Colby Travel Information
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 Colby is a small village in the south of the Isle of Man,
located between Port Erin and Castletown. It is about 2 miles
from the airport. |
TRAVELLINE at www.traveline.org.uk |
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Colby -
Travel by coach - The village of Colby is serviced
by bus routes. There is a bus route to the airport. Public transport
is very good on the Isle of Man, and buses run all over the island.
Take the Steam railway to Douglas. Take the Electric Railway
to Ramsey, then from Ramsey by bus. |
www.stagecoachbus.com |
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Colby - Travel
by train - Manx Electric Railway Society,
PO Box 117, DOUGLAS, Isle of Man, IM99 1JS. Tel: 01624 663366.
The Manx Electric Railway is a narrow gauge vintage railway.
ROUTE: Douglas. Onchan. Groudle. Baldrine. Ballabeg. Fairy Cottage.
South Cape. Laxey. Minorca. Dhoon. Glen Mona. Ballaglass. Cornaa.
Ballajora. Ballure. Ramsey. Snaefell
Mountain Railway has stations at Laxey, Bungalow, Snaefell summit. The Isle of Man Railway has stetions at Douglas.
Port Soderick. Santon. Ballasalla. Ronaldsway. Castletown. Ballabeg.
Colby. Level. Port St Mary. Port Erin. |
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Colby - Travel
by train - Groudle Glen Railway, 29 Hawarden
Avenue, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 4BP. Tel: 0044 (0) 1624 670453.
Location: On the outskirts of Douglas. |
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Colby - Travel
by train - IOM Steam Railway, Transport
Headquarters, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 5PT. Tel (01624) 663366.
Only one line of a once vast Steam Railway system remains on
the Isle of Man. Originally built in the late 1800's the lines
covered about fifty miles. Now only the southern line which runs
just over 15 miles from Douglas to Port Erin remains. |
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Colby - Travel
by road - The Isle of Man is only 30 miles
long and about 10 miles wide. Most of the roads radiate out from
the main towns of Douglas, Ramsey. Castletown and Port Erin.
There is very little dual carriageway. The A1 road connects east
to west between Douglas and Peel. |
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Air - Ronaldsway airport is located to the south of the
island, between Ballasalla and Castletown. Ronaldsway Airport,
Ballasalla, Isle of Man, IM9 2AS. Tel. +44 (0) 1624 821600. Links
to Belfast City, Belfast International,
Birmingham, Blackpool,
Bristol, Dublin,
East Midlands, Edinburgh,
Glasgow, Guernsey,
Leeds Bradford, Liverpool,
London City, London Gatwick, Manchester,
Newcastle, Southampton. |
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Colby
- Car Hire - There are a number of companies
which provide online car hire services for the Isle of Man. |
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Colby -
Ferries - There are regular ferry services
from Heysham, Liverpool, Dublin, Belfast. The Sea Port is located
at the end of Douglas Promenade. |
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