Birmingham Parking

[iamcarley]

Hi. I'm driving down to Birmingham from Sunderland to see Beyonce on Saturday 27th April. The arena has parking which can be prebooked but only from 6pm, and I wanted to get there earlier than that. I'm planning on parking approx. 1pm-midnight. Can anyone recommend any car parking close to the arena at a reasonable price? Thanks! :)

[tonyav]

Not sure but you could give Birmingham international rail station a try, it's not very fat from the Arena.

[tonyav]

Fat !. Should say far.

[TheOtherHalf]

I would have suggested NEC car park but dont know if the trains run that late

[sunny-dave]

I agree with Tony - as long as you can do the walk (10-15 minutes at a guess) the long-term parking at B'ham International Station is your best bet - I think it's still £5 from 10am until 3am the following morning.

[mushroom25]

"near the LG Arena" and "reasonable price" don't appear in the same sentence.

however the station car park at birmingham international can be cheaper than the dedicated NEC car parks, depending on the time of arrival.

the car park at the adjacent station, marston green is free, but there's always the risk that the concert might overrun beyond the time of the last train.

[TheOtherHalf]

Yes, Marston Green would be a good idea. I used to get off there when going to my late Mums. Then perhaps a train to the arena and a taxi back

[iamcarley]

Thanks everyone :)

[VHG]

The LG Arena is on the same site/complex as the NEC (National Exhibition Centre). This is about 5 miles or so East of Birmingham City Centre so there is no need to go into the centre of Birmingham.

The NEC complex has THOUSANDS of car parking places so there is no need to book ahead (you only need to book ahead and pay the £15 for special priviliges).

So if you just turn up (at any time) there will be plenty of car parking spaces in one of the NEC car parks.

[VHG]

btw You say you are getting there at 1pm, what do you plan to do from 1pm until the concert starts?

The area around the LG Arena / NEC complex is pretty dead and there is not a lot to do in the area.

Birmingham International Train station is also on the NEC complex and you can get a train from there into New St station that is in the centre of Birmingham. It is about a 10 minute train journey.

Just opposite New St station is the huge modern BullRing shopping centre with plenty of places to shop and also get a bite to eat.

[March-Hare]

Park At My House is an excellent scheme which allows private individuals to offer pasrking space on their own premised through a secure website - I haven't used this in Birmingham, but I have in London several times....... here is the link which should show spaces in Marston Green (which is close to public transport to the Arena complex) plus gives other location options too: https://www.parkatmyhouse.com/search/?filter=1&order=&q=Marston+Green%2C+United+Kingdom&ac_country=GB&reference=CoQBfwAAAMLhrfY2B16_g6FkcqjZMV0_9kZdprrocH7-3Ih1w1ghFKg8aS4CfaPCOPYrjHr4wasKOyru_URVZWbn-jf-XYrQzi1QsHTM7T5k0jKp_teH5kj6a3eO_qmExxJaeFutqx21Nx76-dkiABP-sbedHjH6PJx12KXn3PjZ1-5RQCESEhD-TYT7a1IISRrbZOCvhF77GhQj1gwuyxjlNyOwkrn0H_UGFG_-FA&location_name=Marston+Green&source=autocomplete&coords=52.466561%2C-1.7445380000000341&start_date=&start_time=&;end_date=&;end_time=&;vehicles%5B%5D=accepts_cars&no_of_spaces=

[iamcarley]

Thank you for all the answers. VHG, do you know how much it would be to park in the NEC complex for the whole day? We're just going to queue to make sure we get a good spot at the concert.

[TheOtherHalf]

Solihull isnt far from NEC and a lovely little place for shops and meals.

[tonyav]

Nice shopping center there to.

[TheOtherHalf]

and a couple of nice parks to relax in

[buildersmate]

Standard parking is £10 per day.
Express parking is £20 per day and guarantees that you are nearer to the event you want.

One doesn't have to know these things - all you have to do is Google 'NEC LG Arena parking'

[TheOtherHalf]

much better than going into Bham city centre !!

[tonyav]

Now then TheOtherHalf, there's always the Bullring lol !.