Arriving in the UK by air
When you apply, you can arrange a taxi transfer from either Cardiff (CWL) or Bristol (BRS) airports.
Cardiff and Bristol airports are both less than one hour drive from Newport. If you are flying in to London Heathrow airport, the journey to Newport is about two hours by train, or there is a direct coach service. You may find it easier to book a connecting flight to Bristol or Cardiff.
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Newport is in the south-east corner of Wales. Wales in one of the 4 countries that make up the United Kingdom.
Getting around the UK
The rest of the UK is easily accessible from University of Wales, Newport:
By Road: campus is just 3 miles from the major motorway, the M4. London is only about two hours away via the M4, while other motorways and dual carriageways connect Newport with the North, Midlands, South East and South West England and West Wales. Both campuses are signposted from the M4.
By Rail: Newport has a main line train station with excellent Intercity services to Newport from all major cities including Cardiff, Bristol, Birmingham, London, Nottingham, Portsmouth and Manchester.
- The centre of Cardiff is only a 12 minute train journey from Newport
- London is one hour and forty minutes away
- Birmingham two hours by high speed trains which operate hourly
By Coach: Newport is served by regular National Express coaches from London, West Wales, the North, Midlands and South West England. There is also a direct service from Heathrow and Gatwick Airports.
Getting to the city centre from Caerleon Campus
The main University campus at Caerleon is four miles from Newport city centre.
The University of Wales, Newport has teamed up with Newport Bus to provide staff and students with a much improved bus service which will not only provide safe and secure travel between campuses, but will open up heavily discounted travel on routes across the city and beyond.
Further information on the bus service is available
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