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Getting to the Technology Innovation Centre (tic)
The tic at Millennium Point is located on the Eastside of Birmingham city centre.
Well served by bus connections, public car parking facilities are located at the side of the building, with additional parking nearby. New Street, Snow Hill and Moor Street train stations, connecting Birmingham to the rest of Britain, are only 10 minutes walk away.

Getting to The Technology Innovation Centre by road   By Road
Car parking facilities are available at Millennium Point on a daily charged basis at rates comparable to other car parks in the city centre. More details are available from the tic reception.

From M6 - Jct 6 (A38(M) Aston Expressway) - 3 miles
Follow signs to City Centre, on the A38(M). After the first exit follow signs for Ring Road and Convention Centre. You immediately come to Dartmouth Circus roundabout (just off the top of the map below). Take the first exit (Dartmouth Middleway, Ring Road, A4540). At the next island take the third exit (Jennens Road). After 200m turn left to Millennium Point car park and take a token at the barrier. Enter the building past the yellow cube (level GO) and follow signs to the technology innovation centre.

From M5 - Jct 3 (Hagley Road) - 9 miles
Follow A456 into Birmingham for approximately 6 miles, through the tunnel at Five Ways, onto Broad Street. Follow signs for A38 (Aston Express Way) onto Great Charles Queensway. Proceed under the tunnel onto St Chads Queensway. Indicate left as you exit and go down to the island at the bottom. Take the 2nd exit onto Corporation Street to Dartmouth Circus roundabout. Take the last exit (Dartmouth Middleway, Ring Road, A4540). At the next island take the third exit (Jennens Road). After 200m turn left to Millennium Point car park and take a token at the barrier. Enter the building past the yellow cube (level GO) and follow signs to the technology innovation centre.

From M42 - Jct 6 (Coventry Road) - 11 miles
Follow A45 City Centre for approximately 7 miles. You will then reach a large traffic island (Bordesley Circus). Follow signs for M6 into Watery Lane Middleway. Continue to follow signs for the M6 to the third island, at which you take the first exit (Jennens Road). After 200m turn left to Millennium Point car park and take a token at the barrier. Enter the building past the yellow cube (level GO) and follow signs to the technology innovation centre.
Car parking facilities are available at Millennium Point on a daily charged basis at rates comparable to other car parks in the city centre. More details are available from the tic reception.

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Getting to The Technology Innovation Centre by rail   By Rail
Birmingham is served by two main line stations - Birmingham New Street in the city centre and Birmingham International for the airport and NEC.

There are also two stations in the city centre, Snow Hill and Moor Street train stations.

The city's New Street Station is connected to Central London with a fast and effective service which takes just 80 minutes. With rail links running North, South, East and West travelling to any part of the country from Birmingham is easy.

Walking from new street station
The tic is based in the heart of Birmingham, only a 10 minute walk from the city centre in the rapidly developing 'Eastside'.
Walking Route from New Street Station - 10 minutes
Leave the station via the escalators and you will emerge into the Pallasades shopping mall. Turn left for the exit and proceed down the ramp. Turn right into New Street. The Rotunda building will be on your right. Turn left into High Street. Proceed along here past the Pavilions shopping centre and Marks & Spencer. Turn right at Marks & Spencer into Carrs lane and cross the road to Moor Street Train Station. Turn left and follow the signs to Millennium Point. Continue down Albert Street into Curzon Street. Millennium Point is on the left.

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Getting to The Technology Innovation Centre by bus   By Bus
There are bus stops at Millennium Point on both Jennens Road (route 55 from city centre's Lower Bull Street, city centre) and Curzon Street (route 26/27 from city centre).

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Getting to The Technology Innovation Centre by air   By Air
More than 25 scheduled airlines operate direct flights to over 58 destinations in Europe, Scandinavia, North America and Asia, including New York, Chicago and 13 capital cities.

Frequent flights to the main European hub airports provide convenient connections to destinations worldwide. The airport is situated 8 miles southeast of Birmingham and, with its own mainline station next door, access to the city centre and London couldn't be easier.

THIS PROJECT IS BEING PART-FINANCED
BY THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
European Regional Development Fund

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