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How to get to Suffolk

Suffolk is easy to get to, whether you’re travelling from the UK or coming from overseas

A great way to get to Suffolk is by train. With refreshments on some trains and special deals for children on some tickets, you can sit back and relax while someone else does the driving.  You can find out more about Greater Anglia services here www.greateranglia.co.uk

If you’d prefer to drive to Suffolk a network of A roads threads the county, preserving the feel of the county that motorways would ruin, but still giving you easy access to everywhere you want to go. The A12 runs along the east coast from the M25, Colchester and Chelmsford through Ipswich, Woodbridge, Wickham Market, all the way to Lowestoft, providing good access to Aldeburgh and Southwold on the way. The A14 from Cambridge links Newmarket, Bury St Edmunds, Stowmarket and Ipswich.

Sailing from abroad? Ferries dock in Harwich, opposite Felixstowe, from the Hook of Holland and Rotterdam. And while there are no Suffolk airports both Stansted Airport and Norwich Airport are only a short drive into the county.

Here are some handy links to help you with your travel arrangements:-

Traveline East Anglia
Tel: 0871 200 2233

By road
Suffolk is very accessible by road. The A12, A14, A11 and A140 provide the main routes across the county. The scenic A1120 Tourist Route connects Stowmarket and Yoxford along winding roads and past numerous visitor attractions through picturesque Saxsted and Peasenhall.

Take a train to Suffolk
There are regular trains from London with Greater Anglia and the Midlands with East Midlands. Trains leaving London arriving in Suffolk just an hour and a quarter later.

National Rail information
Tel: 08457 818178
www.nationalrail.co.uk

Take a coach to Suffolk
Coaches travel daily into Suffolk from the Midlands, London and the Southeast.
National Rail information
Tel: 08457 818178
www.nationalexpress.com

Fly to Suffolk
The nearest airports are Stansted and Norwich, and Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton and East Midlands airports
are within easy reach by road and rail.

Stansted Airport
Tel: 0844 3351083
www.baa.com

Norwich Airport
Tel: 01603 411923
www.norwichairport.co.uk

Rent a Car in Suffolk
Tel: 0845 5089845
www.rhinocarhire.com

Take a ferry to Suffolk
Ferries arrive and depart from Harwich International Port.
www.harwich.co.uk