TRAVEL

The Flight & Train Simulation Show 2008 will take place on Saturday November 8th from 10am to 4pm. For pre-booked ticket holders there will be priority access.

Venue Details

The ThinkTank at Millennium Point Curzon Street Birmingham B4 7XG tel for ThinkTank. 0121 202 2200 First Class Simulations are negotiating a discount for entry to the museum.

Getting There Millennium Point is just 10 minutes walk from Birmingham's central shopping district click here to display a map and directions (Adobe PDF format). On foot Millennium Point is just a 10-minute walk from the Birmingham's central shopping district. There is a well signposted and lit route starting from High Street. The pedestrian route is at ground level throughout.

By bus

There are bus stops at Millennium Point on both Jennens Road (route 55 from city centre's Lower Bull Street) and Curzon Street (route 26/27 from city centre).

By train

Stationlink
The free shuttle bus service links all of Birmingham city centre railway centres, Digbeth coach station and Millennium Point. The service runs from Mon to Sat every few minutes between 7am & 6pm from specially sign posted stops.

New Street Station
Birmingham's mainline station is just a 15 minute walk or short taxi ride away.
Leave the station via the escalators and you will emerge in to the Pallasades shopping centre. Turn left for the exit and proceed down the ramp. Turn right on to New Street. The Rotunda building will be on your right. Turn left in to High Street. Proceed along here past the Pavilions shopping centre and Marks & Spencer and turn right onto Carrs Lane. Follow the road down to Moor Street Station.

Please see directions from Moor Street Station, below.

Moor Street Station
Ten minutes walk away. On leaving the station turn right and walk down the pedestrian ramp leading to the car park. Follow the path across the car park down Freeman Street. At the end of Freeman Street, turn left into Park Street and continue to Curzon Street. You will know that you are on the right track because there is a small park and tree-lined streets, if you follow the route marked by the trees this will bring you to Curzon Street. Millennium Point is on Curzon Street.

Snow Hill Station
A 15 minute walk away, walk towards High Street, and then follow the directions above. Alternatively, Millennium Point is a short taxi-ride away.

By car

Millennium Point is signposted from the following motorway exits:

From Junction 6 of the M6 (via A38M Aston Expressway) - 3 miles
Follow signs to City Centre on the A38(M). After the first exit follow signs for Ring Road and Convention Centre. You immediately come to Dartmouth Circus roundabout. Take the first exit (Dartmouth Middleway, A4540). At the next island take the third exit (Jennens Road). Take the second left into Millennium Point's car park as signposted.

From Junction 3 of the M5 (via A456) - 9 miles
Follow A456 into Birmingham for approximately 6 miles, through the tunnel at Five Ways, onto Broad Street. Follow signs for A38 (Aston Express Way) onto Great Charles Queensway. Proceed under the tunnel at St Chads Queensway. Indicate left as you exit and go down to the island at the bottom. Take the 3rd exit onto James Watt Queensway. Take the second exit (Chapel St) and follow the road round onto Bartholomew Street. Take a left at the next junction onto Albert Street, which becomes Curzon Street. Proceed and you will come to Millennium Point, on your left. The car park is accessed by continuing to the island at the end of Curzon Street. Take the first exit; at the next island take the first exit onto Jennens Road. Take the second left into Millennium Point's car park as signposted.

From Junction 6 of the M42 (via A45) - 11 miles
Follow A45 City Centre for approximately 7 miles. You will then reach a large traffic island (Bordesley Circus). Follow signs for M6 into Watery Lane Middleway. Continue to follow signs for the M6 through the first traffic island. At the next island, take the second exit. At the next island take the first exit onto Jennens Road. Take the second left into Millennium Point's car park as signposted.

More than 700 car park spaces are available on site. There is also on site coach parking as well as facilities for coaches to drop off, park off site and return to Millennium Point to pick up.
Parking information

By air

Birmingham International Airport is seven miles from Birmingham city centre, with excellent bus, rail and road links.

Parking

Cars
There are over 700 car park spaces at Millennium Point and there is another independent car park directly opposite the museum that charges just £2.50 (2007 price) for all day parking.

Motorcycles
Motorcycle parking is charged at the rates indicated. Spaces for motorcycles are on the right hand side of the car park as you enter.

Charges (as at 2007)

Parking must be paid for before leaving the building, using the yellow token issued on entry to the car park. There are pay machines at the exits on levels G2 (Curzon Street, Millennium Square), G1 (by the doors next to the IMAX® Cinema entrance) and G0 (by the doors to the gardens and car park).

Hotel Information

Birmingham offers a wide range of hotels to suit all budgets. We recommend that you visit an appropriate website to find accommodation that fits your requirements. A few are:

www.booking.com
www.expedia.co.uk
www.laterooms.com

We recommend that if you wish to take a hotel for the event that you make this booking as soon as possible. There is a major event taking place at the NEC the same weekend so early booking is vital to secure the hotel of your choice.