The Division of Structural Biology is in the University's Old Road Campus in Headington, East Oxford. It can be found by following signs to the Churchill Hospital and the Old Road Campus. STRUBI is within walking distance of the London Road and the Headington shops. There are plenty of cycle racks outside the Centre by the main entrance. A map of Oxford's cycle network is available from the Oxfordshire County Council.
Local taxi companies include ABC Taxis (01865 770077) and Radio Taxis (01865 242424 or 01865 249743). During the rush hour taxis are very busy and can be unrealiable, so plenty of time should be allowed for your journey.
A regular bus service (Route 15; up to every 10 minutes) from the Oxford City Centre to Wood Farm runs along Old Road past the Campus. By getting off at Gipsy Lane, Valentia Road or Girdlestone Road you can easily walk to STRUBI. More information is available from the Oxford Bus Company, telephone 01865 785400.
The nearest Park & Ride is the Hospital Park & Ride which comes from Thornhill, on the A40 one mile east of Headington. The closest stop is marked on the Old Road Campus map on our Maps page. Details of all Park & Ride services in Oxford are available from the Park & Ride web site.
There are excellent coach links between Oxford and London provided by the Oxford Espress (part of the Oxford Bus Company) and the Oxford Tube and MegaBus (both parts of Stagecoach). These coaches operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to and from central London as frequently as every 12 minutes. There are convenient stops along the London Road through Headington. The best stops for getting on and off are the Headington shops or Gipsy Lane. Coach links with other major cities are mainly provided by National Express, telephone 08705 808080.
Oxford railway station is served by frequent direct services from London Paddington via Reading and Didcot and from Birmingham New Street via Coventry and Banbury. The Old Road Campus is three miles from Oxford railway station you should allow 15 minutes by taxi from the station forecourt (much more during rush hour!) and 30 minutes by bus number 5 changing at Queens Lane onto bus number 15. You can telephone National Rail Enquiries on 08457 484950 or check the live arrivals and departures on the web.
Oxford is about 45 miles west of Heathrow airport. Other convenient airports are Gatwick, Luton, Stansted, London City and Birmingham. There are regular coaches that run 24 hours a day (up to every 20 minutes to and from Heathrow; up to every hour to and from Gatwick) operated by The Airline (part of the Oxford Bus Company). Like London coaches, these stop on the London Road through Headington. Travelling by public transport to and from Stansted and Luton is difficult. London City airport can be reached by a London coach, the Underground and the Docklands Light Railway. Birmingham airport is next to Birmingham International railway station, which has frequent direct trains to Oxford.
