With an international airport, Bristol is easily reached with 112 direct services, with onward connections accessible from hundreds more cities through international hubs such as Amsterdam, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Dublin and Brussels, all of which are served by several flights a day.

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The city is ideally located for road access from London, Birmingham and the rest of the UK, with the intersection of the M4 and M5 motorways located just to the north of Bristol and the M32 providing direct access to the centre.

Bristol is also easily accessible by train. Centrally, Bristol Temple Meads railway station is the largest hub in the West of England. From the station there are bus services that take you into the city directly, or you can walk, take a ferry or connect directly to the airport via the Airport Flyer service.

Bristol Parkway serves the north of Bristol offering close access to the University of the West of England, many business parks and industries.

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Getting Around

For one of the UK's largest cities, Bristol is suprisingly easy to navigate.  It's fairly easy to get around the central area on foot and there are good signposts for pedestrians identifying key points of interest.

Regular bus services operate and the 8 and 9 services connect the central area and Clifton with a good service.

There are a number of ferry services connecting the city, running from Bristol Temple Meads to Brunel's ss Great Britain, and stopping at a number of areas in between.  Commuter services operate as well as sightseeing routes.

For more information about ferry services visit Bristol Ferry Boat Company and Number Seven.

Like all cities, the morning and evening rush hour periods can be busy, so it is worth noting that a number of park and ride services operate from Monday to Saturday.  For more information about Park and Ride services visit www.bristol.gov.uk.

An interactive car park map is available on VisitBristol.co.uk.

Maps, travel tickets and information are available from Bristol Tourist Information Centre either in advance of or during your visit.