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Connections By Road

Shrewsbury is the main transport hub of Shropshire, and a junction for many major roads and railway lines.

The M54 motorway runs through the county from Telford into other major motorways, providing efficient connections to the rest of the UK, and especially to the West Midlands. The A5, A49, A53 and A41 roads also run through the county.

Distance to Central London: Up to 150 miles (Up to 3 hours)
Distance to Birmingham: Up to 50 miles (Up to 1 hour)
Distance to Bristol: Up to 100 miles (Up to 2 hours)
Distance to Edinburgh: Up to 300 miles (Up to 6 hours)
Distance to Glasgow: Up to 300 miles (Up to 5 hours)
Distance to Leeds: Up to 150 miles (Up to 2.5 hours)
Distance to Leicester: Up to 100 miles (Up to 2 hours)
Distance to Liverpool: Up to 75 miles (Up to 2 hours)
Distance to Manchester: Up to 100 miles (Up to 2 hours)
Distance to Newcastle: Up to 300 miles (Up to 5 hours)
Distance to Sheffield: Up to 150 miles (Up to 2.5 hours)
Distance to Oxford: Up to 150 miles (Up to 2.5 hours)
Distance to Cambridge: Up to 150 miles (Up to 3 hours)

Connections By Rail

Several major railway lines run through Shropshire County, including the Welsh Marches Line, the Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury Line, the Cambrian Line, the Shrewsbury to Chester Line and the Heritage railway lines, including the Severn Valley Railway. London Midland and Arriva Trains Wales are the two train companies operating in the county.

Hours to Central London: Up to 3

Connections By Air

Shropshire is just over an hour’s drive from Birmingham International Airport. Liverpool and Manchester international airports can be reached within a two-hour drive. Collectively, these airports make it possible to reach hundreds of destinations worldwide.

Closest Airport: Birmingham International Airport
Distance to Birmingham: Up to 50 miles (Up to 1 hour)
Distance to Bristol: Up to 100 miles (Up to 2 hours)

Connections By Freight Ports

The ports of Liverpool and Bristol can both be reached in approximately two hours – two of the busiest ports in the UK.

Additionally, three British Waterways canals run through the county: the Shropshire Union Canal, the Llangollen, and the Montgomery Canal. The Llangollen and Montgomery canals branch from the Shropshire Union Canal and lie partially in Wales.

The Shropshire Union Canal also travels through Staffordshire, and Cheshire, linking at Wolverhampton to the West Midlands canal system with the River Mersey and Manchester Ship Canal at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire.

Distance to Liverpool: Up to 75 miles (Up to 2 hours)
Distance to Avonmouth/Bristol: Up to 100 miles (Up to 2 hours)