To get the very best out of your visit to Bath, let us help you to think ahead and work out the details of your trip in advance. Our wealth of resources and information make getting to (and around) the city simple, fuss-free and enjoyable. Here are some handy hints to get you started...

Bath has a compact city centre which is best explored on foot, so you won’t miss your car if you choose to leave it at home. Travelling to Bath on public transport is easy wherever you’re coming from - best of all, Bath’s coach, bus and railway stations are located in the heart of the city, so you’ll be perfectly placed to start exploring as soon as you arrive. It’s quick, too; London to Bath by train takes less than 90 minutes, and we’re just a short 19-mile bus trip from Bristol airport.

If you do prefer to drive, Bath is close to both the M4 and M5 motorways. The city has three handy park-and-ride services, allowing you to beat the traffic and save on parking costs by leaving your car outside the city centre. Wheelchair-accessible buses run every 15 minutes, whisking you into central Bath in 10 minutes.

Despite its ancient history, Bath takes a twenty-first century approach to accessibility. You’ll find a huge choice of museums, galleries, restaurants, accommodation and attractions that cater to visitors with mobility needs. Look out for Bath BID's Welcome Ambassadors, who are on hand roaming the streets ready to help visitors.

Once you've finished exploring Bath, why not expand your visit with a Great West Way Discoverer Pass, offering bus and rail travel to all destinations on the Great West Way touring route between Bristol and London? Please note that these passes are only available to international travellers prior to their visit, and cannot be purchased in the UK. 

You can also explore the rest of Great Britain with a BritRail Pass, including travel on the entirety of the island's railway network, or enjoy unlimited rail travel across 33 European countries, including the UK, with an Eurail Pass. 

We’ll finish with a top tip: Bath is at its busiest on weekends, so if you can, come during the week when the city is at its most serene!