28th - 30th September 2025  |  NEC, Birmingham

The NEC, Birmingham. B40 1NT

When you arrive at the NEC, look out for PATS on the venue signs. The post code will not take you to the car park for PATS so please follow signage.

PATS 2025 Opening Times
Sunday 28th September 09:30 - 17:00
Monday 29th September 09:30 - 17:00
Tuesday 30th September  09:30 - 16:00


 

By Road

If you do travel by car to visit PATS on your arrival at the NEC, look out for PATS on the venue signs. The post code will not take you to the car park for PATS so please follow signage.

If you are travelling by car, parking charges do apply. Pre-paying for parking is available and comes with many benefits, including saving money and avoiding payment queues on the day.

Event Parking for visitors is normally available to book 3 months before the event.

Also over 120 National Express and Megabus coach services run daily across the UK to Birmingham Airport.



 

Travel by Rail

By Rail

Getting to the NEC by train is easy as the NEC is located a five-minute walk away from Birmingham International Railway Station.

Direct services to Birmingham International Station run all day, however if you're travelling from further afield you may need to catch a connecting train at Birmingham New Street, which is less than a 15-minute journey away.
 

 

 

 


 

Travel by air

Air

Birmingham Airport is right on the doorstep of the NEC, so it’s hardly surprising thousands of international visitors attend events there every year.

From Birmingham Airport you can get to the NEC via the free air-rail link, which takes just 90 seconds and runs every two minutes.

Take a look at all the direct flight options available.


 

By Taxi, Bicyle and on Foot

Watch the world go by and travel in style and let someone else worry about watching the roads.

Or if you live locally and want to get to the NEC under your own steam check out all the options? 

 

 


 

We are thrilled with the incredible response from our very first exhibition at PATS! The three days were absolutely brilliant, giving us the opportunity to connect with many new and existing customers. PATS proved to be the perfect platform for launching our new catalogue and introducing over 350 brand-new SKUs. We can't wait to be a part of next year's event at the NEC!

Tom Gwilliam
Sales & Marketing Director |  HugglePets

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