{"id":154,"date":"2016-12-11T09:52:49","date_gmt":"2016-12-11T09:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clawar.org\/clawar2017\/?page_id=154"},"modified":"2026-01-26T20:22:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T20:22:37","slug":"travel-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clawar.org\/clawar2026\/attendees\/travel-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Campus Address<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">College Road<br>Cranfield<br>Bedfordshire<br>MK43 0AL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rail Travel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>From London St Pancras to Bedford<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; a bus service is available from Bedford to Cranfield University (see \u2018Bus Travel\u2019 below).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>From London Euston to Milton Keynes Central<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; frequent, fast services. A bus service is available from Milton Keynes station to Cranfield University (see \u2018Bus Travel\u2019 below).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Further information and timetables are available from the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalrail.co.uk\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Rail travel information<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetrainline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trainline<\/a>&nbsp;websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bus Travel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please note that different companies refer to the University in different ways. The main bus stop is named either as &#8216;Cranfield University&#8217; or &#8216;Wharley End (Cranfield), Cranfield University main gate&#8217;.<br><br>Route planning information is available at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelinesoutheast.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Traveline SouthEast<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/intl\/en\/landing\/transit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Transit<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Buses to and from Bedford<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unobus.info\/services\/cranfield\/c1c10c11\/c1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cranfield Connect<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Route C1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Buses to and from Milton Keynes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unobus.info\/services\/cranfield\/c1c10c11\/c1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cranfield Connect<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Route C1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unobus.info\/services\/cranfield\/cx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cranfield Express<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Route CX<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coaches from major UK airports<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalexpress.com\/home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Express<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; runs coaches from several major UK airports to nearby towns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Air Travel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">London Luton<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our nearest public airport is&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.london-luton.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">London Luton<\/a>&nbsp;which is situated just off Junction 10 of the M1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From here you can catch a train direct from Luton Airport Parkway station to Bedford &#8211; for further information, please see the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalrail.co.uk\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Rail website<\/a>. 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alternatively, there are bus services to Milton Keynes (see &#8216;Bus travel&#8217;), where you can change for a bus to Cranfield campus. Alternatively, a quicker option is to take a taxi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other surrounding airports<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several airlines fly there from many European destinations. <strong>London Heathrow (LHR)<\/strong>, <strong>London Stansted (STN)<\/strong>, <strong>Birmingham (BHX)<\/strong> and other UK airports are also reasonably near (about 1 &#8211; 1.5 hours\u2019 drive) and offer international connections.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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