Venue

The Said Business School is located at the heart of the city of Oxford, home to the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Established in 1996, the Said Business School is the University's centre of learning for graduate and undergraduate students in business, management and finance.

Oxford is 56 miles (90km) north-west of London, with excellent bus and rail services within easy walking distance of the Said Business School. There are direct coach services to both Heathrow and Gatwick airports.

• Map of UK showing Oxford
• Map of Oxford showing Said Business School
• Visit Oxford Tourist Guide

Oxford is well served by public transport but the historic nature of the City Centre means parking spaces are in very short supply. No parking will be available at the conference venue.

There are 3 major international airports (London Heathrow, LHR; London Gatwick, LGW; Birmingham International, BHX) within 2 hours travel time, plus a number of smaller airports (London Stansted, London Luton, London City, Southampton, Bristol International & Cardiff) - mostly serving Europe - slightly further afield.

• Heathrow Airport
• Gatwick Airport
• Birmingham International
• The British Airports Authority

Two local taxi firms offer airport transfers, Pryors (+00 44 (0) 1235 812346) and Harolds (+00 44 (0) 1235 512345).

There is a main railway station directly opposite the Said Business School.

• UK National Rail Enquiries
• Heathrow Express - the rail operator serving Heathrow Airport-London (Paddington)
• Gatwick Express - the rail operator serving Gatwick Airport-London (Victoria)
• London Underground, connecting all London mainline stations & Heathrow Airport
• Eurostar Services (Paris-London, Lille-London, Brussels-London)

• National Express - the national coach operator
• Oxford Airline - a local coach operator serving Heathrow and Gatwick Airports
• Oxford Espress - a local coach operator serving London-Oxford
• Oxford Tube - another local coach operator serving London-Oxford

Oxford is served by two major roads, the A34 (passing to the west of the City) and the M40 motorway/A40 (passing to the east and north of the City).  These join at M40 Junction 9.  They are also connected by the A4142 Oxford ring road to the south of the City.  The A34 also connects with the M4 motorway at Junction 13, the main east-west road out of London.

Typical journey times to Oxford (normal traffic and weather conditions) from: Heathrow Airport, 60 mins; Birmingham Airport, 75 mins; Southampton, 75 mins; Central London, 90 mins; Bristol, 90 mins; Gatwick Airport, 105 mins; Cardiff, 120 mins; Dover, 150 mins.

Please note there is no parking at the Said Business School

There are several large car parks on the periphery of the City served by dedicated bus services, see http://www.oxford.gov.uk/transport/park-and-ride.cfm for further details.