How To Get To Oxford

Travelling to Oxford

The famous university city of Oxford lies North-West of London in the South of England. It is reachable by road and rail, whilst the nearest major airports to it are Heathrow and Luton.

By train, it takes 1hr from London, 2hrs 20mins from Sheffield, 1hr 10mins from Birmingham and 5hrs 30mins from Edinburgh.
If you’re driving to Oxford, you need to take the A40/M40 from London, the M40 from Birmingham, the M4 to A34 from Bristol and the M1 to A43 to M40 if you’re heading by road from the East of the UK.
For those intending to fly, London Heathrow (LHR) offers both a quicker rail link to Oxford and more scheduled UK and Ireland flights to choose from than Luton (LTN). It takes only 1hr 30mins from Heathrow(LHR, though this still involves one change.

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To help you out, we have compiled some information to help you get to Oxford. Of course, you can always give us a call at anytime for help or advice - 0845 260 2800!

Which airlines fly into Oxford?

Where are you flying from?:

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London Heathrow - LHR

46 miles from Oxford

Can we provide airport transfers? No

Heathrow Airport, 234 Bath Road, Hayes, Middlesex, UB3 5AP, United Kingdom

London Luton Airport - LTN

66 miles from Oxford

Can we provide airport transfers? No

London Luton Airport, Navigation House, Airport Way , Luton, LU2 9LY, United Kingdom

+44 (0)1582 405 100

How far is Oxford from you?

Please check the grid below for your nearest local town. This will give you a rough idea of how long it will take you and your mates to get to Oxford by road.

Local Town	Distance (miles)	Time (hours/mins)
Aberdeen	498	7:55
Birmingham	71	1:12
Brighton	106	1:55
Bristol	73	1:24
Cardiff	105	1:59
Edinburgh	361	6:09
Glasgow	365	5:48
Inverness	521	8:37
Leeds	170	2:50
Leicester	77	1:25
Liverpool	173	2:50
London	56	1:31
Manchester	158	2:49
Newcastle	258	4:09
Norwich	161	2:55
Nottingham	103	1:49
Plymouth	192	3:15
Southampton	66	1:13

Are you travelling by rail?

If so, you can get your tickets from thetrainline.com. Please remember, the earlier you buy your train tickets, the cheaper they will be (we think - we can never figure out how those bloody APEX tickets work)!

Oxford is serviced by the following train station(s):