Travel to and from Coventry

Road

Coventry is close to the M1, M6, M40, M45, and M69 highways. The M45, located a few miles south of the city, opened in 1959 as a branch to the original stretch of the M1 motorway, which connected London with the Midlands. Because the portion of the M6 north of the city did not open until 1971, and the M69 between Coventry and Leicester did not open until five years later, this was effectively the first motorway to serve Coventry. The M40, which is linked to the city through the A46, is located 12 miles (19 kilometres) south of the city centre, south of Warwick, and provides people with an alternate dual road and motorway route to London.

Rail

The West Coast Main Line serves Coventry train station, with services operated by Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, and West Midlands Trains. Intercity rail routes from London, Birmingham, and Wolverhampton terminate here. It is also serviced by railway lines that go from Bedworth to Nuneaton.

There is a train line that connects it to Leamington Spa and then to the south coast. Coventry’s suburban railway stations are located at Coventry Arena, Canley, and Tile Hill. Coventry Arena, on the Coventry to Nuneaton Line, opened in January 2016 largely for the Ricoh Arena, where football, rugby, and concerts are generally held.

Air

Birmingham Airport is about 11 miles (18 kilometres) to the west of the city. Coventry Airport, 5 miles (8 kilometres) south of the city centre at Baginton, is presently mainly used for general aviation.

Bus

National Express Coventry, Arriva Midlands, and Stagecoach in Warwickshire are among the bus companies in Coventry. Pool Meadow bus station is the city’s primary bus and coach interchange. Stagecoach operates a single Park and Ride service from War Memorial Park in Coventry. National Express provides national coach connections to major towns and cities, beach communities, ferry ports, and events from Pool Meadow bus station, with four stands (A, B, C, and D).

Map showing Coventry stations