Nottingham Castle
A castle on a sandstone rock, with a great fortified gatehouse. Today it is a museum and park, with caves beneath the rock.
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Airport · Nottingham, United Kingdom
East Midlands Airport EMA
18 km from central Nottingham. Live flights, getting to town, car rental and where to stay.
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About the airport
East Midlands Airport is at Castle Donington in Leicestershire, between Nottingham, Derby and Leicester. It lies about 20 km from central Nottingham and is also one of the UK’s major cargo airports.
Terminals
It has a single passenger terminal, with arrivals and departures in the same building. It handles mainly low-cost and holiday flights across Europe.
Services
There are cafés, restaurants, shops, wifi and car rental. Skylink buses run to Nottingham, Derby and Leicester, and there are taxis too.
Getting to the city
Skylink
Skylink buses link the airport with Nottingham, Derby and Leicester.
Taxi
A taxi rank by the arrivals area. It is the most convenient way to reach the city centre, though it costs more than public transport.
Airport map
Terminal
A single terminal, with check-in, security and boarding gates in the same building.
Nottingham
Things to do in Nottingham
Nottingham, in the East Midlands of England, is the city of the Robin Hood legend. It has a castle on a sandstone rock, a lively central square and a large university population.
Nottingham Council House
A neoclassical town hall with a dome, facing Old Market Square, the city's large central square.
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Wollaton Hall
A 16th-century Elizabethan mansion surrounded by a deer park, now home to a natural history museum.
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Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem
A historic pub at the foot of the castle rock, with rooms cut into the sandstone. It claims to be one of the oldest pubs in England.
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How far is the airport from central Nottingham?
East Midlands Airport airport is about 18 km from central Nottingham.
How do I get from the airport to central Nottingham?
From East Midlands Airport airport you can take Skylink (bus) and Taxi. Pre-booked taxis and private transfers are also available.
How many terminals does East Midlands Airport airport have?
East Midlands Airport has one terminal: Terminal.
Landing in Nottingham?
Book your car and your stay before you arrive: more choice and better prices.
Photo credits
- The departures area of the terminal, with the control tower behind: Anthony Parkes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The control tower: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The airport seen from the air: Emeraude at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Castle: Cosmicutencil, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Council House: Necrothesp at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wollaton Hall: Cyclonenim, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem: Immanuel Giel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons