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Maps and Travel
Discover the latest maps and travel information and advice. Plan and book your journey. Find online maps, driving and walking directions, searchable street mapping and traffic reports.
Maps
Daft Logic - a distance calculator using Google Maps. You can also build up a series of locations to find a total distance
Expedia Maps - find a map and driving directions
Free Map Tools - use this map to plot the straight distance and shortest travel distance between two UK addresses using their postcodes
Genmaps - online images of English, Welsh and Scottish maps from their beginnings to the early 20 Century
Google Earth – detailed 3D satellite images of the world
Google Maps - online maps to everywhere
Ordnance Survey Get-a-Map - free mapping service
Magic - interactive map which brings together information on key environmental schemes including green belt areas, nature reserves and urban settlements
Map 24 - map and route planning, advertise your business, tace and track fleets
Mappy - find maps, itineraries, weather and hotels all around Europe
Multimap - online maps to everywhere
Streetmap - UK street mapping and directions, searchable by postcode and street name
Via Michelin - maps for Europe, European road planner, traffic information and weather forecasts
Worldmapper - world maps, where territories are resized according to subject of interest. Subjects include land area, population, births, poverty and pollution.
Transport and Travel
The Beaten Path - online interactive travel guide
Bitesize Britain - free holiday guides and information from local and regional tourist boards
The Camping and Caravanning Club - find campsites across the UK and worldwide
Eco Tour - find eco holiday travel agents, tour operators and eco accommodation providers
European Health Insurance Card - entitles you to reduced-cost or free healthcare in most European countries
Fit For Travel - travel health information for people travelling abroad from the UK
Foreign and Commonwealth Office - information and advice about passports, visas, embassies, health, safety, travel money and insurance
Frixo - live road / motorway traffic reports
Good Beach Guide - lists over 1,000 UK beaches grading them according to water quality
Green Traveller - find your green holiday, read posts from experts and blog reviews
Intute:Travel and Tourism - high quality internet resources for students
London City Airport - travel information
Lonely Planet - country, city and destination guides, searchable via place name or by theme, such as islands and safari.
The Man in Seat Sixty One - Includes train times and fares from London to all European countries, train travel in all European countries and many others around the world, with tips for travelling by train in the UK and abroad.
National Rail Enquiries - UK rail information, includes live departure and arrival boards, service alteration and track maintenance updates, links to train companies and searchable journey planner and timetables
Rough Guides - country, city and destination guides, including travel journals submitted by other travellers
Time and Date - includes world clock, time zones, calendars and astronomy calculators
Time Zones - find out what time it is around the world.
The Trainline - plan journeys and book tickets for anywhere in the UK, on Eurostar and with some international rail companies.
Transport Direct - information about integrated public transport use and car journeys. Compare bus, train and car journeys, search for and buy tickets online, and view live departure boards in 2,500 railway stations.
Transport for London Journey Planner - plan your journey by tube, train, tram, DLR, bicycle or on foot
Travel Authorisation [ESTA] - are you travelling to the USA?
Travel by Road - resources, information and advice when travelling by road
Travel by Water - resources, information and advice when travelling by water
Travel Line - provides journey planning information about all public transport services
Trip Advisor - personal recommendations and reviews for hotels, restaurants, attractions and more
Visit Britain - search for events and venues, find information on flights and transport and create your own Travel Plan profile
Walkit - London walking directions and maps
Xe - online universal currency converter includes the 180 known currencies used throughout the world
