The Cotswolds
Travel Information
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Travelling to the Cotswolds is fairly easy. The Cotswolds is at the heart of England & is ideally situated to the regional airports at Bristol & Birmingham & only an hour or two from London Heathrow & London Gatwick. There are good rail links & an excellent road network across the Cotswolds.
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Roads To The Cotswolds
There are good motorway links from all directions with the M4 & M40 from London, the M6 from the north, M5 from the south & from the north east use the M1 & M42. Before driving in the UK take a look at our safe driving tips.
Car Hire For The Cotswolds
If you need to hire a car visit our car hire page or click on the links below.
Cotswold Rail Links
If you are travelling to the Cotswolds by rail then the major services from London & the South West is First Great Western & Wessex Trains with Virgin Trains using the west coast line & First Great Western Link from the east of the Cotswolds. There are stations at Swindon, Oxford, Kemble, Moreton in Marsh, Kingham, Bath, Evesham, Warwick, Banbury, Stroud, Stonehouse, Dursley, Bradford on Avon, Gloucester and Cheltenham. These cover all the main routes into the area.
Cotswold Bus & Coach Services
The The National Express company serves most of the main towns in the Cotswolds including Cirencester, Cheltenham, Oxford & Gloucester. There are local bus companies that operate services to the rest of the area.
Exploring the Cotswolds by bus is relatively easy, although some routes don't have services on a Sunday & other routes are limited.
The "Explore the Cotswolds by Public Transport" is available from Visitor Information Centres throughout the area.
| Alexcars | 01285 653985 | Web Site |
| Andybus | 01666 510085 | Web Site |
| APL Travel | 01666 577774 | |
| Bakers Commercial Services | 01608 677415 | |
| Bath Bus Company | 01225 330444 | Web Site |
| Beaumont Travel | 01452 300050 | No longer operating |
| Boomerang Bus Company | 01684 292108 | Web Site |
| Castleways | 01242 602949 | Web Site |
| Coachstyle | 01249 782224 | |
| Cross Country | 01285 810000 | |
| Ebley Coach Services | 01453 839333 | |
| Heyfordian Travel | 01869 241500 | |
| Stagecoach Gloucester | 01452 418630 | Web Site |
| Stagecoach Warwickshire | 01788 535555 | Web Site |
| Stagecoach Oxford | 01865 772250 | Web Site |
| Stagecoach Swindon | 01793 521415 | Web Site |
| Swanbrook | 01452 712386 | Web Site |
| Thamesdown Transport | 01793 428428 | Web Site |
| Pulhams Coaches | 01451 820369 | |
| McLeans Coaches | 01993 771445 | |
| Jackie's Coaches | 01452 720666 | |
| Johnsons | 01564 797000 | |
| Welcombe Garages | 01789 204393 | |
| Cresswell | 01386 48655 | |
| Henshaws | 01789 204393 | Web Site |
| Cotswold Experience | 01453 767574 | |
| Worths | 01608 677322 | Web Site |
| R H Transport Services | 01993 868559 | |
| Phoenix Hire | 01793 435123 | |
| Hatts Coaches | 01249 740444 | |
| A D Rains | 01666 510874 |