No cruise ships are scheduled in Bristol today, Sunday 8 November 2026. The next is Ambition on Wednesday 11 November. Over the next 12 months, 3 calls bring about 3,300 passengers.
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Thousands of people in port, guests plus crew. Crowd level compared with a typical Bristol day.
The crowd calendar shows every ship and how busy the port is, hour by hour, plus the quietest and busiest days for the next 90 days.
The Bristol Cruise Terminal is at Royal Portbury Dock on the south bank of the Avon mouth, next to junction 19 of the M5 and about 12 km by road west of the city centre. Some transit calls use Avonmouth Dock across the river.
By road the terminal is about 12 km, typically 20 to 30 minutes, from College Green, 14.6 km from Temple Meads station and 18 km from Bristol Airport. Bath is about 51 km away, typically 50 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes. There is a taxi rank at the terminal.
14.6 km · 24–35 min by car
From Bristol Temple Meads, the main rail station, west to the cruise terminal: about 14.6 km (9.1 miles), typically 24 to 35 minutes by road via the A369.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Road times are typical for a weekday morning and vary with traffic. For drivers, the sat nav postcode is BS20 7XJ; enter the dock and follow signs to the Drop Off/Car Park area. A taxi from Temple Meads or Parkway station is the usual way to reach the terminal by rail, and a taxi rank serves returning passengers. Check with your cruise line for any coach transfers.
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The cruise terminal for embarkation, inside the locked Royal Portbury Dock (lock 365.7 m x 42.7 m, 14 m draft), with secure pre-booked parking a short walk away and a taxi rank outside. Address: River Road, Bristol BS20 7XL; sat nav BS20 7XJ. Transit calls may also berth at Avonmouth Dock (lock 266.7 m x 30.5 m, 11 m draft) on the north bank.
Secure car parking is available close to the Bristol Cruise Terminal at Royal Portbury Dock. Places must be reserved through the cruise line, booking agent or tour operator and paid in advance. Display the car park permit on the windscreen, drop bags with the baggage handlers at the terminal, then park; the car park is a short walk away.
Pick the area first. Typical nightly prices, approximate.
Sightseeing and restaurants before or after the cruise
A night in the heart of Bristol, within walking distance of the Floating Harbour, the SS Great Britain and the city's restaurants.
Arriving by train
Hotels by the main rail station, a short taxi ride from the terminal.
Closest to the terminal
Drivers who want a short final hop to the dock, with a marina town nearby.
Flying in the day before
Late arrivals by air, with hotels 0.3-2.2 miles from the terminal building.
Prices are in pounds sterling; a discretionary service charge may be added at sit-down restaurants. Casual lunch is fish and chips; restaurant dinner is the price of a main course. The restaurants are in the city, about 12 km from the terminal; there is little to eat around Royal Portbury Dock.
The main waterfront strip around the Floating Harbour, with arts-centre cafe Watershed and BrewDog Bristol Harbourside near the Cathedral end.
Waterside restaurants opposite Queen Square, such as Mud Dock, Harbour House and Riverstation.
A quayside street by King Street and the old town, with restaurants such as Aqua Welshback.
Bristol is a historic port city on the River Avon in south-west England, where the old docks of the Floating Harbour are now lined with museums, cafes and restaurants. Highlights include Brunel's SS Great Britain and the Clifton Suspension Bridge over the Avon Gorge, and the Roman Baths of Bath are about an hour away.
Ships no longer sail up to the city: cruises use the enclosed cargo docks at the mouth of the Avon, inside locks. Embarkation takes place at the Bristol Cruise Terminal in Royal Portbury Dock, and transit calls can use Royal Portbury or Avonmouth. Pre-booked parking is available at the terminal.
