Devon County Council - Communications
Connections By Road
Devon is well connected by road, with major trunk roads including the A30, A38 and A380, offering fast dual carriageway links within the county and out to the west.
From Exeter, the M5 motorway provides an excellent link to the rest of the UK, linking to the M4 at Bristol and the rest of the UK motorway network at Birmingham. There is a comprehensive maintenance and renewal programme, and a series of planned upgrades, including the Kingkerswell Bypass on the A380.
Distance to Birmingham: Up to 200 miles (Up to 4 hours)
Distance to Bristol: Up to 100 miles (Up to 2 hours)
Distance to Leeds: Up to 300 miles (Up to 5 hours)
Distance to Leicester: Up to 300 miles (Up to 4 hours)
Distance to Liverpool: Up to 300 miles (Up to 5 hours)
Distance to Manchester: Up to 300 miles (Up to 5 hours)
Distance to Newcastle: Up to 300 miles (Up to 7 hours)
Distance to Sheffield: Up to 300 miles (Up to 5 hours)
Distance to Oxford: Up to 200 miles (Up to 4 hours)
Distance to Cambridge: Up to 300 miles (Up to 5 hours)
Connections By Rail
Devon is located on the main South West rail link, with regular and fast direct trains from Exeter to London (2 hours), Bristol (1 hour), Birmingham (2.5 hours).
In addition to the main South West route, Devon enjoys a direct link to London Waterloo, with hourly services (3.5 hours), connecting with Euro star.
Connections By Air
Devon is served by two regional airports: Exeter and Plymouth.
With Flybe, one of the UK`s largest carriers, based at Exeter Airport, there is a wide range of destinations served by air. Excellent air links exist to over 36 international destinations and over 7 domestic routes, including Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin, Leeds, Manchester and Newcastle.
Similarly, Plymouth Airport offers a high quality of service, with regular departures to London Gatwick and London City and a good range of domestic destinations - Manchester, Leeds Bradford, Jersey, Guernsey, Bristol, Glasgow, Newcastle, Cork and Dublin.
Distance to Bristol: Up to 75 miles (Up to 1.5 hour)
Distance to London Heathrow: Up to 200 miles (Up to 3 hours)
Connections By Freight Ports
Key freight ports: Plymouth and Teignmouth.
Plymouth`s Millbay Docks - tidal basin with 13ha of water, 200m long berth and anchorage for vessels of up to 300m length. Facilities handle a wide range of cargoes. The port offers 5,420 sqm of covered storage and 34,000 sqm of open storage.
Teignmouth - can accommodate vessels over 100m length and up to 5m draft on the highest spring tides. Five berths, equipped to handle a wide range of cargoes for import and export, plus over 9,300 sqm of warehousing and a large area of quayside storage.
Distance to Avonmouth/Bristol: Up to 75 miles (Up to 1.5 hour)
Broadband / ICT Facilities
Fast connectivity is a key priority for decision makers in Devon. The urban areas are well-served with excellent connectivity, but in more rural areas fast broadband or next generation access can be a challenge, depending on distance from the exchange. Work is underway to ensure that the Digital Britain recommendations of 2 MBPS are not only met but significantly exceeded.
