Directions for travel
Should you be visiting by car, please contact us in advance, as we may be able to arrange a parking permit for the University car parks.
Get directions to the Monitoring Unit from maps.google.co.uk
By rail from:
- London (Victoria) to Canterbury East: Journey time approx. 85 minutes. Mondays to Saturdays two trains an hour (one direct, one change at Faversham). Sundays - direct hourly service.
- London (Charing Cross or Waterloo East) to Canterbury West: Journey time approx. 90 minutes. Monday to Friday - direct hourly service through most of the day.
Taxis are available at both Canterbury stations.
A journey planner is available online from National Rail
By road from:
- London: M2, A2 (56 miles; 89km)
- Dover: A2 (16 miles; 26km)
- Folkestone (Tunnel Terminal): M20/A20, A260, A2 (23 miles; 36km)
- Ramsgate: A253, A28 (18 miles; 29km)
- Ashford: A28 (14 miles; 22km)
- Maidstone: (26 miles; 42km) and
- Tonbridge (40 miles; 64km): M20, M2, A2
- From the North or West: M25, M20, M2, A2
Canterbury to the University: Canterbury central ring road, A290 Whitstable Road, St Thomas Hill, approx. 1 mile (1.6km) along the A290, University entrance on right (signposted) near top of hill.
The visitors' car park on Giles Lane is a `Pay and Display' car park. Parking elsewhere is very restricted and for permit holders only.
By bus:
- Canterbury Bus Station to the University. Regular bus service, taking approx. 14 minutes. (See map for bus stops on campus.)
- From Canterbury East train station follow path on City Walls to Bus Station (clearly visible by City Wall)
- From Canterbury West train station turn right
out of station, walk to main road, bus stop is on far side, approx.
50 metres to left
