The M5 motorway, opened in 1971 runs east of the city bounds.
Junction 12 serves south Gloucester and Quedgeley.
Junction 11a serves central Gloucester and junction 11 serves north Gloucester.
The A38 runs north–south through Gloucester connecting the city with Tewkesbury and Bristol.
The A40 runs west to east, connecting Gloucester with Cheltenham to the east (via a dual carriageway section known as The Golden Valley Bypass) and the Forest of Dean, Monmouth and Swansea to the West.
The A46 and A4173 links Stroud, and the A417 links Cirencester in the south east and Ledbury in the north west.
 Gloucester has a network of cycle paths.

Until the construction of the Severn Bridge in 1966, Gloucester was the lowest road bridging point on the river and hence was an important settlement between South Wales and the southernmost counties of England including London.
The Severn has a small anabranch here to reach Alney Island and then  the main western bank.
A bridge at Over, built by Thomas Telford in 1829, still stands, notable for its very flat arch, but its fragility and narrowness means it is disused, and since 1974 it has been paralleled by a modern bridge.
The Gloucester to Newport Line railway bridge is close to both, the lowest crossing of the UK's longest river until the Severn Railway Bridge 1879–1970, which was coupled with the Severn Tunnel in 1886, the present holder of that status.

Gloucester railway station has frequent trains to London Paddington via Reading, Bristol, Cardiff Central, Nottingham and Birmingham.
Gloucester was the site of the Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company railway works, which have now closed.
A Hunts Grove railway station has been floated on the southern edge of the city near Quedgeley as part of MetroWest plans to extend Bristol commuter services to the city.

Local buses are run by Stagecoach West centred at a depot on London Road.

National Express Coaches include the 444 to London and the 222 to Heathrow and Gatwick airports.

Gloucester is linked to the Severn Estuary by the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal, which is navigable by small coasters.
The city is linked to the River Avon and Stourport-on-Severn by the navigable part of the River Severn, which is navigable by river craft of a few hundred tonnes' displacement.
Gloucester Docks mark the Normal Tidal Limit (NTL) of the river.
Gloucester was formerly linked to Ledbury and Hereford by the Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal; and subsequently by the Ledbury and Gloucester Railway, which used the southern section of the former canal, until it also closed in 1964.
This canal is now being restored, and the restored canal basin in the adjacent village of Over is a local attraction.

Commercial airports with scheduled services are Bristol and Cardiff International Airport 40–60 miles away; global hub Heathrow is about 100 miles by road and shares with Gloucester its main rail interchange at London Paddington.
Gloucestershire Airport 8 miles east is a private and special charters airfield.
The M5 motorway, opened in 1971 runs east of the city bounds. Junction 12 serves south Gloucester and Quedgeley. Junction 11a serves central Gloucester and junction 11 serves north Gloucester. The A38 runs north–south through Gloucester connecting the city with Tewkesbury and Bristol. The A40 runs west to east, connecting Gloucester with Cheltenham to the east (via a dual carriageway section known as The Golden Valley Bypass) and the Forest of Dean, Monmouth and Swansea to the West. The A46 and A4173 links Stroud, and the A417 links Cirencester in the south east and Ledbury in the north west.  Gloucester has a network of cycle paths.
Until the construction of the Severn Bridge in 1966, Gloucester was the lowest road bridging point on the river and hence was an important settlement between South Wales and the southernmost counties of England including London. The Severn has a small anabranch here to reach Alney Island and then  the main western bank. A bridge at Over, built by Thomas Telford in 1829, still stands, notable for its very flat arch, but its fragility and narrowness means it is disused, and since 1974 it has been paralleled by a modern bridge. The Gloucester to Newport Line railway bridge is close to both, the lowest crossing of the UK's longest river until the Severn Railway Bridge 1879–1970, which was coupled with the Severn Tunnel in 1886, the present holder of that status.
Gloucester railway station has frequent trains to London Paddington via Reading, Bristol, Cardiff Central, Nottingham and Birmingham. Gloucester was the site of the Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company railway works, which have now closed. A Hunts Grove railway station has been floated on the southern edge of the city near Quedgeley as part of MetroWest plans to extend Bristol commuter services to the city.
Local buses are run by Stagecoach West centred at a depot on London Road.
National Express Coaches include the 444 to London and the 222 to Heathrow and Gatwick airports.
Gloucester is linked to the Severn Estuary by the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal, which is navigable by small coasters. The city is linked to the River Avon and Stourport-on-Severn by the navigable part of the River Severn, which is navigable by river craft of a few hundred tonnes' displacement. Gloucester Docks mark the Normal Tidal Limit (NTL) of the river. Gloucester was formerly linked to Ledbury and Hereford by the Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal; and subsequently by the Ledbury and Gloucester Railway, which used the southern section of the former canal, until it also closed in 1964. This canal is now being restored, and the restored canal basin in the adjacent village of Over is a local attraction.
Commercial airports with scheduled services are Bristol and Cardiff International Airport 40–60 miles away; global hub Heathrow is about 100 miles by road and shares with Gloucester its main rail interchange at London Paddington. Gloucestershire Airport 8 miles east is a private and special charters airfield.
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