Getting to Brookes

As a Brookes Engage participant, all of your travel costs will be covered by the travel bursary system. To calculate how much you will be paid, you should submit the bank details form so that we know how you will travel, and how many miles your journey is. (Travel is paid at a rate of 44p per mile).

If your journey costs you more than the bursary you receive, keep your tickets/receipt and we will pay you the difference.

We will do our best to ensure your bursary is paid to you before you travel. If this is not possible, please be assured that you will be paid the money if you travel to us.

Parking:

We strongly advise you not to come by car unless absolutely necessary, since parking is very restricted in the city and on the campuses. If you wish to come by car, we recommend you use the Park & Ride bus services. The park and ride car parks are clearly signposted as you approach the city and the service is frequent all day.

If you need to park on campus, please park in either the Headington Hill Car Park, or the Clerici Car Park. There is a car parking charge of £12 to park in the University car parks. If you do not have enough travel budget to cover this cost after you have paid for fuel, please let us know and we will refund you the cost

Directions:

Postcode: OX3 0BP

From the south - take the M40, leave at junction 8 and follow the signs for Oxford along the A40. Then follow the signs for the city centre on the London Road.

From the north - take the M40, leave at junction 8a and follow the signs for Oxford along the A40. Then follow the signs for the city centre on the London Road.

Train and Bus:

Train:

There are direct train services to Oxford from London and many other UK towns and cities.

Please only use Oxford railway station in the city center, not Oxford Parkway as it is not serviced by BROOKESbus.

Bus:

The 400 BROOKESbus U1 leaves every 15 minutes and takes about 30 minutes to travel between the city center and Headington Campus. Click to view the BrookesBUS website to plan your journey.

The closest bus stop to the train station is Oxford City Centre Frideswide Square, Stop R7. Take the bus in the Wheatley direction and get off at Brookes University, Stop B2.

Coach and Bus:

Coach:

From London there is a direct coach service, running every 10-20 minutes during the day, dropping you off right outside our Gipsy Lane site at Headington Campus. Visit Oxford Tube for this service. Coach services from London take approximately 80 - 90 minutes.

Birmingham, Coventry, Leeds and Sheffield all have direct coach links to Gloucester Green coach station. From other UK cities you will need to change. Find more information at National Express.

Bus:

To go directly to Headington Campus from Gloucester Green, it is a 5 minute walk to the city center where you can catch a 400 BROOKESbus U1 to the campus.

The BROOKESbus leaves every 15 minutes and takes about 30 minutes to travel between the city center and Headington Campus. Click to view the BrookesBUS website to plan your journey.

The closest bus stop to Gloucester Green is Oxford City Centre Park End Street, Stop D1 . Take the bus in the Wheatley direction and get off at Brookes University, Stop B2.

BrookesBus Timetable

Please note that the BROOKESbus times and services may change closer to the event date and that these times do not reflect the time that may be spent getting to bus stops and waiting for buses.