Visa requirements:
Before you plan your travel to
the UK, please check whether you need a visa. You can get visa
information from the official web site.
Conference venue:
The conference venue is the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 2
Bridge Street,
Birmingham, United Kingdom. The details of getting the hotel can be
found from location
information of Hyatt Regency Hotel. It is labeled by No. 32 in the Birmingham City Center Map.
The hotel, opposite
famous Symphony Hall, is well served by many bus
routes.
Get here:
Birmingham is situated in the heart of England
and well
served by all major forms of transport. View a more detailed map of
Birmingham through StreetMap.co.uk
or Multimap.com
By air:
More than 25 scheduled airlines operate direct
flights from and into Birmingham to over 58 destinations in Europe,
Scandinavia, North America and Asia.
A short (free) sky rail service connects
Birmingham International Airport and Birmingham International Train
Station. Trains run from Birmingham International Train Station to the
City Centre (New Street Station) every/less half hour in 15 - 30
minutes.
It takes approximate 40 minutes by taxi from the
Birmingham International Airport to the City Centre. The approximate
cost is £ 15 - £ 20.
If you arrive at London Heathrow Airport, the most
convenient way to travell to Birmingham is to take a National
Express coach from Heathrow Airport to Birmingham City Centre
(Digbeth Coach Station). More information about the Heathrow coach
stops can be found at
Getting to and from Heathrow by coach.
By road:
Birmingham lies at the crossroads of the UK's motorway
system with direct links to the motorways M5, M6, M42 and M40. You can
plan your route through RAC
Route
Planner or The AA Route
planner.
The Hyatt Regency Hotel's address is: 2 Bridge
Street, Birmingham, United Kingdom, Postcode: B1 2JZ.
By rail:
Birmingham is served by three main line stations - Birmingham New
Street and Birmingham Snow Hill in the city centre and Birmingham
International for the airport and NEC. National Rail offers the timetable of trains
(through Planning your Journey).
Links to some train companies are:
By Coach:
For information on coach times, fares and more,
please
visit National
Express.
Student Discount Coach Travel:
National Express, Tel +44(0)121 202 5099.
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