Nottingham East Midlands Airport

Travel options

Taxi

Checker Cars are the Airport's dedicated taxi firm and have taxis ready to meet all arriving flights. They have a taxi office opposite the information desk in the terminal building, which is open 24 hours a day. The fare into Nottingham city centre is about £26, to Derby about £24 and to Leicester about £33. You should agree the price before the start of your journey.

For more information or to book a taxi call Checker Cars on +44 (0)1332 814 000, or visit Checker Cars (www.checkercars.com/).

Car

Nottingham East Midlands Airport is located in central England and has good road connections to key destinations including Birmingham, Stoke-on-Trent, Leicester, Leeds and London. The airport lies just off the M1 motorway - about 120 miles south to London, and north to Leeds, Newcastle and Edinburgh. Use the VisitBritain journey planner (visitbritain.transportdirect.info/web2) to find the best route to your destination.

Postcode: If you are using satellite navigation the postcode for Nottingham East Midlands Airport is DE74 2SA.

Car hire

There are 4 car hire companies at Nottingham East Midlands Airport each with desks in the arrivals hall. See car hire at Nottingham East Midlands Airport for details.

Bus

There are a number of local bus services linking the airport with surrounding towns and villages and the cities of Derby, Nottingham and Leicester.

Bus to Nottingham

If you're going to Nottingham, you can get a direct Nottingham Skylink bus. This service links the airport with both Nottingham city centre and Nottingham Railway Station, half hourly, 24 hours a day, every day.

For timetable information visit Skylink (www.skylink.co.uk/).

Bus to Leicester

If you're going to Leicester you can take the Leicester Skylink bus that connects the airport with Leicester in under an hour. This service operates hourly during the day and most hours during the night.

For timetable information visit Arriva (www.arrivabus.co.uk/).

Bus to Derby

If you're going to Derby, you can take the Derby Airline Shuttle which provides links with Derby Railway Station and the city centre every half hour during the day and hourly at other times, 7 days a week.

For timetable information please visit Kinchbus (www.kinchbus.co.uk/kinch/index.html).

Coach

National Express Airport service 240 offers direct connections daily to and from the airport to Bradford, Leeds, Sheffield, Chesterfield, Luton, Heathrow and Gatwick, with onward connections to over 500 destinations throughout the UK. For more information on National Express coaches, or to book tickets online or by phone go to National Express (www.nationalexpress.com/), or call +44 (0)8705 808080.

Train

Loughborough, Long Eaton, Nottingham and Derby train stations are all just a short bus or taxi ride from the airport. See above for details about buses and taxis from the airport. From any of these train stations you can take connecting or direct train services to destinations all over Britain. There's a direct service to London which only takes about 2 hours.

For more information or to book tickets go to National Rail (www.nationalrail.co.uk/), or call +44 (0)20 7278 5240.