Bristol International Airport
Tel: 0870 121 2747 or 0870 128 2747 for flight information.
Website: www.bristolairport.co.uk

The nearest airport is Bristol International, which is well equipped to cater for business travellers. There are two executive lounges offering Internet access, phones and faxes and a conference and meeting rooms for hire (tel: (01275) 473602). There are several shops, bars and restaurants at the airport, as well as bureau de change services.

Car rental is available at the airport, and Bath is about 45 minutes drive away. Otherwise there are frequent bus departures from the airport in Bristol to Bristol Temple Meads railway station. From there visitors can catch a train or a bus to Bath. Both the buses and trains run every half hour or so. The train journey takes 15 minutes.

Bath is accessible by public transport from the main airports in London: Heathrow is 136km (85 miles) away, while Gatwick is 200km (124 miles) from Bath. National Express (tel: 08705 808 080; website: www.nationalexpress.com) operates frequent services from both, as well as from Victoria Coach Station in London to Bath. From Victoria the journey time is around 3 hours and 30 minutes and from Heathrow around one hour less.