The Astrological Association of Great Britain Presents

Travel to and around York

TRAVEL FROM YORK CITY CENTRE TO YORK UNIVERSITY, HESLINGTON CAMPUS

The Railway station is situated in Station Road

The main bus station is at Rougier Street, less than 400 yards from the Railway station
National Express buses stop at the railway station

A number of companies operate buses to the University: the Nos. 4 and 64 depart from the railway station. The scheduled journey time from the railway station to Heslington is 20 minutes.

Other services are the 27, 28 and 29.

Alternatively you can take a taxi from the Rail Station ( estimated journey time is 10 minutes)

http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/ for journey details and timetables of trains
http://tube.tfl.gov.uk/default.asp for journey details of London Underground travel as journeys will involve some changes.

Other useful websites are :-
The University of York www.york.ac.uk
York Tourist Office www.york-tourism.co.uk

COACH TRAVEL

If you wish to investigate the possibility of travelling to York by Coach instead of Rail you can do this on http://www.nationalexpress.com/home/hp.cfm

LET YOUR COMPUTER GENERATE YOUR OWN TRAVEL ITINERY WITHIN UK

Especially helpful for travel within Briton is the link below, where you can type your place of arrival and York Rail Station and find exact routes and timings for bus and trains together from all the places that people are likely to live, or arrive at in the UK
Traveline An online journey-planner for arrival by car, coach and train only.
Web site: www.jplanner.org.uk

TRAVELLING FROM OUTSIDE OF UK

It need not cost a lot of money to travel to England. There are quite a few cheap flights from all over Europe. You can check on www.ryanair.com or www.easyjet.com (Both sites have multi-lingual pages). There are also many other air carriers based in the UK and other Countries. As well as the London airports (Heathrow, Gatwick, or Stansted ), there may be cheap flights to Humberside, Leeds/Bradford, and Manchester International airports. Also if you wish to bring your car from the Continent, Hull Ferryport is only an hour by road from York.

FROM HEATHROW

Travel by London Underground from Heathrow to London Kings Cross. Travel by train from London Kings Cross to York.

FROM STANSTEAD

Travel by train from Stansted airport to Seven Sisters then by London Underground to London Kings Cross. Travel by train from London Kings Cross to York.

FROM MANCHESTER AIRPORT

Trains run direct from Manchester airport to York

FROM LEEDS/BRADFORD AIRPORT

Leeds is the nearest mainline rail station to Leeds/Bradford Airport (about 10 miles away). Take Airline Bus Service No.757 from the airport to Leeds Station from where you can catch a train to York. At York rail station you can take either a bus or taxi to the Heslington Campus of The University of York.

FROM HULL FERRY PORT

Trains run direct from Hull railway station to York. Check with http://www.nationalrail.co.uk for journey details and timetables.(A No 23 or 24 bus will take you from the ferry terminal to Hull Railway station.) Please check: http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/maps/index.php for confirmation and time-table.
Buses, an a X46 will take you from Hull to York city centre.
National Express coaches run a service from the ferry terminal to York city centre, see http://www.nationalexpress.com/home/hp.cfm for details

TRAVEL BY ROAD

Your route can be planned here: http://www.theaa.com/travelwatch/planner_main.jsp

Once you reach junction 45 on the A1 motorway follow these directions:
A1(M) Jct 45 (A64),N York
Follow signs York A64
A64 Travelodge (York - East) (on left)
A64 Bilbrough Services (on right)
A64 Junction with A1036 (west)
Forward into Bypass (signposted Scarborough)
A19 Junction with A19
Branch left (signposted York) and at roundabout take 1st exit A19
A19 Fulford (post office)
Uncl. Junction for York University
At traffic signals turn right unclassified (signposted University, Heslington) In 0.6 mile at mini-roundabout turn right
.Arrive at York University (Heslington)

TAXI FIRMS IN YORK

PH Travel York
1 Rye Close, Wiggington, York, YO32 2TX.
Tel: 01904 766239.
E-mail: enquiries@phtravelyork.co.uk
disabled wheelchair access.

Ace Taxis
10 Redeness St, York, YO31 7UU.
Tel: 01904 638888.

Premier Travel
18 Woldgate View, Pocklington, York, YO42 2PS.
Tel: 01759 306910.

A1 Taxis York
Odeon Buildings, Blossom St, York, YO24 1AJ.
Tel: 01904 690690.

Castle Cars
22 Fetter Lane, York, YO1 6EH.
Tel: 01904 611511.

Country Cabs
29 Ryemoor Rd, Haxby, York, YO32 2GX.
Tel: 01904 764764.

Viking Taxis
29 Ryemoor Lane, Haxby, York, YO32 2GX.
Tel: 01904 693989.

Bishopthorpe Travel
5 Main St, Bishopthorpe, York, YO23 2RA.
Tel: 01904 706718.

Clifton Taxis
4 Ocean Building, Blossom St, York, YO24 1AJ.
Tel: 01904 652929.