Transport

By plane

Oxford is served by all the London airports (Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Luton). Heathrow is generally considered the most convenient, though it can also be more expensive. Birmingham airport and the East Midlands airport are convenient alternatives. The best ways to get from whichever airport you choose to Oxford are the regular shuttle buses or, from Birmingham, the train from Birmingham International station.

By coach

THERE IS CURRENTLY ENGINEERING WORK AT GLOUCESTER GREEN BUS STATION. COACHES WILL ARRIVE AND DEPART FROM OXPENS CAR PARK, WHERE THERE IS A COURTESY BUS SERVICE TO TAKE YOU TO GLOUCESTER GREEN. These buses run 24 hours a day, every 20 minutes between 06:00 and 22:00 and at least twice an hour between 22:00 and 06:00. See http://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/ for more details.

From the central Gloucester Green Bus Station (shown on the map below) it is a twenty minute walk to Lady Margaret Hall. The taxi fare is about £3.

• Timetable from London Heathrow to Oxford Follow the Links to the Oxford Express. (Journey time approximately one hour)

• Timetable from London Gatwick to Oxford Follow the Links to the Oxford Express.(Journey time approximately one and a half hours)

• Timetable from Central London to Oxford (Journey time approximately one and a half hours)

• National Express services throughout the UK Just enter in the your starting point and destination for timetables from London Luton and London Stansted. (Journey times approximately two hours)

By train

Oxford is on the main West Coast line operated by Virgin trains. The average journey time to London is 50 minutes with trains running at least every half hour. There are also frequent train services to Birmingham, with journey times of one and a half hours. For further details of timetables and ticket availability visit The Trainline website or the Railtrack website. The railway station is about a thirty minute walk to Lady Margaret Hall. The taxi fare is about £3.

Map showing walking route between railway and bus stations and Lady Margaret Hall, and marking conference venues

By car

It is extremely difficult to park in Oxford and city centre parking charges are becoming increasingly expensive, so we do not recommend that you bring your car. There is limited parking at the college, but people giving presentations will be given priority for these spaces. If you do need to bring a car you may find the links to these maps useful:

• Maps of central Oxford and the major approach roads, including the Park and Ride car parks

• A multimap of Oxford scale= 100,000

• A multimap of Oxford scale= 50,000 showing Lady Margaret hall

• A map of Oxford showing all the Libraries which are registered on OLIS (Oxford Libraries Information System a.k.a. the Geac Advance database)

It is also possible to hire cars in Oxford. Contact details of several cars hire firms are listed below:

• Avis - +44 (0)1865 249000

• Budget Car Rental - +44 (0)1865 724884

• Enterprise - +44 (0)1865 202088

• Hertz - +44 (0)1865 319972

• National - +44 (0)1865 240471

• Thrifty - +44 (0)1865 250252

By bike

While you might not want to travel to Oxford by bike, once you are here it is a popular and very convenient way of getting around. We recommend the following bike hire company:

• Bike Zone, Market Street, Oxford Tel: +44 (0)1865 728877

Local taxis

Taxi ranks are located at Oxford railway station, Gloucester Green Coach Station and St Giles in the City Centre. For local taxi companies, telephone:

• 001 Taxis +44 (0)1865 240000
• ABC taxis +44 (0)1865 775577
• City Taxis +44 (0)1865 201201
• Euro taxis +44 (0)1865 430430
• Radio taxis +44 (0)1865 242424

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