Transportation In Britain
The official web site for transportation in Britain is VisitBritain. Here is
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Getting
to and around Britain's easy with a wide variety
of transportation...planes, trains and
automobiles are only the beginning.
Arriving
by plane? With service from many US gateways to
several different airports in Britain, it's
convenient no matter which part of the UK you
plan to visit. By cruiseship or boat? There are
more than 30 ports of entry and extensive ferry
service.
The
comprehensive road system has easy-to-follow
signs, for more information on driving in
Britain go to our Britain
By Car page, or you can sit back, relax
and take a bus or guided tour. Rail covers the
entire country and exploring by train is simple,
especially if you purchase a train pass.
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Many
Airlines fly to and around Britain
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If
you're flying in, check that you choose the
most convenient airport--did you know that you
can now fly direct from the USA to Manchester,
Birmingham and Glasgow, as well as London? You
can also check flights within Britain and to
the rest of Europe. And don't forget to plan
your airport transfers, taxi, bus and rail
service make it easy to get from any airport
to your chosen destination.
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National rail services
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South West Trains
Train Company serving south west London and linking London to Hampshire,
Berkshire, Dorset, west Surrey, Brighton, West Sussex, south Wiltshire,
south Somerset, east Devon and Exeter. Official site.
 Fares
info Timetables
Journey
planner Online
booking Phone numbers
Online maps
Thames Trains
Rail company connecting London to the Thames Valley, Oxfordshire, the
Cotswolds, Hereford / Malverns and Stratford-on-Avon. Also links Oxford to
Bristol. Official site.
Fares
info Timetables
Journey
planner Online
booking Phone numbers
Online maps
Thameslink
Rail Company linking Bedfordshire and Luton Airport to London, Gatwick
Airport and Brighton. Official site.
Fares
info Timetables
Online
booking Phone numbers
Online maps
TrainDirect
On-line booking service for the most popular First Great North Western
services and for First Great Western season tickets. Official site.
Fares
info Online
booking Phone numbers
Transpennine Express
Express services in the north of England serving Barrow, Cleethorpes,
Hull, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Scarborough,
Sheffield, Sunderland, York and Windermere. Official site from First and
Keolis.
Timetables
Journey
planner Phone numbers
Online maps
Virgin Trains
Operator of cross-country rail services in many parts of the UK, and of
services between London, the West Midlands, the North-West and Scotland.
Official site.
Fares
info Journey
planner Online
booking Phone numbers
Online maps
WAGN
Operator of local rail services from London King's Cross and Moorgate to
Hertford, Stevenage, Cambridge, Kings Lynn and Peterborough. Official
site.
Timetables
Phone numbers
Wessex Trains
Rail company serving south-west England and operating some services from
there to the Midlands, south Wales, and the south coast of England.
Official site.
Fares
info Timetables
Journey
planner Online
booking Phone numbers
Online maps
Young Persons Railcard
Information on this discount railcard, from the Association of Train
Operating Companies.
Fares
info Phone numbers
Britain by BritRail
Site with sponsored links for BRITRAIL passes aimed at travellers to
Britain wanting to travel by rail.
Online
booking
Britain on Track
Official site for travel agency specialising in rail travel and ticket
agency for Britrail passes (aimed at visitors from North America).
Fares
info Timetables
Journey
planner Online
booking Phone numbers
Online maps
BritCities
Official site of ticket and travel agency specialising exclusively in rail
travel. Information and rail pass tickets for rail travel in Britain and
Europe, aimed principally at visitors from outside the UK
Fares
info Timetables
Phone numbers
Online maps
Rail Europe - United Kingdom
Official site of ticket and travel agency specialising exclusively in rail
travel. Rail Passes for rail travel in the UK (aimed principally at
travellers from North America).
Fares
info Timetables
Journey
planner Online
booking Phone numbers
Rail Passengers Council and Committees
Statutory committee to champion the needs of rail passengers in the UK.
Official site.
Phone numbers
RailChoice
Official site of ticket and travel agency specialising exclusively in rail
travel from Britain to the main European continent and within Europe.
Fares
info Online
booking
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National air services
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Aer Arann
Flights from Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow Prestwick, Ireland,
Isle of Man, London Luton, Manchester and Southampton. Official site.
Fares
info Timetables
Online
booking Phone numbers
Online maps
Aer Lingus
One of Ireland's main airlines, operating flights between Great Britain
and Ireland, and between the Channel Islands and Ireland. UK airports
served are Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow International, Jersey,
London Gatwick, London Heathrow and Manchester. Official site.
Fares
info Timetables
Journey
planner Online
booking Phone numbers
Online maps
Aurigny Air Services
Airline connecting Alderney to Southampton, Guernsey to Bristol, London
Gatwick, London Stansted, East Midlands and Manchester, and also linking
Guernsey to Jersey. Official site.
Fares
info Timetables
Online
booking Phone numbers
Online maps
bmi - british midland
Operates several domestic services and services to Ireland. Serves
Aberdeen, Belfast City, Edinburgh, Glasgow International, Jersey, Leeds
Bradford, London Heathrow, Manchester, Norwich and Teesside. Official
site.
Fares
info Timetables
Online
booking Phone numbers
bmibaby
Operating from Belfast International, Cardiff, Cork, Dublin, Glasgow
Prestwick, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Jersey, Manchester and
Teesside airports.
Fares
info Timetables
Journey
planner Online
booking Phone numbers
Online maps
British Airways
The UK's largest airline, and with its partners, also shown on this site,
operates a large range of domestic flights. These include flights to the
Scottish islands and to south-west England, and also flights to Ireland.
Has on-line booking. Serves Aberdeen, Barra, Belfast City, Benbecula,
Birmingham, Bristol, Campbeltown, Cork, Derry, Dublin, Eday, Edinburgh,
Fair Isle, Glasgow International, Inverness, Islay, Isle of Man, Jersey,
Kirkwall, Knock, Liverpool, London City, London Gatwick, London Heathrow,
London Luton, Manchester, North Ronaldsay, Papa Westray, Plymouth, Sanday,
Shannon, Shetland Lerwick, Shetland Sumburgh, Southampton, Stornoway,
Stronsay, Tiree, Westray, Wick. Official site.
Fares
info Timetables
Journey
planner Online
booking Phone numbers
British European
UK airline operating domestic services, with several routes to Channel
Islands, Northern Ireland and Isle of Man. Serves Belfast City,
Birmingham, Bristol, Cork, Dublin, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow
International, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Leeds Bradford, London City,
London Gatwick, Newcastle, Shannon and Southampton. New online booking
service through its flybe.com website. Official site.
Fares
info Timetables
Online
booking Phone numbers
Online maps
Eastern Airways
Serves Aberdeen, Belfast, Birmingham, East Midlands, Edinburgh,
Humberside, Inverness, Isle of Man, Leeds/Bradford, London Stansted,
Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Southampton, Teesside and Wick. Official
site.
Fares
info Timetables
Online
booking Phone numbers
Online maps
easyJet
Low-fare direct-sell airline serving Aberdeen, Belfast International,
Bristol, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow International, Inverness,
Liverpool, London Gatwick, London Luton, London Stansted and Newcastle.
Official site.
Fares
info Timetables
Online
booking Phone numbers
Online maps
Euromanx
Airline serving Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Isle of Man and Liverpool.
Fares
info Timetables
Phone numbers
Flykeen Airways
Airline serving Belfast City, Blackpool and the Isle of Man.
Phone numbers
Highland Airways
Operator serving airports at Benbecula, Glasgow, Inverness, Shetland
Sumburgh and Stornoway.
Fares
info Timetables
Phone numbers
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