Travel By Rail

Train connections are excellent from across the UK to Cheltenham Spa station. The station is served by approximately 8 to 12 trains every hour during Mondays to Saturdays although it is always best to check live timetables for up-to-date information and Sunday timetabling. Use the National Rail website for live timetables and to see a full overview of the station's facilities. The station itself is really ornate, having opened in the mid 18th Century, and retaining many of its original features.

Getting to and from Cheltenham train station

Cheltenham train station is a two platform station, with road-side exits on both sides. A short walk from your platform to the main entrance, finds you at the Bus Station and the Taxi rank. 

A parking bay to rent Voi electric scooters is also available on the road outside the station car park. All you need to do is download the app and have a drivers license. 

The station itself is situated just 1 mile from the town centre and it is easy to get a local connection into town. See our Maps and Guides page for more details.

Here are the main options: 

Bus: You can either hop on the regular local Bus D which takes 10 minutes into the town centre. See the timetable here.

Scooter: Hire a scooter outside the station and ride along the, attractive, traffic-free, NCN Route 41 Honeybourne Line. Follow the route marked in solid green for 10 minutes into town. 

Walk: Take a leisurely stroll for 20 minutes along the attractive Honeybourne line, (see above) or download the Cheltenham Active Travel Map.

Taxi: A Taxi rank is conveniently located at the station and are also located around town making it very easy to explore Cheltenham at little cost. 

Major train operators 

Great Western Railway operate regular connections to London with approximately hourly Cheltenham Spa to Swindon services which extend to through to Didcot Parkway, Reading & London Paddington. 

CrossCountry trains also serve Cheltenham Spa on three routes, which span the length and breadth of the country; the Cardiff central to Birmingham New Street service as well as the longer-distance with direct easy access from the south west (Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth & Penzance), through to the Midlands, the North and Scotland (Derby, Leeds, York, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Glasgow Central, with extensions to Aberdeen.   

All three of these services run approximately hourly each way, giving a half-hourly service to Bristol Temple Meads and three departures per hour to/from Birmingham New Street. CrossCountry also operate a regular morning service to Stanstead Airport.

Arrivawales operate regular trains to Cardiff in addition to the cross-country trains.