The OR Society OR56 Conference 9 – 11 September 2014 Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, . TW20 0EX

Travel Information - Transport and Parking http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/locationmap/home.aspx

BY AIR London is 7 miles away from Egham. Taxis from Heathrow Black Cabs (traditional London British taxis) – pick up outside the airport Cost - from a minimum of £34 one way. The link below may also help – key in the following postcodes from W5 2NX (Heathrow Airport postcode) to TW20 0EX (Royal Holloway postcode) https://www.airporttaxis-uk.co.uk/Heathrow/qqfrom.htm?gclid=CKrX85zut74CFScHwwodt7YABA Heathrow taxis – general link http://www.heathrowairport.com/transport-and-directions/taxis-and-minicabs Taxis from Egham, (where Royal Holloway is situated), will come to Heathrow and collect you more cheaply. Cost - about £20. See the link below for their website to arrange in advance. http://www.taxicall.co.uk/? You can contact their team on + 44 (0)1223 858 858. Or email them: [email protected]

Buses from Heathrow Catch bus number 441 from Heathrow Central Bus Station (located between Terminals 1, 2 and 3) to Royal Holloway - use the Heathrow Express shuttle or one of the free buses to reach the Central Bus Station from Terminals 4 and 5. Alternatively, catch bus 71 from Terminal 5 (bus stop 9). Bus routes on the Heathrow Airport website.

Gatwick Airport - take a bus to Heathrow Airport and then follow the above procedure.

BY TRAIN The nearest train station is Egham, approximately 1 mile from Royal Holloway. It has direct links to London Waterloo, Ascot, Reading and Weybridge. There are four trains an hour from London Waterloo to Egham (40 minutes), Reading to Egham (40 minutes) and to Egham (35 minutes: change at Weybridge). You can also reach Twickenham (17 minutes) and Richmond (20 minutes) as well as Clapham Junction on the Egham to London Waterloo train for extra attractions and transport links. Eurostar services to mainland Europe also operate into and out of St Pancras International, London.

For local train timetables, please visit South West trains and for information about connections, please see National Rail Enquiries.

Taxis from Egham Station There is a taxi rank just outside Egham station where you can easily find a cab to take you to campus for £5-£6. Some local taxi firms include:

 Ascot Cars - 01344 297297  Area Cars - 01784 471001  Egham Cars - 01784 434646  Gemini Cars - 01784 471111  Holloway Taxis - 01784 818385  Windsor Cars - 01753 677 677.

On foot from Egham Station The College is about a mile from the station, which takes about 20 minutes to walk.  Turn right out of the station along Station Road and walk about 100 yards to the junction and traffic lights.  Turn left at the junction and follow the road around to the large roundabout with a petrol station on the left. Walk up Egham Hill (A30) and follow the footpath.  The main College entrance is on the left immediately after the second footbridge.

BY ROAD We are within a few minutes of the M25, M3 and M4. The College is on the A30, 19 miles from central London and about a mile south-west of the town of Egham. It is two miles from Junction 13 of the M25 (London Orbital).

Directions from the M25  After leaving the M25, follow the A30 west (signposted Bagshot and Camberley); this is the Egham by-pass.  At the end of the Egham by-pass, continue on the A30 up Egham Hill (a petrol station is on your left).  The main College entrance is on the left immediately after the second footbridge.

Directions from the West  Leave the M3 at junction 3, at the roundabout take the 1st exit onto the A322.  Proceed under the road bridge and turn left, then merge onto the A30.  At the roundabout, take the second exit onto the A30.  Continue on the A30, through Sunningdale towards Staines-upon-Thames.  The main College entrance is on the right immediately before the footbridge.

Avoiding the M25  To avoid the M25 when travelling from the South or South West on the M4 or the M3, take the A329(M) from the M4 at junction 10, or the A322 from the M3 at junction 3.  The A329(M) becomes the A329 at Bracknell, and then the A322, and connects with the A30 at Bagshot. Continue on the A30 through Sunningdale and Virginia Water towards Staines- upon-Thames and you will pass the College campus.  To avoid the M25 from the M40 coming from the Midlands, leave the M40 at junction 4 on to the A404 towards Maidenhead. Join the A308 at Maidenhead which will take you through Windsor and Old Windsor. Turn right at the roundabout after a Harvester Pub called the Bells of Ousley for a shortcut to the College through Englefield Green village on the A328.

CAR PARKING There are a number of free car parks on site and parking passes are not needed. For residential delegates we advise you to use the car park nearest to your accommodation at the HUB. For non-residential delegates it is best to use car park 12 as this is nearest to the Windsor building.

BY BUS The following buses stop outside the RHUL campus:

 Travel Surrey 441 (Heathrow to Englefield Green)  First 71 (Heathrow to Slough). For local bus information, visit ’s website.