Transportation
The Cranfield University Campus can be reached by public transport. Please find below some useful links to websites external to this site that will assist you in planning your journey. Alternatives are shown below:
BY RAIL
London St Pancras - Bedford
Once in Bedford train station, a bus service is available from Bedford station to Cranfield University (Cranfield Connect, also known as UNO Bus; information related to this service is detailed below).
Check today's trains from St Pancras to Bedford accessing this link
London Euston to Milton Keynes Central
Frequent, fast services. A bus service is available from Milton Keynes station to Cranfield University (Cranfield Connect, also known as UNO Bus; information related to this service is detailed below)
BY BUS
Please note that different companies refer to the University stops in different ways. The main bus stop is named either as ‘Cranfield University’ or ‘Wharley End (Cranfield), Cranfield University main gate’.
The following tools are useful for bus travel planning:
Buses to and from Bedford
Cranfield Connect (also known as UNO bus lines) provides a quick and efficient way of traveling from Bedford. An alternative to UNO Bus is Stagecoach, which operates line 52. Timetable information is available in the following links:
Cranfield Connect - UNO bus – Route C1/10
Stagecoach – Route 52
Buses to and from Milton Keynes
Cranfield Connect provides a quick and efficient way of traveling from Milton Keynes towards campus.
Cranfield Connect - UNO bus – Route C1
Coaches from major UK airports
National Express runs coaches from several major UK airports to nearby towns.
NOTE: If you should have any comments regarding the above bus services please contact the relevant company direct via their website.
AIR TRAVEL
London Luton Airport, located just off Junction 10 of the M1, is the closest airport to campus.
From here you can catch a train direct from Luton Airport Parkway station to Bedford. National rail travel information website .
On arriving at Bedford you can take a bus or taxi to the campus.
Alternatively there are bus services to Milton Keynes, where you can change for a bus to Cranfield campus. Alternatively, a quicker option is to take a taxi.
There are good airport links from several airports around Cranfield. These include:
There is information about travel from these airports to Milton Keynes and Bedford on their websites.
CRANFIELD AIRPORT:
Executive air travel is also an option to Cranfield campus via Cranfield Airport. Several FBO's operate in this airfield. Fees and reservations are available on the provided link.
TAXI
There are several taxi companies operating from Milton Keynes, Bedford or locally at Cranfield. The taxi journey from Milton Keynes or Bedford to campus takes about 25 minutes.
