Getting to the airport by express link
Bristol Airport Flyer
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The Bristol Airport Flyer is the only express link between Bristol Railway Station (Temple Meads), Bristol Bus Station, Clifton and Bristol Airport. The journey time to the City Centre is approximately 30 minutes, with services operating daily between 0230 and 0045*
* Please refer to timetable for the first Flyer service departing daily at each individual stop.
From Bristol Airport, the service operates two alternating routes, the A1 linking Bedminster, Temple Meads and the Bus Station and the A2 service which serves the city centre and key hotels as well as Temple Meads and the Bus Station.
For customers requiring travel from Clifton to Bristol Airport, please view the A2 timetable (To Bristol). Customers can board the Flyer at any of the A2 stops for onward transport to Bristol Airport. The A2 service will stop at the Bus Station en route to Bristol Airport. The service number will change to A1 when leaving the Bus Station. There is no need to change buses.
Fares
Ticket |
BRS to/from Anchor Road & Clifton |
BRS to/from Bedminster, Redcliffe Way,Temple Meads & Bus Station |
| Adult Return | £9.00 |
£9.00 |
| Adult Single | £7.00 |
£6.00 |
| Child Return | £7.00 |
£7.00 |
| Child Single | £6.00 |
£5.00 |
| Family Return | £23.00 |
£23.00 |
| Local Area Student Return | £7.00 | £7.00 |
| Local Area Student Single | £6.00 | £5.00 |
- Service operates every day except Christmas Day (limited services on Boxing Day & New Years Day).
- One month validity on all return tickets purchased.
- All England Concessionary Travelcards accepted.
- Local area Student Photo ID Cards accepted (UWE, Bristol, Bath & Bath Spa)
- Family Return ticket discount applies to 2 Adults & 2 Children (under 16 years of age).
- Child Fare applies to any person aged 5 to 15 years of age inclusive.
- Accompanied infants aged 0 to 4 years of age inclusive travel free of charge.
Connections
The Airport Flyer Express Link allows easy connections to a vast rail network accessible from Temple Meads Railway Station, which is served at 10 minute intervals during peak times. From Temple Meads there are frequent train services to Bath, The West Country and further locations such as London and South Wales. Train tickets to most UK railway stations as well as the Flyer Express service can be purchased from the Rail Ticket Machine located within the arrivals concourse at Bristol Airport. Local Bus and National Express Coach connections are also available from Marlborough Street Bus Station.
How to Book
- Book Online
- Pay the driver as you board
- Book combined Rail/Flyer tickets at www.thetrainline.com or collect tickets from your local train station for all connecting journeys via Temple Meads
- Book combined National Express/Flyer tickets at www.nationalexpress.com for all connecting coach journeys via Bristol Bus Station
- Buy a Through Ticket on any First Bristol/First Somerset & Avon bus to the City Centre for all local bus connections via Bristol Bus Station
Please note: All National Express Coach Through Tickets need to be collected prior to your date of travel, as there is currently no facility at Bristol Airport. Rail tickets can be collected from the Fast Ticket Machine located in the arrivals concourse at the Airport.
The Airport Express does not operate on Christmas day and a limited timetable applies on Boxing and New Years Day.
