Venue & Oxford City | Getting to Oxford

Getting to Oxford

Oxford is located in south-central England, approximately 1 hour by train from Central London.

(Oxford is the large green circle in the centre of the map above; the smaller green circle is the location of ISIS/Diamond)

 


How to get to Oxford

Oxford is well served by public transport and the SAS-2009 Organisers would encourage participants to use public transport where possible.  The historic nature of the City Centre can make the road system confusing for visitors and parking spaces are in very short supply. 

NO PARKING will be available at the Conference venue.


By Air

There are 3 major international airports (London Heathrow, LHR; London Gatwick, LGW; Birmingham International, BHX) within 2 hours travel time, plus a number of smaller airports (London Stanstead, London Luton, London City, Southampton, Bristol International & Cardiff) - mostly serving Europe - slightly further afield.

http://www.baa.com/ - the British Airports Authority

http://www.bhx.co.uk/ - Birmingham International Airport

http://www.bristolairport.co.uk/ - Bristol International Airport

http://www.cwlfly.com/ - Cardiff Airport, Wales

http://www.londoncityairport.com/ - London City Airport


By Rail

There is a main railway station and a long-distance bus station in the centre of Oxford, within walking distance of the Conference venue.

http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/ - UK National Rail Enquiries

http://www.heathrowexpress.com/ - the rail operator serving Heathrow Airport-London (Paddington)

http://www.gatwickexpress.com/ - the rail operator serving Gatwick Airport-London (Victoria)

http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/ - the rail operator serving London, Reading, Oxford and the West of England; also Gatwick Airport & Reading

http://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/ - the rail operator serving Gatwick Airport, Reading & Birmingham (& others)

http://www.virgintrains.co.uk/ - the rail operator serving Oxford, Birmingham and North-West England

http://www.nationalexpresseastcoast.com/en/ - the rail operator serving the North of England, Birmingham and London (King's Cross)

http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/SWTrains/ - the rail operator serving the South Coast & London (Waterloo)

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/ - London Underground, connecting all London mainline stations & Heathrow Airport

Eurostar Services (Paris-London, Lille-London, Brussels-London)

http://www.eurostar.com/

(Participants should note that from 14-Nov-2007 Eurostar services will arrive/depart from London St Pancras International station and not London Waterloo International station)


By Coach & Bus

http://www.nationalexpress.com/ - the national coach operator

http://www.railair.com/ - the coach operator serving Heathrow Airport-Reading Railway Station

http://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/main.php?page_id=23 - a local coach operator serving Heathrow and Gatwick Airports

http://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/main.php?page_id=27 - a local coach operator serving London-Oxford

http://www.oxfordtube.com/ - another local coach operator serving London-Oxford

http://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/main.php?page_id=21 - the bus operator serving Oxford City

http://www.stagecoachbus.com/oxfordshire/ - the bus operator serving Oxford and its environs


By Road

Oxford is served by two major roads, the A34 (passing to the west of the City) and the M40 motorway/A40 (passing to the east and north of the City).  These join at M40 Junction 9.  They are also connected by the A4142 'Oxford ring road' to the south of the City.  The A34 also connects with the M4 motorway at Junction 13, the main east-west road out of London.

Typical journey times to Oxford (normal traffic and weather conditions) from: Heathrow Airport, 60 mins; Birmingham Airport, 75 mins; Southampton, 75 mins; Central London, 90 mins; Bristol, 90 mins; Gatwick Airport, 105 mins; Cardiff, 120 mins; Dover, 150 mins.

The SAS-2009 Organisers would encourage participants to use public transport where possible.  The historic nature of the City Centre can make the road system confusing for visitors and parking spaces are in very short supply.  NO PARKING will be available at the Conference venue.

There are several large car parks on the periphery of the City served by dedicated bus services, see http://www.oxford.gov.uk/transport/park-and-ride.cfm for further details.


By Sea

The main vehicle and pedestrian ferry ports in the south of the UK serving Europe are (west to east): Plymouth, Poole, Portsmouth, Newhaven, Folkstone, Dover, Ramsgate, and Harwich.

There is a cruise liner terminal at Southampton.

The most convenient ports for Oxford are Portsmouth and Southampton.