Arriving at the Study Centre
Travel
The Centre is situated in Giles Lane adjacent to the University of Kent campus. Proceeding from Canterbury Town Centre on the A290 Whitstable Road , past St Edmund’s School on the right there is a right turn. This is Giles Lane. The Centre is about 300m on the left. Canterbury West and Canterbury East train stations connect with London and Dover. Canterbury West station is closer to the Centre. For times of trains and ticket details see
http://www.rail.co.uk
http://www.citylink.co.uk
http://www.raileurope.co.uk
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk
Canterbury Bus Station connects with London Victoria and Dover Bus Stations. For times of coaches and ticket details see http://www.nationalexpress.com
There are taxi ranks at Canterbury Bus and Train Stations. The cost of a Taxi to The Centre is £5 to £10 on a weekday.
London Heathrow is the World’s busiest international airport. Its terminals (1, 2, 3 and 4) serve 180+ destinations. Gatwick is the second largest in the UK, is seventh in the World and the nearest to Canterbury. Its 2 terminals (North and South) serve 200+ destinations. Stansted is the third busiest in the UK serving 160+ destinations across 35 countries.
http://www.heathrowairport.com
http://www.gatwickairport.com
http://www.stanstedairport.com
Students are asked to provide the Centre with the following information at the earliest opportunity or as soon as their flight plans are finalised :
* Day, date and time of arrival
* Airport and Terminal name or number
* Airline and Flight Number
On receipt of this information, a taxi will be arranged to collect the student from the airport. The journey time is between 1.5 – 2.5 hours. Students are strongly advised to take advantage of this arrangement as the taxi fare of £160 for a both ways journey, is significantly cheaper than would otherwise be charged and avoids the student needing to carry luggage long distances through or across London.
