Getting about in Oxford is best done on foot, by bike, by bus or by taxi. Car parking is notoriously difficult, though possible if you are determined, but a good alternative is to use one of the city's Park and Ride facilities. Buses from these into town (as well as along the other major bus routes) are frequent and run quite late. There isn't really a night bus service, but then Oxford is a lot smaller than London and doesn't really open late enough to merit one. For any late-night needs there are taxis in abundance.
Getting to and from London from Oxford is very easy, as there are direct fast trains very regularly, and two rival direct coach services. To and from anywhere else in the UK when starting at Oxford you will need to proceed via Reading/London (the east, south east and north east), Bristol (Wales), Birmingham (the midlands and north east) or Basingstoke (the south). Links to all the info you'll need are below.
Journey planning...
- Traveline
(0871 200 2233)
- Partnership of transport operators and local authorities, aiming to advise you on any journey by public transport. Can only cover journeys within regions.
- Transport Direct
- Plan a journey door to door, compare public transport and car details for the same journey,
check your CO2 emissions and live updates about roads and motorways (Sister site to Traveline and much more useful)
- Carl Berry
- Individual's database of national public transport. Also gives info on hospitals / supermarkets served by public transport and many other useful things.
...Buses...
- www.oxontime.com
- A site detailing the whereabouts of all Oxford Bus Company and BrookesBus and some Stagecoach
buses in excitingly real time, so you can work out exactly when it's worth leaving the house. It's quickest to use
if you know your service number, stop number and postcode, but you can also navigate with a map.
- Rob's Bus Zone
- One enthusiast's quest to keep you informed about buses, with numerous links to all aspects of bus information including where to buy them second-hand
- The Oxford Bus Company
(01865 785400)
- local route, London-Oxford express and airport service timetables
- Thames Travel
(01491 837988) - Oxfordshire regional
services
- Stagecoach
(01865 772250) - local route and Oxford
Tube (London-Oxford express) timetables
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Megabus
(0900 160 0900 - 60p per min!) - Oxford-London (£5) and Oxford-Cambridge (from £3). You MUST pre-book seats, and can do so online on the
day of departure. Megabus now works in cooperation with the Oxford Tube and leaves
Gloucester Green Bus Station at the same times as the Oxford Tube.
- Oxford Open Top Bus Tours
(01865 790522)
- See our review here.
