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Public Transport: Rail: Train: A short taxi or bus ride to the railway stations of Nottingham, Loughborough, Derby and Long Eaton provides passengers with connections to destinations around Great Britain on the Intercity network. National Rail Enquiries (tel: (0)845 748 4950) can provide more information on fares and timetables. Road: Taxi: There are taxis available at the airport. Bus: There are bus services to Nottingham, Derby and Leicester from outside the main arrivals area. For Nottingham, the first bus leaves the airport at 0606 Monday-Saturday and 1044 Sunday and the last bus leaves at 2214 Monday-Saturday and 2344 Sunday. Bus number 5 is a direct service to Nottingham which generally operates hourly Monday-Saturday and every two hours on a Sunday. Buses arrive at the Victoria Centre in central Nottingham. From Nottingham city centre to the airport the first bus leaves from the Elite Theatre on Upper Parliament Street at 0512 Monday-Saturday and 0754 Sunday; the last bus leaves at 2132 Monday-Sunday. For Derby, the first bus leaves the airport at 0610 Monday-Saturday and 1052 Sunday; the last bus leaves the airport at 2048 Monday-Saturday and 1807 Sunday. From central Derby to the airport the first bus leaves at 0645 Monday-Saturday and 1025 Sunday; the last bus leaves Derby at 1815 Monday-Saturday and 1845 Sunday. For Leicester, the first bus leaves the airport at 0515 Monday-Saturday and 1258 Sunday; the last bus leaves at 1845 Monday-Saturday and 1913 Sunday. From central Leicester, the first bus leaves from stand C3 at Haymarket bus station at 0700 Monday-Saturday and from St Margaret's bus station at 1045 Sunday; the last bus departs from Haymarket bus station at 1615 Monday-Saturday and from St Margaret's bus station at 1700 Sunday. Coach: Airport Services (tel: (0)870 575 7747) operate a coach service between East Midlands Airport and Bradford, Leeds, Sheffield, Chesterfield, Coventry, Warwick, Heathrow Airport and Gatwick Airport.

Airport facilities: Money and communications: ATMs are situated in the Arrivals area of the main terminal building. There are two bureaux de change in the main terminal building. Eating and drinking: A variety of cafés and restaurants in the food hall on the first floor offer meals, snacks and drinks; there is also a traditional British pub. There are bars in the bars in the Domestic and International Departure lounges. Shopping: There are a number of retail outlets at the airport, including a chemist, bookshop, an aviation gift shop, cosmetics and jewellery shop, toy shop, music store, hairdressers and sweet shop. In the Arrivals hall, there is a convenience store selling essential food and household items. In addition, in the International Departures lounge, there is a bookstore, a duty and tax-free shop and a smoking lounge. Luggage: A lost property service is operated by the information desk (tel: (0)1332 852 852). Other facilities: Other facilities at the airport include a first aid room, nursing parents' rooms located on the first floor in the International Departures lounge and in the International Arrivals hall, children's play areas located in the main terminal building and in the International Departures lounge. A travel centre is located in the link between the Departures building and the main terminal building. First aid facilities are also available at the information desk.

Conference and business facilities: Fax and photocopy facilities are available at the information desk (tel: (0)1332 852 852) for a small charge. bmi British midland operates the Euroclass Lounge and the Diamond Club Lounge, which provide refreshments and fax and photocopying facilities for business class passengers and Diamond Club members. Internet access will be available in the near future. bmi British Midland Frequent Flyer Club members may make use of the dedicated car park spaces in the short-term car park in front of the terminal building entrance. There is a priority check-in service for all bmi British Midland Diamond and Euroclass passengers and a rapid route channel for scheduled passengers and other executive passengers enabling faster access through security search areas into the Departures lounge.

Disabled Facilities: Porters are available to provide assistance to wheelchair passengers; those wishing to use this service should contact the information desk (tel: (0)1332 852 852). Long-term and short-term parking is provided for orange badge holders in the short-term car park located 50m (164ft) from the terminal building entrance. There are also disabled toilets and lowered phones, as well as a lift to the food hall on the first floor. Doorways at the airport are electronically operated. Wheelchairs are also available; passengers who require the ambulift for boarding aircraft should notify their airline at the time of booking. Hearing loops are located throughout the terminal.