Situated close to Milton Keynes and Bedford, the Cranfield campus is situated in Wharley End, very close to Cranfield village, and is about 10 minutes from the M1 motorway. There is rail and road access to most major airports, as well as coach and train stations. Cranfield campus also has its own airport for private executive business travel.
Campus Address
College Road
Cranfield
Bedfordshire
MK43 0AL
Rail Travel
- From London St Pancras to Bedford – a bus service is available from Bedford to Cranfield University (see ‘Bus Travel’ below).
- From London Euston to Milton Keynes Central – frequent, fast services. A bus service is available from Milton Keynes station to Cranfield University (see ‘Bus Travel’ below).
Further information and timetables are available from the National Rail travel information and Trainline websites.
Bus Travel
Please note that different companies refer to the University in different ways. The main bus stop is named either as ‘Cranfield University’ or ‘Wharley End (Cranfield), Cranfield University main gate’.
Route planning information is available at:
Buses to and from Bedford
- Cranfield Connect – Route C1
Buses to and from Milton Keynes
- Cranfield Connect – Route C1
- Cranfield Express – Route CX
Coaches from major UK airports
National Express – runs coaches from several major UK airports to nearby towns.
Air Travel
London Luton
Our nearest public airport is London Luton which is situated just off Junction 10 of the M1.
From here you can catch a train direct from Luton Airport Parkway station to Bedford – for further information, please see the National Rail website. On arriving at Bedford, you can take a bus or taxi to the campus. There are several taxi companies operating from Milton Keynes, Bedford or locally at Cranfield. The taxi journey from Milton Keynes or Bedford takes about 20 minutes to Cranfield.
Alternatively, there are bus services to Milton Keynes (see ‘Bus travel’), where you can change for a bus to Cranfield campus. Alternatively, a quicker option is to take a taxi.
Other surrounding airports
Several airlines fly there from many European destinations. London Heathrow (LHR), London Stansted (STN), Birmingham (BHX) and other UK airports are also reasonably near (about 1 – 1.5 hours’ drive) and offer international connections.