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York Campus  Image reproduced with kind permission of Ordnance Survey and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland. |
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To download and print a copy of these instructions
click here. York is easily accessible from most entry points and other places in the UK . Travelling to, or completing your journey to York by rail, coach or car offers an opportunity to enjoy the beauty of the UK countryside! By Air Many UK airports are connected to York by good rail and road links. Miles to York are in brackets. These include all London airports (chief ones being Heathrow (210 miles), Gatwick (240 miles), London City (200 miles), Manchester (83 miles), Leeds-Bradford (30 miles), Newcastle (100 miles), Teesside International (Durham Tees Valley airport 59 miles), Liverpool (95 miles), Doncaster-Sheffield (Robin Hood airport -38 miles ), East Midlands (90 miles), Humberside (48 miles) Birmingham International (127 miles). By Train from LONDON or MANCHESTER Walk up train tickets will be significantly more expensive than if they are purchased un advance. Buy tickets in advance at www.nationalrail.co.uk . Getting from the airport in London to the train to York: From Heathrow - Take the underground to Kings Cross From Gatwick - Take Gatwick Express to Victoria Station and then Underground to Kings Cross. From Stansted - Take train to York via Peterborough (check schedules at www.gner.co.uk or www.nationalrail.co.uk) From Luton - There is a train to York (check schedules at www.midlandmainline.com or www.nationalrail.co.uk) Getting from the airport in Manchester to the train to York Trains depart from the Manchester Airport to York regularly. The journey takes about 2 ½ hours. Further information can be obtained by visiting www.nationalrail.co.uk By Taxi from the York Train Station Taxis are available from the station concourse and the 2 mile -journey takes around 15 minutes. The cost is around £6.00. By Bus from the York Train Station No 4 ('Turquoise Line') buses run by First York to the University, leave the station approximately every 15 minutes from 6.30am (7.30am Sundays) until 23.00. The bus stop is on University Road - the second one on that approach (ask driver for Campus Central). By Road The Heslington campus is based in the south-east of York. It is easily accessible by car from the A64 section of the outer ring road, via the A1079 or the A19. Visitors approaching York from the A64 should turn off at one of the exits marked University (A19 or A1079), in order to avoid the City centre. Subsequent turns are also signposted. The Selby road (A19) should be followed to Fulford and turn along Heslington Lane or Broadway towards Heslington. The Exhibition Centre is off Goodricke Way (on the left). A map showing the local road network is available at www.york.ac.uk/np/maps/ By Sea York is only one hour from the North Sea Ferries (P and O) terminal at Hull, with daily crossings to Holland and Belgium. See www.poferries.com for details. Overnight Accommodation in London Delegates arriving in the UK too late at night for travel onward to York may need to check into a hotel. Useful sites and contacts are: www.laterooms.com Tel: 0161 835 2301 www.airport-accommodation.co.uk www.airport-accommodation.co.uk www.hotels.uk.com/airports.html, Tel: 01204 272710 Airport locations closest to York:
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