Travel to Oxford
Air
London Heathrow and Gatwick
airports are linked to
Oxford
by The Airline
coach service, which operate a direct frequent service twenty-four hours a day.
London Stansted airport is linked to
Oxford
by the National
Express 757 coach, running every two hours. For information telephone
08705747777. For information telephone 01865 785400. A number of companies,
including Oxicars
and CCB cars,
offer pre-bookable airport transfers.
Coaches to and from the London Airports leave from and arrive at Gloucester
Green Coach Station (100 metres from Worcester College).
Rail
A frequent direct service
operates between
Oxford
and London Paddington (approximately every 30 minutes), and between
Oxford
and
Birmingham New Street
via Banbury and
Coventry
. Other services operate from the north via
Birmingham New Street
; from the South via
Reading
; and from the west via Didcot or
Reading
. For information contact National
Rail enquiries; tel: 08457 484950.
The Rail Station is less than 10 minutes walk from Worcester College.
Coach
Frequent 24-hour direct services
connect
Oxford
with
London
(peak times every 10-20 minutes). The Oxford
Espress service includes Victoria Coach Station, Grosvenor Gardens,
Marble Arch, Baker Street/Gloucester Place and Hillingdon.(tel: 01865 785410).
The Oxford
Tube service includes Grosvenor Gardens, Marble Arch, Notting Hill
Gate, Shepherd's Bush, and Hillingdon (tel: 01865 772250). For information on
coaches to other major cities and airports contact National
Express (tel: 08705 808080). Coaches arrive at Gloucester Green Coach
Station (100 metres from Worcester College).
Car
London-Oxford: A40/M40/A40;
Birmingham-Oxford: M40/A34;
Bristol-Oxford: M32/M4/A34.
Parking
Many
Oxford
streets are now closed to traffic and parking is severely limited. Visitors are
encouraged to use the Park and Ride bus services which operate between the city
centre and parking areas on the outskirts at Pear Tree, Woodstock Road (north);
Water Eaton (north); Seacourt, Botley Road (west); Redbridge, Abingdon Road
(south); and Thornhill, London Road (east). See the Oxford
Bus Company website for details.
Car parks are available in the
city centre (but are very expensive!).
Local Taxis
Taxi ranks are located at Oxford
Railway Station, Gloucester Green Coach Station and St Giles' in the city
centre.
ABC Taxis, Tel: +44 (0)1865
770077
City Taxis, Tel: +44 (0)1865 201201
Euro Taxis, Tel: +44 (0)1865 430430
Radio Taxis, Tel: +44 (0)1865 249743 or 242424
Tourist Information Centre
15-16 Broad Street
, Tel: +44 (0) 1865 726871
Open: Mon-Sat 0930-1700; Sun 1000-1530
www.visitoxford.org,
email tic@oxford.gov.uk
