Driving Directions

Birmingham Airport

We are located on the 15th Floor of The Financial Center, also known as the Compass Bank Building, at the corner of 5th Avenue North and 20th Street in downtown Birmingham.  The entrance to the parking deck for The Financial Center is on the left (north) side of 5th Ave. North, between 20th Street and 21st Street. 
    
1.  From either Airport Parking, Rental Car locations, or the Terminal Loading Zone, follow the signs for Interstates 20/59/65 to downtown Birmingham.  
2.  As you exit the airport complex, take the RIGHT fork in the road, putting you on Messer-Airport Hwy. 
3.  Continue for about 3/4 mile, passing the Ramada Inn on the right. 
4.  Just before the traffic signal, turn RIGHT onto I-20 West/59 South. 
5.  Continue driving WEST on the interstate for about 3 miles, in the far left-hand lane. 
6.  Take the 22nd St. "Downtown" exit (which exits to the LEFT). 
7.  Turn LEFT onto 22nd St. North at the foot of the ramp. 
8.  Turn RIGHT onto 6th Ave. North (after about three blocks) . 
9.  Drive two blocks, then turn LEFT onto 20th St. North. 
10.  Drive one block, then turn LEFT onto 5th Ave. North. 
11.  Turn LEFT into the entrance to the parking deck for The Financial Center, which is at the middle of the block on the left (north) side of 5th Ave. North between 20th Street and 21st Street.  
12.  After parking, take elevator or stairs to 2nd Floor of the deck, which connects to the Main Lobby of The Financial Center. Bring the ticket you pull to enter the parking deck -- we will validate your parking. 
13. Take an elevator from the Main Lobby to the 15th Floor.

Another route into Birmingham?

I-65 North   (from Mobile; Montgomery; etc.) 
I-65 South   (from Huntsville; Decatur; Cullman; Nashville; etc.) 
I-20 East   (from Bessemer; Jackson, MS, etc.) 
I-20 West   (from Atlanta; Anniston; etc.) 
I-59 North   (from Tuscaloosa; Meridian; etc.) 
I-59 South   (from Gadsden; Chattanooga; etc.)  
Hwy 31 North  (from Hoover; Vestavia Hills; Mountain Brook; etc.) 
Hwy 280 West   (from Auburn; Alexander City; Sylacauga; etc.) 
Hwy 78 East   (from Jasper; Hamilton; etc.)