If you're travelling locally, walking or cycling will be the easiest way to get to the venue. Cycle parking will be available at all venues.

West Midlands Cycle Hire is available across the West Midlands. Bikes are available 24/7, with docking stations at major bus, metro and train stations, visitor attractions and city or town centres.

You can find cycle routes covering the whole of the region on the Travel for West Midlands website

If you are travelling to Alexander Stadium, Coventry Stadium and Arena, Cannock Chase Forest, Edgbaston Stadium, or Sandwell Aquatics Centre, there are dedicated shuttle bus services from key locations across the region. For accessible shuttle bus options please see the accessible travel tab below and venue specific travel information which can be found at Home of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. More information on shuttle buses can be found by using the Games Journey Planner: How to get to each venue (birmingham2022.com)

The shuttle buses are included in the price of your Birmingham 2022 ticket, and you don't need to pre-book you can just turn up and go.

We aim to ensure shuttle buses are accessible where possible, however there is additional assistance available for those requiring it.

Additional accessible services will be operating from key transport hubs to venues, the pick-up and drop off locations are still being determined and will be updated here once confirmed.

Information on pick up locations and timings available in 'Catch a Games Shuttle Bus'.

You can view current bus timetables here, please be aware that there may be changes to timetables, stops and routes during the games period.

You can view current rail timetables here, please be aware that there may be changes to timetables, stops and routes during the games period.

Situated in the centre of the country the Midlands is well connected by local and national rail services.

If you require assistance while travelling, please book this via the relevant train operator in advance of your journey. *

*Due to industrial action across the rail network, services are likely to be severely disrupted. On some days there may be no services and on other days there may be significant disruption. Additional park and ride services will be available in the event of strike action. Please refer to the Games Journey Planner How to get to each venue How to get to each venue (birmingham2022.com) or direct on the booking portal: Spectator Parking for Birmingham 2022 (parkthecarhere.com) for the availability of these sites and specific information relating to travel to your event.

Please leave extra time for your journey – all alternative travel options will be busy and delays are anticipated.

Travelling to the West Midlands? The UK has an extensive network of coach services that can get you to the heart of the action. National coach operators National Express, Megabus and Flixbus all operate services into the West Midlands, other local coach operators may also be available. Please check coach operators' websites for the latest information.

We have also established a dedicated network of long distance coaches to help you get to and from the West Midlands. These services are only for Games spectators and will operate to Birmingham Digbeth Coach Station and Coventry Pool Meadow Bus Station from locations across the UK. These include: Liverpool, Manchester, Bradford, Leeds, Derby, Nottingham, Leicester, Cambridge, Luton, London, London Heathrow, Oxford, Cheltenham, Bristol, Cardiff, Herford and Shrewsbury. Tickets must be booked in advance. For details on all services and to book please visit the dedicated booking site: nationalexpress.com/commonwealthgames

Please note: The metro will not operate through Birmingham City Centre on Marathon Day (30 July). For spectators with accessibility requirements travelling to Arena Birmingham on this day, a shuttle bus will run from Smallbrook Queensway to this venue only. For up to date information please check the Metro website: Service Status – West Midlands Metro 

There are temporary road restrictions and no parking, pick-up or drop off facilities at venues except pre-booked blue badge parking.

Some venues have park and ride facilities where a shuttle bus will drop you at the venue, but these must be pre-booked in advance and their availability will vary. There are also park and walk sites with designated walking routes to venues, these also must be pre-booked.

For information regarding the availability of park and ride and park and walk sites at specific venues and events, please check the Games website booking portal Spectator Parking for Birmingham 2022 (parkthecarhere.com)

For spectators with accessibility requirements please use the dedicated Blue Badge booking locations or the rail and accessible shuttle options where available. 

All Blue Badge parking is free but has limited availability and must be pre-booked.

These are some of the park and ride sites available. For a full list for the venue you are visiting, please check the Games website booking portal Spectator Parking for Birmingham 2022 (parkthecarhere.com)

There are no drop off or pick up points directly outside venues, the closest taxi and private hire drop off and pick up locations are listed below:

A range of accessible travel options are available to travel to venues, including accessible shuttle buses from dedicated accessible stations and blue badge parking (to be pre-booked) either at venues or linked by accessible shuttle bus.

Games Shuttle Bus

We aim to ensure all shuttle buses are fully accessible, however there is additional assistance available for those requiring it.

If the dedicated Blue Badge parking is fully booked at your venue, why not consider using the Games dedicated accessible shuttle bus service which is included within your ticket.

The accessible shuttle buses will operate from key train stations to all venues, except The NEC and Smithfield. See table below for the pick-up and drop off locations.

Mobility Scooter Users

Please note that only class 2 mobility scooters can be accepted on accessible buses. “Class 2” mobility scooters with 3 or 4 wheels will be accepted provided they are no more than 600mm wide and 1000mm long, with a turning radius not exceeding 1200mm. The mobility scooter plus user must not exceed 300kg. Class 3 scooters which are larger will not be permitted.”

Wheelchair Users

Wheelchairs can be accommodated on all accessible shuttle buses, subject to these maximum dimensions and a combined user and wheelchair weight limit of 300kg:

• total length of 1200mm, including extra-long footplates
• total width of 700mm

*Coventry Arena & Stadium: there will be a dedicated accessible shuttle bus service to serve rail passengers from Coventry Station and pre-booked Blue Badge parking at Westminster Road Car Park. The shuttle for both will be located immediately outside Coventry train station entrance, approximately 200-250m walk to the venue. The shuttle buses will take people to the venue, either to the north or south depending on where seated. Loan wheelchairs will be available for people who may require additional assistance. 

After the event there will be a 20–30-minute vehicle hold to the north of the venue where no vehicles can be loaded / leave the venue due to the volume of spectators exiting and therefore spectators using the accessible shuttle bus from the north will asked to remain in their seats until just before the vehicle hold is lifted and will then be able to access the shuttle buses and return to Coventry Station.

**Sutton Park: due to the field of play, the accessible shuttle will drop spectators 750m from the venue entrance. From here there will be staff and loan wheelchairs available to support, and then an onward wheelchair accessible buggy to the venue.

Catch the Train

Situated in the centre of the country the Midlands is well connected by local and national rail services. If you require assistance while travelling, please book this via the relevant train operator in advance of your journey.

Accessible shuttle buses will be operating from nominated accessible stations to venues as detailed below. These do not need to be pre-booked.

Information on current rail timetables can be found in 'Catch the Train'.

Catch the Tram

Please note: The metro will not operate through Birmingham City Centre on Marathon Day (30 July). For spectators with accessibility requirements travelling to Arena Birmingham on this day, a shuttle bus will run from Smallbrook Queensway to this venue only.

Drive

There are temporary road restrictions and no parking, pick-up or drop off facilities at venues except pre-booked blue badge parking.

For spectators with accessibility requirements please use the dedicated Blue Badge booking locations or the rail and accessible shuttle options.

All Blue Badge parking is free but has limited availability and must be pre-booked.