Getting Around Britain

Britain's Heritage Cities are well served by air, road and rail. Once in Britain hiring a car is easy and means you can take your time exploring the countryside. But you don't necessarily need a car to explore our Heritage Cities. There are fast and frequent train services to and from major airports and also good train connections with London and between each city. Once in the cities, much can be explored on foot or by using local buses and tours.

Distance by road miles between Heritage Cities (and London)

  Bath Carlisle Chester Oxford Stratford York London Durham Lincoln
Bath - 289 149 62 72 230 115 293 159  
Carlisle 289 - 144 267 229 116 309 74 182  
Chester 93 259 - 143 93 100 194 170 124  
 Oxford 62   132 143   -  39  174 62 242 129  
Stratford 72 229 93  39 - 141 104 210 97  
York 230 116 100 174 141 - 210 76 75  
London 115 309 194 62 104 210 - 270 144  
Durham 293 74 170 242 210 76 270 - 141  
Lincoln 159 182 124 129 97 75 144 141 -  

Minimum train times between destinations
(changes not indicated & times shown in hours.minutes)

  Bath Carlisle Chester Oxford Stratford York London Durham Lincoln
Bath - 4.52 3.40 1.26 2.50 4.40 2.13 5.10 4.26  
Carlisle 4.52 - 2.04 4.5 4.14 3.03 3.33 2.10 4.44  
Chester 3.40 2.04 - 2.47 2.90 2.70 2.03 4 3.43  
 Oxford 1.26  4.5  2.47  -  1.13  3.48 1.46 4 4  
Stratford 2.50 4.14 2.90 1.13 - 2.75 2.39 4.30 3.37  
York 4.40 3.03 2.70 3.48 2.75 - 2.24 0.45 1.46  
London 2.13 3.33 2.03 1.46 2.39 2.24 - 3 2  
Durham 5.10 2.10 4 4 4.30 0.45 3 - 2.38  
Lincoln 4.26 4.44 3.43 4 3.37 1.46 2 2.38 -  

 

Also in this section