How to get to Bath

HOW TO GET TO BATH

The nearest airport is Bristol airport, home to Easyjet and served by KLM via Schiphol airport in Amsterdam for major international destinations. From the airport you can take a
- bus to Bristol Temple Meads train station (~£10, ~20 min, every ~20 min)
- taxi to Bath (~£70, ~40 min)
The second nearest airport is Heathrow airport, home to British Airways. From the airport you can take a
- RailAirLink coach to Reading and then a train to Bath (~£90, ~2-3 h, every ~30 min) , also known as 'Heathrow Bus' on the train ticket
- Heathrow Express train to London Paddington and then a train to Bath (~£120, ~2-3 h, every ~20 min)
- National Express coach to Bath (~£40, 2-3 h, every ~2 h)
- Taxi to Bath (~£200, ~1h 40 min without traffic)
The third nearest airport is Southampton airport.
- From the airport you can take a
- train to Bath, where most trains go to Southampton main train station where you have to switch to a train to Bath (~£50, ~2 h, every ~1-2 h)

Bath SPA train station has frequent trains connected to the rest of the UK.
- London Paddington (~£100, ~1-2 h, every ~30 min)
- Bristol Temple Meads (~£15, ~15 min, every ~20 min)
- Southampton (~£50, ~2 h, every ~1-2 h)

Visit National Rail for timetables, fares and cheap advance tickets.

National Express runs direct services from London Victoria train station and Heathrow airport to Bath Bus station (~£40, ~2-3 h, every ~2 h).

Take exit 18 on the M4 toward the south. Follow the signs to Bath on the A46 for ~6 miles and then follow A4 to the west for ~2 miles to enter Bath on London road. Note that the A46 and A4, have very often dense traffic, not only at rush hour times from 7-10 and 16-19. The journey time from the M4 exit 18 to Bath is ~20-30 min without traffic and doubles during peak times.