Stratford-upon-Avon to Birmingham Airport is 25.5 miles and takes between 29 and 37 minutes by road. Timing matters on this one: there is 8 minutes between the quickest and slowest hour. Hampton Travel covers it as pre-booked private hire with a named driver confirmed the night before and a fixed price agreed in writing before you travel.
Measured for each departure time rather than quoted as a single average, because they are not the same journey.
| Leave Stratford-upon-Avon at | Drive time | Route |
|---|---|---|
| 04:00 | 30 min | Clear roads |
| 07:00 | 29 min | A46 / M40 J15 |
| 10:00 | 31 min | A46 / M40 J15 |
| 16:00 | 37 min | A46 / M40 J15 |
| 19:00 | 29 min | A46 / M40 J15 |
That 8 minute spread is the difference between comfortable and tight, and on this route it is the 16:00 hour that costs you the extra 8 minutes.
For a 07:00 departure from Birmingham Airport we would collect you from Stratford-upon-Avon at about 04:26 for a short-haul flight, or 03:26 for long haul. That allows the measured drive plus the standard advice to arrive two hours before short haul and three before long haul.
| If your flight leaves | Type | At the airport by | We collect you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07:00 | Short haul | 05:00 | 04:26 |
| 07:00 | Long haul | 04:00 | 03:26 |
| 11:00 | Short haul | 09:00 | 08:26 |
Worked examples for a 07:00 departure. Give us the real flight time and the whole table shifts with it.
The return from Birmingham Airport to Stratford-upon-Avon is where the hour you land starts to matter. These are measured, not estimated.
| You land at | Drive back to Stratford-upon-Avon | Home by roughly |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00, a morning landing | 31 min | 11:16 |
| 16:00, an afternoon landing | 37 min | 17:22 |
| 19:00, an evening landing | 29 min | 20:14 |
Times allow 45 minutes from wheels-down to being in the car, which covers immigration, bags and the walk out. A late landing means a quieter road, so the drive itself is often faster than the outbound.
If the inbound is delayed we track it and send the driver to the actual landing time, not the one you booked. No waiting charge either way.
We leave Stratford-upon-Avon on the A46 and join at M40 J15. At 25.5 miles it is a longer run. The slowest hour we have measured on it is 16:00 at 37 minutes, against 29 at 07:00. That is the window to plan around.
We work the pickup time back from it and confirm your driver the night before.
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