Cheltenham Travel Forum

We are staying a few days in London then on to Cheltenham. My question is: Would it be easier to take the train from London and then hire a car in Cheltenham or rent a car in London and just drive to Cheltenham? Can you hire a car at the Cheltenham train station?

Much, much easier to get a car in Cheltenham; it really is not worth the hassle of attempting to negotiate London. I doubt you'll be able to hire cars actually at the station, but there are plenty of firms locally (google 'car hire cheltenham'). You should be able to pre-book online with most of them, which saves time, and a taxi to the hire firm from the station won't cost much if you choose a centrally-located firm. Car hire is well-regulated in the UK, so just choose one which has good rates and the type of car you want.

Another way to get to Cheltenham from London is via the National Express. The buses are pretty much direct and take about 2.5 hours. Prices are reasonable too, I'm not sure how much the train fares are, but the national express buses are about £17.60 per person or about $32. You can get tickets online at www.nationalexpress.co.uk , the buses go from Victoria Coach Station.

I personally don't know where you can hire a car from in Cheltenham (see other reply)

Hope it helped in someway and have a good stay in London