page_title: Transport in Bristol
section_title: National and international connections
hierarchical_section_title: Transport in Bristol / National and international connections
caption_attribution_description: English: Main Terminal Bristol Airport The north facing front of the main terminal of Bristol Airport which is several miles to the south west of the city centre.
context_page_description: Bristol is a city in south west England, situated near the Bristol Channel coast, approximately 106 miles west of London. Several factors have influenced the development of its transport network. It is a major centre of employment, retail, culture and higher education, has many historic areas, and has a history of maritime industry. The city has a population of 400,000, with a metropolitan area of 550,000, and lies at the centre of the former County of Avon, which includes many dormitory towns, and has a population of one million. Additionally, it has the seventh highest population density of any English district.
  From 2017, the West of England Combined Authority will have substantial responsibility for transport policy in its area which includes Bristol.
context_section_description: The city is connected by road on an east-west axis from London to Wales by the M4 motorway, and on a north-southwest axis from Birmingham to Exeter by the M5 motorway.  Also within the authority area is the M49 motorway, a shortcut between the M5 in the south and M4 Severn Crossing in the west.
  There are two principal railway stations in Bristol: Bristol Parkway and Bristol Temple Meads with an extra 11 suburban stations. There are also scheduled coach links to most major UK cities.
  The city is also served by its own airport, Bristol Airport (BRS), at Lulsgate, which has seen substantial improvements to its runway, terminal and other facilities.  The airport offers services to major European destinations, but the service to Newark Airport near New York City was withdrawn in November 2010.
caption: The passenger terminal at Bristol Airport, Lulsgate
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