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There are various rail stations that are easily accessed from the campus and they offer excellent links to Birmingham, London and many other major UK cities.
Coventry Rail Station
The nearest rail station for the University is Coventry - approximately four miles from the campus. Coventry Station is easily reached from London (Euston), Birmingham and Leicester, all of which run regular and frequent services direct to Coventry. From Coventry Station, there are frequent local bus services to the University.
Visitors should follow the signs from the station to Warwick Road (a 2 minute walk) and from there catch the Travel Coventry services 12/12A or U1 which travel onto the main campus. The Stagecoach service U1 travels along Warwick Road and onto the Central Campus. More information on bus travel to the University can be found here.
Taxis are also available from outside of the station (about £10, 15 mins).
Birmingham New Street Rail Station
During weekdays trains from Birmingham New Street depart for Coventry on average every 10 minutes. The journey takes between 20-30 minutes depending on which service is used.
London Midland
offer a regular rail service that stops at local rail stations including Canley Rail Station which is a 25 minute walk, or a shorter bike ride or taxi journey than from the main Coventry Rail Station to campus.
Birmingham International Rail Station
The station that serves Birmingham Airport is Birmingham International. During weekdays trains depart from Birmingham International to Coventry on average every 10 minutes. The journey takes between 10-15 minutes depending on which service is used.
London Midland offer a regular rail service that stops at local rail stations including Canley Rail Station which is a 25 minute walk, or a shorter bike ride or taxi journey than from the main Coventry Rail Station to campus.
Canley Rail Station
Canley has a small local rail station is approxiamately 1.3 miles, is a 25 minute walk, a short bike ride or taxi journey to main campus. London Midland offer a regular rail service that passes through Canley Station going to London, Milton Keynes, Birmingham New Street, Birmingham International, Coventry, Rugby and Northampton.
This map shows the walking route from Canley rail station to the university campus:
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Leamington Spa Rail Station
Leamington Spa rail station is approximately 9.5 miles from the university campus. The station offers rail services to Warwick, Solihull, Coventry, Oxford and Reading as well as a service to London Marylebone.
Stagecoach provides a dedicated frequent bus service from Leamington Spa to the university campus, the Unibus (U1). There is a second version of this route that passes through Kenilworth and is named the U2. For information on this service, please visit the Stagecoach website. This service also covers Coventry City Centre and Coventry Rail Station on Sundays and Public Bank Holidays. View the Unibus timetable.
Warwick Rail Station
Warwick Station is in Warwick Town - approximately 8.4 miles from the University campus. The University of Warwick is not in Warwick Town. If you are travelling by rail, you are strongly advised to travel to Coventry Station (not Warwick Station) which is closer to the University and has better public transport links.
