Ustinov College

Directions

Durham is easily accessed by foot, cycling, rail, bus, car and plane.

  • By foot or cycling (please see University map, link below, for route directions)
  • By rail with our Intercity rail link.
  • By bus from Durham city centre - please see below for details.
  • By road: from North and South via the A1(M), from the West via the A66.

  • By air from either Newcastle or Durham Tees Valley Airport.

How to find Ustinov College

We are no. 52 on the University map.

By rail

14 trains per day travel from London and Edinburgh to Durham. The journey takes less than three hours from London, one and a half hours from Edinburgh and forty-five minutes from York.

By bus

There are several express coach services daily from most major cities. Durham is well served by both regional express services and the local bus network. From the city bus station - a short walk from the railway station - a bus service runs every 15 minutes past the Colleges on South Road. The PR2 Service (Park and Ride) runs through Durham city centre and up to Howlands Farm, where Ustinov College is situated. The bus sign will say 'Howlands' as it's destination.

By road

From the South

Drive north on the A1(M) and exit at Junction 61. Take the A177 signposted for Bowburn. Follow the road for approximately three miles until you reach Stockton Road. Turn left at the traffic lights onto South Road and continue driving up the hill, passing turnings for Grey and Collingwood Colleges until you reach a set of traffic lights with a sign to your left for Josephine Butler and Ustinov Colleges. Take that left turn and continue straight up the drive way towards the red brick buildings in the distance. Ustinov College car park is on your right about halfway up the drive way (we share a car park with Josephine Butler College so please do ensure that you park in the indicated 'Ustinov' section of the car park - if you have any queries over this, please do just ask at our Porters Lodge reception and they can provide assistance as they issue your visitors parking permit.)

From the North

Drive south on the A1(M) and exit at Junction 62, A690 signposted for Durham and Consett. Turn left at the roundabout and follow the New Elvet road. Continue until you reach a fork in the road and take the road to the right onto Church Street. Drive straight ahead at the traffic lights at South Road and continue on Stockton Road for about half a mile. Turn left at the sign for Josephine Butler and Ustinov Colleges and follow the instructions given above.

By air

The nearest airports are Newcastle and Durham Tees Valley. Newcastle airport is also linked to Durham by rail. A taxi will cost approx £35 one way, depending on the company used.