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Travel Times Supertram Park & Ride Visitors arriving from the M1 should use the Nunnery Square or Meadowhall Interchange Park & Ride sites. Visitors travelling from Manchester and the west should use the Middlewood or Meadowhall Interchange Park & Ride sites. The Nunnery Square and Middlewood sites are staffed car parks with video surveillance. Travelling to Nunnery Opening Times Square Park & Ride Mon-Sat 6am-Midnight 8am-9pm Sunday Leave the M1 at Junction 33 following the Sheffield City Centre signs along the dual carriageway A630/A57/A61 Parkway for approximately 5 miles. The Park & Ride is signed for the last four miles. Follow the signs for ‘Lower Don Valley A6109’ and Park & Ride is signed for the last four miles. Turn right at the lights and then follow the Park & Ride signs back onto the opposite carriageway of the Parkway, and then turn left into the Park & Ride. Yellow Route takes 11 minutes to The University stop. Travelling to Middlewood Opening Times Park & Ride Mon-Sat 6am – Midnight 8am-9pm Sunday Visitors travelling from Manchester and the West should use the Middlewood Park & Ride. Travel to Sheffield via the A628 Woodhead Pass, turning onto the A616, following signs for Sheffield. Approximately 6 miles after turning onto the A616 take the turning for A6102 Oughtibridge. The route then continues for just over a further 5 miles along the A6102, following signs for Oughtibridge, Sheffield and then Hillsborough. The Park & Ride is signed for the last mile. Yellow route takes 12 minutes to the University stop. Travelling to Meadowhall Opening Times Interchange Park & Ride 24hrs daily Travelling via the M1 from the South and East (via M18) exit at Junction 34 and follow signs for ‘M1 North’ and travel along the lower deck of the Tinsley Viaduct. Follow signs for ‘Meadowhall Centre A6109’. Remain in the outer lane take the first right at the traffic lights into Barrow Road and follow the signs. The entrance is on the left after the railway bridge. Travelling via the M1 from the north. Leave the M1 at junction 34 and follow signs for ‘Meadowhall Centre’ A6109. Remain in the outer lane and turn first right at the traffic lights into Barrow Road, following signs for Meadowhall Interchange Park & Ride. The entrance is on the left after the railway bridge. Travelling from Manchester and the West. Visitors should travel to Sheffield via the A628 Woodhead Pass, turning onto the A616, following signs for Sheffield and the M1 (southbound). After approximately 10 miles the road joins the M1 southbound, leave the M1 at Junction 34 and follow the signs for ‘Meadowhall Centre A6109’. Remain in the outer lane and turn right at the traffic lights into Barrow Road, following signs For the Park & Ride. The entrance is on the Yellow route takes 23 minutes to the University stop TAXI’S Mercury Cars 0114 266 2662 Abbey Taxis 0114 275 1111 Ace Of Cars 0114 273 7475 DB Radio Cars 0114 275 7575 City Cars 0114 265 1651 Shefftax 0114 272 0000 Taxi ranks are located at the Bus Station, Railway and City Hall. The journey to The University can take 15minutes and should except to pay less than £5. Coaches National Express 08705 80 80 80 Booking Information or 0114 273 4671 Airports East Midlands 01332 852 852 Manchester 0845 778 9789 Sheffield 0114 2011 998 Heathrow 020 8759 2311 Leeds/Bradford 0113 2509 696 Luton 01582 405 100 Manchester, Leeds/Bradford and East Midlands Airports are all within one hours travel time of Sheffield. Trains British Rail Timetable Enquires 08457 48 49 50 Sheffield is at the Heart of the Railway network. Regular services operate between Sheffield and London St. Pancras (2.5hrs), Birmingham (1.25hrs), Leeds (1hr) Manchester (1hr) and Nottingham (1 hour). Supertram The easiest way to travel to the University is by Supertram. There are stops at the railway station (via platform 6b, which is the far side of the station from the main entrance) and in the city center. Car drivers are advised to use the nunnery Square Park & Ride service. The University is served by Trams running on the yellow route (destination Middlewood) and blue route (destination Malin Bridge). During the day trams run every 10 minutes (15 minutes on Sundays). Tickets can be purchased from the conductors on the trams. Buses The University is served by various buses: 2,30, 32, 50, 51, 52, 59, 60, 95, 120, 121, 123, 274, 293, M6, M60, M67 and X56. The 60 bus picks up at both the railway station and transport interchange, it runs every 10minutes during the daytime, weekdays and Saturday, and every 20 minutes on evenings and Sundays. .

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