Despite not having a motorway linking to Plymouth directly Byron Maxwell Seahawks Jersey , all the transport links to and from Plymouth are excellent. This is due to several historical factors not least the importance of Plymouth as a strategic military location for the Royal Navy.
Getting to and from Plymouth:
The main road into Plymouth is the A38 which, in the easterly direction, connects Plymouth to the national motorway system, the M5, at Exeter. Carrying on northward on the M5 at Bristol you can then either continue northwards on the M5 to Birmingham or use the M4 going west into Wales or head east on the M4 towards London. Heading west out of Plymouth on the A38 you quickly cross the border into Cornwall and would eventually reach Bodmin Moor where the A38 terminates. From here you could join the A30 all the way down to Penzance and Lands End beyond it. The A386 Sebastian Janikowski Seahawks Jersey , which runs across Devon from Plymouth to Bideford, can also be used to reach the A30 at Launceston.
Plymouth has several railway stations in and around it. The main station for Plymouth is located very close to the city centre. Plymouth railway station is on North Road at the northern end of Armada Way. From here you can get direct trains into the midlands and the north as far as Scotland (Edinburgh and Glasgow, taking about 9 hours) on Virgin trains or using First Great Western trains into London, Paddington station, which takes about 3 hours. Devonport railway station is close to the Devonport naval base in the west of Plymouth and there is a Dockyard station nearby for the civilian docks. About 1 mile further on westwards is a suburban station at Keyham. St Budeaux Victoria Road is where the railway line splits heading west across the River Tamar to Saltash and Penzance or north Dontae Johnson Seahawks Jersey , on a branch line, to Gunnislake. The branch line is known as the Tamar Valley Line.
Plymouth has a small airport that operates daily services to other UK airports namely; Bristol, Jersey, Cardiff, Leeds-Bradford and London Gatwick. The flight operating company is Air Southwest D.J. Fluker Seahawks Jersey , which offer prices that are highly competitive. The Plymouth to London service takes about 1 hour and its well worth considering as a means of transport to or from Plymouth. The airport is also used by cargo planes.
National Express coach services operate out of the main Plymouth bus station on Exeter Street. Journey time from Plymouth to London Victoria is about 5 ? hours on a direct journey. However, the coach service is considerably cheaper than even the most competitive train or air fares