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Wiltshire Transport & How to Get Here...

The north of Wiltshire is conveniently accessible from London or Heathrow Airport by using the M4. The M3 connects London to the A30 and A303 roads, which serve the south of Wiltshire. From the Midlands and the North, the best route is by the M5 to the Almondsbury interchange near Bristol and then into Wiltshire by the M4, A4 or A36.

Maps of some of Salisbury and some of the towns are available to download
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There are regular long-distance coach services from many parts of England to Chippenham, Marlborough, Salisbury, Swindon and other Wiltshire towns.

Visit the National Express Website.

Fast and regular Inter-City services as follows:

From London (Paddington) to Bath and Bristol serve Swindon (55 mins) and Chippenham (70 mins) in the north of Wiltshire, and Great Bedwyn (90 mins) with connecting bus services available to Marlborough.

From London (Waterloo), the West Country trains stop at Salisbury (85 mins) and Tisbury (103 mins).

The Bristol to Weymouth and Southampton lines call at Bradford on Avon, Trowbridge, Westbury, Warminster and Salisbury for visitors from the Midlands and the North.

Popular tourist attractions, such as Avebury and Stonehenge, can be reached from London by rail services to Swindon and Salisbury respectively where connecting bus services are available.

For National Rail Enquiries, anywhere in the UK, call Local Rate: 08457 484950 (UK only). Fastest journey times given.

Alternatively, visit National Rail's website to view timetable information.

London (Heathrow & Gatwick), Bristol, Cardiff, Bournemouth, Southampton and Exeter airports are all within easy reach of Wiltshire.

Bristol International Airport now has flights from a wide range of European countries as well as a regular flight from New York. Follow this link to Bristol's website to find out more.

Air Southwest has recently launched a new network of routes to the South West, which include flights to Bristol from Manchester, Leeds Bradford and Jersey.

For more information visit www.airsouthwest.com.

For flights to and from Exeter Airport, Flybe -destinations is a destination guide with detailed information on the departure and destination cities from which Flybe operates. Information on routes, flight times, journey times, airport locations, transport links, shopping and conference facilities is also included, together with regular blog posts with Flybe news, fares and new routes.

For more information visit www.flybe-destinations.com/exeter-flights.

Car ferries operate from Hook of Holland, Cherbourg, Caen, Le Havre, St. Malo and Bilbao to either Harwich, Portsmouth, Plymouth, Southampton or Poole. Apart from Harwich, all are within one to three hours' drive of Wiltshire.

For more information visit www.posl.com or www.brittanyferries.co.uk.

To help you plan your journey to Wiltshire visit www.transportdirect.info

Public Transport in Wiltshire

Discover Wiltshire's heritage heartland by purchasing the Wiltshire Day Rover Ticket, which allows travellers the freedom of one day's unlimited travel on nearly all bus services in the county at a reasonable price. For more details of the wide range of public transport services available in the county, please ring the Wiltshire Traveline on 0871 200 22 33 or visit www.traveline.info.

>>See also getting here is easy on the Salisbury & Stonehenge website

>>View maps of south Wiltshire

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