Air travel

Birmingham Airport serves 143 direct scheduled and charter routes and offers an additional 279 possible connections worldwide, and plans for a runway extension means this is set to grow. The airport is just 13km from the city centre and offers an Airlink Shuttle which ensures a smooth transit to Birmingham International Railway Station, with up to 9 trains an hour, you can be at New Street Station in just 10 minutes.

SAVE UP TO 20% ON TRAVEL WITH THE STAR ALLIANCE™ NETWORK

The Star Alliance member airlines are pleased to be appointed as the Official Airline Network for The EMBO Meeting 2015 in Birmingham, UK from 5 to 8 September.

To obtain the Star Alliance Conventions Plus discounts, please visit Conventions Plus online booking tool.

Registered participants plus one accompanying person travelling to the event can qualify for a discount of up to 20%, depending on fare and class of travel booked.

The participating airlines for this event are:

Adria Airways, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, Air China, Air India, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Avianca, Brussels Airlines, Copa Airlines, Croatia Airlines, EgyptAir, Ethiopian Airlines, EVA Airways, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, SWISS, TAP Portugal, THAI, Turkish Airlines and United.

Discounts are offered on most published business and economy class fares, excluding website/internet fares, senior and youth fares, group fares and Round the World fares.

When making your travel plans, please present confirmation of your registration or proof of attendance for The EMBO Meeting 2015.

Special procedures to be followed for travel to/from Japan. Discounts may be offered by the participating airlines on their own network. To obtain these discounts please contact the respective carriers' booking office. Contact details can be found on www.staralliance.com/conventionsplus/delegates/ under "Conventions Plus Booking Contacts". Please quote the event code LH24S15 for ticket reservation.

Upon arrival at the airport

Train
The airport is just 13km from the city centre and offers an Airlink Shuttle which ensures a smooth transit to Birmingham International Railway Station, with up to 9 trains an hour, you can be at New Street Station in just 10 minutes.

Taxi
TC Cars is the taxi partner for The EMBO Meeting 2015. Please call +44 121 770 2000 to pre-book and receive the special conference discounted rate quoting "EMBO" as the reference.