Getting There

Getting to the BBC Summer Good Food Show

Travelling to and from the BBC Summer Good Food Show is an important part of your overall experience. The NEC is easily accessible by road, rail and air!

Check travel conditions courtesy of Highways Agency at www.highways.gov.uk/trafficinfo or for up to the minute travel info tun in to 1386AM for live traffic information within a 5 mile radius of the NEC when on your way!

For more help to plan your journey and for seasonal travel advice from the Highways Agency click here.

By car:
The NEC is well sign-posted from the M6 (J4), the M42 (J6), the A45, A446 & M1.There is ample car parking (£8 payable on the day). Shuttle buses operate between the car parks and the Show.

By coach:
Check your local paper for trips available or why not organise one yourself! For more details on group bookings call our designated team on 020 7014 8521. Coach parking costs £15 payable on the day.

By rail:
Birmingham International is linked to The NEC by a short covered walkway. There are direct trains from many cities and a direct route from London Euston, plus a comprehensive local service throughout the Midlands. If traveling by train, disembark at Birmingham International station. Between Birmingham New St and Birmingham International there are up to 7 trains per hour, Mondays-Saturdays and up to 5 trains per hour on Sunday's (London Midland, Virgin Trains and Cross Country all call at Birmingham International).

Access to The NEC take 10-15 minutes and is linked with flat traveling escalators in places and lifts to move between floors. Tactile signage is fitted by the major areas.

To download a PDF siteplan of The NEC and connecting transport links please click here.

Check travel conditions courtesy of the Highways Agency at www.highways.gov.uk/trafficinfo