Travelling to the Cotswolds is fairly easy. The Cotswolds is at the heart of England and is ideally situated to the regional airports at Bristol and Birmingham. The Cotswolds are only an hour or two from London Heathrow and London Gatwick. There are good rail links and an excellent road network across the Cotswolds.
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There are good motorway links from all directions with the M4 and M40 from London, the M6 from the north, M5 from the south and from the north east use the M1 and M42. Before driving in the UK take a look at our safe driving tips.
If you need to hire a car visit our car hire page or click on the links below.
If you are travelling to the Cotswolds by rail then the major services from London and the South West is First Great Western and Wessex Trains with Virgin Trains using the west coast line and First Great Western Link from the east of the Cotswolds. There are stations at Swindon, Oxford, Kemble, Moreton in Marsh, Kingham, Bath, Evesham, Warwick, Banbury, Stroud, Stonehouse, Dursley, Bradford on Avon, Gloucester and Cheltenham. These cover all the main routes into the area.
The The National Express company serves most of the main towns in the Cotswolds including Cirencester, Cheltenham, Oxford and Gloucester. There are local bus companies that operate services to the rest of the area.
Exploring the Cotswolds by bus is relatively easy, although some routes don't have services on a Sunday and other routes are limited. The "Explore the Cotswolds by Public Transport" is available from Visitor Information Centres throughout the area.
| Alexcars | 01285 653985 | Web Site |
| Andybus | 01666 510085 | Web Site |
| APL Travel | 01666 577774 | |
| Bakers Commercial Services | 01608 677415 | |
| Bath Bus Company | 01225 330444 | Web Site |
| Boomerang Bus Company | 01684 292108 | |
| Castleways | 01242 602949 | Web Site |
| Coachstyle | 01249 782224 | |
| Cross Country | 01285 810000 | |
| Ebley Coach Services | 01453 839333 | |
| Heyfordian Travel | 01869 241500 | |
| Stagecoach Cheltenham | 01452 418630 | Web Site |
| Stagecoach Cotswolds | 0871 2002233 | Web Site |
| Stagecoach Gloucester | 01452 418630 | Web Site |
| Stagecoach Warwickshire | 0871 2002233 | Web Site |
| Stagecoach Oxford | 01865 772250 | Web Site |
| Stagecoach Swindon | 0871 2002233 | Web Site |
| Swanbrook | 01452 712386 | Web Site |
| Thamesdown Transport | 01793 428428 | Web Site |
| Pulhams Coaches | 01451 820369 | |
| McLeans Coaches | 01993 771445 | |
| Jackie's Coaches | 01452 720666 | |
| Johnsons | 01564 797000 | |
| Welcombe Garages | 01789 204393 | |
| Cresswell | 01386 48655 | |
| Henshaws | 01789 204393 | Web Site |
| Cotswold Experience | 01453 767574 | |
| Worths | 01608 677322 | Web Site |
| R H Transport Services | 01993 868559 | |
| Phoenix Hire | 01793 435123 | |
| Hatts Coaches | 01249 740444 | |
| A D Rains | 01666 510874 |