Public transport for international arrivals into Melksham
Archive - Originally posted on "The Horse's Mouth" - 2012-06-04 11:30:01 - Graham Ellis
Map drawn June 2012
Melksham is a town located around 100 miles to the West of London, close to the Cotswolds, Bath, Longleat, Salisbury Plain and a great deal of other beautiful countryside. It also has a thriving commercial community, with several industrial and high tech areas, and many smaller companies too, including quite a number who attract international visitors. So - which airport should international travellers fly into, and what options do they have to get to Melksham?
The closest airports are Bristol, which has some International flights, and London's Heathrow which is further away, but has a greater range of options.
From any of these airports, you can hire a car (remembering that you'll need to drive on the left), or you can take a taxi. You are strongly advised to book a taxi ahead of time, as it will be very expensive indeed if you take a "cab" from the rank. If you're going to be staying with us at Well House Manor, we can prebook you a taxi and the driver will be waiting for you in "arrivals". You pay the taxi driver (around £60 from Bristol and around £150 from Heathrow)
The map shows you public transport.
* Red lines are train services, black lines are buses or coaches
* Service shown as dotted lines are infrequent, solid line service run at least every 2 hours
From BRISTOL, take the Aiport bus to Temple Meads Station, the train to Bath and the 271 / 272 / x72 bus to Melksham
From HEATHROW, you have a number of choices
* There is a daily coach at 18:45 from Heathrow (route 402)
* There are coaches every 2 hours to Chippenham (route 403) from where you can catch the local bus - 234 or x34
* There are coaches every 2 hours to Chippenham (route 403) from where you can catch a taxi
* You can catch the Railair link bus to Reading station, train to Chippenham, and taxi from there
* You can catch the Railair link bus to Reading station, train to Chippenham, and 234 (evenings) bus from there
* You can take the Heathrow Express to Paddington, train to Chippenham, and taxi from there
* You can take the Heathrow Express to Paddington, train to Chippenham, and 234 (evenings) bus from there
If you are coming on a Well House Consultants course and arriving the evening before, we can usually collect you from the coach or train at Chippenham if we know your arrival time.
From GATWICK, take the train to Reading, and change there onto the train to Chippenham. See "Heathrow" paragraphs above for details from Chippenham.
From STANSTED, take the train into London (Liverpool Street), the London Underground to Paddington, and the train from there to Chippenham. See "Heathrow" paragraphs above for onward details from Chippenham.
The following are not shown on the map, but are used occasionally
If you arrive by EUROSTAR train at St. Pancras, take the Underground to Paddington, and the train from there to Chippenham. See "Heathrow" paragraphs for onwards details from Chippenham.
From LONDON CITY, take the Docklands Light Railway and Underground to Paddington, and the train from there to Chippenham. See "Heathrow" paragraphs for onwards details from Chippenham
From SOUTHAMPTON Airport, take the local train to Southampton Central, and change onto the train to Trowbridge. From Trowbridge you can take the x34 or 234 bus or a taxi.
If you are coming on a Well House Consultants course and arriving the evening before, we can usually collect you from the train at Trowbridge if we know your arrival time.
Other Melksham resources for visitors (via our quick links)
Map drawn June 2012