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Getting There By Air:

Bristol International Airport
Tel: 0870 121 2747 or 0870 128 2747 for flight information.
Website: www.bristolairport.co.uk

The nearest airport is Bristol International, which is well equipped to cater for business travelers. There are two executive lounges offering Internet access, phones and faxes and a conference and meeting rooms for hire (tel: (01275) 473602). There are several shops, bars and restaurants at the airport, as well as bureau de change services.

Car rental is available at the airport, and Bath is about 45 minutes drive away. Otherwise there are frequent bus departures from the airport in Bristol to Bristol Temple Meads railway station. From there visitors can catch a train or a bus to Bath. Both the buses and trains run every half hour or so. The train journey takes 15 minutes.

Bath is accessible by public transport from the main airports in London: Heathrow is 136km (85 miles) away, while Gatwick is 200km (124 miles) from Bath. National Express (tel: 08705 808 080; website: www.nationalexpress.com) operates frequent services from both, as well as from Victoria Coach Station in London to Bath. From Victoria the journey time is around 3 hours and 30 minutes and from Heathrow around one hour less.

Getting There By Road:

It is easy to get to Bath by car. The city is only 16km (10 miles) along the A46 from junction 18 of the M4 motorway coming from London and Heathrow. The M5 motorway provides excellent links from the North and Devon and Cornwall, while Bristol and Wales are just a short drive west on the M4. The local council recommends that people going to Bath for a whole day or more should use the city’s Park and Ride facilities, i.e. park their car in a car park outside of town and use one of the frequent bus services connecting these car parks with the city center. These out-of-town car parks are all signposted along the roads leading into Bath.

Breakdown emergency services:
AA (tel: 0800 085 2840 or 08457 887 766 from mobile phones; website: www.theaa.com)
RAC (tel: 0800 828 282; website: www.rac.co.uk)

National Express (tel: 08705 808 080; website: www.nationalexpress.com) is the main coach operator linking Bath with all other major towns and cities in the UK. The bus station (tel: (01225) 464 446) is on Manvers Street next to Bath Spa railway station.

Getting There By Rail:

The train station in Bath is called Bath Spa. From here Great Western (tel: 08457 48 49 50; website: www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk) operates frequent high-speed connections to Paddington Station in London, the fastest taking 1 hour and 25 minutes. Major cities like Birmingham and Manchester have frequent services to Bristol, which is a train journey of just under 15 minutes from Bath. The south coast ports of Southampton and Portsmouth both have direct services by train.

Getting Around:




Public Transport
The historic center of Bath is compact, and all the sights and attractions in the city center are easily reached on foot. There is a good bus network, however, covering both the center and stretching out to the city’s environs. First Somerset and Avon (tel: 0845 606 4446; website: www.firstgroup.com) is the largest bus operator in Bath and North East Somerset, operating city, inter-urban and rural services. For its services within Bath, the company sells single tickets, day tickets and week tickets (the latter being a good option for visitors staying more than three days).

Taxis
Among the city’s taxi companies, Abbey Taxis (tel: (01225) 444 444 or 444 446), Airport & Bath Chauffeuring Services (tel: (01225) 422 365 or 07836 504 200; website: www.bath.co.uk/abcs) and Bath Taxis (tel: (01225) 447 777; website: www.bathtaxis.co.uk) can be recommended.

Driving in the City
Those going to Bath for a whole day or more should use the city’s Park and Ride facilities, i.e. park their car in a car park outside of town and use one of the frequent bus services connecting these car parks with the city center. These out-of-town car parks are all signposted along the roads leading into Bath.

Car Hire
Car rental is offered by Alamo (tel: (01225) 481 898; website: www.alamo.com), Enterprise (tel: (01225) 443 311; website: www.enterprise.com), Hertz (tel: 0870 850 2691; website: www.hertz.com) and National Car Rental (tel: (01225) 481 898; website: www.nationalcar.com).

Bicycle Hire
Bicycle hire is currently not available in the city. Bicycles can be hired from The Bath & Dundas Canal Company (tel: (01225) 722 292; website: www.bathcanal.com) at Monkton Combe by the Somerset Canal some 8km (5 miles) from Bath.

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