Nottingham

By bus

Nottingham has two sizeable bus stations, Broadmarsh (http://nottingham.opengui...) and Victoria (http://nottingham.opengui...). Traveline: (http://www.traveline.info), 0871 200 22 33

Bus operators offer services to most other UK destinations.

GorillaBus (http://www.gorillabus.com) operates services to Liverpool, Manchester, Yorkshire and Birmingham. Prices start at £1, and must be pre-booked online.

National Express provides cheap advance tickets on a Nottingham-London route, often for as little as a pound each way if booked early enough online. National Express also offers cheap tickets called funfares to many other major cities from Nottingham.

By plane

East Midlands Airport - Nottingham, Leicester, Derby (http://www.eastmidlandsai...) IATA: EMA lies south-west of Nottingham and flights are available to many international destinations. The Skylink (http://www.skylink.co.uk) bus runs between the airport and city centre every 30 minutes 4am-11pm and hourly 11pm-4am. The bus journey takes approximately 30-40 minutes, depending on traffic conditions, and costs £5 for a single or day return ticket.

Birmingham International Airport

IATA: BHX is approx. 40 miles from Nottingham and serves all major international destinations.

Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport

IATA: DSA lies to the north of Nottinghamshire.

By train

Nottingham is on the main line out of London St Pancras. The cheapest tickets between London and Nottingham are available from EM Trains (http://www.eastmidlandstr...) but must be bought well in advance. There are also regular connections to Birmingham, Derby, Leicester, Crewe, Sheffield, and Leeds. Note that trains from London to Sheffield do not stop at Nottingham.

Turn right out of the station for an easy 5 minute walk to the city centre.

The Nottingham Tram (http://www.thetram.net) runs from Nottingham main line station through the city centre and out to Hucknall park and ride and Phoenix Park park and ride to the north of the city.