Getting to Brookes

To help with travel costs to our campus, we are able to offer you a travel bursary to contribute to the costs of your journey to our campus, at a rate of 40p per mile*. 

Prior to each event, you will receive an automated email from our travel bursary supplier called Oxford Brookes Aspire. You will need to follow the instructions within these emails carefully to claim your payment contribution. If you have not received an email, please check your spam/junk folder and ensure all requested details are inputted correctly to prevent delays.

                                EVENT DATE                           TRAVEL BURSARY PROCESSING DATE

                                 11th January 2025                                                    3rd January 2025

                                       25th January 2025                                                    15th January 2025

                                       8th February 2025                                                     29th January 2025

If you have any queries on accessing your account, please head to the Oxford Brookes Aspire Help and Support page where there is a live chat function.

*Please note that this amount is capped at £100. If your travel costs exceed this amount, then email brookesengage@brookes.ac.uk with proof of costs. 

Additionally, the bursary for the 2nd event will only be paid if we have you marked as attending the 1st event on the 11th January. Similarly, the bursary will only be paid for the 3rd event if you are marked as having attended the 2nd event on 25th January

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.