Why go
- City and county in England.
- Known for Avon River, Severn.
- Served by Bristol Airport (BRS).
History
Bristol is a city and ceremonial county in South West England. It is on the River Avon, and bordered by Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south, with a short coastline on the Bristol Channel to the west. The county includes most of the Bristol conurbation, but the urban area extends into South Gloucestershire, Bath and North East Somerset, and North Somerset.
Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 15 airlines, 73 direct destinations
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 35 routes: Alicante, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Belfast, Berlin, Bodrum, Bordeaux, Copenhagen, Dalaman, Edinburgh, Faro, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Geneva, Glasgow, Heraklion, Inverness, Keflavik, Kerkyra/corfu, Krakow, Lisbon, Madrid, Malaga, Marrakech, Murcia, Newcastle, Nice, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Paris, Pisa, Prague, Rome, Tenerife, Toulouse
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 28 routes: Alicante, Arrecife, Bergamo, Bergerac, Beziers, Bologna, Budapest, Chania, Connaught, Dublin, Faro, Gdansk, Gerona, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Kaunas, Limoges, Malaga, Malta, Palma de Mallorca, Poznan, Reus, Rzeszow, Tenerife, Treviso, Valencia, Warsaw, Wroclaw
- Transavia France TO (75W) · 11 routes: Alicante, Dalaman, Enfidha, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Kerkyra/corfu, Menorca, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Reus, Tenerife
- Thomas Cook Airlines MT (A320) · 7 routes: Antalya, Arrecife, Dalaman, Enfidha, Gran Canaria, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife
- Air Sicilia BM (ERJ-145, ER3) · 5 routes: Aberdeen, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Milano, Munich
- Aer Lingus EI (ATR 72, AT4) · 3 routes: Cork*, Dublin*, Shannon*
- Germania ST (ERJ-145) · 2 routes: Hawarden, Toulouse
- Thomsonfly BY (75W) · 2 routes: Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife
- Air Malta KM (A320) · 1 route: Malta
- Alitalia AZ (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Amsterdam*
- Aurigny Air Services GR (ATR 72) · 1 route: Guernsey
- Brussels Airlines SN (ERJ-145) · 1 route: Brussels*
- Helvetic Airways 2L (Fokker 100) · 1 route: Zurich
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (EMJ) · 1 route: Amsterdam*
- Skynet Airlines SI (AT4, ATR) · 1 route: Jersey
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Where things are
Photographs
credit: Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons · See source page
When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Bristol Airport (BRS); 6 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: BRS has direct flights to 73 destinations on 15 airlines (incl. Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife, Alicante, Amsterdam, Dalaman…). By water: 6 ferry terminals within 12 mi (nearest: Castle Park, 0.2 mi); routes include City Centre - Wapping Wharf, Temple Quay - Castle Park, Castle Park - City Centre.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Bristol, United Kingdom. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
Coaches & shuttles
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.