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Warminster is situated on the former crossing of the A36 (Bristol
to Southampton) and the A350 (Chippenham to Poole) trunk roads.
The A362 (from Midsomer Norton and Frome) enters the town from the
west while the B390 (Shrewton to Heytesbury) and B3095  (Longbridge
Deverill to Gillingham) roads are east and south of the town respectively.
The A303 from Exeter to London (M3) also skirts the area south and
east of Warminster. The opening of the Warminster Bypass (1988)
has diverted much of the through traffic, particularly stone lorries
from the Mendip quarries. The former A36 through Warminster has
been declassified and is now the B3414.
For cars there is limited on-street parking in parts of the town.
The Central Car Park and the Western Car Park serve the Market Place
and High Street and George Street respectively. Season tickets and
permits are available for those who need to park for long periods
on a regular basis.
Buses between Bath, Bradford on Avon, Trowbridge, Westbury and Warminster
are provided by the First Bus company No. 264 and No. 265. Bus services
between Warminster and Salisbury are provided by No. 24. Bodmans
operate a regular bus service Mondays to Saturdays around the town
connecting the residential estates and the Garrison with the Market
Place and Morrisons supermarket. Bodmans, Beeline and other companies
also run routes between Warminster and the surrounding villages
including Chitterne, Sutton Veny, and the Deverills. Beeline also
operates a  Thursday
service to Devizes Market and back. Buses also run to Frome and
Dilton Marsh, while the Wiltshire Hopper from Warminster and other
towns runs to and from the Royal United Hospital, Bath. Tickets
for all National Express services can be purchased from Warminster
Information Centre located in the Central Car Park.
Warminster Railway Station, which first opened in 1851, is within
five minutes walking distance of the Market Place and is on the
line between Westbury and Salisbury. Trains run approximately twice
per hour on weekdays (hourly on Sundays) direct to Bath, Bristol,
Salisbury and Southampton and approximately every hour to South
Wales and Portsmouth. There is a direct service to Melksham, Chippenham
and Swindon and regular trains to London. A small number of trains
also run direct from Warminster to Manchester, Liverpool, Chichester,
Brighton, Exeter, Plymouth, and Penzance. Other destinations are
easily reached by changing trains at Westbury, Bath, Bristol, Salisbury
or Southampton.
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