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The Royal Holloway campus is seven miles from London Heathrow Airport. Taxis are available at the airport, but you should check the fare in advance; it is cheaper to telephone one of the local taxi services. Alternatively, take bus number 441 from Heathrow Central Bus Station to the College or bus number 71 from Terminal 5. From Gatwick Airport, take the bus to Heathrow and follow the procedure above, or telephone for a taxi.
The College is on the A30, 19 miles from central London and about a mile south-west of the town of Egham. It is two miles from Junction 13 of the M25 (London Orbital).
Directions from the M25:
Directions from the west:
Excellent train links to the rest of the country are available via the London stations or Reading. There are frequent services from London Waterloo to Egham (40 minutes), Reading to Egham (40 minutes), and Woking to Egham (35 minutes; change at Weybridge). Eurostar services to mainland Europe operate into and out of London.
Services at weekends, especially those on Sunday, are less frequent than on weekdays. For local train timetables please visit the South West Trains website: www.southwesttrains.co.uk.
For national rail enquiries please visit: www.nationalrail.co.uk or phone 08457 48 49 50 from the UK and +44 (0) 20 7278 5240 from outside the UK. The organizers suggest buddying up with your fellow travelers and getting a taxi ride from Egham station for about £5.00.
A special complimentary bus service will operate from the train station to the campus at peak times over the three days:
Monday: 11:00 - 14:00 then 19:00 - 22:00
Tuesday: 08:00 - 11:00 then 18:00 - 23:00
Wednesday: 08:00 - 11:00 then 16:00 - 18:00
The following buses stop outside the College:
For local bus information, visit Surrey County Council’s website: www.surreycc.gov.uk.
London Victoria coach station operates coaches to and from the UK and mainland Europe. Victoria has a mainline train station and underground train service to reach London Waterloo. From Waterloo you can catch a train to Egham.
Local Taxi companies offer competitive rates for delegates using their services to travel from local airports or the train station. See below:
For delegates wishing to make the journey to Royal Holloway campus on foot you should leave the station on the ticket office side and proceed up Station road until you reach the Blackberry offices, follow church road that bears round to the left. Follow the road and walk past the shell garage towards the Egham Hill roundabout. At the roundabout take the second exit past the Bp garage and proceed up Egham Hill toward the University, the hill is quite steep so will take 5-10 minutes to walk up to the main entrance. The main college entrance is on the left hand side immediately after the second foot bridge.
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