Getting Here

Travel advice for WCSA conference delegates

The University of Kent is very easy to travel to and we urge everyone to make use of public transport wherever they are travelling from. Here are some quick tips on travelling to Canterbury campus.

From London by train:
Canterbury has two stations Canterbury East and West. Canterbury West is on the High-Speed line from London St Pancras International, Stratford International and Ebbsfleet International. There is one direct train per hour throughout the day. There is also an hourly train from St. Pancras where you will have to change at Ashford International for a local train to Canterbury West. Direct trains take 55 minutes.

Slower services are available from London Victoria Station.

See National Rail website for details: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

By coach:
There is a regular National Express coach service from Victoria Coach Station in London. Fares can be as low as £6 but it does take longer (approximately 2 hours). There are frequent services to Canterbury Bus Station, and slightly less frequently direct on to campus right outside the conference venue at Keynes College.

See National Express website for details: https://www.nationalexpress.com/en

From Heathrow Airport:
Take Heathrow Express to London Paddington. This takes 15 minutes non-stop and runs every 15 minutes. From Paddington take the East-bound Hammersmith & City/Circle Line to Kings Cross/St. Pancras. Journey time of around 10 minutes and runs every 2 minutes. Change for the mainline Southeastern Trains service.

Or: Take the Tube from Heathrow to central London on the Piccadilly Line. You can take this directly to Kings Cross/St. Pancras with a journey time of around 1 hour.

From Gatwick Airport:
Take the Thameslink train to St. Pancras (approx. 44 minutes every 15-20 minutes) then the Southeastern service described above.

See National Rail website for details: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

From Paris or Brussels:
Direct connections to Canterbury West can be had from Ashford International (approximately 20 minutes), Ebbsfleet International (approximately 37 minutes) or London St. Pancras International (55 minutes).

Taxi:
There is a Taxi rank outside Canterbury West Station. Cost is around £5.00 journey time of around 10 minutes.

Buses:
There is frequent bus service from Canterbury City to the Campus (ask for Keynes College).

See the extensive network on the University webpage: https://www.kent.ac.uk/transport/bus/canterbury/index.html

Walking:
It is perfectly possible to walk from the station to the Campus or train station. Please note it is up hill. It will take approximately 15-20 minutes.

Campus Maps and travel directions are available on the University web pages: https://www.kent.ac.uk/transport/maps/index.html