By rail
Getting to Swindon by train is quick and easy - only one hour from London Paddington Station. Also high-speed services operate from Bath, Bristol, Reading and Cardiff. Branch line trains run from Oxford, Cheltenham and Gloucester. Travelling by train in Britain is generally more expensive than travelling by coach.

For timetable information, fares and on-line ticket sales visit QJump . Alternatively, the National Rail enquiries line can provide you with timetable information on +44 (0)8457 48 49 50

By coach
Frequent National Express coaches run between London, Bristol and Swindon. Arrivals and departures are at the main Bus Station on Manchester Road. There's also a rail/air link express train between Heathrow Airport and Reading Rail Station. From Victoria Coach Station in London, it takes about 2 hours and from Heathrow Central Bus Station only about 1.5 hours to get to Swindon.

Stagecoach offer a rival service called Megabus.

By road
Swindon is bordered by the one of the UK's major road links, the M4 motorway. Joining Bristol, Swindon, Heathrow and London makes Swindon very easy to get to by car. Junction 15 provides the best access to the town centre. The main road A419 also runs east of the town and is a good link when travelling north to Birmingham.

The Automobile Association (AA) offers the latest travel news for drivers, as well as a useful route planner facility on their website.

By air
London Heathrow, Bristol and Cardiff airports are all within easy reach of Swindon. However with the price reductions offered by low-cost airlines such as Ryanair, Easyjet and bmi it may be worth travelling from airports further away (Standsted, Luton) and enduring a longer coach to maximise your savings.

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