Location

Being located at the heart of the UK, Cheltenham is a gateway connecting the South East, the Midlands and the North, to Wales and the South West. With two motorway junctions, an airport and a mainline station with direct trains to London, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Cardiff and beyond, few other towns or cities can match Cheltenham for connectivity.

By Rail

Being so centrally located, Cheltenham enjoys superb mainline rail connections to and from locations throughout the UK.

Our central Cheltenham Spa station is one of the busiest in the South West and provides regular connections to London, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff together with other UK-wide connections via a frequent CrossCountry Trains service.

By Air

Just two miles out of town is Gloucestershire Airport – one of the busiest general aviation airports in the country, offering private charter flights from locations around the UK and Europe.

The international airports at Bristol and Birmingham are both little more than an hour away, while London Heathrow is only 2 hours away, with excellent connections via road, rail and coach services.

By Road

Cheltenham is served by two junctions on the M5 motorway, each within a mile of the town, making it easily accessible from all areas of the country and less than 2 hours from London and under an hour from Bristol and Birmingham.

The A40 provides direct access to Oxford in under an hour, while the dualled A417 connects Cheltenham to the M4 and the South/South East.

By Bus

Cheltenham is also well-served by national coach and bus connections, with several daily services to London, and frequent services to Birmingham, Bristol, Exeter, Cardiff, Manchester, Sheffield and Edinburgh.

Locally, the town has an excellent public transport network with regular buses across the town – including two Park & Ride services – along with routes into the neighbouring Cotswolds.