There are 11 ways to get from Ulm to Birmingham by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Frankfurt, fly to Birmingham Airport
best- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane FRA - BHX
5h 59m£106–290Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ulm to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Birmingham - Jennens Roadbus
20h 43m£78–121Train
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham New Streettrain
10h 34m£219–493Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Ulm to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Birminghamcar
12h 5m£267–338Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane MUC - BHX
6h 31m£114–250Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane STR - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Streettrain
7h 32m£114–269Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane STR - LHR
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham New Streettrain
7h 30m£137–354Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Bregenz to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ZRH - BHX
8h 27m£113–342Train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOBtrain
- Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane FMM - STN
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham New Streettrain
7h 43m£87–372Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Ulm - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 541 / ...
23h 11m£91–159Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Ulm to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Birminghamcar
13h 6m£174–301
Ulm to Birmingham by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ulm to Birmingham is to bus which costs £75 - £130 and takes 20h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Ulm to Birmingham is to train and fly which takes 5h 59m and costs £100 - £290.
No, there is no direct bus from Ulm to Birmingham. However, there are services departing from Ulm and arriving at Birmingham - Jennens Road via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 43m.
No, there is no direct train from Ulm to Birmingham. However, there are services departing from Ulm Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Birmingham New Street via Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 34m.
The distance between Ulm and Birmingham is 649 miles.
The best way to get from Ulm to Birmingham without a car is to train which takes 10h 34m and costs £210 - £500.
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from Ulm to Birmingham, including transfers.
Ulm to Birmingham bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ulm station.
Ulm to Birmingham train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Ulm Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Ulm to Birmingham is to train which takes 10h 34m and costs £210 - £500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £75 - £130 and takes 20h 43m.
What companies run services between Ulm, Germany and Birmingham, England?
You can take a train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Birmingham New Street via Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 10h 34m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ulm to Birmingham - Jennens Road via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon, London Victoria Green Line Station, and London Victoria in around 20h 43m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–190
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–170
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–180
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–310
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–360
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £18–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £7–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–90
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–90
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–90
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bregenz to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bregenz to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–26
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ulm to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Birmingham - Jennens Road
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Ulm - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Ulm to Birmingham bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon station.
Birmingham is 1h behind Ulm. It is currently 7:08 AM in Ulm and 6:08 AM in Birmingham.
Ulm to Birmingham train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
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