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How to get to the University
International Students
The University is committed to the Travelwise campaign and is encouraging the use of other modes of transport than the private car.
By Bus
Arriva buses numbers 7, 17 and 27 run from the Friary Bus Station to the campus.
Guildford Link bus runs every 10 minutes between the University, the station, the town and Spectrum, between 7.30 am and 7.30 pm, then half-hourly until 11.00 pm. These times apply Monday - Saturday. Fares between the University and town centre are 50p single and 70p return. Bus stops on campus by Car Park 5 (Car Park 3 on Saturdays only).
By Coach
National Express coach No 075 runs between Victoria Coach Station and Woodbridge Road, Guildford (opposite Ladymead Retail Park) every two hours from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. After 5 o'clock there are only two more buses - 6.00 pm and 11.30 pm. Coaches run Monday to Sunday, journey time 55 minutes.
Further information on 0990 808080
By Rail
Guildford is on the main London (Waterloo) to Portsmouth line, with a good service. London Waterloo is also the terminus for the Eurostar service to Paris and Brussels.
Fast trains from Waterloo take 36 minutes. There is an alternative line, with a slower service, via Cobham. Trains every 1/2 hour from Aldershot, Farnborough and Reading, and every hour from Dorking, Redhill and Tonbridge.
National Rail train timetables
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From Guildford station:
Bus
Guildford Link bus (leave station by footbridge and rear exit, cross main road to bus stop).
Taxi
From main (eastern) exit.
Walk
Leave the station by footbridge and rear (western) exit, turn right into Guildford Park Road; after 200 yards (just past the Evangelical Church), turn right via Borough Car Park (about 15 minutes).
By road
If approaching from London (A3) or the M25 (Junction 10), remain on A3 until you reach the exit signed to Cathedral and University. Do not take the exit signed to Guildford.
If approaching on the A322 or A323 from Bagshot or Aldershot, at the A3 roundabout take the exit signed to Portsmouth, and then turn off the A3 at the first exit (signed to Cathedral and University).
If entering Guildford from Horsham (A281) or Godalming (A3100), leave the central gyratory system at the exit marked Farnham (A31). After approximately 200 yards, at the mini-roundabout, take first turning into Guildford Park Road and continue along Madrid Road to The Chase for a mile. At the roundabout take the third exit, into the University entrance.
By Air
Via London Airport (Heathrow)
Rail-air link coaches leave Terminal 4 for Woking Station from 6.10 am to 11.00 pm, picking up from Terminals 2, 3 and 1.
Between 9.00 am and 8.00 pm they run every half-an-hour, otherwise it is an hourly service. Time to Woking, 50 minutes. Frequent trains from Woking to Guildford.
Further information on 0181 759 4321
Via London Airport (Gatwick)
Gatwick Station is positioned in the South Terminal of the airport and provides direct rail-air link trains for Guildford hourly between 10.03 am and 4.03 pm, journey time 38 minutes. Other times vary.
Further information on 01293 535353
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Finding your way about The Campus
It helps to remember that the University is laid out in three zones, academic, communal and residential. At the bottom of Stag Hill are the large academic buildings (AA, AB etc.) linked by access towers containing entrances, stairs, toilets and goods lifts.
Schools and departments may have facilities in more than one building, and the site plan reference shows where the main offices are located.
Next up the hill are the administrative offices, library, restaurants, lecture theatres, shops, bank, and other communal facilities.
Further up still, are the student residences, grouped in seven Courts.
Special Needs Access
Please contact Information Centre (01483 879905) in advance for advice and to ensure that parking is available.
It is possible to reach some parts by wheelchair, provided you start from the right place.
Visitors Car Parking
There is a system of security gates on campus designed to control parking and traffic.
Visitors may park in Car Park 1. All vehicles must display a permit between 0730 and 1700 from Monday to Friday. Parking outside those hours and at weekends is free and does not require a permit. Visitors can buy one on arrival from the Pay and Display machines in Car Park 1. The current charge for a day ticket is £6.00.
Parking machines do not take notes, visitors will need to purchase a ticket as there are no money changing facilities available.
Visitors' vehicles displaying an Blue Badge may park free in the car parks and in disabled bays for up to 6 hours, unless the host or driver has made arrangements with the Security Office for a longer stay.
Improperly parked vehicles will be impounded, and released only on payment of fee.
Please observe the 15 mph speed limit on campus.
