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 car (Saturday 23 November)
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 23 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. If you need to find another space, there are several public car parks located in the city centre including NCP, APCOA Parking and CitiPark.
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: 17
How to get free car 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.
The car park closes promptly at 10:45pm, so we advise all tickets are validated by no later than 10:30pm to ensure you have enough time to return to your car and exit the car park.
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.
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.
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.
Accessible parking
We have a number of accessible car parking spaces that you are welcome to use (they are on a first come first served basis) you just need make sure that you display your blue badge. If there are no spaces in the accessible bays, but there are spaces elsewhere, then you are welcome to park in one of the other spaces instead.
If you require accessible parking, please email us at [email protected] with the course you have booked for so we can advise you on the postcode for the most suitable building.
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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
Look out for our Student Ambassadors wearing yellow in the station.
Walking
You can 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.
Bus
You can follow the signs for Fairfield Street or taxi ranks and take the 147 bus to Oxford Road/Oxford House. The bus runs every 30 minutes Monday-Friday from 5:30am-7:50pm.
Alternatively, you can catch the Manchester City Centre Free Bus service 1 and get off at Whitworth Street West. Continue onto Oxford Road and our campus is on your right. This service runs on Monday-Friday from 7:00am-7:00pm (every 10 minutes) and 7:00pm-11:30pm (every 30 minutes).
For weekend open days, follow the signs for Piccadilly Gardens and catch the 41 bus to Manchester Oxford Road, where our campus is based. Buses run from 6:00am-8:00pm every 20 minutes and 8:00pm-11:30pm every hour.
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.
For weekend open days you can follow signs to either Shudehill or Turner Street, and catch the 41 bus which runs from 6:00am until midnight every 30 minutes (and more frequently from 6:30pm).
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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.
