Travel Guide
BY AIR
British Airways operate four flights a day between London Gatwick airport and Newquay Cornwall airport,
with connections world-wide via London Gatwick.
British Airways reservations on 0845 77 333 77 or
www.british-airways.com
Ryanair are operating a daily afternoon service between Stansted and Newquay.
For further details or to book please visit www.ryanair.com
or telephone 0870 1 569 569
Air Wales
Operate daily flights between Cork and Dublin and Plymouth Airport. For Reservations call 01792 200250 in the UK and 1800 654 193 from Eire.
For further information on flight times and prices, visit the website
www.airwales.co.uk
Car hire is available at Newquay Cornwall Airport through Europcar. For further details please visit
www.europcar.com
or telephone +44 (0)1637 860337
BY COACH
National Express serves Cornwall from destinations throughout Britain.
Express coaches go direct to St Austell, Truro, Newquay, Falmouth, St Ives and Penzance. The service from London Victoria
and Heathrow Airport runs up to six times a day. Connecting services to Cornwall are available from Bristol, Birmingham
and London. All seats can be reserved.
National Express travel tickets and credit/debit card bookings,
call 0870 580 8080 or www.gobycoach.com
BY RAIL
National Rail Enquiries - Train times and fares information 08457 48 49 50 or
www.railtrack.co.uk
First Great Western provides high speed services between London Paddington, South Wales, the Cotswolds and the West
Country, including Sleeper services from London Paddington. First Great Western bookings 0845 7000 125.
First Great Western Motorail also operates to and from Paddington and Penzance. To take your car and travel
in style, call 0845 601 0847. (operates May-September only)
First Great Western have joined forces with First Western National to improve the co-ordination of rail and
bus services at stations. For bus link details telephone 03457 48 49 50.
Wales & West Passenger Trains run direct services into Cornwall via Bristol, from Manchester, Birmingham, Bath,
Swindon, Portsmouth and Cardiff. Wales & West also offer many scenic rides within Cornwall. These include the picturesque
Tamar and Looe Valley lines, and Truro, St Ives, Newquay and Falmouth are also easily accessible by train. Wales &
West bookings 0870 9000 773.
Virgin Trains operate services from Birmingham, London, Bristol, the North and Scotland.
Virgin Trains bookings 0845 7222
333 or www.thetrainline.com
BY ROAD
The M4, M5 and M6 motorways have made travel to Cornwall simple and straightforward, while within Cornwall itself, the two
major holiday routes, the A30 and A38 continue to improve, with fast dual carriageways as far as Bodmin, and most of
the way to Penzance. The easiest way is to join the M5 which you then follow to EXETER, after which you take the
A30 into Cornwall, via BODMIN. When you get to Cartlan Cross with the windfarm on your left, take the 2nd round about exit signposted TRURO. Continue until traffic lights
and turn right down into TRURO.
You should come to a large roundabout at which you carry straight over and then again at the second.
At the top of the hill on the other side of TRURO you find a double mini round about at which you bear immediately left. Follow the road past the Norway Inn on your right until you come to a double mini round about at which you travel straight across, not down to Penryn.
Again at another double round about take the second exit on the first to the next one and turn left (first exit) at this.
Down a long hill, you should see ASDA superstore to your left. (Kernick round about)Take the first exit on the roundabout and straight over at the next.
CYGNUS is in a large blue and white building on you right about 150 metres.
For help planning your route go to www.theaa.com/motoringandtravel/traffic
and click on the Driving Directions option for a tailor made travel plan.
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