There are various rail stations that are easily accessed from the campus and they offer excellent links to Birmingham, London and many other major UK cities.

Coventry Rail Station

Coventry Rail Station, approximately four miles from the campus, is the nearest main-line train station to the University. If you're travelling locally, you may find the nearer, but less frequently served, Canley Rail Station or Tile Hill Rail Station more convenient. You can easily reach Coventry Rail StationLink opens in a new window from London (Euston) and Birmingham, which run regular and frequent services direct to Coventry. From Coventry Station, there are frequent local bus services to the University.

Outside the station, catch the National Express bus 12X which travels onto main campus. More information on bus travel to the University can be found here.

Taxis are also available from outside of the station.

Birmingham New Street Rail Station

During weekdays trains from Birmingham New Street depart for Coventry on average every 10 minutes. The journey takes between 20-30 minutes depending on which service is used.

London Northwestern RailwayLink opens in a new window offer a regular rail service that stops at local rail stations including Canley Rail Station which is a 25 minute walk, or a shorter bike ride or taxi journey than from the main Coventry Rail Station to campus.

Birmingham International Rail Station

The station that serves Birmingham Airport is Birmingham International. During weekdays trains depart from Birmingham International to Coventry on average every 10 minutes. The journey takes between 10-15 minutes depending on which service you use.

London Northwestern Railway offer a regular rail service that stops at local rail stations including Canley Rail Station which is a 25 minute walk, or a shorter bike ride or taxi journey than from the main Coventry Rail Station to campus.

Canley Rail Station

Canley has a small local rail station that is roughly 1.3 miles away from the University - it's a 25 minute walk, a short bike ride or taxi journey to main campus. There isn't a taxi rank at Canley so please ring a taxi in advance if you need one. London Northwestern Railway offer a regular rail service that passes through Canley Rail StationLink opens in a new window going to London, Milton Keynes, Birmingham New Street, Birmingham International, Coventry, Rugby and Northampton.

This map shows the walking route from Canley rail station to our campus:

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Tile Hill Rail Station

Tile Hill Rail Station is roughly 2.2 miles from the University It's a 45 minute walk, a short bike ride or taxi journey to main campus. There isn't a taxi rank at Tile Hill so please ring a taxi in advance if you need one. London Northwestern Railway offer a regular rail service that passes through Tile Hill StationLink opens in a new window going to London, Milton Keynes, Birmingham New Street, Birmingham International, Coventry, Rugby and Northampton.

This map shows the route from Tile Hill rail station to our campus:

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Leamington Spa Rail Station

Leamington Spa Rail Station is roughly 9.5 miles from the University. The station offers rail services to Warwick, Solihull, Coventry, Oxford and Reading as well as a service to London Marylebone.

Stagecoach provides a dedicated frequent bus service from Leamington Spa to tour campus: the Unibus (U1). There is a second version of this route that passes through Kenilworth, named the U2. For information on this service, please visit the StagecoachLink opens in a new window website. This service also covers Coventry City Centre and Coventry Rail Station on Sundays and Public Bank Holidays. View the Unibus timetableLink opens in a new window.

Warwick Rail Station

Warwick Rail Station is in Warwick Town - approximately 8.4 miles from the University campus. The University of Warwick is not in Warwick Town. If you are travelling by rail, we advise you to travel to Coventry Station (not Warwick Station) which is closer to the University and has better public transport links.