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Swansea University is easily accessible by road, rail, sea and air. Cardiff International Airport is less than an hour away and the M4 motorway, the main east-west arterial route from London, passes through the northern outskirts of Swansea. Swansea railway station is on the main west coast line from London Paddington, less than 3 hours away. There are also frequent ferry crossings from Swansea to Cork in the Republic of Ireland.
How To Get Here by Car
The routes to Swansea are very straightforward.
From London : Take the M4 into Wales through Newport and Cardiff, proceeding on the motorway to Swansea. Exit the M4 at Junction 42 (signposted Swansea A483) where the slip road will bring you onto Fabian Way. At the first roundabout (after 1.1 miles) take the second exit continuing west (first exit is a no through road).
Continue straight across the next five sets of traffic lights (1st: Amazon pedestrian crossing; 2nd: Visteon Factory on right; 3rd:McDonalds to the left and Park and Ride car park to the right - 3.8 miles; 4th: Just after the Village hotel on the left; 5th: Just after the Cape Horner pub on the left, onto the bridge over the River Tawe (A4067)- 4.6 miles).
Pass Sainsbury (4.8 miles, on the left) and Swansea Museum (5 miles, again on the left).
Continuing straight ahead, pass the large Tesco store on your right (5.4 miles), and the City and County of Swansea offices on your left (5.5 miles).
Continue along the coast road towards Mumbles, passing a stretch of bed & breakfast hotels
and the Bay View public house on your right.
After the next set of traffic lights make sure you are in the outside lane of the dual carriageway as you pass St Helen's Rugby Ground (6.3 miles). Pass the Rugby visitors car park sign on your left - this shows where University visitors need to park.
At the next set of traffic lights turn right into Brynmill Lane. Continue a short distance to the mini roundabout and turn a full 360 degrees at the mini roundabout to return to Oystermouth Road where you now turn left. Immediately on your left is the entrance to the Recreation Ground car park (by the bus stop). A detailed map is provided by the City of Swansea here in PDF format.
From the West : go straight ahead at the traffic lights outside the University, keep to left-hand lane, straight through next set of traffic lights at Brynmill Lane and the Recreation Ground car park is situated on the left.
The University is a five minute walk from the Recreation Ground car park: After parking your car, turn right onto Mumbles road and walk towards the footbridge. You will find the entrance to the campus on the right hand side just before the footbridge.
Parking:
WE REGRET THAT ONLY DISABLED VISITORS ARE ALLOWED TO PARK ON THE
UNIVERSITY CAMPUS. All vehicles must park in the Recreation Ground Car Park on Mumbles Road where the parking fee is approximately £1.50 for the day. The University is a short walk west along Mumbles Road.
Conference and Vacation Events Delegates
Delegates attending conferences on campus and staying overnight in University residences can park on campus when available. Non-residential visitors/delegates must use the off campus car parks.
For detailed information please follow this link:
Vacation Events Car Parking.
Sat Nav:
The University postcode is SA2 8PP. Please note that this will direct you to the University campus and you should follow the directions above to the car park which is a short distance away.
A detailed map is provided by the City of Swansea here in PDF format.
Further information on travelling to and around Swansea can be found using the links.
• Get there by bus • Get there by train • Get there by bike
Further information on local transport can also be found using the link to the Alternative Travel Map.
Travelling distance to Swansea (in miles)
Aberystwyth 73
Bangor 160
Birmingham 126
Bristol 85
Cardiff 40
Edinburgh 383
Glasgow 426
Leeds 227
Liverpool 168
London 203
Manchester 187
Newcastle 319
Sheffield 200
Southampton 160
By rail
Birmingham 3hrs 15mins
Bristol 2hrs
Cardiff 55mins
Liverpool 4hrs 40mins
London 3hrs
Manchester 4hrs 30mins |
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