Transportation
Getting Around in Wiltshire, UK
The airports (with scheduled flights) near Wiltshire, include: Bristol International Airport, Gloucestershire Airport, Bristol Filton Airport, London Oxford Airport, Southampton Airport and London Heathrow Airport.
There are regular long-distance coach services from many areas in England, to Marlborough, Chippenham, Salisbury, Swindon and other Wiltshire towns, and there are also fast and regular intercity services, as follows: from London (Paddington) to Bath and Bristol, serving Swindon and Chippenham, in the north of Wiltshire, and Great Bedwyn, with connecting bus services available to Marlborough; from London (Waterloo), the West Country, with stops at Salisbury and Tisbury; and, the Bristol to Weymouth and Southampton lines call at Bradford on Avon, Trowbridge, Westbury, Warminster and Salisbury, for visitors from the Midlands and the North.
For short, the 3 main railway routes, which carry passenger traffic and which cross Wiltshire, are: Great Western Main Line, Wessex Main Line and West of England Main Line.
The major junction stations are Salisbury and Westbury, and important junctions can also be found at Swindon and Trowbridge.
Besides rail and coach, one can also drive to get around in Wiltshire, although, the most pleasant way to see the county would be by foot, because there are many areas to visit and amazing sights to take in.
Important routes through Wiltshire, include: A4 road, M4 motorway / M4 Corridor, A303 trunk road, A350 road and A417 road, as well as The Ridgeway, an ancient route, and Roman roads the Fosse Way, London to Bath road and Ermin Way. National Cycle Route 4 and the Thames Path, a modern long distance footpath, also run through the county.