Getting to the Broads
Train
National Express operates a half-hourly train service between Norwich and London Liverpool Street with local connecting services within East Anglia. Average journey time from London 1 hour 50 minutes. There are connecting services from the Midlands, the North of England and Scotland via Peterborough.
Local Broads stations are located at: Acle, Beccles, Berney Arms, Brundall, Brundall Gardens, Buckenham, Cantley, Great Yarmouth, Haddiscoe, Hoveton and Wroxham, Lingwood, Lowestoft, Norwich, Oulton Broad, Reedham, Salhouse, Somerleyton and Worstead.
Contacts:
National Rail Enquiries 08457 484950 www.nationalrail.co.uk or www.thetrainline.com
National Express 08705 808080 www.nationalexpress.com
London Midland www.londonmidland.com
For northern Broads and north Norfolk www.bitternline.com
For central and southern Broads, Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft www.wherrylines.org.uk
Coach
There are daily services from all major cities to Norwich operated by National Express, which also operates regular connections from Stansted, Heathrow and Gatwick airports.
National Express 08705 808080 www.nationalexpress.com
Air
Norwich is home to a major regional airport, Norwich International, with over 300 worldwide connections via Manchester, Paris and Amsterdam. Journey time from Norwich to Amsterdam 40 minutes (daily flights). London Stansted is within easy reach by road (85 miles).
Contact:
Norwich International 01603 411923 www.norwichinternational.co.uk
Stansted 01279 680500 www.stanstedairport.com
Ferry
Contact:Stena Line 08705 707070 www.stenaline.co.uk
DFDS Seaways 0870 5333000 www.dfds.co.uk
Car
Major trunk roads to the Broads are the M11, A11, A12, A140 and A14 from London, the South East of England, ferry ports and the Channel Tunnel. The A14, A11, A47, A17 and A1 serve the Midlands and the North.
