Birmingham Maps: Brochures, Travel Guides, Interactive Map (Free PDFs)

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LOOKING FOR DOWNLOADABLE BIRMINGHAM MAPS AND GUIDES?

As a longtime local having grown up in and around Birmingham, I’m here to share this valuable collection of FREE downloadable, printable PDF maps to help you plan your perfect visit, and guide you around all the exciting things that Birmingham has to offer.

The UK’s second-largest city packs an array of attractions, events, world-class food and landmarks, but is often overshadowed by London when it comes to visitors.

The city boasts everything from museums, historical landmarks, and beautiful parks, to shopping malls, chic cafes, family attractions, a chocolate factory, adventure activities, and a vibrant street art scene.

Simply click on the link beneath each preview image to download your free maps!

Accommodation Map: Find Your Perfect Birmingham Stay

Planning your visit to Birmingham starts with finding the right place to stay. Use the interactive map below to search for hotels across the city. Filter by price, reviews, and location to find the ideal base for exploring all the attractions you see on the maps further down this page.

How to use this map: Use the ‘+’ and ‘-‘ buttons to zoom in/out. Click on any of the hotel markers to see more details, photos, and prices. Clicking through will take you to Stay22 to complete your booking.

Prefer to search by area? The Bullring & Grand Central, the Jewellery Quarter, and Broad Street are all popular and well-connected areas for visitors. Here’s top recommendations:

◉ Luxury: The Exclusive Jacuzzi Apartment – in the heart of the city and is rated Exceptional 10/10☆
◉ Budget: Aparthotel Adagio (Digbeth) – a fabulous 1-bed apartment with everything you need – rated Superb 9.0☆

Interactive Map: Birmingham Highlights

Check out the interactive map below to see 13 of the most popular and iconic landmarks and attractions across Birmingham city, including museums, adventure attractions, historical sites and iconic landmarks.

The top 3 attractions in Birmingham are:

★ Cadbury World – the UK’s favourite chocolatier that has an indoor theme park, is especially great for kids. Book your tickets HERE:
★ National SEA LIFE Centre – home to over 2,000 sea creatures, features interactive displays and underwater tunnels for 360-degree views of the deep. Buy tickets HERE:
★ LEGOLAND Discovery Centre – perfect for kids aged 3-12, comes with 4D cinema and a miniature-scale version of Birmingham city built in Lego! Grab your tickets HERE:

Find a hotel near these top attractions using our interactive booking map at the top of this page.

Illustration Map: Birmingham Icons & Landmarks

Here’s an illustrated visual map of Birmingham city centre that I sketched. It features some iconic attractions, districts, main roads, and the canals that run through the heart of the city, to help give a visual guide of the city in general.

This image is an illustrated map of Birmingham, highlighting various neighborhoods and landmarks with a stylized, hand-drawn appearance. Key areas such as the Jewellery Quarter, City Centre, Ladywood, West Side, Digbeth, and the Chinese Quarter are marked, with major landmarks depicted in each area. Notable buildings include the Custard Factory in Digbeth, the Birmingham Botanical Gardens in West Side, and the iconic Sea Life Centre. There is also a symbol for Birmingham New Street Station. The map features playful representations of these landmarks, giving it a tourist-friendly, artistic feel.

✳️ Fancy a guided tour of Birmingham’s Canals?

The best way to discover the city’s famous waterways and learn the history behind them is by going on a guided tour led by an expert local, especially when you’re short on time. We recommend this guided Birmingham walking tour.

Birmingham Transport Maps

Two detailed maps of Birmingham’s public transport network, these well-designed maps are colour-coded and labelled, covering all the bus, train and tram routes in the city as well as in the larger West Midlands region.

