Bristol International Airport
Travel options
Taxi
Airportcarz is a dedicated taxi service operating from the airport available 24 hours a day. Fares to the city centre are about £20. Airportcarz will agree your fare before your journey. The booking desk is located within the covered walkway which links the terminal to the pick up car park and is open everyday, 24 hours a day. Airportcarz also operate wheelchair accessible minibuses.
For more information or to book a taxi call +44 (0)1275 474888, or visit Airportcarz (www.airportcarz.com/).
Car
This airport has excellent connections to the national motorway network. The airport is just 8 miles southwest of Bristol city centre and a short distance from junctions to 5 motorways linking all areas in England. Use the VisitBritain journey planner (visitbritain.transportdirect.info/web2) to find the best route to your destination.
Postcode: If you are using a satellite navigation system the postcode is BS48 3DY.
Car hire
There are 4 car hire desks located opposite the arrivals exit adjacent to Car Park 2. See car hire at Bristol Airport for details.
Bristol International Flyer (coach shuttle)
This express coach links Bristol Temple Meads train station and Bristol bus station with the airport. Journey time to the train station is about 30 minutes and coaches leave the airport every 15-30 minutes from 06:15 to 23:45. Adult tickets to the bus and train station cost £5 single and £7 return and you can buy your ticket on board.
For more information on timetables, stops and fares visit Bristol International Flyer (www.bristolairport.co.uk/getting_to_bia/by_airport_express_link.aspx).
Coach
Take the Bristol International Flyer coach shuttle (see above) to Bristol Bus Station. From here, National Express coach service operates routes throughout South West England and South Wales.
The 404/406 overnight National Express services between Penzance and London now run via Bristol International Airport stopping outside the terminal at 02:30 daily.
For more information on National Express routes, fares and timetables or to book tickets visit National Express, or call +44 (0)121 423 8477.
Bus
From the airport, there's an hourly bus service to and from Weston-super-Mare, calling at various local stops along the way. Bus 121 runs every hour from 09.32 to 16.32 Monday to Saturday. On Sundays and Bank Holidays, service 821 runs every two hours between 09.07 and 17.07.
For further information on this and other bus services visit First Group (www.firstgroup.com/index.php), or call Traveline on +44 (0)870 608 2608.
Train
Bristol Temple Meads Station is about 7 miles from the airport and offers good connections throughout South West England, South Wales and London. The Bristol International Flyer express coach service (see above) connects you from the airport to Bristol Temple Meads every 15 minutes at peak times.
For information on train times, stations, routes and fares visit National Rail (www.nationalexpress.com/), or call +44 (0)20 7278 5240.