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Oxford by plane
Oxford by plane
While Oxford has an airport of its own at Kidlington,[ it is used mainly for private and charter aircraft and has very few scheduled domestic or international flights; it is useful only if you fly your own plane, or are able to charter a small aircraft, though flights to and from Geneva are currently in operation through Baboo and, in the summer, Air South West operates a flight to and from Guernsey.
The nearest commercial airports to Oxford are those around London, to the south-east, or Birmingham, to the north, with most foreign travellers preferring the former.
Heathrow is certainly the closest major airport to Oxford, followed by Gatwick in terms of size and popularity. Road access from both Heathrow and Gatwick (fastest) is by M25 (heading north and west respectively) and then the M40 to Oxford's outskirts (follow the signs).
Oxford Bus Company runs several airport bus services to Oxford Gloucester Green bus station (running in from Headington and up the High with several convenient stops: check web pages below):
between London Heathrow and Oxford , £18 single, £20 return, frequency: every twenty minutes 5AM-10AM and 2PM-7PM, less frequently at other times
between London Gatwick and Oxford , £22 single, £29 return, frequency: hourly 6AM-8PM, less frequently thereafter
National Express Bus Company runs airport bus services to Luton Airport and to Stansted Airport:
Birmingham Airport has frew destinations as the London airports (it still has quite a lot), but it is definitely the closest to Oxford in terms of public transport travel time. Birmingham International Airport has its own railway station, which is connected to the airport terminal building via the free AirRail Link cable car shuttle, taking 1-2 min. From the railway station, trains depart to Oxford every hour between 06:14 and 22:14 and take about an hour to get there. A non-advance, non-rail card single costs £25.50, a return £28.80 off-peak or £51 any time. You could do a lot cheaper by booking an advance ticket though (but be careful as tickets are valid only on the booked train, so if your flight is late and you miss the train, you will have to buy another ticket).
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