51.3827, -2.7194

Bristol Airport

Bristol, United Kingdom

Visitedtransitbristol

From Wikipedia

Bristol Airport is an international airport serving the city of Bristol, England, and the surrounding area. Located at Lulsgate Bottom, on the northern slopes of the Mendip Hills, in North Somerset, it is 8 miles southwest of Bristol city centre. Built on the site of a former RAF airfield, it opened in 1957 as Bristol (Lulsgate) Airport, replacing Bristol (Whitchurch) Airport as Bristol's municipal airport. From 1997 to 2010, it was known as Bristol International Airport. In 1997, a majority shareholding in the airport was sold to FirstGroup, and then in 2001 the airport was sold to a joint venture of Macquarie Bank and others. In September 2014, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan bought out Macquarie to become the sole owner. In November 2025, Macquarie Asset Management purchased 55% of the shares, with the remainder held by Australia's New South Wales Treasury Corporation ("TCorp"), the Australian Retirement Trust (“ART”) and StepStone

About

International airport about eight miles southwest of Bristol city centre, near Lulsgate Bottom. Mostly serves European routes, with heavy Ryanair and easyJet presence; useful as a quieter alternative to Heathrow for the second leg of a UK + Europe trip. Buses (the A1 Airport Flyer) and taxis run to Temple Meads station and the city centre; allow about 30 minutes by road in normal traffic.

Supporting source: Wikipedia

Using this stop

Booking

No booking needed

In my guides

Where Bristol Airport comes up in my writing.

BristolGuide

Planning Bristol

The rest of my Bristol saves, on the city's planning pages.