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Oxford by bus
Oxford by bus
Frequent and comfortable coach services run from several convenient bus stops to Gloucester Green coach station in Oxford, normally starting at London's Victoria Station, running westwards via Marble Arch, Notting Hill and Shepherd's Bush and then onwards to Oxford. Stops in Oxford include beside others Thornhill Park and Ride station, Headington, Brookes University, St Clements, High Street (Queens Lane) (which is best for daily visitors, as it it right in the middle of the majority of University Colleges) and finally Gloucester Green, which is also well situated. Bus companies between London and Oxford include Oxford Tube , Oxford Espress and the low-cost Megabus.com (which one must book in advance via the website or by 'phone. The service uses the infrastructure of the Oxford Tube).
Prices range between £10 and £13 for an adult day return ticket. It costs slightly more (£20) for an adult return that lets you return at any point within three months) and the journey time is usually 100 min. The Oxford Tube and the Oxford Espress both cost the same and run very frequently. They take slightly different routes in London, so the place that you want to go to/from may influence where you board the coach. If you wish to travel late at night, only the Oxford Tube runs 24 hours a day: the Oxford Express stops services between 2.30AM and 6.30AM.
There are regular bus services between Oxford and London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports with The Airline.
There is also an X5 bus between Oxford and Cambridge, taking approximately 3 h 20 min, as well as buses to Bicester and Banbury run by Stagecoach. There are also several coaches to other parts of the country that are run by National Express.
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