Oxford transport
Oxford is located some 55 miles northwest of London and 70 miles southeast of Birmingham. The A34 road between Hampshire and the Midlands passes Oxford and forms the western part of the city’s bypass. The other trunk roads serving Oxford are the A40 road linking London, the Costwolds and West Wales, and the A420 road between Oxford and Bristol via Swindon. The city has trunk roads, inside which depending on traffic the journey varies.
The Oxford Canal links Oxford to the Midlands, and connects at Oxford with Thames River, which provides a navigable link, nowadays chiefly for leisure craft.
By train
Oxford has a large train station situated in the western part of the city (immediately west of the city centre and south of Jericho). Trains run to/from western London (Paddington and Ealing Broadway mainline stations), Birmingham and Manchester as well as Banbury and Bicester.
The Bicester railway branch is part of the route of a former railway service connecting Oxford and Cambridge, known as the Varsity Line.
By bus
Frequent and normal coach services run from several convenient bus stops to Gloucester Green coach station in Oxford. Normally starting at London’s Victoria Station, it running westwards via Marble Arch, Notting Hill and Shepherd's Bush and then onwards to Oxford. Stops in Oxford include beside others Thornhill Park and Ride station, Headington, Brookes University, High Street (which is best for daily visitors, as it it right in the middle of town) and finally Gloucester Green, which is also well situated. Bus companies between London and Oxford include OxfordTube, Oxfordespress and low-cost Megabus.com. Prices range between £10 and £13 for an adult day return ticket.
By air
The Oxford Airport at Kidlington offers business and general aviation services. It is used for private and charter aircraft, and has no scheduled domestic and international flights. Useful only if you fly your own plane or able to charter a small aircraft.
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