Local business travel

Bike sharing and e-Scooters

Bike sharing is a great solution to business travel needs around the city and something we promote as much as possible to staff.

• Visit Oxford City Council for Oxford’s docked bikeshare schemes offering e-bikes.
• Visit Oxfordshire County Council for Oxford’s e-Scooters.

Pool Bikes

Some departments have pool bikes that you can use for attending meetings in other University buildings. Ask your manager or Departmental Administrator for details. 

If your department does not currently have a scheme and you want to set one up please visit Green Travel Fund for more information or contact the Travel Team for advice at travel@admin.ox.ac.uk.

Claim your mileage

Do you know that University staff can claim mileage if using their own bike?  

• You can claim 20p per mile for all mileage when using your own bike 
• Find out more about claiming expenses when using your own bike or another private vehicle  

For more reasons to get on your bike at work please visit our Cycling pages.

Science Transit Shuttle

The Science Transit shuttle provides quick and convenient travel between the Science Area and Harwell Campus, Old Road Campus, the John Radcliffe Hospital and Wytham. The Science Shuttle is now a fully accessible public bus service open to all. Tickets can be bought on board, cash or contactless, and key cards can be used on the service.

For routes, pricing and timetables visit the Science Transit Shuttle website.

Oxford Bus Company & Thames Travel Corporate Account

Your department can open a corporate account and order key cards for travel on all Oxford Bus Company & Thames Travel buses including the Science Shuttle. These key cards can be used as pool cards to be borrowed as required or issued to individuals who travel frequently. The key card will be scanned each time it is used for travel and the department will only be charged for journeys travelled. Submit your request to open a corporate account.

Pre-paid annual bus passes

Your department can purchase annual pre-paid Smartzone passes for use as pool cards on all Oxford Bus Company and Stagecoach buses in Oxford. These cards are usually kept at the reception desk of your building and borrowed as required. If you would like to know more about these bus passes please email travel@admin.ox.ac.uk

How to book your train ticket

Make your booking through our preferred supplier by visiting our Travel preferred suppliers page.

Explore more

Visit the National Rail website 
For long-distance rail travel overseas Visit ‘The Man in seat 61’

For meetings outside Oxford, why not catch a coach?

• The Oxford Tube is a 24-hour direct service between Oxford and London
• For information on coaches from other major cities, contact National Express
• The airline offers a regular connection between Oxford and Heathrow/Gatwick
• The central coach station is at Gloucester Green in the city centre

All business travel should be booked through the University’s preferred supplier for travel bookings, Key Travel, on 01618 199763 or oxford@keytravel.com