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If approaching the university’s Colchester Campus from London and the South via the A12, take the exit marked Colchester (A133). If approaching from Ipswich and the North on the A12, take the exit marked Colchester. From Colchester, the university is off the A133 to Clacton. A parking permit will be provided if you intend to come by car.
From London Liverpool Street Station trains run approximately every 10-20 minutes to Colchester Station. Trains to Norwich, Lowestoft, Ipswich, Harwich, Walton-on-the-Naze and Clacton, usually stop at Colchester Station (check the departure boards). The journey takes around an hour.
Services also connect with Colchester from Norwich, Ipswich, Felixstowe and Harwich. Local bus and taxi services connect Colchester Station to the university. (Note: Colchester has three stations – these directions refer to the main station and not Colchester Town or Hythe.) When travelling from the Clacton/Walton direction, alight at Wivenhoe or Hythe Stations and use the local bus and taxi service to connect to the university.
There are three coaches each day to/from London direct to the university (Valley Road stops). Travelling from other areas in the country, you must change at London (Victoria Coach Station). http://www.nationalexpress.com/
…by air
Heathrow
Heathrow Express is the non-stop train service between Heathrow Airport and Paddington Station. It takes 15 minutes to and from Terminals 1, 2 and 3, and 5 minutes more to and from Terminals 4 and 5. Trains depart every 15 minutes from 05:00 to 23:50, 365 days a year. Rail information and ticket desks are in the arrivals areas of all five terminals. Once at Paddington use the Circle Line of the London Underground to get to London Liverpool Street Station. http://www.heathrowexpress.com/
London Underground Piccadilly Line service to central London takes about 50-60 minutes. Tubes run every five minutes at peak times and every nine minutes at off-peak times and weekends. Once on the Piccadilly Line change at any of the following stations: Gloucester Road or South Kensington onto the Circle Line; Holborn onto the Central Line; leave the Underground at London Liverpool Street Station.
From London Liverpool Street Station trains run approximately every 10-20 minutes to Colchester Station. Trains to Norwich, Lowestoft, Ipswich, Harwich, Walton-on-the-Naze and Clacton, usually stop at Colchester Station (check the departure boards). The journey takes around an hour.
Local bus and taxi services connect Colchester Station to the university. (Note: Colchester has three stations – these directions refer to the main station and not Colchester Town or Hythe.)
From Colchester Station (forecourt) bus numbers 61, 62, 74/74B, 76, 78 go the university. The main university bus stop is at the Valley Road junction, near Square One, there are other stops for North Towers and South Courts. Combined frequency of buses is every 10 minutes weekdays during the day, 3-4 per hour weekday evenings. Weekends less frequent. Allow 45 minutes when travelling from Colchester Station to the university.
A taxi from Colchester Station to the university normally takes about 10-15 minutes outside rush hour.
It takes approximately 90 minutes to drive to Colchester from Heathrow.
When leaving terminals 1, 2 and 3, follow exit signs to the access/exit tunnel. Follow signs to the M4 motorway, which will quickly bring you to the M25 orbital. Terminal 4 is on the main A30 road while Terminal 5 is close to A3044. The M4 and M25 orbital are signposted. Follow the M25 north and east to the A12 (junction 28) and after some forty minutes on the A12 take the exit marked Colchester (A133). From Colchester, the university is off the A133 to Clacton. A parking permit will be provided if you intend to come by car.
Gatwick
Gatwick Express trains run every 15 minutes to Victoria Station and the journey time is 30 minutes (35 minutes on Sunday). Southern Service to London Victoria takes about 35 minutes. Trains run every 15 minutes during the day and every hour at night. From Victoria Station take the Circle Line to Liverpool Street Station. http://www.gatwickexpress.com/
From London Liverpool Street Station trains run approximately every 10-20 minutes to Colchester Station. Trains to Norwich, Lowestoft, Ipswich, Harwich, Walton-on-the-Naze and Clacton, usually stop at Colchester Station (check the departure boards). The journey takes around an hour.
Local bus and taxi services connect Colchester Station to the university. (Note: Colchester has three stations – these directions refer to the main station and not Colchester Town or Hythe.)
From Colchester Station (forecourt) bus numbers 61, 62, 74/74B, 76, 78 go the university. The main university bus stop is at the Valley Road junction, near Square One, there are other stops for North Towers and South Courts. Combined frequency of buses is every 10 minutes weekdays during the day, 3-4 per hour weekday evenings. Weekends less frequent. Allow 45 minutes when travelling from Colchester Station to the university.
A taxi from Colchester Station to the university normally takes about 10-15 minutes outside rush hour.
It takes approximately 90 minutes to drive to Colchester from Gatwick.
Gatwick Airport is at Junction 9 of the M23 motorway and on the A23 Brighton to London road. Take the M23 north to the M25. Follow the M25 east and north onto the A12 (junction 28) and take the exit marked Colchester (A133). From Colchester, the university is off the A133 to Clacton. A parking permit will be provided if you intend to come by car.
Stansted
There is an hourly bus service from Stansted Airport to Colchester Station which takes just under an hour.
Local bus and taxi services connect Colchester Station to the university. (Note: Colchester has three stations – these directions refer to the main station and not Colchester Town or Hythe.)
A taxi from Colchester Station to the university normally takes about 10-15 minutes outside rush hour.
From Colchester Station (forecourt) bus numbers 61, 62, 74/74B, 76, 78 go the university. The main university bus stop is at the Valley Road junction, near Square One, there are other stops for North Towers and South Courts. Combined frequency of buses is every 10 minutes weekdays during the day, 3-4 per hour weekday evenings. Weekends less frequent. Allow 45 minutes when travelling from Colchester railway station to the university.
Stansted is just 45 minutes away by car via the A120 and A12.
From the A12, take the exit marked Colchester (A133). The university is off the A133 towards Clacton. A parking permit will be provided if you intend to come by car.
Taxis are very expensive from Stansted to the university (approximately £80).
