Gloucester Road, Gloucester Road & Bishopston

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Gloucester Road & Bishopston: getting there

Stops, stations and how to reach Gloucester Road & Bishopston

Stops and stations

Getting to Gloucester Road & Bishopston

Choose the stop closest to where you are going.

Stop or station	Services	Good for
Redland	GWR, Severn Beach Line	Station near the southern end of Gloucester Road; Wikipedia says mainly a train every 30 minutes
Ashley Down	GWR	Station that opened on Sep 28, 2024, serving the Ashley Down area; check GWR for services
Gloucester Road buses	First West of England	The A38 corridor has frequent city bus routes; check First Bus for current services

Within walking range

Stations near Gloucester Road & Bishopston

Stations and stops mapped in OpenStreetMap within 2.5 km of the centre of Gloucester Road & Bishopston, nearest first. Distances are straight lines; walking times assume 5 km/h and are a minimum.

Station or stop	Type	Distance	On foot
Montpelier	Rail station (Great Western Railway)	1.1 km	about 13 min
Stapleton Road	Rail station (Great Western Railway)	2.0 km	about 24 min
Bristol Bus & Coach Station	Bus or coach station	2.1 km	about 25 min
Clifton Down	Rail station (Great Western Railway)	2.1 km	about 25 min

Station data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), read Nov 1, 2026. Check step-free access with the operator before you travel.

Walking from nearby areas

Whiteladies Road & Redland: 1.5 km from Gloucester Road & Bishopston, about 19 min on foot
Stokes Croft, St Pauls & Montpelier: 1.7 km from Gloucester Road & Bishopston, about 20 min on foot
Old City, King Street & Park Street: 2.8 km from Gloucester Road & Bishopston, about 33 min on foot
Harbourside & Millennium Square: 3.2 km from Gloucester Road & Bishopston, about 38 min on foot

Reaching Bristol

Official travel information

Bristol has an airport south-west of the city, a main railway station at Temple Meads and a bus and coach station near Broadmead. Always check the operator for current times, fares and disruption.

Visit Bristol → — the city's official visitor site
Visit Bristol: traveling to Bristol → — train, coach, car, boat and air
Visit Bristol: traveling around Bristol → — buses, ferries, cycling and walking
Visit Bristol: accessible travel → — step-free access and assistance
Great Western Railway → — trains from London, Bath, Cardiff and the south west
National Rail Inquiries → — train times and fares
Bristol Airport → — flights and onward transport
Travelwest → — journey planning for buses, trains, ferries and cycling
First Bus → — most city bus services
National Express → — coaches
Bristol Ferry Boats → — harbor trips and waterbus
Bristol City Council → — parks, museums and the Clean Air Zone

Times, fares and disruption change: use the operator pages above for live information.

All ways to reach Bristol

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