You can download both maps in a single full, high-quality printable PDF here:

The image is a detailed map of bus stop locations in Birmingham's city center. The map highlights key landmarks, streets, and transport hubs, including major interchanges like New Street Station, Snow Hill Station, and Moor Street Station. Bus stops are color-coded and numbered, corresponding to a table on the left side of the map that lists bus services, destinations, and their respective stops. Several icons indicate facilities such as restrooms, parking, shopping areas, and major buildings (e.g., museums, hospitals). The map covers areas like Westside, Southside, Aston Triangle, Eastside, and the Jewellery Quarter, with clear pathways and symbols showing public transport routes and access points. It provides a user-friendly visual guide to help travelers locate their bus stops and navigate around central Birmingham.

The image is a public transport map of Birmingham City Centre, showcasing the bus and rail networks connecting various regions to and from the city. The map is color-coded, representing different bus and rail routes using distinct colors such as red, green, purple, yellow, and teal. These routes extend out from Birmingham's city center, covering regions like Wolverhampton, Dudley, Walsall, Sutton Coldfield, Solihull, and Coventry. There are clear labels for key transport interchanges such as Birmingham New Street, Snow Hill, and Moor Street stations. The grid-like layout divides the map into numbered and lettered sections to help users locate specific areas. A destination finder is present at the bottom, listing various locations and their corresponding coordinates on the map for easy reference. A "Key to route lines" section in the top-right explains symbols for bus, rail, and metro services. The map is designed to be a guide for the public transport system as of September 2016.

Driving around Birmingham and the West Midlands?

Although there’s a decent bus network in Brum, the best way to get around this region is by car, for flexibility, comfort and speed, and plenty of affordable and free parking spots.
If you don’t have your own, we recommend renting a car. Our go-to site is DiscoverCars – we’ve used them at home and abroad for years, and we like their transparency, great reviews, and easy-to-use site.

→ Dive deeper into local culture by learning about the fascinating divide between a Brummie and a Yam Yam here.

Birmingham Attractions Map

Detailed street map of the City Centre showing major districts and landmarks, areas highlighted include the Jewellery Quarter, Knowledge Quarter, City Centre, and surrounding districts.

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Detailed street map of Birmingham City Centre showing major districts and landmarks. The map includes the same neighborhood areas as the first image but with more detailed street layouts, building locations, and transport information. Key areas highlighted include the Jewellery Quarter, Gun Quarter, Knowledge Quarter, City Centre, and surrounding districts. The left side provides comprehensive legends for attractions, entertainment venues, shopping centers, transport information, and visitor services with contact details and grid references for easy navigation.

Birmingham Waterways Map

Tourist map of Birmingham’s famous canal waterways, with various districts including Jewellery Quarter, St George, St Chad, Gunsmiths Quarter, Aston Triangle, Gas Street Basin, Eastside, Digbeth, Irish Quarter and more, plus info about the city’s canal heritage.

Download the free PDF here:

Tourist map of Birmingham City Centre showing England's Waterways Guide. The map displays the canal network running through the city center, with various districts labeled including Jewellery Quarter, St George, St Chad, Gunsmiths Quarter, Aston Triangle, Cambrian Wharf, Gas Street Basin, Eastside, Typhoo Basin, Digbeth, Southside, Westside, and Irish Quarter. The left side contains information about Birmingham's canal heritage and includes legends for attractions, entertainment, shopping centers, and travel options with corresponding grid references.

Birmingham City Centre Map

A detailed map with labels of all the roads as well as all the parking sites, bus and tram stops, and the train stations and stops.

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The image is a detailed map of Birmingham City Centre, focusing on key areas like the Jewellery Quarter, Colmore Business District, Aston Triangle, and Eastside. It highlights important landmarks such as Snow Hill Station, St Paul's Square, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Bull Street/Priory Queensway Interchange, and Victoria Square. Symbols on the map mark transport interchanges, bus stops, parking areas, and prominent attractions, including museums, galleries, cathedrals, and shopping areas. Areas of interest like the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, the Library of Birmingham, and the ICC & Symphony Hall are clearly marked. Additionally, various pedestrian pathways, streets, and green spaces are depicted, making it easy to navigate between transport hubs and key city landmarks.

