Birmingham
A day in London from Birmingham
From Birmingham into London and home again. Mayfair is roughly 2 hours away (117.9 miles) via the M6, M1 and A41. Kensington is 1 hour 59 minutes from Birmingham and the City 2 hours 9 minutes. Trains stop right in Birmingham, at Birmingham Snow Hill. Birmingham stands about 140 metres above sea level.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur picks you up at the door in Birmingham. Most choose an executive saloon. Each address gets a door-side drop, with the car close by after. Leaving London, Birmingham is roughly 2 hours away. Smethwick and Warley, both nearby, are 125 minutes and 128 minutes from Mayfair respectively. Ravensley works from Oxford, 1 hour 23 minutes from Birmingham via the A34, M40 and M42.
- Birmingham to Mayfair, London2 hr 1 min, 117.9 miles, in clear traffic
- Mayfair, London to Birmingham2 hr, 117.6 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The closest National Rail station to Birmingham by road is Birmingham Snow Hill (BSW), within a couple of minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgBirmingham stands about 140 metres above sea level.
Source: wikidata.orgBirmingham is in West Midlands.
Source: wikidata.orgBirmingham had about 1,137,000 residents in 2017.
Source: wikidata.orgBirmingham lies on or beside the Tame Valley Canal and River Tame.
Source: wikidata.orgBirmingham is the county town of West Midlands.
Source: wikidata.orgBirmingham Town Hall, in central Birmingham, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.uk122-124 Colmore Row, in central Birmingham, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.uk
Price this journey
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Questions
How many miles is central London from Birmingham?
117.9 miles to Mayfair, roughly 2 hours in clear traffic; weekday mornings take longer.
Can we come home late?
Yes. The return to Birmingham is roughly 2 hours, at whatever time suits.
Can we visit several places in a day?
Yes. Mayfair, Kensington (119 min from Birmingham) and the City (129 min) can all fit in one day.
Is the train not quicker?
Birmingham Snow Hill station is on the doorstep; the car goes door to door with no change and no luggage on the platform.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
is added after the quote unless you ask for more on the day. Airport fees, parking and tolls are in it.
- 24 hrs
before collection, cancel or move the journey at no cost.
- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.