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Bath to Bristol Airport: five ways there, weighed and priced
Bus, train, taxi, private transfer and driving yourself. We priced all five, timed them door to door, and worked out which one actually gets you to a 6am check-in without a cold sweat.
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Getting from Bath to Bristol Airport, honestly priced
Five sensible ways cover the twenty miles from Bath Spa to the terminal. We have priced and timed each of them, the ones that pay us nothing included, and set the results in a single table for the reader to judge.
- Air Decker bus, directfrom £14 · approx 50 min
- Train to Bristol + Airport Flyerfrom £16 · approx 75 min
- Local taxi or private hirefrom £45 · approx 40 min
- Pre-booked private transferfrom £50 · approx 40 min
- Driving + airport parkingparking from £6/day · 40 min
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