Taxi Metz (+33 3 87 76 91 92), Potier Jean-Claude (+33 3 87 32 39 98) and Taxi Cafora (+33 6 03 18 22 87), you can call a taxi to your location and arrive at Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport comfortably in half an hour. Additionally, if you see any, you can also prefer the taxis working for the airport.
Car Rental
There are branches of many local and international companies, which you can rent a car from, in the city center and Goin. With the car you will rent from the city center, you can reach Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport in 30-35 minutes over Lachambre Road.
Airport Information
Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport, which is located in the region of Lorraine in France, lies 16.5 kilometers southeast of Metz and in Goin, in the north of Nancy. Main airline companies organizing flights to Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport, which has been rendering transportation services since October 28, 1991, are Aegean Airlines, Air Algerie, Air France, TUI fly Belgium and Twin Jet. Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport carried more than 245 thousand passengers in total according to the statistics of 2014. You can reach Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport with connecting flights over Marseille, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Nantes, Athens, Burgas, Cagliari, Ibiza, Lanzarote, Palma de Mallorca, Lyon, Nice, Calvi, Figari, Bastia, Constantine, Oran and Heraklion.
Transportation to Birmingham City Center from Airport
Birmingham is a city located in West Midlands, England, at the basin of the Severn and Trent rivers. It is the one of the biggest cities in the country and the second most populated city in the country, after London. Those who want to travel to Birmingham fly into Birmingham Airport. The city contains five main areas that are intertwined. The first zone covers the area known as New Street, which is the innermost part of the city and considered the city center.
When it comes to urban transportation most of the city is accessible by bicycle or on foot. The executive body responsible for the public transportation network in the city is Network West Midlands. This institution encourages citizens and visitors to use bicycles to get around in the city. Buses provide transportation to most parts of Birmingham as well. Many of these bus lines are run by National Express West Midlands. There are also Diamond Buses that operate throughout the city. If you are planning on riding multiple buses throughout the day we would recommend buying a day ticket, also referred to as a daysaver, because it is more economical than buying a single trip ticket.
Single fare or daysaver tickets for National Express West Midlands buses can be purchased on board from the driver but you must have the exact fare, the driver cannot give you change. Therefore we recommend that you have the exact fare ready before boarding the bus. You can also purchase different ticket options with longer validity from the Pavilion Shopping Centre, which is located in close proximity to the Moor Street Station.
There are many public transportation alternatives in the city that provide transportation to the airport. Most of these options provide transportation to the airport from the city center or from the main train station. Birmingham Airport is located about 10 km from the city center.
Air-Rail Link
The Air-Rail Link is a people mover located above ground that provides transportation between the airport and Birmingham International Station. The Air-Rail Link operates from 5:15 am to 2 am and runs every 2 minutes. The total travel time between the airport and Birmingham International Station is 2 minutes.
Train
Once you get to Birmingham International Station via the Air-Rail Link you can take a train to New Street Station. The total trip to New Street Station from Birmingham International Station can vary between 10 and 20 minutes. Trains run every 5 to 15 minutes and operate from 6:15 am to 11:15 pm. Trains are usually more expensive when compared to buses. The rail service is provided by London Midland and has an extensive network throughout Birmingham. You can find maps detailing the train routes in tourist information offices located in various parts of the city. The fare for the train can vary depending on the region you will be traveling to. There are 3 main train stations in Birmingham. New Street Station is considered the main station and is located in the city center.
There are four different train lines that run throughout the city. The yellow line runs between Wolverhampton and Northampton, the green line runs between Hereford, Stratford-upon-Avon and Leamington Spa, the red line runs between Redditch and Lichfield Trent Valley, and the blue line runs between Rugeley Trent Valley and Walsall.
There are also longer lines that provide transportation to neighboring cities. The majority of the train lines intersect at certain points so passengers can easily transfer between lines.
Bus
Bus number 900 provides transportation to the city center from the airport. This bus runs every 15 minutes during the day and every 30 minutes at night and on Sundays.
Bus number 97 also provides transportation to the city center from the airport but it followers a longer route. However, one advantage that bus number 97 has is that it operates 24 hours a day. This bus runs every hour on the hour. Bus number 966 provides transportation from the airport to Solihull and Erdington.
This bus runs every 30 minutes during the day and every hour, on the hour, at nights and on Sundays. There is no central bus station in the city, instead buses depart from various parts of the city.
The majority of the buses pass through the Bull Street, Colmore Row, Moor Street, and Priory Queensway areas. Buses generally operate from 5 am to midnight.
There are two routes that buses follow, the Inner Circle, which runs through the city center and the Outer Circle, which avoids entering the city center and runs along the outskirts of the city center.
There are also bus services that provide transportation between the suburbs, hospitals, and shopping centers. However these services run less frequently at night and on Sundays.
Coach
There are also coach services that provide transportation from the airport to Birmingham’s Digbeth Coach Station. The fare for these coach services are approximately the same as city buses. These coach services also operate at night.
Tram
The tram line in the city is referred to as the Midland Metro, so make sure not to mistake it for an underground metro line. Unfortunately, there is no tram line that provides transportation to the city center from the airport. There is only one tram line that operates throughout the city.
This line operates between Snow Hill Station, Wolverhampton, Jewellery Quarter, West Bornwich, Wednesbury and Bilston. The tram operates from 6:30 am to 11:30 pm on weekdays and on Saturdays. On Sundays the tram operates from 8 am to 11 pm.
Taxi
Getting to the city center from the airport by taxi takes about 20 to 30 minutes. Taking a taxi is very convenient however keep in mind that taxi fares in Birmingham are quite high.
Ferry
Ferry boats can be used as a public transportation alternative in the Gas Street Basin. However the city is not accessible from the airport by ferry.
Rental Car
There are 7 different international rental car companies at Birmingham Airport. You can rent a car from the rental car offices located at the airport or book your vehicle in advance by making a reservation online.
Last Updated: 10 Jun 2019Frequently Asked Questions
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For Metz-Birmingham flights, you can use Metz Frescaty Airport, Metz Nancy Lorraine Airport, Lorraine Tgv Railway Station, Nancy Essey Airport as departure airport, and Birmingham Intl. Airport, Birmingham New Street Railway Station for arrival.
The flight distance between Metz-Birmingham is 706 kilometers in total. The flight between the two cities takes 1 hour 20 minutes.
When the average prices are examined, the most suitable day for Metz-Birmingham flights is Monday.
