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Travelling to University of Nottingham and other practical information

Nottingham is easily accessible via public transport from major UK airports and cities including London, Birmingham and Manchester.

 Nearby airports

East Midlands Airport is just 15 miles from Nottingham city centre and there is a dedicated bus service between the airport and the city centre. From there, you can either get a taxi or tram to campus.

Journey times

The estimated journey times below are provided for guidance only, and may vary depending on the travel route and time of day. Please visit the operator websites for full details of travel connections, times, fares and bookings.

Location

Approximate journey time to Nottingham city centre

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Central London                    

4 hours by coach (from Victoria Coach Station) or 1.40 min - 2 hours by train (from St Pancras International)

Transport for London                             

London Heathrow (LHR)

2 hours by train or 4 hours by coach

Heathrow Airport

London Gatwick (LGW)

3 hours by train or 5 hours by coach

Gatwick Airport

Stansted Airport (STN)

3 hours by train or 5 hours by coach 

Stansted Airport

Luton Airport (LTN)

2 hours by train or 3 hours by coach

Luton Airport

Birmingham Airport (BHX)

2 hours by train or 2 hours by coach

Birmingham Airport

Manchester Airport (MAN)

3 hours by train or 5 hours by coach

Manchester Airport

East Midlands Airport (EMA)          

45 minutes by the Nottingham Skylink bus 

East Midlands Airport

 

Travel and arrival

 By train

If you travel by train from continental Europe to London, you arrive at St Pancras Station in London and trains to Nottingham also depart from St Pancras – very short walk between international arrivals and departure to Nottingham.

The train, timetable information is available from National Rail, and we advise booking your tickets online.

We suggest you arrive at Nottingham Train Station, and from there you can get a taxi. There is a taxi rank on Station Street, or you can use Uber or DG Cars to book a taxi directly.

You can also get the tram directly to University Park Campus. Follow the signs from your platform, and head north on the Hucknall tram line (going towards Toton Lane) . More information including tickets and timetables, see the NET site.

By coach

National Express offers regular coach transfers between London Heathrow/Gatwick and Nottingham Broadmarsh Bus and Coach Station. Book your ticket and find out more on National Express website .

Journey planning

Check out our campus maps and local travel connections so you know what to do when you arrive in Nottingham.

 

Accommodation information

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If you are not an invited speaker , you need to arrange accommodation yourself and we do not endorse any particular hotel.

The workshop will be on University Park Campus of the University of Nottingham.

There are many options for accommodation in Nottingham. The closest hotels to the University Park Campus are: Orchard hotel and Jubilee hotel

Travelodge Nottingham Wollaton Park

Travelodge Nottingham Riverside

There are also a number of hotels in the Nottingham City centre from which Campus is easily reachable by tram or bus (or within about 45 minutes by foot).

About Nottingham

Around 600 AD, the Snotingas gave their name to the settlements of Nottingham, which were first recorded as ‘Snotengaham’ meaning ’the homestead of Snot’s people’. Over time the city’s name was modified and it eventually became Nottingham around the 12th century. Nottingham is home of one of the greatest English poets Lord Byron, the writer D.H. Lawrence, and fashion designer Sir Paul Smith and of the legend of Robin Hood. Nottingham is the birthplace of the companies Boots, Raleigh bike as well as of traffic lights.
The city of Nottingham has population around 320 thousands and Nottingham has a population around 770 thousands which make it the largest urban area in the East Midlands and the second-largest in the Midlands. As a major sporting centre, Nottingham is the base for many sport facilities, including the National Ice Centre, Tennis Centre, Holme Pierrepoint National Watersports Centre, Trent Bridge international cricket ground, and City Ground for Nottingham Forest. Local attractions include National Justice Museum, Wollaton Hall, Underground Caves and Green’s Mill (the mill of the famous mathematician George Green).