Tiverton Travel

Tiverton Travel

Tiverton is an easily accessible place to get to whether its from overseas or within the UK.

Tiverton is situated north of Exeter and south of Taunton. Simply head for the South West, leaving the M5 at Junction 27.

Travelling to Tiverton by train

Main railway lines run to Exeter St David's from London (around 2 hours), many of which stop at Tiverton Parkway on route.

From the centre, north and west of the UK via Bristol, many trains also stop at Tiverton Parkway.

Travelling by Road

Driving to Exeter on the M5 takes an hour and half from Bristol in normal traffic conditions, though jams can occur in peak holiday periods. From London and the south east, an alternative is the A303/A30, a pleasant route that's been dualled for most of its length.

Coach services are slower than train, but usually cheaper; National Express, 08705 808080, www.nationalexpress.com, runs scheduled coach services to Exeter from all over the UK - from which you can get a taxi or bus to Tiverton.

Travelling by Air

Scheduled flights operate into Exeter airport from many points around the UK (but not London) and from selected airports in western Europe; most of the flights are by Flybe. A fair-sized charter operation also exists.
Exeter aerodrome first opened in 1937, and has now grown into an international airport. It has scheduled flights, mostly with Flybe, to and from France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland and Ireland, plus about a dozen other provincial airports in the UK.

It is easily accessible from the A30, the primary road that runs through the centre of Devon and Cornwall, and it is a short taxi-ride from Exeter St David's station on the mainline railway to Penzance. This means that Exeter airport is an important national and international gateway for the entire south-west peninsula, encouraging businesspeople and holidaymakers to come to the region.

The existing passenger terminal has recently been enlarged and modernised, and the plans for the overall expansion of the airport include the construction of a completely new terminal building.