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10 BACK ROADS GREAT BRITAIN

Getting to Great Britain

Great Britain is an international travel hub. Its major airports
enjoy direct transatlantic flights as well as a direct service
from most of the rest of the world. London is the western
terminus of Eurostar, the high-speed rail line from Paris,
Lille, Brussels and Amsterdam, while other rail services
connect with ferries across the English Channel and Irish
Sea. Ferry services link Britain to Europe and Ireland, and
the Channel Tunnel provides road access from Europe via
Calais, France. There is also a low-cost coach service from Above Colourful flower displays at Dovedale, in
Europe with Eurolines. the Derbyshire Peak District

Arriving by Air all domestic as well as some European
DIRECTORY Great Britain is served by most and long-haul flights go through
international airlines. Its own major Terminal 1. London Underground
ARRIVING BY AIR carriers, British Airways and Virgin trains and the Heathrow Express train
British Airways Atlantic, have direct flights from connect the airport to the city centre.
0844 493 0 787 (UK); cities worldwide. In addition to the Gatwick has two terminals. The
www.britishairways.com
full service airlines, budget carriers North Terminal serves British Airways
EasyJet such as EasyJet and Ryanair fly from and charter flights, while the South
0330 365 5000 (calls cost 65p per minute;
calls from mobiles and other networks Ireland and continental Europe to Terminal is home to around 50 airlines.
may cost more); www.easyjet.com London, Glasgow and regional The Gatwick Express to Victoria Station
airports throughout the country, is the fastest way into the city centre.
Gatwick Airport
www.gatwickairport.com often with several flights a day in Luton Airport, 48 km (30 miles)
peak season. From the United States north of London, and Stansted Airport,
Glasgow Airport
www.glasgowairport.com and Canada, there are direct flights 56 km (35 miles) northeast, have many
to London, Glasgow and Manchester flights to/from Ireland, Europe and
Heathrow Airport from major cities on international beyond, on full service and budget
www.heathrow.com
carriers, with internal connections to airlines. Both have good connections
London City Airport regional airports. From Australia and to central London. London City Airport
www.londoncityairport.com New Zealand there are connecting in East London serves domestic and
Luton Airport flights via Bangkok and Singapore. European destinations.
www.london-luton.co.uk London is served by five airports. Glasgow International Airport, is
Manchester Airport Most long-haul international flights 13 km (8 miles) from the city centre,
www.manchesterairport.co.uk arrive at Heathrow, 24 km (15 miles) and Manchester International Airport,
Ryanair west of the city centre, or Gatwick, 16 km (10 miles) south of its city,
0871 246 0000 (UK: calls cost 10p per 43 km (27 miles) to the south. also handle international flights.
minute); 0818 30 30 30 (Ireland: calls Heathrow is Britain’s largest airport, Bristol, Cardiff, Birmingham, Liverpool,
cost national rate); www.ryanair.com serving around 90 airlines and the Newcastle and Edinburgh are among
Stansted Airport newest, Terminal 5, is dedicated to Britain’s many regional airports.
www.stanstedairport.com British Airways. Most other long-haul Flight times to London are: Paris
Virgin Atlantic and many European flights arrive at 1 hour, Dublin 1¼ hours, Montreal
0344 874 7747; www.virginatlantic.com Terminals 3 and 4. Terminal 2 deals 7 hours, New York 6½ hours, Los
with mainly European flights, while Angeles 10 hours, Sydney 21½ hours.

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