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Travel advice
Travelling to/from Glyndŵr University
Our campus is located approximately 15Km inside the Welsh border in North East Wales. Approximately 47 miles (1 hour) from Manchester airport and 37 miles (45 minutes) from Liverpool airport by road.
You can access detailed maps of the region and our location here.
See also a map showing transport links and hotel locations near to Glyndŵr University.
Arriving at Manchester Airport or Liverpool John Lennon Airport
Most students coming to the UK to study at Glyndŵr University will travel by air and arrive at either:
Generally speaking;
Liverpool airport is a base for the budget airlines of Ryanair and Easyjet whilst most scheduled airlines and charter operators (British Airways, Air France, etc) plus some other budget airlines (Jet2, Zoom, Flybe, bmibaby, etc) fly in and out of Manchester airport.
When making your way from either Manchester or Liverpool airports by public transport the following advice may be useful.
- Manchester airport has a railway station within the airport which links with all terminals via the ‘Skylink’ (allow approx 20 minutes from terminal to station). Travelling to Wrexham (Wrexham General station) you will probably have to change at Manchester Oxford Road and Chester. Journey time is approximately 2 hours. See also the The Trainline website for connections and times of trains. More information on schedules and cost, both for this and alternative transport can be found on the Manchester airport website.
- Liverpool airport has no railway station but provides a good bus link (the Airlink 500 service) to the City Centre. This operates every 30 minutes, Monday to Friday daytimes, and every half an hour during evenings and weekends. (January 2009). City Centre stops include Norton St Coach Station (for National Express connections) and Lime Street Station (for local, regional and mainline rail connections, including Wrexham General railway station) More information on schedules and cost, both for this and alternative transport can be found on the Liverpool airport website.
Travelling by train or bus
If you are travelling by train or bus the following links should help you plan your journey.
Useful contacts
- For local and national rail enquiries telephone 08457 48 49 50 or visit:
National Rail Enquiries (booking site) www.nationalrail.co.uk
- The Train Line (alternative train travel booking site for ther whole of the UK) visit www.thetrainline.com
- Greater Manchester public Transport visit www.gmpte.com
- National Coach Express enquiries, bus and coach reservations and credit card bookings visit www.nationalexpress.com
Tel : +44 (0) 8705 80 80 80 (A £1 telephone booking fee applies - 2008)
- General travel website visit www.traveline.org.uk/
Your destination will be Wrexham General railway station if travelling by train or Wrexham bus station if by bus. Our local maps will help you locate the campus once you have arrived in Wrexham.
Travelling by car
Useful contacts
Routes to Glyndŵr University by road from Liverpool Airport
Follow directions from the airport for the M56. Join the M56 motorway (signposted North Wales, Chester). Leave the M56 at junction 15 (signposted Chester, Wrexham), then join the M53 motorway. Continue forward onto the A55 (signposted North Wales, Wrexham). Entering Chester, branch left, then at Wrexham Road Interchange roundabout take the 1st exit onto the A483 (signposted Wrexham). At the roundabout take the 2nd exit onto the A483 (signposted Wrexham). Branch left, then at roundabout take the 1st exit onto Mold Road - A541 (signposted Wrexham).
The Glyndŵr University campus will be visible on the left hand side.
Total distance: 31 miles.
Routes to Glyndŵr University by road from Manchester Airport
Join the M56 motorway (signposted M56 Motorway) on the outskirts of the airport. Branch left (signposted Chester) to join main motorway. Continue forward onto the A55 (signposted North Wales, Wrexham). Entering Chester, branch left, then at Wrexham Road Interchange roundabout take the 1st exit onto the A483 (signposted Wrexham). At the roundabout take the 2nd exit onto the A483 (signposted Wrexham). Branch left, then at roundabout take the 1st exit onto Mold Road - A541 (signposted Wrexham). The Glyndŵr University campus will be visible on the left hand side.
Total distance: 47 miles.
Travelling by Taxi
Although difficult to estimate, you should expect to pay around £35 to £45 for a one way journey from either airport to the campus and vice versa.
Local Wrexham taxi companies include (please note that these are external to the University and as such their inclusion here does not constitute a recommendation):
- Station Cars: 00 44 (0) 1978 363661
- Wrexham and Prestige Taxis: 00 44 (0) 1978 357777
- ‘John the Taxi’: 00 44 (0) 7950896524
Other taxi companies can be found by searching Yell pages website and searching for 'Taxis' in 'Wrexham'
Additional travel advice
Clothing
The climate in the UK is changeable, with warm summers and cold wet winters. On average, temperatures range between -5 degrees centigrade in winter and 25 degrees centigrade in the summer. UK weather is highly unpredictable; it can be wet, cold and windy one day, and sunny, warm and calm the next day. If you are studying in the UK for a full year or more, we advise you to bring a range of clothing that is suitable for the changing weather conditions.
Students should ideally bring with them t-shirts/shirts, warm sweaters, a rain coat, trousers/jeans and a strong comfortable pair of shoes for the winter months. During the summer months of June, July and August you can wear a t-shirt outside as the temperature is reasonably warm. Clothing is reasonably cheap in the UK and you can buy suitable clothes from any of the many clothes shops in Wrexham, but make sure you bring extra money with you to do so.
Electrical equipment
Voltage in the UK is 240 volts and all electrical appliances use a 3-pin plug. Laptop personal computers are expensive in the UK; we recommend that you buy one in your own country and bring it with you to the UK if you want a personal computer in your student accommodation.
We recommend that you buy all other electrical equipment when you arrive in the UK.
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