By Rail

Birmingham New Street and Moor Street stations are within 10 minutes' walk from the conference venue and hotels. Virgin Trains and Chiltern Railways offer direct services from major UK cities. Fares can be expensive, but if you book more than seven days in advance there are massive savings, for example return fares from London can be as low as £10 (Chiltern) or £25 (Virgin).

You can book both Virgin and Chiltern trains in advance at TrainLine and pick up your tickets at the station from a machine. Virgin Trains depart from London Euston (EUS) and go to Birmingham New Street, Chiltern Trains depart from London Marylebone (MYB) and go to Birmingham Moor Street, these Birmingham stations are very near to each other and the venue.

New Street station was opened by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) on 1st June 1854. Today it handles around 31 million passengers every year.

By Coach

Digbeth coach station is about 15 minutes' walk from the conference and hotels. Fares are unbelievably low from UK cities. National Express are the operators.

By Car

Birmingham is at the heart of the UK road network, at the confluence of the M6, M5 and M42 motorways, and the conference venue and hotels are in the heart of the city. Directions can be downloaded or viewed here.

By Air

Birmingham International Airport is the Midlands hub, with connections to all major European cities and many further afield. The airport is adjacent to Birmingham International rail station, with a direct air/rail overhead link running every two minutes. From the rail station there are frequent services to Birmingham New Street, 10 minutes' walk from the conference venue.

Flights links (we do not endorse any of these):

• Skycheck (Users of Plone)
• Ryanair
• Aer Lingus
• flybe

Taxis

You're unlikely to need a taxi for this conference, as all our locations - stations, conference venue and hotels - are within a short walking distance. If you do need a cab, the Black Cabs may be hailed from the roadside, but private hire cabs must be booked in advance by telephone. Black Cabs can also be booked in advance from Birmingham TOA, telephone 0121 428 8888. TOA taxis take credit cards.