Friday, 4th July 2008
Venues West / Travelling to the West of England
Basing a conference in the West of England makes sense, the region is ideally located close to three motorways, mainline railway stations and Bristol International Airport.
Click here for a map of the West of England region or discover how to get here by road, by rail or by air.
The table below gives estimated driving distances between Bristol and major UK cities. Bristol is the closest major city to London with a drivetime of just 2 hours and or a 1hr 45 minute train journey.
| m | km | m | km | ||
| London | 168 | 270 | Cardiff | 80 | 128 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 448 | 721 | Manchester | 214 | 344 |
| Aberdeen | 545 | 844 | Birmingham | 131 | 210 |
| Newcastle | 335 | 539 | Cambridge | 159 | 256 |
| York | 263 | 423 | Dover | 254 | 408 |
| Leeds | 253 | 407 | Southampton | 76 | 122 |
| Liverpool | 225 | 362 | Plymouth | 72 | 115 |