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Popular Transportation | Other Transportation Tips | All Tips (7) The local bus services are excellent. They go practically everywhere in Lincoln and very frequently.
You can get a dayrider pass for £2.70 or an unlimited weekly travel pass (which actually lasts for 8 days including the day of purchase) for £8. These are both really good value as a single trip will cost around £1.50 Theme: Bus
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Walk and Ride is a small bus (people's carrier) that takes you all around Lincoln. There are 13 stops with a timetable so you will know when the next pick up is. Theme: Bus
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The best way to go to Lincoln is by car. From London take the A1north to Newark, then the A46 to Lincoln. There are several covenient car parks for visiting the main tourist attractions of the Cathedral quarter, including the Westgate car parks, next to the Water Tower. There are pay-and-display meters and parking is fairly reasonably priced by British standards at £1 for an hour, £2 for 2 hours, £3 for 4 hours etc. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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We usually go by train. One of the reasons Lincoln is one of England's cheaper cities to live in is because it is off the main transport arteries. The M1 doesn't touch the city, nor does the London to Edinburgh train line. However they are working on better train connections to London as the DISTANCE itself is not that far and they want to make it commutable so house prices might rise. So far, the easiest way to get here is by train along the London to Edinburgh line where you change at Newark in Nottinghamshire. Beware that there are two stations in Newark (Northgate and Castle) and try to aim for a connection where you only need to stay at Northgate station which is where mainline trains stop. In some cases it is easier to change at Peterborough (closer to London) and catch a train via the Lincolnshire countryside and towns like Spalding. Leave a Comment
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Although Lincolnshire is covered in airports, these are nearly all used by the military (plenty of AWAC's can be seen just south of Lincoln)
The nearest, the Lincolnshire / Humberside airport is about as much use as a chocolate fireguard, with only a very few scheduled flights (one useful one to Amsterdam) and a smattering of charters during the summer.
UPDATE DEC 2005 : Ryanair have announved a dailey Dublin flight from April 2006, with other destinations to possibly follow in the future.
NEMA (Nottingham East midlands) is less than an hour away with a good range of low-cost flights, whilst the new Robin Hood (Doncaster / Sheffield) aiport is about 45 mins away. It is being used by Thomsonfly who are opening up a good range of low-cost flights. Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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Lincoln central is a busy enough station, but there are no direct trains to London. The council and tourism bodies have been pushing for years, but nothing has happened as yet.
It will usually take between 2 and two and half hours from London King's Cross with a change required in Newark (work out a good anagram for that one) or Peterborough.
Be warned - a chang in Newark may mean a change of stations, which is not great if you have luggage. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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Lincoln is great to walk. everything is nearby and you can go to the high street to the historical area (Bailgate) or to Brayford Waterfront Quarter in minutes. If you get tired, stop for a pint in one of the many pubs. Theme: Other
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