Useful links - Transport and Travel

Railways

National Rail (www.nationalrail.co.uk/)
Official UK rail timetable, news of engineering works, station facility information and network maps. Also available over WAP on mobile phones.

Transport for London (www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/)
Plan a journey across London by tube, train, bus, on foot or via the Thames. Also available via WAP.

The Trainline (www.thetrainline.com/)
Buy rail tickets online for journeys across the UK.

Croydon Tramlink (www.tramlink.net/)
Official site of the link from Croydon to Wimbledon, New Paddington, Elmers End and Beckenham Junction.

Train Direct (www.traindirect.co.uk/)
Purchase tickets for First Great Western and First Great Eastern services.

C2C
Train services from London across Essex.

Central Trains Limited (www.centraltrains.co.uk/) 
Services across the Midlands and surrounding areas, including Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham, Norwich, Stratford Upon Avon, Birmingham and Wolverhampton.

Chiltern Railways (www.chilternrailways.co.uk/) 
Destinations include Birmingham, Solihull, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Aylesbury and London Paddington and Marylebone.

First Capital Connect (www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk/) 
Stations served include Bedford, Luton, Cambridge, Peterborough, Hitchin, London King's Cross, Wimbledon and Brighton, including Thameslink services.

First Great Western (www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/)
Destinations include Bath, Bristol, Cheltenham and Gloucester, Exeter, the Isles of Scilly, London, Oxford and Portsmouth.

First TransPennine Express (www.tpexpress.co.uk/)
Services across the Pennines in the north of England, including Manchester, Liverpool, Blackpool, Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Hull and Doncaster.

Great North Eastern Railway (GNER) (www.gner.co.uk/GNER)
Trains to and from Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle, London and York, including Wi-Fi enabled services.

Hull Trains (www.hulltrains.co.uk/)
Services between Hull, Selby Doncaster, Grantham and London King's Cross.

Island Line (www.island-line.co.uk/)
Passenger services on the Isle of Wight, serving the towns of Ryde, Brading Sandown, Lake and Shanklin.

Mersey Rail (www.merseyrail.org/#)
Services around the Mersey and Liverpool, including Chester.

Midland Mainline (www.midlandmainline.com/)
Services from Yorkshire and the East Midlands to London St Pancras, including Leeds, York, Sheffield, Nottingham, Derby and Leicester.

Northern Rail (www.northernrail.org/)
Stations include Blackburn, Bolton, Bradford, Carlisle, Crewe, Doncaster, Hull and York.

One Railway (www.onerailway.com/)  
Service from East Anglia including London Liverpool Street, Colchester, Ipswich and Norwich.

Silverlink Train Services (www.silverlink-trains.com/) 
London area services including Wembley, Richmond, Clapham, Euston, Stratford and Barking.

Southern Railways (www.southernrailway.com/)
Services in the south of England including Brighton, Crawley, London Victoria, Eastbourne and Watford.

Southeastern (www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/) 
Services in Kent, South London and East Sussex, including Dover, Dartford, Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone.

South West Trains (www.southwesttrains.co.uk/SWTrains)
Services from Waterloo to the south of England, including Wimbledon, Woking, Guildford, Reading, Bournemouth, Salisbury and Poole.

Virgin Trains (www.virgintrains.co.uk/default.aspx)
Services between London, Brighton, Bournemouth, Southampton, Oxford, Penzance, Liverpool, Leeds, Doncaster and Newcastle and other stations.

Transport Direct (www.transportdirect.info/transportdirect/en/journeyplanning/jplandingpage.aspx?&id=enjoyengland)
Plan a bus, coach, train, or flights across the UK with this government-backed journey planner.

Travel by car

Highways Agency
Safe roads, reliable journeys, informed travellers.

Car Hire

Avis (www.avis.co.uk/)
Choose the car you drive and book online. Also special offers.

Hertz (www.hertz.co.uk/)
Rent a car online. Also special offers and deals for Hertz Club members.

Enterprise (www.enterprise.co.uk/car_rental/home.do)
Car and van hire from budget to luxury vehicles.

Budget (www.budgetinternational.com/budgetonline/eu-gb/ibe.nsf/reservationhomemicrosite?openview&MST=091491F189042788C1257044003D4C54)
Hire a car or van in the UK. Special offers and offers from partner companies.

Thrifty (www.thrifty.co.uk/cgi-bin/gen5?runprog=thuk)
Car rental, with special offers and business services. Site features a guide to renting.

Holiday Autos (www.holidayautos.co.uk/)
Car hire across the UK, including at airports and stations.

 

Buses and Coaches

Traveline (www.traveline.org.uk/index.htm)
Plan a bus journey ion the UK and find the name of the local bus company.

Transport Direct (www.transportdirect.info/transportdirect/en/journeyplanning/jplandingpage.aspx?&id=enjoyengland)
Plan a bus, coach, train, or flights across the UK with this government-backed journey planner.

National Express (www.nationalexpress.com/)
Services across the UK between major towns and cities and stations. Website offers online booking, destination guides and details of ways to save on coach fares.

Megabus (www.megabus.co.uk/)
Low cost buses between cities including London, Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Plymouth, Portsmouth and Oxford.

TFL Coaches (www.tfl.gov.uk/vcs/)
Information on coach stations and related facilities from Transport for London.

Greenline (www.greenline.co.uk/)
Scheduled coach services between London and the Home Counties as well as day trips.

Flights from Ireland

Aer Lingus
Flights to the UK from Dublin, Cork and Belfast International

Ryanair
Flights to the UK from many Irish airports

BMI
Flights to London from Belfadt International and Dublin

Flybe
Flights from Belfast City, Derry and Dublin

Easy Jet
Flights from Belfast Internation into London

Air South West
Flights from Dublin and Cork into Newquay and Plymouth

Domestic Flights

BAA (www.baa.co.uk/)
Information on Uk airports, including parking and flights.

BA Domestic Flights (www.britishairways.com/travel/dshutl/public/en_gb)
Flights in England from the national flag carrier.

BMI Baby (www.bmibaby.com/bmibaby/en/index.aspx)
Flights between Durham, Birmingham, Nottingham, Norwich and London airports.

Flight Mapping (www.flightmapping.com/UK/)
Features a hover-over map that shows UK domestic flight routes.

FlyBMI (www.flybmi.com/bmi/splash.aspx)
Flights between Heathrow, Gatwick, London City, Birmingham, Durham, Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Norwich and Nottingham.

Transport Direct (www.transportdirect.info/transportdirect/en/journeyplanning/jplandingpage.aspx?&id=enjoyengland)
Plan a bus, coach, train, or flights across the UK with this government-backed journey planner.

Travel by Sea

Stena Line
Stena Line, one of the world's leading ferry companies, offers low fares and a speedier ferry travel service to Britain.

Irish Ferries
Irish Ferries operate from Dublin to Holyhead and Rosslare to Pembroke

P&O
Cruise across by day or by night, enjoy a tasty free meal and you'll soon be driving through beautiful countryside, relaxed and refreshed!

Norfolkline
With twice daily sailings between Dublin and Belfast to Liverpool, crossing the Irish Sea has never been easier

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