Nailsea and Backwell railway station
You can reach 65 stations directly from Nailsea and Backwell on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Bristol Temple Meads, with 90 trains a day.
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Nailsea and Backwell is the nearest station for postcodes in BS48, BS40. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Nailsea and Backwell
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Temple Meads | 90 | 73 | 54 |
| Worle | 90 | 70 | 54 |
| Weston-super-Mare | 90 | 73 | 54 |
| Yatton | 90 | 73 | 54 |
| Weston Milton | 54 | 36 | 31 |
| Bedminster | 47 | 35 | 30 |
| Parson Street | 47 | 36 | 30 |
| Bridgwater | 44 | 43 | 28 |
| Taunton | 44 | 43 | 28 |
| Highbridge and Burnham | 43 | 43 | 28 |
| Filton Abbey Wood | 30 | 29 | 18 |
| Cardiff Central | 29 | 27 | 18 |
| Newport | 29 | 27 | 18 |
| Severn Tunnel Junction | 29 | 27 | 18 |
| Patchway | 28 | 27 | 16 |
| Exeter St Davids | 27 | 20 | 17 |
| Bath Spa | 22 | 14 | 6 |
| Chippenham | 22 | 14 | 6 |
| London Paddington | 22 | 14 | 6 |
| Swindon | 22 | 14 | 6 |
| Reading | 21 | 14 | 6 |
| Tiverton Parkway | 20 | 12 | 12 |
| Didcot Parkway | 9 | 9 | 5 |
| Newton Abbot | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Dawlish | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Ivybridge | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Plymouth | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Teignmouth | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Totnes | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Bodmin Parkway | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Digby and Sowton | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Exeter Central | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Exmouth | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Exton | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lostwithiel | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Liskeard | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Lympstone Commando | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lympstone Village | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Newcourt | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Par | 2 | 1 | 0 |
and 25 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Nailsea and Backwell is
476,312 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 890th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Nailsea and Backwell and Bristol Temple Meads than any other pair: 119,782 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 41 stations instead of 65, a drop of about 37%. Saturday runs to 50.
Changing from 17 February 2027
From 17 February 2027, Nailsea and Backwell gains 11 destinations including Montpelier, Stapleton Road, Lawrence Hill, Clifton Down, Severn Beach, St Andrews Road and loses 1 including Newquay.
Nearest other stations
- Yatton 3.9 miles
- Shirehampton 5.4 miles
- Portway Park and Ride 5.4 miles
- Avonmouth 5.9 miles
- Sea Mills 6.0 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Nailsea and Backwell, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Flax Bourton · 2.1 miles
- Cadbury Road · 3.7 miles
- Clapton Road · 3.8 miles
- Portishead South · 4.0 miles
- Walton in Gordano · 4.0 miles
- Clevedon East · 4.1 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.