Why go
- Town in West Midlands, England.
- Served by Woods Farm Airstrip.
History
Solihull is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the West Midlands county, England. Solihull is situated on the River Blythe in the Forest of Arden area. The town had a population of 126,577 at the 2021 census, and the wider metropolitan borough had a population of 216,240. The town is located around 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Birmingham and 14 miles (23 km) west of Coventry.
Restaurants & places to go
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Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 26 airlines, 81 direct destinations
- Monarch Airlines ZB (A321, A320) · 25 routes: Alicante, Almeria, Arrecife, Barcelona, Bodrum, Dalaman, Dubrovnik, Faro, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Gibraltar, Gran Canaria, Heraklion, Hurghada, Larnaca, Malaga, Menorca, Nice, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Rome, Sharm El Sheikh, Split, Tenerife, Venice
- Flybe BE (Embraer 175, Dash 8-400, Embraer 195) · 22 routes: Aberdeen, Alicante, Amsterdam, Belfast, Cologne, Connaught, Dubrovnik, Duesseldorf, Edinburgh, Florence, Glasgow, Guernsey, Hannover, Inverness, Isle Of Man, Jersey, Lyon, Milano, Paris, Porto, Stuttgart, Waterford
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 21 routes: Alicante, Arrecife, Barcelona, Bratislava, Bydgoszcz, Dublin, Faro, Fuerteventura, Gdansk, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Katowice, Kaunas, Krakow, Londonderry, Malaga, Malta, Murcia, Palma de Mallorca, Reus, Tenerife
- Transavia France TO (75W, 737-800) · 19 routes: Alicante, Antalya, Arrecife, Boa Vista, Bodrum, Dalaman, Dubrovnik, Enfidha, Faro, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Gran Canaria, Izmir, Larnaca, Marrakech, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife
- Thomsonfly BY (75W, 737-800) · 9 routes: Antalya, Arrecife, Boa Vista, Dalaman, Enfidha, Fuerteventura, Palma de Mallorca, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife
- Thomas Cook Airlines MT (757-200, A321) · 8 routes: Antalya, Arrecife, Dalaman, Enfidha, Fuerteventura, Larnaca, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A319, A320, A321, 737-300, 757-200, CRJ-900…) · 4 routes: Duesseldorf*, Frankfurt, Munich*, Newark*
- Aer Lingus EI (ATR 72, A320, AT4) · 3 routes: Cork*, Dublin, Shannon*
- Air France AF (A319, A320, Embraer 175) · 2 routes: Lyon*, Paris
- Germanwings 4U (A319, CRJ) · 2 routes: Berlin, Hamburg
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (A319, A320, 717, CRJ-900) · 2 routes: Copenhagen, Stockholm
- United Airlines UA (757-200, Dash 8-400) · 2 routes: Brussels*, Newark
- Air India Limited AI (787-8) · 1 route: Delhi
- Air Malta KM (A319, A320) · 1 route: Malta
- Air Sicilia BM (ERJ-145) · 1 route: Gothenborg
- Brussels Airlines SN (Dash 8-400, AR1) · 1 route: Brussels
- Condor Flugdienst DE (757) · 1 route: Arrecife*
- Eastern Airways T3 (J32) · 1 route: Newcastle
- easyJet U2 (A319) · 1 route: Belfast
- Emirates EK (777-300ER) · 1 route: Dubai
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (737, EMJ) · 1 route: Amsterdam
- Pakistan International Airlines PK (777) · 1 route: Islamabad
- Qantas QF (777-300ER) · 1 route: Dubai*
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (Fokker 100, AR1) · 1 route: Zurich
- Turkish Airlines TK (737-800, 737-900) · 1 route: Istanbul
- Turkmenistan Airlines T5 (757-200) · 1 route: Ashkhabad
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Where things are
Photographs
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When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Woods Farm Airstrip. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By water: 4 ferry terminals within 12 mi (nearest: The Mailbox Water Bus Stop, 6.8 mi); routes include Water Bus, Water Bus 1: Brindleyplace <=> The Mailbox (Via Sherbourne Wharf).
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Solihull, UK. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
Coaches & shuttles
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.