Compare Birmingham city centre car hire

Birmingham city centre has plenty to do, from spending sprees at the huge Bullring shopping centre to chocolate adventures at Cadbury World and journeys into the past at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery,

Pick up a hire car in Birmingham and you can discover all the magic that lies beyond the City of a Thousand Trades too – the storybook villages of the Cotswolds, Shakespeare’s Stratford-upon-Avon and the rugged beauty of the Peak District are all within easy reach.

There are a number of options for car hire in Birmingham city centre, with several providers conveniently located near New Street and Moor Street train stations.

You can pick up a rental car from the following:

• Enterprise: +44 121 506 2750
• Europcar: +44 371 384 3476
• Green Motion: +44 121 296 2955
• Hertz: +44 121 285 0310

Further out from Birmingham city centre, there’s an Enterprise (+44 121 359 5573) on Avenue Road next to the A5127, and an Enterprise (+44 121 454 5811) on Spring Hill, which will get you on the A4540 in no time at all.

Birmingham is a very well-connected city. Sitting at the crossroads of the M6, M5, and M42 motorways, you’ll find that you have easy access to popular destinations like the Cotswolds and Malvern Hills.

Traffic in the city centre can be very busy during peak hours, with buses, trams and cyclists sharing the road with cars. To avoid delays, plan your travels in and out of Birmingham outside the rush hours of 7.30am–9am and 4.30pm–6.30pm, or allow extra time.

Parking in Birmingham is mostly paid, with multi-storey options at the Bullring and the Mailbox offering convenient city centre access. There’s ample parking at the Birmingham NEC, which hosts numerous national events from Crufts to Comic Con. Park-and-ride services on the outskirts are also available.

If you’re venturing north of the city with your Birmingham car rental, you’ll likely encounter the infamous Spaghetti Junction. An intricate motorway interchange connecting Birmingham to much of the UK, it is often described as one of – if not the – most complicated junctions in the country.

For a quicker route around the Midlands, you may want to opt for the M6 Toll, Britain’s only toll motorway, which bypasses the busier sections of the M6 over a 43km (27 miles) stretch from Coleshill to Cannock.

• Min. age required to hire a car: 21-25, depending on your provider
• Which side of the road: Left
• Credit card requirements: Debit or credit cards accepted

Any additional requirements: Driver surcharge may be payable if you’re under 25

Fair fuel policy

A fair fuel policy (also known as full-to-full or same-to-same) means you’ll only pay for the fuel you use. All car rental deals compared on TravelSupermarket come with a fair fuel policy, so you can book your hire car safe in the knowledge there will be no nasty surprises at drop-off. More information on TravelSupermarket’s commitment to fair fuel policies can be found here.

No hidden fees

All rental deals compared on TravelSupermarket include mandatory fees (for example, one-way and young driver surcharges) in your rental quote at the time of booking, meaning you’ll know the full price of your car hire upfront.