Train, coach or plane, we've got you sorted!

We’ve put together a handy guide to help you find your way to campus, no matter how you’re travelling.

From train journeys and car routes to nearby airports and local transport, here’s everything you need to know to make your arrival as smooth as possible.

✈️ By plane

From Birmingham Airport

Transport: Local bus service - Number X1
Cost: £4*
Travel Time: 1 hour

Transport: Train from 'Birmingham International (BHI)' to 'Coventry (COV)'
Cost: £3*
Travel Time: approximately 20 minutes

Transport: Taxi - only suggested if you arrive very late at night or early in the morning
Cost: £35 - £45*
Travel Time: approximately 20 minutes

From Heathrow Airport

Transport: Train from 'Heathrow Rail (All Stations)' to 'Coventry (COV)'
Cost: from £45 - £50*
Travel Time: 2.5 hours

From Gatwick Airport

Transport: Train from 'National Express' coach service
Cost: from £24.00*
Travel Time: 3-4 hours

From Coventry Train Station

Transport: Taxi
Cost: approximately £8.00*
Travel Time: 5-10 minutes

*Please note that prices are indicative only.

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🚂 By train

Coventry Railway Station (COV) is around a 10–20 minute walk from the main university campus.

If you’d rather not walk, you can hop in a taxi just outside the station—just ask to be dropped at Coventry University in the city centre. It should only cost around £3.

You can also catch a bus from the station into town. Services 8, 8A, 9, 9A, 85, 585 and X30 run roughly every 10 minutes during the day (and every 30 minutes after 6pm). Ask the driver for ‘Pool Meadow’, this is the city’s main bus station and sits right across from the University on Priory Street. Make sure you’ve got the exact fare ready, as buses don’t give change.

🚗 By bus or coach

Coventry’s main coach and bus station is Pool Meadow, which is just a short walk from the university campus, right across from Priory Street. If you're arriving by National Express or another long-distance coach service, this is where you'll most likely be dropped off.

Once you arrive, it's easy to walk to campus in under 5 minutes. You’ll find plenty of signs pointing you in the right direction, and during busy times like move-in weekend, look out for Student Ambassadors who’ll be on hand to help you find your way.