Driving to the University

In accordance with our University Travel Plan we encourage all University staff, students, contractors and visitors to consider alternative modes to single occupant private car when travelling to the University. Visit all our Sustainable Travel pages for more information. For those who do need to drive, you can find all of the information you need on this page to help you get to the University while making your trip more sustainable. Did you know that there are two sites at the University from you can hire a car for periods as little as 30 minutes by joining our Co-wheels Car…
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Walking to the University

Walking is a wonderful form of travel. There is no better way to get to where your going whilst keeping fit, exploring the local area and (requiring no fuel or equipment) being truly carbon neutral! Our campuses in the Reading area are within easy walking and cycling distance from local stations. Below is advice on how to reach both main entrances to our Whiteknights campus (at Shinfield Road and Earley Gate), our London Road campus and our Greenlands campus in Henley-on-Thames. For each image you can; hover for estimated time/distances click for the route on Google Maps expand the directions…
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Bus travel

The University works closely with local bus providers to ensure a great service to our campuses and to provide travel discounts for students and staff.  Travelling by bus helps to reduce carbon emissions, amount of congestion on our roads and the amount of local air pollution! On this page you will find all that you need to know about: Bus fares and offers 360 Bus: our free union night transport! Bus routes Free park and ride for staff and students Boost tickets (student offer) By purchasing a Boost ticket when travelling anywhere around Reading town, students can save up to…
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Alternatives to Travel

The most 'environmentally friendly' form of travel is generally not travelling at all! Following the COVID-19 pandemic, we have the knowledge, experience and technology to make remote study and working much easier. Substituting travel with technology can also save you time and money. On this page staff and visitors to the University can find information on practical alternatives to travel and working remotely in a sustainable way. Check out the University's tips on How to set up and hold a conference call in Teams. If you would like to book a conference room to video-conference, you can do so here. Further…
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Travel Plan and Monitoring

Our latest University Travel Plan 2022-23 sets out our plans and targets to support sustainable travel. It is extremely important that the University continues to set targets and make progress against them in order to minimise our impact on the local environment. This will feed into a new 5 year Travel Plan in due course. We met our stretch target for 87% of travel to the University to be via sustainable modes of travel in 2022 (not single occupant vehicle).  More detail of previous sustainable travel plans can be found in the 2017-2022 Travel Plan. Our Travel Plan is monitored…
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Sustainable Travel

Welcome to the University sustainable travel pages. We are passionate about enabling every staff member, student and visitor to travel to and around our beautiful campuses in an environmentally friendly, safe and convenient manner. This page contains all of the information, offers and tips to help you make sustainable travel choices. The information on this page has been structured around the carbon travel hierarchy, which ranks travel methods in order of sustainability. The hierarchy acts as a helpful tool to consider the impact of travel decisions and consider any suitable alternatives. Follow the links below for offers, events and information…
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Sustainable Travel

New to the University? Want to know how to get around Reading? Keen to try a different mode of transport? From this page you will be able to access all of the information about travel options to and around the University, as well as offers and tips to help make sustainable travel as easy and affordable as possible. The information on this page has been structured around the carbon travel hierarchy, which structures travel methods in order of sustainability - from flying to no-carbon methods. The hierarchy acts as a helpful tool to consider the impact of travel decisions and consider…
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