If you look for Wales in an atlas, you'll find us located on the western coast of the island of Britain, in north-west Europe. We’re bordered by the sea on three sides and to the east by our neighbours in England. Wales is one of the three countries of Britain, the others being England and Scotland. Wales, together with England, Scotland and Northern Ireland form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom (UK) is a member state of the European Union (EU), so Wales is also a part of the EU.
Once you’ve found out where we are, getting to Wales is easy. There are direct European and transatlantic flights to Cardiff, our capital city, from numerous international airports. London, the major air-transport hub for worldwide flights to Europe, is only 2 hours away. Manchester airport, which is the major hub for northern England and is well served by international flights, is even closer, only a 45 minute journey away from north Wales; and the international airports in Liverpool, Birmingham and Bristol are also all within easy reach of Wales.
You can travel by train all the way from Asia to Wales (although you would have to change trains a few times!), as we are linked to the European rail network via the tunnel under the English Channel between France and England. Regular ferry links across the Irish Sea from the Republic of Ireland mean that it's less than 2 hours journey from Dublin, the Irish Capital, by fast ferry to Wales. Motorway and trunk road links with the rest of the UK mean that Wales is within 2 hours drive of much of England.
