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Climb aboard and enjoy the exciting world of Bristol's Historic Harbour. As you cruise along, you will experience the wonderful and ever-changing landscapes of the River Avon.
Hotwells round trip (40mins)~ £3.50(adults), £2.00 (children), £2.50 (seniors)
Temple Meads round trip (1hour)~ £4.00, £2.50, £3.00
Single journey fares ~ £1.20, £0.80, £1.00
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An easy way to get to Bristol is by train. Temple Meads station connects to every major city in the UK. As soon as you arrive there, just outside the station (thats where the photo is) you can either take a taxi and go to your destination or a bus (No 9/8/180 for the center of Bristol) Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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Bristol International Airport is to the south of the city on the A38 Taunton road at Lulsgate. It used to be called Lulsgate Airport until the Powers That Be decided they wanted a more urbane image (my own suggestion of Cary Grant International Airport was predictably ignored!)
The airport is thriving, with regular links to other UK cities as well as Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt and other key European hubs. Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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Temple Meads station is a major hub and is actually one of the more pleasant stations on the UK rail network, since it hasn't been modernised to death but still manages to be clean and reasonably comfortable (though the concourse area is tiny and horribly cramped). Isambard Brunel, being too clever by half as usual, designed the station as part of a grand plan to get people from London to New York by Great Western train and steamship, and placed it on marshland outside the city. It's still remote from anywhere you might want to go, even though a big effort has been made in recent years to bring commercial activity to the station through the admittedly impressive Temple Quay development.
Bristol Parkway station isn't in Bristol but at Stoke Gifford to the north. It serves trains from London to South Wales. Be careful not to be fooled into using it for a visit to the city, because it's a long and awkward bus ride into the centre. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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Bristol is quite an expensive city. The best way though to travel around Bristol is by bus. They have a ticket of £3.50 and its called First Day. With that you can travel everywhere you want within the Bristol area by showing just that ticket that you have purchased earlier.You can change as many buses as you want and travel wherever you want. You can make the tour of the city with just £3.50!! (it can be used all day until the last bus of the day) Trust me with that ticket you SAVE A LOT!!!
Do not count though that the bus will be on time ... (2008 comment) The company has been in the spotlight the past year about their service and prices that go up ever so often. But what can you do..??? Taxis are even more expensive! Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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Bristol International Airport (8 miles south of the city centre). This airport is gradually growing in flight numbers and destinations.
There is a bus service called ‘The Bristol Flyer’ connecting the airport with places throughout the city. For more details visit: http://www.bristolairport.com/getthere/getthere.asp?g=coach<br />
For cheaper flights within the UK and elsewhere to Bristol try visiting: www.gofly.com (customer services: 0870 6076543, +(44) 1279 666388) Leave a Comment
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For coach links between many UK cities/towns to Bristol, visit: www.gobycoach.com, where you will find timetables and booking information. The service does include connections between major London airports, such as Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted. Leave a Comment Theme: BusPhone: 08705 808080
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Bristol has two main railway stations – ‘Bristol Parkway’, and ‘BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS’ which is the central station. Outside the station you will always find lots of taxies and buses readily available.
The best website I have found for train information is: http://www.thetrainline.com
However – it is always worth ringing the ‘national rail enquiries’ number for up to date information and cheaper advance fares: 08457 484950.
Don’t be surprised if the train is delayed!!! Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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There are plenty of choices to reach Bristol:
bus
I visited Bristol by bus from London. Two bus companies that serve the route is National Express and Megabus. I booked the tickets online with Megabus, if you book well in advance you can find tickets for just one 1 pound!! The ride from London Victoria Coach Station was comfortable and lasted about 2,5 hours. Megabus departs/arrivals are at the city center opposite the Colston Hall.
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Temple Meads is the train station that serves connection with many UK cities. The station is near the center (15’ walk) but also connected with a public bus (N.8). Although I came to Bristol by bus I visited the station because it was designed by W.Brunel the famous engineer that designed the Clifton Suspension Bridge. There is another train station called Parkway a bit far from the center.
plane
There is an airport 12 km away from Bristol. There is a bus that will take you to the centre in 25’ Theme: Bus
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We walked a lot, I mean a lot! Not to see the sights but just because we loved walking around Bristol or in the parks. Although the city center is walkable you will need some local buses to go up the hills or to avoid the cold for a while :)
A single ticket costs 1.30 pound (you pay at the driver) but we used the “First day ticket” that costs 3.80pounds and it’s actually a daily ticket that gives you unlimited travel all day. You just show it to the driver every time you go on board. This ticket helped us a lot (and we saved some pounds).
A different and funny transport is also the ferrys. The single ticket costs 1.50pound, return 2.50 and for 6pounds you can use it as hop on hop off
I noticed taxis but we didn’t use any. The traffic was heavy during the day at some main streets so I guess using a car isn’t a good idea. Theme: Bus
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