Connection time calculator, immigration and security, and how to move between terminals at BHX.
At Birmingham airport, passengers connecting between two international flights can usually stay in the transit area without going through immigration.
The airport has 2 terminals or concourses (Terminal 1, Terminal 2). They are not connected after security: changing means going through security again.
Connecting passengers go through a transfer security screening.
Is your layover at BHX long enough? Pick your connection and get an estimate with the times of this airport.
Terminals / concourses: Terminal 1, Terminal 2
Getting between them: Walking inside the terminal; about 3 minutes between the north and south halls
All airlines use one terminal, with north and south check-in halls linked by an indoor passage of about 3 minutes. There is currently no direct transfer through the transit area: connecting passengers leave the secure area and go through central security again.
Arriving from abroad you clear UK passport control (queues of up to 30 minutes) before going back through security.
Estimate based on typical times at this airport, not your airline's official minimum connection time. Immigration and security lines change with the time of day and season. On a single ticket, the airline must rebook you if you miss the connection; on separate tickets, it does not.
Sources: cestee.com.
Times are estimates: always check with your airline.
