Travel links

Air travel

• UK airports
  Main UK airports, most offering live arrival/departure information
• Airlines - online check-in
  Major airlines with an online check-in service
• Airlines
  Links to airlines operating from UK airports
• Skytrax
  Airline and airport reviews
• SeatGuru
  TripAdvisor service showing the layout of seating on different aircraft and giving the low-down on legroom etc

Rail travel

• National Rail
  Live departure and arrival information, news of rail disruptions
• Man in Seat 61
  Personal website offering advice on train travel around the world, and rail-related links

Travelling around the UK

• Transport for London
  Getting around the capital
• BBC travel news
  Up-to-the-minute information about traffic and public transport across the UK
• Route planners
  • Transport Direct - public transport journey and route planning
  • AA
  • RAC
  • TomTom

Travel advice

• Directgov passport information
  All you need to know about British passports, from eligibility and fees to applying for a passport online
• CIBT
  Passport and visa services company with a database enabling you to find out whether you need a visa to travel to countries around the world
• ESTA
  If you are travelling to the US under the visa waiver program, you must first apply for permission to travel through the US government’s Electronic System for Travel Authorization
• Fitfortravel
  NHS Scotland website with health-related advice on travelling abroad
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
  UK government advice for travellers to all countries
• FCO find an embassy search
  Locate embassies, high commissions and diplomatic posts across the world
• Greener travel
  Government advice and information on how to reduce carbon emissions

Other resources

• XE universal currency converter
• BBC Weather
• Carbon calculator
  Check your energy emissions and compare with others in the UK
• Co-op Holidays
  Midlands Co-operative Society’s online holiday-booking service