Venue and travel

Venue

The Logistics Research Network (LRN) Conference will be held at Sheffield University Management School (SUMS), the University of Sheffield.

Address

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Travelling to Sheffield

We encourage people to use sustainable transport options when possible.

By air

Sheffield is located in South Yorkshire at the heart of the UK's major rail and road networks, meaning it's easy to get to and is around 1 hours’ drive from 3 international airports.

The nearest major airport is Manchester Airport with the most worldwide connections (over 200 destinations flying into Manchester from over 70 airlines). From Manchester, there is a two-train journey (Manchester Airport – Manchester Piccadilly – Sheffield) taking approximately 1hr 30 min.

Sheffield is just 2 hours from London (with fast direct links from London St Pancras International departing every 30 minutes ) and 3 hours 30 mins from Edinburgh.

By train

Sheffield Railway Station is well connected to major UK cities. The Management School is a short tram, taxi or bus ride (or a combination) from the station. 

Tram services from the station to the University include the blue and yellow routes towards Middlewood or Malin Bridge, getting off at University of Sheffield stop. There is then a walk of approximately 20 minutes to SUMS.

Several buses stop near SUMS, including routes 51, 52 and 120.

By car