Shaftesbury
Shaftesbury to Bristol
Transfers Shaftesbury–Bristol, out and back. On the map it is 50.9 miles and 1 hour 29 minutes in clear traffic, via the A350, A36 and A4. The next nearest, Farnborough, is 11 minutes further. Shaftesbury Abbey in Shaftesbury is Grade I listed. Gillingham is the closest railway station to Shaftesbury, 11 minutes by car. Bag tags for Bristol Airport read BRS.
How the day runs
Choose an executive saloon for a couple or a solo trip. The chauffeur rings from outside your Shaftesbury address when the car is ready. The booking works back from your departure, the 50.9 miles and the check-in window. For comparison, Mere sits 83 minutes from Bristol and Warminster 68 minutes. For an inbound flight, the chauffeur watches the landing time and is there when you clear the hall. Positioning from Oxford to Shaftesbury is 1 hour 59 minutes, built into the booking.
- Shaftesbury to Bristol Airport1 hr 29 min, 50.9 miles, in clear traffic
- Bristol Airport to Shaftesbury1 hr 28 min, 50.7 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Shaftesbury Abbey, in central Shaftesbury, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukThe closest National Rail station to Shaftesbury by road is Gillingham (GIL), about 11 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgBristol Airport's IATA code is BRS.
Source: wikidata.orgChurch of St Peter, in central Shaftesbury, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukThe Grosvenor Arms Hotel, in central Shaftesbury, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.uk
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Questions
What drive time should we allow, Shaftesbury to Bristol?
1 hour 29 minutes and 50.9 miles in clear traffic, via the A350, A36 and A4; leave margin at busy times.
Do you also cover Westbury?
Yes. Westbury is 30 minutes from Shaftesbury, and 70 minutes from Bristol.
Is Bristol the nearest airport to Shaftesbury?
Bristol Airport, 1 hour 29 minutes by road.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
is added after the quote unless you ask for more on the day. Airport fees, parking and tolls are in it.
- 24 hrs
before collection, cancel or move the journey at no cost.
- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.