Verkehrstechnisch ist Taunton über die M5 (Wolverhampton/Birmingham-Bristol-Exeter) und die Eisenbahnhauptstrecke von London/Bristol nach Exeter/Penzance gut an den Rest des Landes angebunden. ###>It is served and operated by First Great Western and served by CrossCountry, with services to Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, Bristol, London, Exeter, Plymouth and Penzance, as well as the rest of the West Country.