Great Location

Bath is located in the south west of England, 2 hours west of London.

Travelling to Bath by car:
Bath is located just 10 miles from junction 18 of the M4 motorway which runs direct from London and Heathrow. There are also excellent motorway links from the North and Devon and Cornwall via the M5 motorway, whilst Wales is just a short drive west on the M4.

Once you've arrived, there are a number of ‘Pay and Display’ and ‘Pay on Foot’ car parks within easy walking distance of the centre of Bath. Cars may park in following car parks in Bath:

Short Stay: Kingsmead Square, Broad Street, Claverton Street, Saw Close, Cattle Market
Long Stay: Charlotte Street, Avon Street, Ham Gardens, Manvers Street, Sports/Leisure Centre

For a map of these locations and for further information on car parking tariffs, please
click here.

Alternatively, why not use one of the city's Park and Ride facilities to take the stress out of your stay? There are a number of Park and Ride services that operate in and around Bath providing regular access to the centre of Bath. To find out more about the Park and Ride services available, please click here.

If your group is arriving by coach, coach parking is available (24 hour) at the Riverside Coach Park. Charges apply. There are two official drop-off points in Bath – Orange Grove behind the Abbey and North Parade outside Parade Park Hotel. For further details please click here.

Travelling to Bath by rail:
There are regular train services direct from London Paddington and Waterloo to Bath, with an average journey time of around 90 minutes. Bristol Temple Meads, just 15 minutes away by train, is also a major hub for travel to all other parts of the country.

For information on timetables click on National Rail Journey Planner.

Travelling to Bath by coach:
National Express provides good-value coach travel linking all major towns and cities in the UK. Frequent services run from London Victoria Coach Station, London Heathrow and London Gatwick to Bath.

For information on timetables click on Coach Timetables to Bath.

Travelling to Bath by air:
Bristol International Airport, just 15 miles from Bath, is one of Britain's fastest growing airports, serving over 68 direct destinations and 300 worldwide destinations via the hub system using Amsterdam and Brussels.

For further information and a full list of destinations served click on Bristol Airport.

For travel to Bath from Bristol International Airport the Bristol Airport Flyer express Coach Service picks up passengers outside the airport every 30 minutes, from 06.00 - 23.45, 7 days a week. The bus then drops passengers at Bristol Temple Meads Station, where you can catch one of the many frequent train services into Bath (journey time approximately 15 minutes).

For travel to Bath from Gatwick Airport or Heathrow Airport, a regular coach service runs from Gatwick via Heathrow to the train station at Reading, where you can pick up a direct train to Bath. Alternatively, an express train service from both airports goes direct to central London, where you can use the Underground to travel to Paddington Station and then catch a direct train to Bath.

Travelling to Bath by Sea:
The closest ferry ports are located in Portsmouth approximately 80 miles/130 km away (for boats to mainland Europe) and Fishguard approximately 140 miles/250 km away (for boats to Ireland). The major port of Dover is 190 miles/305 km away.