Travel to Bristol
Every way to reach Bristol: 4 modes compared, with fares.
Bristol is reachable from 209 places across 38 countries by 4 modes, on services run by 30 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 1h 7m door to door. The nearest origin is 29 km away.
How people reach Bristol
Every mode that actually calls at Bristol, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 128 | €11.88 | 1h 7m | 502 km | 6 |
| Coach | 50 | €10.07 | 1h 25m | 502 km | 1 |
| Flight | 234 | €50.29 | 4h 11m | 4,257 km | 22 |
| Ferry | 78 | €11.88 | 2h 49m | 255 km | 1 |
- 209Places you can arrive from
- 209Places you can leave for
- 38Countries
- 30Operators
The train gets you into Bristol. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to stay in Bristol
Sort by distance from Bristol Temple Meads and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 205 | 42% | Weston-super-Mare, 29 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 83 | 17% | Seaford, 203 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 92 | 19% | Aberdeen, 633 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 110 | 22% | Murcia, 1502 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Bristol that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 270 | 59% |
| Spain | 32 | 7% |
| France | 27 | 6% |
| Italy | 24 | 5% |
| Greece | 18 | 4% |
| Poland | 16 | 4% |
| Portugal | 8 | 2% |
| Germany | 7 | 2% |
| Türkiye | 7 | 2% |
| Austria | 6 | 1% |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1% |
| Croatia | 6 | 1% |
| Ireland | 6 | 1% |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1% |
| Cyprus | 4 | 1% |
| Egypt | 4 | 1% |
| Morocco | 4 | 1% |
| Albania | 2 | 0% |
| Belgium | 2 | 0% |
| Czechia | 2 | 0% |
Stations, airports and ports in Bristol
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Bristol
- Bristol Temple Meads
- Bristol Parkway railway station
- Bristol Brabazon railway station
- Bristol Bond Street
- Bristol Bus & Coach Station
- BRS
- Bristol Marina
- Bristol Packet Office
BRS is not in Bristol, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.
Getting from BRS into Bristol
A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.
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The cheapest journeys into Bristol
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff to Bristol bus | €10.07 | 1h 25m | 41 km |
| Southampton to Bristol bus | €10.07 | 2h 14m | 103 km |
| Reading to Bristol bus | €10.08 | 2h 25m | 113 km |
| Swansea to Bristol bus | €10.08 | 2h 9m | 95 km |
| Coventry to Bristol bus | €10.63 | 2h 53m | 129 km |
| Brent to Bristol bus | €11.18 | 3h 4m | 159 km |
| Birmingham to Bristol bus | €11.18 | 2h 46m | 124 km |
| Cardiff to Bristol train | €11.88 | 1h 7m | 41 km |
| Gloucester to Bristol train | €11.88 | 1h 14m | 52 km |
| Cardiff to Bristol ferry | €11.88 | 3h 4m | 41 km |
| Reading to Bristol ferry | €11.88 | 5h 13m | 113 km |
| Swansea to Bristol ferry | €11.88 | 4h 46m | 95 km |
| Southampton to Bristol ferry | €11.88 | 4h 42m | 103 km |
| Bournemouth to Bristol ferry | €11.88 | 4h 29m | 96 km |
| Poole to Bristol ferry | €11.88 | 4h 35m | 93 km |
| Exeter to Bristol ferry | €11.88 | 5h 18m | 104 km |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Bristol well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Where to leave your bags in Bristol
Most of the points near Bristol Temple Meads open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Popular trips to Bristol
Common questions about Travel to Bristol
How can I get to Bristol?
Bristol is reachable by 4 modes on our network, from 209 places, across 38 countries, on services run by 30 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Bristol?
The cheapest way into Bristol is by Coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 209 origins we sell into Bristol over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Bristol?
The fastest journey into Bristol is by Train, at 1h 7m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 29 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Bristol have?
Bristol has 8 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Bristol Temple Meads, Bristol Parkway railway station, Bristol Brabazon railway station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Bristol from within 200 km?
205 of the routes we sell into Bristol start within 200 km. The nearest is Weston-super-Mare, 29 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Bristol in United Kingdom?
Bristol connects to 209 places on our network across 38 countries, the furthest of them 4,257 km away in a straight line. United Kingdom routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in United Kingdom
The wider region
Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Bristol and elsewhere in United Kingdom. None of it is ours to sell.
Things to do in Bristol
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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