Travel
Coming to Oxford from abroad, the best options are:
- Flying to Heathrow
This is usually the best option for those flying long distance. There is an excellent direct bus service to Oxford (tell the driver you want to go to Gloucester Green bus station -- "Gloucester" is pronounced "gloster") with 2-3 buses per hour taking 80-90 minutes from the Heathrow Central Bus Station (Terminals 1-3) and Terminal 5. Those flying into Terminal 4 must first take a connecting underground train to the Central Bus Station.
- Flying to Birmingham
This is a good option for European flights. There is a regular train service to Oxford from the adjacent Birmingham International station. There are roughly 2 trains per hour and they take about an hour.
Other options are:
- Flying to Gatwick: the direct bus service is less frequent and takes up to 2.5 hours
- Flying to Luton or Stansted: two more airports near London but neither has convenient public transport links to Oxford
- Eurostar train to St Pancras station in London: onward travel to Oxford requires a 30-minute underground train journey to Paddington station, then an hour's train journey to Oxford
Once you get to Oxford, this map shows the location of the bus station (block C6) and train station (block A6) and all of the colleges and departments within the university.
Additional information is available from:
- Oxford University webpages with maps and travel info
- Oxford City webpages
- Visit Oxford webpages
The workshop will be held at St Hugh's College in the Mordan Hall. Parking is available for those that need it.
Accommodation
Accommodation is available for £75 per night (including VAT and breakfast) at the Linton Lodge, just a few minutes walk from St Hugh's College. We have temporarily reserved 30 rooms for the workshop so please mention the workshop (and the booking code UNI2311) when booking.For other alternatives please see this list of hotels. Ones which are fairly close by include: Galaxie, Marlborough House, Parklands, Burlington House.