Travel - Getting to Bristol
From London
By Train
Direct services to Bristol Temple Meads Station run hourly from London Paddington Station. The train station is then a 10 minute drive to the Marriott Royal Hotel or a 35 minute drive to Clevedon Hall. Taxis are available directly outside the station and Uber is also an option. For more information, visit the Great Western Railway website.
Journey time - 1 hr 45 mins
By Coach
Direct services to Bristol Bus Station from London Victoria Coach Station run hourly (at peak times, every 30 minutes). The bus station is then a 10 minute drive to the Marriott Royal Hotel or a 35 minute drive to Clevedon Hall. Taxis are available directly outside the station and Uber is also an option. For more information, visit the National Express website.
Journey time - 3 hrs
From Heathrow Airport
By Train
Unfortunately, trains do not go directly from Heathrow Airport to Bristol. But fret not! You can get the super speedy Heathrow Express into London Paddington Station and then take a direct train to Bristol from the same station! See "From London" above for more info.
Journey time - 2 hrs 20 mins
By Coach
Direct services to Bristol Bus Station from Heathrow airport run hourly. The bus station is then a 10 minute drive to the Marriott Royal Hotel or a 35 minute drive to Clevedon Hall. Taxis are available directly outside the station and Uber is also an option. For more information, visit the National Express website.
Journey time - 2 hrs (fastest, can be up to 2 hrs 30 mins)
From Elsewhere
By Car
Bristol is easily accessible from the M5 and M4 motorways. From the M4, exit at junction 19 (signpost to Bristol) and follow the M32 into the city centre. From the M5, exit at junction 18 and follow the A4 Portway (signpost Bristol Airport) into the city centre.
By Train
Bristol Temple Meads is the main railway station, situated approximately 10 minutes drive to the city centre. CrossCountry trains operate between Bristol Temple Meads and Birmingham, the North East, Edinburgh and Penzance. Great Western Railway run regular services to Bristol from London Paddington, Reading, Swindon, Bath, Taunton, Exeter, Plymouth, Cardiff, Gloucester and Cheltenham.
Bristol Parkway station is situated to the north of the city and is a 20 minute drive to the city centre. CrossCountry trains run services to Bristol Parkway from Penzance, Birmingham, the North East and Scotland. Great Western Railway also run services to, through and from Bristol Parkway.
By Coach
Bristol Bus Station is situated on Marlborough Street, near Broadmead shopping centre.
National Express runs services from across the country to Bristol’s bus station in the city centre, including from London Heathrow (approximately 2 hours) and Gatwick airport (approximately 3 1/2 hours). Regional bus services terminate here too.
Megabus runs coaches to Bristol from a number of different destinations around the UK including Exeter, Plymouth, Cwmbran, London, Swansea and Newcastle, as well as London Heathrow and Gatwick. They have four drop off points depending on your destination – Bond Street in the city centre, Emersons Green Sainsbury’s, Longwell Green Aspects Leisure Centre and Bristol Airport.
By Air
Bristol Airport is located just a few miles south of Bristol City Centre with direct services from over 100 destinations across Europe. The major international hubs of Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt and Dublin continue to be served by KLM, Brussels Airlines, bmi regional and Aer Lingus making hundreds of inbound connections across the globe accessible to Bristol Airport.
Airlines operating at Bristol Airport include Aer Lingus, bmi regional, KLM, Brussels Airlines, Blue Islands, Wizz Air, Aurigny, SAS, easyJet and Ryanair.
For more information, please visit www.bristolairport.co.uk