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A private car from Bristol to Salisbury takes approximately 1h 27min covering 52 miles via the A36.

A private car from Bristol to Salisbury takes approximately 1h 27min covering 52 miles via the A36. Fixed-price door-to-door transfers start from £103 for up to 3 passengers.
Travel from Bristol to Salisbury — the cathedral city near Stonehenge — by private car: one driver, one fixed price, door to door. The 52 miles journey via the A36 takes around 1h 27min, collected from any Bristol address at the time you choose.
Salisbury is the cathedral city of the tallest spire in England, an original Magna Carta and the road to Stonehenge, eight miles north. A private intercity transfer between Bristol and Salisbury replaces the connection-hopping of public transport with a single seamless drive. Your BristolRide driver collects you at your door and delivers you to the exact address — ideal for luggage, families, meetings and groups. Salisbury — the cathedral city near Stonehenge — is 52 miles out via the A36, in Wiltshire, close enough that a private car often beats the combined time of a taxi to the station, the wait for a train, and a taxi at the other end.
The drive between Bristol and Salisbury runs via the A36 and takes around 1h 27min in normal traffic, covering the real 52 miles road distance rather than a straight-line guess. There are no changes and no stations — your route is door to door, and the fixed price is agreed before you travel, whether you're headed into the centre of Salisbury or further out in Wiltshire.
Travellers visiting the region also book all Bristol transfer routes, our fleet & prices and our Stonehenge & Salisbury tour from Bristol Airport.
Any address in Salisbury works as a pickup or drop-off — these are the places travellers ask for most. Give us the full address or postcode when you book.
Same fixed price — no hidden fees
Comparing your options between Bristol and Salisbury:
Door-to-door, fixed price, luggage handled, no changes
Higher cost than the train for solo travellers
Cheaper for solo travellers
Station-to-station only; onward taxis at both ends
Cheapest option
Slowest; fixed timetable; luggage limits
BristolRide drivers cover the A36 corridor every day. You get a fixed all-in price, a professional English-speaking driver, and door-to-door service at any hour — including early mornings, late evenings and weekends.
The A36 corridor is busiest on summer weekends and bank holidays — your BristolRide driver plans your departure around it, and the fixed price never changes with demand. Salisbury sees its own local peaks — market days, festivals and event weekends can add traffic on the approach roads, and a driver who covers this route regularly plans the pickup time around them. Whatever the date, the fixed price you're quoted is the price you pay.
A private car between Bristol and Salisbury starts from £103 for up to 3 passengers, calculated from the real 52 miles driving distance. Business Class and First Class upgrade the vehicle for the same door-to-door route. Larger groups travel in a Business Van for £181 — often cheaper than multiple train tickets once you add the taxi to and from each station, and there is no per-bag or per-passenger surcharge to catch you out.
Up to 3 passengers with 2 standard suitcases, or 3 cabin bags
Up to 3 passengers with 2 standard suitcases, or 3 cabin bags
Up to 7 passengers with 7 standard suitcases — a family's full luggage in one vehicle
Up to 3 passengers with 2 standard suitcases, or 3 cabin bags
All classes include meet & greet · flight tracking · fixed price · 60 min free wait
The same fixed-price service runs in both directions between Salisbury and Bristol. Book both legs together for a combined price.
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