By plane
Plymouth Airport (http://www.plymouthairpor...) a small 1920s airfield on the northern side of the city and known affectionately to Plymothians as the 'Jannerdrome' offers domestic flights as well as flights to Dublin, Cork, Bristol, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, The Channel Islands and seasonally Grenoble the online airline that operates is Air South West (http://www.airsouthwest.com/). The flights are useful but beware frequent fog problems that can divert flights to Newquay or Exeter. Exeter Airport is a 45 minute drive to the north east and has services from Paris CDG and Amsterdam as well as services from Germany and Spain.
By Sea
Brittany Ferries (http://www.brittany-ferri...) operate a service to Plymouth, from Santander 22 hours and Roscoff 6 during the day, 8 during the night. Other Routes are present within the UK. The Ferry Terminal is to the west of the City Centre, about 1/2 a mile walk from the Hoe and Central shopping precinct. The very cheap out of season 'Booze cruises' are very popular and convenient.
By Rail
Plymouth is on a main line rail route connecting to London from 3hrs, Bristol around 2hrs, the Midlands Birmingham 3hrs 40 and the North of England ages. The railway also goes here from Cornwall. If visiting from outside the West Country by rail, the train will take you along one of the most scenic railways in Britain between Exeter and Newton Abbot. Plymouth is also served by the 'Night Rivera (http://www.firstgreatwest...)' sleeper service to Penzance, which leaves London at around midnight every weeknight and Sunday, arrives in Plymouth at 5.30 and departs at 6.30; wake up calls are available. To get from the main Plymouth Station into the town; follow the road to the right, turn left and head into the city down the central avenue Armada Way which leads directly through the retail area up to the landmark naval war memorial on the Hoe.
By car
Plymouth's principal access route is the A38 dual carriageway The Devon Expresswaywhich connects to the M5 at Exeter, and into the heart of Cornwall to the west. The A386 connects Plymouth to Tavistock, Okehampton, the A30, and North Devon.