Car Hire East Midlands Airport

East Midlands Airport is situated near Castle Donington in Leicestershire.   Nottingham is approx.21km from the airport. The airport offers services for scheduled and chartered services to many domestic and international destinations.   East Midlands is also the UK’s largest cargo airport.  The low cost airlines of EasyJet, bmibaby and Ryanair operate from this airport. The airport primarily serves the counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire and is therefore an excellent centre from which to collect or drop off your Car Hire East Midlands Airport.

East Midlands Airport Information

The airport has good motorway connections with its close proximity to the M1 and M42.  The A42 road leads to the centre of Birmingham, the A50 to Stoke and the A453 to Nottingham.   East Midlands Airport is well situated for local connections to the mainline rail network.  The railway stations of Loughborough, Nottingham and Derby are all just a short bus ride from the airport.  If travelling via these railway stations it is possible to connect to the airport via the airport bus at a discounted rate by purchasing a combined train/bus ticket.  A complete range of bus services provide links to the airport with the surrounding towns and villages.

The airport has a choice of restaurants, cafes, fast food outlets, Pizza Hut and Bars.  Duty free shopping is available together with accessory shops, hobby centre, Boots the Chemist, Dixons and W H Smith.    A number of facilities are available for business travellers.  Disabled travellers are also well catered for and wheel chairs are available.  Additional facilities include a Bureau de Change, a first aid room, nursing rooms and children’s play areas together with left luggage facilities.

The airport has both short stay, medium stay, long stay and Prestige parking areas.  Cheap car rental East Midlands and taxis are plentiful at the airport. There is an excellent selection of hotels within the airport area. Location attractions include Tales of Robin Hood, Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery, City of Caves, American Adventure Theme Park and Donington Grand Prix Collection.