Trains to Bristol Temple Meads

Bristol Temple Meads is a railway marvel to behold, lavishly decorated to imitate the architecture of a French Gothic castle-cum-chateau, you’d be forgiven for thinking you’re in Île-de-France instead of Bristol. Its easy-on-the-eye style makes it one of the UK’s more memorable and distinguished railway stations.

Today, Bristol Temple Meads is hardly a throwback to a forgotten, far-away time and place. It's one of the largest stations in the UK and transports over six million passengers every year. It’s also a crucial transport hub in the south west, as services run directly from the station to most parts of the UK, including north western England, the Midlands, western Scotland, Wales, and most of southern England, including London.

As it’s such an important transport hub, it boasts many amenities for its passengers, including:

• A ticket office (opening times: Monday to Saturday: 6.15am – 10.30pm; Sunday: 6.45am – 10.30pm). You can book train tickets as well as monthly and annual season tickets at the ticket office.
• Self-service ticket machines and accessible ticket machines. Plus, you can collect tickets you have bought online from the self-service machines.
• Step-free access to all platforms.
• Boards to check the real-time train timetable.
• ATMs, shops, and hospitality.
• Public telephones, public Wi-Fi, and post boxes.
• 450 bicycle storage stands at The Friary at Temple Quay. There are no longer any bike storage facilities within the train station.

Bristol Temple Meads is in a highly convenient location, only fifteen minutes from the city centre. If you don’t feel like walking, there is a taxi rank at the station’s forecourt, and buses can be found at the station forecourt or along the main road at Temple Gate.

If you need to get to Bristol Airport, there is a shuttle bus service named The Airport Flyer, which can also be found on the station’s forecourt. During peak seasons, the shuttle bus operates twenty-four hours a day and leaves every eight or nine minutes.

Bristol Temple Meads is a crucial UK transport hub and one of the busiest stations in south west England. Temple Meads services routes to most areas of England, Wales, and Scotland, encompassing a diverse selection of destinations like London Paddington, Aberdeen, Birmingham New Street, Manchester Piccadilly, Cardiff, and Plymouth.

London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads

Travelling from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads with Great Western Railway(GWR) takes only one and a half hours. There are around eighty trains per day that usually leave every half an hour.

Swindon to Bristol Temple Meads

It takes only thirty-six minutes to get from Swindon to Bristol Temple Meads with Great Western Railway.

Gloucester to Bristol Temple Meads

On average, reaching Bristol Temple Meads from Gloucester takes just under fifty minutes. That’s when travelling direct with Great Western Railway.

Reading to Bristol Temple Meads

Getting from Reading to Bristol Temple Meads takes around one hour by Great Western Railway.

Most services are run by Great Western Railway, although some are run by CrossCountry.

GWR runs along the Great Western Mainline between Bristol Temple Meads and London Paddington. It also runs on the Cardiff Central to Penzance and the Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Lines.

As well, GWR runs trains between Severn Beach and Bristol, alongside services between Worcester and Weymouth.

There’s a mass of things to do in Bristol. Although it takes around fifteen minutes to get to the city centre from the station, that’s easily achievable by taking a taxi or a bus from the station’s forecourt.

Today, Bristol has a burgeoning dining scene, from chic cafes in Clifton to the high-end eateries at Harbourside to the gluttonously rambunctious pubs on Park Street. There’s a feast and an ale (or two) to suit anyone’s tastes.

Bristol is a UK city with a fascinating history, and it is right to bang a gong for its own achievements—notably the SS Great Britain and the Being Brunel museums which celebrate their own homespun world-class engineer. The city also has a burgeoning art scene, with galleries like Spike Island, Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, and the Royal West of England Academy all hailing the city’s reputation as a centre for fine art.

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What’s the postcode for Bristol Temple Meads?

The address for Bristol Temple Meads is Station Approach, Bristol, BS1 6QF.

Is Bristol Temple Meads in the city centre?

It is around fifteen minutes from the city centre.

How to get from Bristol Temple Meads to Bristol Airport?

A shuttle bus called The Airport Flyer can take you from Bristol Temple Meads to the airport. It runs 24 hours a day and leaves every eight minutes from the station’s forecourt during peak season,

*Information is subject to change. Please check the latest train timetable before your trip.