How to get to Pembroke College, Oxford

Oxford is about 60 miles (90 kms) northwest of London and has excellent road and national rail links. Regular coach services connect Oxford with the capital and also with Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Luton airports. Pembroke College is located on Pembroke Square just off St. Aldates in central Oxford.

By air

If you are traveling from London Heathrow or Gatwick, The Airline coach service travels directly to Oxford (ca. 90 mins travel time departing every half hour at peak time). Stay on the coach until the end of the line, Gloucester Green Bus Station. Then it is approximately a 10 minute walk to the College. For more information (tel: +44 (0)1865 785400) or visit www.airline.oxfordbus.co.uk.

London Stansted airport is linked to Oxford by the National Express 757 Coach which runs every 2 hours. There is also a direct train which runs from Birmingham International Airport to Oxford Rail Station.

By train

A 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 www.nationalrail.co.uk (tel: +44 (0)8457 484950).

By coach

There is an excellent coach service, the Oxford Tube, which runs frequent buses between central London and Oxford Gloucester Green Bus Station, 24 hours a day. The Oxford Tube service includes Grosvenor Gardens, Marble Arch, Notting Hill Gate, Shepherd’s Bush and Hillingdon.

Parking in Oxford

Many Oxford streets are now closed to traffic and parking is severely limited. If you are planning on arriving by car please advise Pembroke College in advance (see contacts page) to check for available parking spaces on site.