The Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 - Travel Guide and Tips

• Hotels and accommodation sites closer to places like Alexander Stadium or the University of Birmingham will likely be close to full and may be charging more for rooms.
• If you don’t mind travelling a little, then try staying somewhere within public transport distance of the stadium.
• You’d be amazed at how much money you could save this way!

Buy your tickets ahead of time

If you’re reading this, then you should already have your Commonwealth 2022 tickets. However, if you haven’t secured them yet, it’s definitely a good idea to get onto the website right now and pick them up.

• Tickets are selling fast, and there are very few left for all major events, so to avoid disappointment, you should definitely be booking them ahead of time.
• It’s not likely that you’ll be able to simply turn up on the day and buy tickets from the venue.
• Make sure that you know exactly which events you want tickets for and how much they’re going to cost for everyone in your party.

Plan your days around the events

There’s lots to do in Birmingham, but you don’t want to miss any of the Commonwealth Games 2022 events.

• Make sure that you’ve got a detailed itinerary that’s based around the time and place at which all of the events you want to visit take place.
• Don’t try to squeeze something in if you know your time is going to be taken up travelling from place to place.
• Treat it like you would a well-planned vacation; factor in your budget, your intended sightseeing stops, and anything else you’d like to do (alongside the Games, of course), and plan out your route accordingly.

The last thing you want is to arrive in Birmingham disorganised and to miss the events you came to see.

Grab some food while you’re in Brum

Birmingham is well-known as one of the curry capitals of the UK, so while you’re in the second city, make sure you set aside enough time to get a curry from one of its mouthwatering restaurants. Good options include:

• The Indian Streatery, which you can find on Fleet Street Broad Street’s Asha's The excellent Lasan on Newhall Street

Of course, the city also has some excellent cuisine from elsewhere around the world, so be sure to take a look at Birmingham’s Chinatown district for some authentic Chinese food or one of its many Caribbean restaurants for some nourishing Caribbean cuisine.

Wherever you look for food in Birmingham, you really can’t go wrong.

Set aside some time to do other things

While your schedule will likely be dominated by the Commonwealth Games, you should definitely set aside some time to visit some of Birmingham’s other attractions while you’re in the city.

• The Ikon art gallery is a must-see, as is the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, which houses some of the most incredible works in the country.
• You should also take a look at Dudley Zoo, which is just outside of Birmingham but which you can easily visit by hopping on a bus from the city centre.
• Beautiful areas like Digbeth and Moseley are also worth exploring.

Suffice it to say that there should be plenty to hold your interest between events at the Games this year.

Know your travel routes

Before you set out to Birmingham - or while you’re in the hotel waiting for the first event - you should familiarise yourself with your travel routes.

• The official Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 website has all the information you’ll need to know in order to get to each event.
• Only one of the venues cannot be reached by rail, and that venue has excellent bus shuttle and bus services available.
• Naturally, depending on where you’re staying, you could also cycle or walk to the venue, which would be much more environmentally friendly and would help you to get into the spirit of athletic competition, too!