Accommodation Map: Best Places to Stay in Birmingham

For the best way to find and book your stay, use our interactive hotel map at the top of this page. It shows real-time availability and prices from across the city.

If you’re looking for quick recommendations, here are two highly-rated options for different budgets:

Birmingham Tourist Map

This map covers all the major landmarks and attractions in the centre of Birmingham, with street names, highlighted areas, and a legend chart coordinated with numbered points on the map.

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This is a detailed tourist map of Birmingham's city centre and Hagley Road/West Side. It highlights key landmarks, streets, public transport routes, and important buildings in the area. The map includes symbols for shopping centres, markets, cultural attractions, theaters, transportation hubs, and public facilities like parking areas and restrooms. Major roads like A4540 and A456 are marked in orange, and the map also features metro lines and stations. Points of interest are numbered, corresponding to a key on the left side of the map that lists popular sites such as museums, art galleries, and historic buildings.

✳️ Peaky Blinders: Birmingham Slogging Gangs Walking Tour with Edward Shelby

This popular immersive and educational walking tour takes you through the streets of 19th and 20th century Birmingham, stopping at historic pubs and landmarks, once operated by the notorious slogging gangs as seen in the Peaky Blinders hit tv show. Book your tickets HERE:

Birmingham Shopping Map

A useful map that details all the main shopping centres and malls across the city, highlighting some of the biggest brands and stores (like Primark, House of Fraser etc.) as well as various restaurants, cafes, cinemas, hotels, banks, plus toilet and baby-changing facilities.

Download the free PDF here:

This is a Birmingham city shopping map featuring retail destinations, major stores, streets, independent arcades, banks, and hotels. The upper part of the map highlights various districts such as the Colmore Business District and Chinatown, with color-coded sections marking key shopping areas like the Bullring, Grand Central, and The Mailbox. Important streets and retail zones are emphasized with icons indicating amenities such as parking, restrooms, and accessibility features. The lower half of the image contains a comprehensive directory listing individual stores, categorized by type, including fashion, entertainment, food, gifts, and services.

Map of Top 10 Independent Restaurants in Birmingham (Our Picks)

Below are interactive google maps, this one is of the top 10 budget restaurants in Birmingham in yellow markers.

Birmingham’s Top 10 Independent Cafes on a Budget (Our Picks)

And here’s a map displaying the top 10 budget independent cafes around Birmingham.

✳️ Take a self-guided food tour of Birmingham

This self-guided food tour combines 5 of Birmingham’s best restaurants as you experience unique, authentic food concepts and signature dishes. Book your tickets HERE:

Birmingham Surroundings: Bus Map

A large map covering the entire bus and rail network in Birmingham and the surrounding areas of the West Midlands county.

Download the full, free PDF here:

This is a schematic bus route map of Birmingham, showing major bus lines and their connections across the city and surrounding areas. Various colored lines represent different bus routes, such as Route 11 (Outer Circle), Route 50 (Birmingham to Druids Heath), and Route 104 (Birmingham to Sutton Coldfield). The map also indicates key city center stops like New Street, Moor Street, Snow Hill, Digbeth Coach Station, and Bordesley Station, marked with letters for easy reference. The lines radiate outward from the city center to suburbs and nearby towns, with stops labeled at regular intervals, providing a clear overview of Birmingham's public bus network.

Birmingham Bus Services & Network Map #1

Next we have two, extremely useful and highly detailed maps with extensive information on the Bus network and bus services around Birmingham. The one below features the operator details and days of operation, specifically for the greater Birmingham area:

A comprehensive Birmingham bus network map showing the greater Birmingham area with extensive blue bus route lines covering the metropolitan region. The left side features a detailed street map with numbered bus routes overlaid on the geography, including areas like Sutton Coldfield and Erdington. The right side contains multiple columns of detailed bus service information including operator details, days of operation, and timetable data organized in red and white sections. At the bottom right is an index for places served by bus, train and tram with corresponding route numbers and service details.

