Travel and accommodation

The meeting will take place in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Bristol. All delegate accommodation will be at the City Centre Travel Inn. This is located right next to Bristol's Bus and Coach Station.  Several maps are available to help you find these:

• Online maps, can zoom in or out
  • Department of Mathematics
  • City Centre Travel Inn
• Approaches to Bristol (70Kb gif file)
• Street map, showing Department of Mathematics, City Centre Travel Inn, Bristol Temple Meads rail station and Bristol Bus & Coach Station (171Kb gif file)

Travelling to Bristol

• By air

  • Bristol airport is only nine miles from the city centre. There is a dedicated non-stop bus service to Bristol Temple Meads Railway and Bristol Bus & Coach Station. The journey takes approximately 25 minutes, tickets can be purchased onboard the coach. The service operates daily every 30 minutes, at 15 and 45 minutes past the hour. The return fare is UKP 6 for adults. We would recommend you use this service as the Travel Inn is located next to the Bus Station.  Alternatively, take a taxi direct from the airport. Fares are about UKP 15 each way to most points in the city centre.
  • Heathrow airport, 10 miles to the west of London, is the closest of the London airports to Bristol. The easiest way to Bristol is by coach, number 200, 201 or 202: a 2 hour journey. The coach arrives at Bristol Bus and Coach Station. The return fare is UKP 28.00 for adults. Travelling by train is a little more involved (and much more expensive) journey, and involves taking the "Heathrow Express" into London Paddington station, and changing train for Bristol Temple Meads. (See below.)
  • Gatwick airport also has a direct coach service to Bristol, number 200 or 201, taking about 3.5 hours, leaving approximately once every 1.5 hours. The return fare is UKP 33.50 per adult. Do check the times on the web. (See address below.) By train, it's a 3 hour journey, changing train at Reading.
  • Travelling from the majority of other UK airports is most easily achieved by train or bus, see below.

   

• By train

  The most convenient train station for the City Centre Travel Inn is the main station in the centre of Bristol, Bristol Temple Meads. (Note that Bristol has a second main line station, Bristol Parkway, but this is a long way from the city centre, so is best avoided). Trains from London leave London Paddington station every half hour during the day. Bristol Temple Meads is also served by direct trains from most other major cities in the UK. Train timetables are available from Railtrack's website and fares from thetrainline (registration necessary for the latter).

• By coach

  Coaches arrive at the Bristol Bus & Coach Station on Marlborough Street. More information on coach travel, including times and fares, is available from the National Express website.

• From Bristol Temple Meads or the Bristol Bus & Coach Station

  There are taxi ranks at both Bristol Temple Meads and the Bristol Bus & Coach Station, from where you can take a taxi or bus to the Department of Mathematics (bus number 8/9/508/509/180). The closest bus stops to each are shown on the street map.