How far is Boscombe Down from Salisbury?

About 7.7 miles by road from Salisbury station to the main entrance, and about 15 minutes on clear roads.

Your shuttle is a licensed private hire car run by Premier Taxis Salisbury.

Where Boscombe Down is

MoD Boscombe Down is on the south eastern edge of Amesbury in Wiltshire, north of Salisbury. The postcode is SP4 0JF.

This is Boscombe Down near Amesbury in Wiltshire, not Boscombe in Bournemouth, which is a different place on the south coast.

Map from Salisbury station north to the main entrance of MoD Boscombe Down, on the edge of Amesbury. The shuttle goes straight there with no changes. The X4 and 8 buses go to the Chambers Avenue stop, a short walk from the entrance.

How long it takes

By shuttle or taxi

About 15 minutes on clear roads. Allow longer at busy times.

By bus

Check the timetables with Salisbury Reds. Allow time for the walk from the Chambers Avenue stops to the entrance.

On foot or by bike

It’s about 7.7 miles by road. We haven’t checked a walking or cycling route for this trip, so we don’t recommend one here.

What the distance means for your day

At about 15 minutes each way, you can come in on a morning train, be at the entrance soon after your shuttle leaves the station, and be back for a train home the same day. Build in extra time at busy times, and more if your host is expecting you at a set time.

If you travel regularly, the short distance is what makes sharing worthwhile: the fare is for the whole vehicle, so two or three colleagues on the same run each pay a good deal less than one person on their own.

From Salisbury station, step by step

A taxi or private shuttle to Boscombe Down

How we worked it out

The distance and time come from a route planner using OpenStreetMap data, from the main entrance of Salisbury station to the entrance. They’re estimates for clear roads, so real journeys can take longer.