Transport
Transport provision is a really important part of the travel industry. There are different types of transport. You can travel by road, rail, sea and air. For example Trains, Trams, Buses, Airplanes, Boats / Ferries, Cars, Coaches etc.
Did you know...
Air
Did you know that Ryanair is the world’s favourite cheap airline operating over 1,500 flights per day from 51 bases on 1,500 low fare routes across 28 countries, connecting over 168 destinations. It's in the private sector and it provides people comfort, food and drink on the flight.
Transport provision is a really important part of the travel industry. There are different types of transport. You can travel by road, rail, sea and air. For example Trains, Trams, Buses, Airplanes, Boats / Ferries, Cars, Coaches etc.
Did you know...
Air
Did you know that Ryanair is the world’s favourite cheap airline operating over 1,500 flights per day from 51 bases on 1,500 low fare routes across 28 countries, connecting over 168 destinations. It's in the private sector and it provides people comfort, food and drink on the flight.
Rail
Northern Rail is the largest train operator in the UK serving people across the north of England.Northern Rail offers Advance tickets for people to choose the best time to travel at the lowest available fare and reserve seats (on selected trains).
Northern rail has 4,900 employees providing nearly 2500 local and regional train services every weekday, making them the largest train operator in the UK.They run trains across the north of England, serving a population of nearly
15m.
Their trains call at over 500 stations (approximately 20% of all UK railway
stations), of which they manage 462.
They lease around 313 trains, both diesel and electric.
15m.
Their trains call at over 500 stations (approximately 20% of all UK railway
stations), of which they manage 462.
They lease around 313 trains, both diesel and electric.
Sea
P&O Ferries have been operating overseas routes to popular Continental destinations providing customers with comfort, shops and coffee bars etc. P&O offers tickets starting from £25.
P&O Ferries is the UK's largest ferry operator with a vast fleet of ships serving a network of ferries to France, Belgium, Holland, Ireland and Northern Ireland.With a choice of crossings throughout the day, P&O Ferries Dover to Calais ferry service really is the most flexible and convenient way to cross the English Channel, all year round!
Road
National Express is Britain's only scheduled coach network, reaching around 1000 destinations in England, Scotland and Wales. It carries more than 18 million passengers each year and provides express 'Shuttle' services between major centres of population in Britain.
National Express coach services also serve the major UK airports with additional dedicated 'on-airport' coach and bus services operated by Airlinks who are based at Heathrow and Gatwick. Airlinks services include a Hotel Hoppa service, linking Heathrow and Gatwick hotels to the airport terminals. Other dedicated airport operations by Airlinks help to serve British Airports Authority (BAA) and the wider airline community at these increasingly busy locations.