Gloucester is well serviced by the motorway system and can easily be accessed by junctions 11, 11a and 12 on the M5. It also lies on the A38 and is easily accessible from Wales Gloucester is the most southerly point on the River Severn with a bridge - apart from the motorway Severn Bridges near Bristol / Newport. Because Gloucester was a major Roman City, it has very good A road connections throughout Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds.
Gloucester has good railway connections Platform 1/3 at Gloucester is Europe's longest and has daily direct connections to London, Cardiff, Bristol and Birmingham. Nearby Cheltenham has more stopping trains, so it may be necessary to get a train to Cheltenham and change trains for Gloucester. Trains between Cheltenham and Gloucester opperate every half hour and take around 10 minutes.
Nearby Staverton hosts Gloucestershire Airport, which has regular flights to Jersey. There are also many private aircraft there, which can be chartered.
Gloucester is a large hub for buses and coaches and there is a large coach station where there are regular coaches mainly operated by National Express to all major airports and cities there are several coaches to and from London daily in the UK. A Megabus service to and from London also operates from outside the bus station.
Gloucester originally built up around the River Severn. It has a sailing heritage. It is possible to visit Gloucester via river or the Gloucester Sharpness Canal via boat.
A park and ride service is available see, National Park and Ride Directory (http://www.parkandride.ne...)
