Getting Around, Worcester Travel, Transport and Car Rental
(Worcester, Worcestershire, England, UK)
Bringing your own car to Worcester is by far the most convenient mode of transport, particularly suiting visitors wishing to travel outside of the city and to some of the surrounding Worcestershire attractions. If you are unable to drive to Worcester, then National Express coach transport connects most cities, as does the railway.
A more leisurely way to travel is by narrow boat, along the Worcester and Birmingham Canal, and indeed many summer visitors choose to spend their entire holiday doing just this. Other visitors prefer to walk between sights and shops, or use taxi transport to cover short distances quickly.
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If you are driving to Worcester you will find that this city lies in the heart of
England, being conveniently close to a network of motorways, such as the M5, the M6, the M40, the M42 and also the M50. By road,
London is just two hours away, and
Birmingham International Airport (BHX) is a mere 30-minute drive from the city centre.
Those flying into England can arrange to rent a car as part of a fly and drive package, or alternatively, cars can be hired within the city itself. Parking in central Worcester needn't be a problem, since car parks are in plentiful supply and located on the Butts, Clare Street, Commandery Road, Copenhagen Street, Cornmarket, Croft Road, King Street, New Road, Newport Street, Pitchcroft, Providence Street, Tallow Hill and Taylor's Lane. Multi-storey car parks are conveniently sited next to the shopping centres of
CrownGate and Cathedral Plaza, as well as by St. Martin's Gate. On the northerly outskirts of the city, a park and ride scheme is in operation and reached by travelling along the A38.
Buses and Coaches
The city's bus station stands next to the CrownGate Shopping Centre and provides a very affordable way to travel around Worcester and the surrounding area, with bus stops being conveniently located alongside the main attractions. National Express buses and coaches are also readily available in the city and travel to and from Droitwich Spa, Evesham, Gloucester, Ledbury, Malvern, Pershore, Redditch and Upton upon Severn. Coaches between Worcester and London's Victoria bus station take approximately four and a half hours.
Trains
There are no less than two separate railway stations in this city. The Foregate Street Station is the nearest to Worcester city centre and is a short walk to the north of the cathedral, although parking here can be a problem. Nearby and to the east, the Shrub Hill Station offers easier access for cars and is still within walking distance of the cathedral. Using rail transport, Paddington Station in London is around two hours away, while Hereford has a journey time of just 40 minutes.
Worcester is not actually lying on the main line running between
Bristol and
Birmingham, but instead on a somewhat slower neighbouring line, meaning that rail travel times can be a little longer than expected. By train, popular destinations connected by city trains include the towns and cities of
Cheltenham, Evesham, Gloucester, Hereford, the Malvern Hills,
Oxford and
Stratford upon Avon.
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