Where a car takes you from Birmingham
These are the day trips from Birmingham on our own pages where a car earns its keep. Trains reach some of them; a car reaches all of them, on your own clock.
- Decatur (Big Bob Gibson) Decatur sits 85 minutes north of Birmingham via I-65 with Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q, the 1925 birthplace of Alabama white sauce on smoked chicken
- Tuscaloosa (Dreamland BBQ) Tuscaloosa sits 60 minutes west of Birmingham via I-20 with the original 1958 Dreamland BBQ shack on 15th Avenue East serving the canonical Alabama ra
- Chilton County (Peach Country) Chilton County sits 45 minutes south of Birmingham on I-65 with Durbin Farms Market on US-31 anchoring peach country from late May through August
- Florence (Trowbridge's) Florence in the Shoals sits 2 hours north of Birmingham via I-65 and US-72, with Trowbridge's ice cream parlor since 1918 and a strong music-history d
- Mountain Brook English Village Mountain Brook English Village sits 15 minutes south of Birmingham on Cahaba Road with Continental Bakery, Chez Lulu and Brick and Tin in the cafe map
Booking a car in Birmingham
We compare through one partner rather than listing every broker. Desks sit at the airport and in town, and the headline rate below is theirs, not ours.
- From
- USD 42.08 a day
- Desks on site
- Alamo, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National, Sixt, Thrifty
- Pick up at
- Birmingham Airport · Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Int'l Airport
Rates are the partner's headline price at our last check (2026-10-25) and move with dates, car class and insurance. We earn a commission if you book, at no cost to you.