Travelling to our Undergraduate Open Days
Find all the information you need to plan your journey to one of our on-campus events.
Travelling to Our Campus
Our campus is in the heart of Manchester city centre. Explore the travel options below to help you plan your journey.
Choose your mode of transport
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Arriving by Train
There are four main train stations in the city centre; Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Oxford Road, Manchester Deansgate, and Manchester Victoria, all within easy reach of the University.
Manchester Piccadilly Train Station
Free shuttle bus
Look out for our Student Ambassadors wearing yellow in the station. Follow the signs for Fairfield Street/taxi ranks and take the free shuttle bus to our campus from 8.45am – 4.15pm. The shuttle bus will return you to Manchester Piccadilly Train Station from the same point where you were dropped off.
The last shuttle bus from our campus will leave at 4.25pm.
Other universities may be running similar shuttle buses to their own campuses. Please check you’re on the correct one before boarding.
Walking
You can also walk, which takes 10–15 minutes. From the Fairfield Street station exit, follow Whitworth Street and then left onto Oxford Road. Our campus is on your right.
Manchester Oxford Road Train Station
You can walk to our campus in 5 minutes. Turn right out of Oxford Road Station and walk underneath the railway bridge. Our campus is on your right.
Manchester Deansgate Train Station
You can walk to our campus in 15 minutes. Turn right out of Deansgate Station, along Whitworth Street West, then turn right on Oxford Road. Our campus is on your right.
Manchester Victoria Train Station
Follow the signs for the Manchester City Centre Free Bus service 2. Get off at Oxford Street and continue on Oxford Street/Road and our campus is on your right. This service runs every 10 minutes on Wednesdays from 6.30am to 7.10pm.
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Arriving by Car
Free Parking
If you plan to drive, please note that we don’t have any on-site visitor parking.
We have reserved 900 spaces at Booth Street West car park which will be free of charge for our guests if you show your QR code ticket for our Open Day.
This arrangement is in place for Saturday 21 October and Saturday 25 November only. We cannot guarantee all visitors will be able to make use of this car park, so we recommend arriving early to avoid disappointment.
Car park details
Booth Street West Car Park (sometimes referred to as Higher Chatham/Cambridge Street car park)
Access via Higher Cambridge Street
Postcode: M15 6AR
Height restriction: 2.05m
Disabled bays: 17How to get free parking
Upon arrival, take a ticket to enter and park.
When you return, you’ll need to validate your ticket. To do this, take your parking ticket and Open Day QR code ticket, or programme, to the Attendants Lodge located at the vehicle entry/exit of the car park. The staff in the Attendants Lodge will be able to assist you if you’re unsure of how to validate your ticket.
Please have your parking ticket and either an Open Day QR code ticket or programme, to hand when you exit. If you do not have these, you may be charged.
How to get to our campus from the car park
You’ll need to register at the Open Day at one of the following buildings
- Business School – M15 6BH
- Geoffrey Manton building – M15 6EB
- Brooks building – M15 6GX
Each building is a short walk from the car park. Walk down Higher Cambridge Street until you see our Students’ Union building.
To visit the Brooks building, turn left and walk down Bonsall Street or Stretford Road.
For the Business School or Geoffrey Manton building, turn right at the Students’ Union to walk down Boundary Street West.
Where to park if you can’t get a space at Booth Street West Car Park
If you aren’t able to get a space at Booth Street West, the nearest paid parking can be found at the Aquatics Car Park, M13 9SS.
There are also a number of car parks in walking distance and in the Manchester and Salford area.
Please be aware that you may walk past the University of Manchester’s Business School on the way to the Open Day – this building is not a part of our University and you will not be able to register here.
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Arriving by Bus or Coach
Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station
Take any of the following buses from Piccadilly Gardens and get off at Oxford Road, or outside Oxford House, just before the Mancunian Way: 15, 41, 42, 42A, 43, 44, 85, 111, 142, 143, 250 and 263.
You can also walk to our campus in 10–20 minutes. Walk down Portland Street and then left on to Oxford Road.
Shudehill Interchange
Catch the 18 bus from the Shudehill Interchange and get off at Oxford Road, or outside All Saints, just before the Mancunian Way.
Chorlton Street Coach Station
Head left out of the station towards Portland Street. Take any of the buses that leave from Piccadilly Gardens and get off at Oxford Road, or outside Oxford House, just before the Mancunian Way.
You can also walk to our campus in 10 minutes. Head left out of the station onto Portland Street and then left onto Oxford Road.
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Arriving by Metrolink
The nearest Metrolink stops to the University are St Peter’s Square and Deansgate-Castlefield.
You can also catch the bus to the University from the tram stops in the city centre.
St Peter’s Square Metrolink Stop
You can walk to our campus within 10 minutes. Walk down Oxford Street/Oxford Road, in the opposite direction to the Midland Hotel, past the Palace Theatre and Oxford Road train station. Our campus is on your right.
Deansgate-Castlefield Metrolink Stop
You can walk to our campus in 10 minutes. Walk down Whitworth Street West and turn right at Oxford Road train station. Our campus is on your right.
Market Street/Piccadilly Gardens Metrolink Stop
Follow the instructions from Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station to take the bus to Oxford Road/Oxford House.
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Arriving by Air
Manchester Airport is just over seven miles from our campus. Trains to Manchester Oxford Road run frequently throughout the day, taking about 20 minutes.
On arrival at Oxford Road Station turn right and walk underneath the railway bridge. Our campus is on your right.
