The nearest airport is [wiki=ee9528184f21142f7b0fa9993048d9d0]Bristol[/wiki] International Airport, around 20 miles away. You can hire a car at the airport or catch the bus into Bristol itself in order to catch a bus to Wells. In common with many rural towns, Wells has no train station.
If you are driving from [wiki=ee9528184f21142f7b0fa9993048d9d0]Bristol[/wiki], take the A37 south until you reach the A371, then head west into Wells. If you happen to be coming from [wiki=804f3c0f6efb04bfe01139f0e197fcdc]Bath[/wiki], take the A39 west into the A37, and then on to the A371 west into Wells.
There is an hourly bus service, number 376, from Bristol. Get on at Bristol bus station or at Bristol Temple Meads rail station. This service is run by FirstGroup. Always check the up-to-date timetables which can be found here[http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/southwest/bristol/timetables/index.php?operator=3&page=1&redirect=no]