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Making the great escape
There are regular air and sea links from Penzance to the The Isles of Scilly and Penzance can be easily reached by either road or rail. There are also scheduled flights by fixed-wing aircraft from Land's End, Bristol, Southampton, Plymouth, Newquay and Exeter. Further connections are available from various UK airports including Heathrow. Normally there is no transportation from or to the mainland on Sundays.
| Fly Skybus The Islands Own Airline (Approx 15 mins) |
Cruise on the Scillonian III Ferry (Approx 2.5 hours) |
Be whisked away by Helicopter (Approx 15 mins) |
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| Isles of Scilly Skybus Ltd Land's End Aerodrome, St. Just, Penzance, TR17 7RL Tel: (0845) 7105555 Web: www.landsendairport.co.uk |
Isles of Scilly Steamship Co. Ltd Quay Street, Penzance, TR18 4BD Tel: (0845) 7105555 Web: www.islesofscilly-travel.co.uk |
Penzance Helicopters Penzance Heliport, Jelbert Way Long Rock, Penzance, TR18 3FL Tel: {01736) 780828 Web: www.penzancehelicopters.co.uk |
The rail network is the ideal way of getting to and from Penzance, the nearest railway station on the Cornish mainland. There are regular connections with Paddington and Waterloo in London (by sleeper), and also Plymouth, Exeter, Bristol and the principal stations in the Midlands and the North. With the M5 motorway to Exeter and new A30 dual carriageway through Devon and large parts of Cornwall, the journey down to Penzance and Land's End has never been quicker and easier. Car parking facilities are plentiful.
The Isles of Scilly Cornwall's Ferrys The Scillonian