Travelling to ARU Peterborough

Our brand-new teaching building at ARU Peterborough welcomes students from September 2022.

Address

ARU Peterborough
University House
Bishop's Road
Peterborough
PE1 5BW

Phone: 01733 968268

How to find us

We’re committed to doing all we can to reduce the environmental impact of traffic travelling to our campuses, and promote the use of public transport wherever possible.

On foot

ARU Peterborough is very central, about eight minutes' walk from Peterborough Cathedral.

Cycling

Peterborough is easy to get around by bike. It’s flat and has an extensive network of over 200km of cycle paths. There are 11 named and numbered routes surrounded by a 45-mile Green Wheel route which circles the city.

Train

London North East Railway (LNER) trains provide rapid rail connections. Some estimated journey times are:

• London King's Cross – 50 minutes
• York – 1 hour 10 minutes
• Leeds – 1 hour 30 minutes
• Newcastle – 2 hours 15 minutes
• Edinburgh – 3 hours 30 minutes.

Bus

The main bus station is adjacent to Queensgate shopping centre, and just a short walk from Peterborough rail station and the city centre.

From Queensgate bus station (Peterborough city centre) several Citi buses head towards the Embankment area and make a stop on Bishop's Road.

Sea

You can sail to Harwich International Port using:

• Hook of Holland Stena Line
• Cuxhaven, Germany.

From Harwich, the train journey to Peterborough takes about three hours. You'll need to make at least one change. By car, the journey takes approximately 2 hours 10 minutes.

Air

The nearest airports to Peterborough are East Midlands, London Stansted, Luton and Norwich.

By car the journey from:

• East Midlands airport to Peterborough takes approximately 1 hour 30 minutes
• London Stansted airport to Peterborough takes approximately 1 hour 10 minutes
• Luton airport to Peterborough takes approximately 1 hour 20 minutes
• Norwich airport to Peterborough takes approximately 2 hours 10 minutes.

Car

There are fast road connections via the A1(M) for north-south journeys and the A14 and A47 east-west routes.

There's limited car parking on-site, so if you're travelling by car we advise you park at one of the following locations nearby:

• Bishops’ Road car park (less than 50m from ARU Peterborough)
• Car Haven car park
• Riverside car park

Campus and city maps

ARU Peterborough campus map

University House floor plan

Peterborough city centre map