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Connections By Road

London is just 2.5 hours` drivetime from Newport.

For cyclists, a successful £50 million bid by Sustrans/Connect2 has provided a sustainable link for pedestrians and cyclists, between Newport City Centre and the beautiful semi-rural residential areas of Caerleon, Usk Valley and Wentwood.

​M4 Corridor

Newport benefits from its strategic location on the M4 motorway, positioned between Bristol and Cardiff. It is on the main east-west route of the southern part of the UK and provides fast access via it's 7 motorway junctions, to London and the South East, and has connections to the South West and the Midlands.
 

Distance to Central London: Up to 150 miles (Up to 2.5 hours)
Distance to Birmingham: Up to 100 miles (Up to 2 hours)
Distance to Bristol: Up to 50 miles (Up to 1 hour)
Distance to Leeds: Up to 300 miles (Up to 4 hours)
Distance to Leicester: Up to 150 miles (Up to 2.5 hours)
Distance to Liverpool: Up to 200 miles (Up to 4 hours)
Distance to Manchester: Up to 200 miles (Up to 4 hours)
Distance to Sheffield: Up to 200 miles (Up to 4 hours)
Distance to Oxford: Up to 100 miles (Up to 2 hours)
Distance to Cambridge: Up to 300 miles (Up to 4 hours)

Connections By Rail

London is just 1 hour 53 minutes away by train, with daytime departures at half hourly intervals on the city centre main line. This main line route serves Bristol, Swindon, Didcot Parkway, Reading and London Paddington, with connections via Bristol to the South West and the Midlands. Cardiff and Swansea are also served via Newport to the west. Birmingham is approx 2 hours 36 minutes away. Bristol Templemeads is approx 34 minutes away.

Hours to Central London: Up to 2

Connections By Air

Heathrow Airport is just 2 hours away by road, 2 hours 32 minutes by train. Cardiff International Airport is 35 minutes drive away and offers direct and indirect services to a large number of UK and European destinations, as well as a transatlantic route. Bristol International Airport is 45 minutes away.

Other international airports within a 3 hour drive of Newport include; London Gatwick, London City, Birmingham and Manchester.

In addition, Cardiff has a heliport at Tremorfa foreshore, Cardiff Bay, where helicopter flights can be chartered around the UK.

Closest Airport: Cardiff International Airport
Distance to Bristol: Up to 50 miles (Up to 1 hour)
Distance to London Heathrow: Up to 150 miles (Up to 2 hours)

Connections By Freight Ports

The port of Newport, operated by ABP, provides regular and inducement sailings worldwide. It can cater for vessels up to 40,000 tonnes deadweight. Goods handled, include forest products, agribulks, steel, solid fuel, minerals, scrap, general cargo and project cargos. The port is 5 minutes from the M4 motorway and has rail access. For more details of facilities at Newport Docks, see www.abports.co.uk.

Distance to Milford Haven: Up to 150 miles (Up to 3 hours)
Distance to Southampton: Up to 150 miles (Up to 3 hours)

Broadband / ICT Facilities

There is excellent broadband coverage throughout the city, from two main providers, NTL and BT. NTL provides a range of broadband options to all main commercial areas in Newport. BT has a £90m datacentre in Cardiff that provides customers with a range of advanced and secure services, ensuring business continuity for their operations.

Next Generation Data have their NGD Europe I facility in Newport. The centre offers high quality, robust and secure data services.