Download the free PDF here:

Birmingham Bus Network & Services Map #2

Here’s the second extensive bus services map for Birmingham updated June 2025, with the complete list of all the bus routes and bus numbers that serve the city centre specifically:

A Birmingham City Centre transit map and guide from June 2025 showing bus services from the city center. The map displays the central Birmingham area with color-coded bus routes, numbered stops, and key landmarks. Below the map is a comprehensive table listing bus services by route number, destination, and bus stop locations. The guide includes sections for different areas like Westside and Southside, with colorful icons for different transport modes. At the bottom is branding for Transport for West Midlands and a promotional section for 'Explore Brum with Brompton' bike hire services.

Download the free PDF here:

Birmingham Rail Network Map

A simple but easy-to-read and use rail network of Birmingham maps city centre, featuring colour-coded routes with labelled stops along each route.

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This image is a map of the rail network in the Birmingham area, including both mainline train routes and the Midland Metro system. The different rail lines are color-coded: red, green, blue, purple, and grey, representing different routes or services. Major stations such as Birmingham New Street, Moor Street, and Snow Hill are located in the center of the map, where multiple lines converge. The map also displays routes to surrounding cities, such as Wolverhampton, Lichfield, Coventry, and Worcester, along with key stations like Birmingham International, Solihull, and Sutton Coldfield.

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Birmingham Bus Network Map

Another simple and easy-to-read map of Birmingham’s bus network only, with coloured routes and labeled stops along the routes.

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This image is a detailed map of the bus and rail services in Birmingham, showing an extensive network of bus routes in blue, spanning across the city and its surrounding areas. The map highlights various neighborhoods and suburbs, with specific routes connecting major locations. The center of the map features Birmingham's city center, where many bus routes converge. The map includes a key explaining different symbols, such as bus stops, interchanges, and rail stations. Inset maps of specific areas (like Sutton Coldfield) and a smaller rail network diagram are also included for further detail.

Satellite view of Birmingham (Google Maps)

Here is an interactive satellite map of Birmingham from Google Maps. You can scroll around the map and zoom in to see a 3D view of the city, along with landmarks and places of interest which you can click on and see more information about them.

General Information about Birmingham

Area: 267.8km squared
Weather: 8C (winter), 24C (summer)
Population: 1.1 million (3rd in UK)
Founded: 600AD, granted city status in 1889 by Queen Victoria
International Airport: Birmingham (BHX)
Train Stations: Birmingham New Street, Birmingham Snow Hill, Birmingham Moor Street, Birmingham International
Famous Residents: Ozzy Osbourne, Led Zeppelin, UB40, David Edgar (poet), Benjamin Zephaniah (writer)

Why is Birmingham so famous?

Birmingham gained fame as the heart of the Industrial Revolution. It’s known for its extensive canal network, diverse cultural scene, and iconic landmarks like the Bullring. The city’s innovation in manufacturing, particularly in the automotive and jewellery industries, has also contributed to its renown.

What is the oldest part of Birmingham?

The oldest part of Birmingham is the Digbeth area. It dates back to the 7th century and was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. Digbeth was the original medieval centre of Birmingham and still retains some of its historic character, despite modern developments.

How many areas does Birmingham have?

Birmingham is divided into 69 wards for administrative purposes. These wards are grouped into 10 council constituencies. However, locals often refer to numerous neighbourhoods and districts within these official divisions, each with its own distinct character and community.

Is Birmingham built on a hill?

Birmingham isn’t built on a single hill, but rather on a series of hills. The city centre sits on a plateau about 500 feet above sea level. Notable hills include Lickey Hills, Clent Hills, and Barr Beacon, which offer panoramic views of the city and surrounding areas.

Birmingham Maps: Brochures, Travel Guides, Interactive Map (Free PDFs)

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