There is no parking available at university accommodation or on campus. If you do decide to travel by car, please be aware that Bristol City Council introduced a Clean Air Zone in Bristol in 2022. You must pay to drive within the zone if your vehicle does not meet the zone's emission standards, unless you have an exemption.  

A free shuttle bus service operates between the 2 park and ride locations and the main campus every 10 to 15 minutes throughout the open days.

You must book your parking space in advance via the booking form. This service is popular and there are limited parking spaces available. If the booking form shows that there are no spaces available, this means that all park and ride parking spaces have been booked and we recommend you use public transport. 

On arrival at the park and ride, please follow the open day signs. Please bring your printed permit with you. 

Bristol Parkway train station park and ride

This is the red route and the postcode for Sat Nav is BS34 8PU.

• The first bus to campus departs from Parkway at 8:30 am.
• The last bus to Bristol Parkway departs from Woodland Road red bus stop at 5 pm.
• Please allow up to 90 minutes for parking and travel.

Portway park and ride

This is the green route and the postcode for Sat Nav is BS11 9QE.

• The first bus to campus departs from Portway at 8:30 am.
• The last bus to Portway departs from the Woodland Road green bus stop at 5 pm.
• Please allow 60 minutes for parking and travel.

Please note, the parking monitoring system is automated at these facilities, and you will receive a fine from APOCA if you arrive in a different vehicle than the one registered with us at booking. If you are planning on arriving in a different vehicle, please update the vehicle registration via your booking portal at least 3 days before the event. 

If you are travelling to the main University campus by taxi, the drop-off point is on St Michael's Park Road just before the entrance to Osborne Villa and the University Day Nursery.

The Bristol Veterinary School is in the village of Langford, North Somerset, 14 miles south-west of Bristol. If you are travelling between the main University campus and Langford campus please allow about 1 hour for the journey.

Car parking at Langford

There is limited car parking at Langford for visitors interested in Veterinary Science and Veterinary Nursing. For Sat Nav users, the postcode for Langford is BS40 5DU. Visitors are not permitted to bring dogs to the Langford campus.

Free shuttle bus to Langford

Free shuttle buses run between the main University campus and Langford regularly during the open days.

• To Langford: departs every 30 minutes from the Woodland Road orange stop from 9:30 am.
• The last bus departs from Woodland Road at 3:15 pm.
• To campus: The first bus departs Langford at 9:30 am.
• The last bus departs Langford at 4 pm.
• Journey time 40 to 60 minutes.

There is no parking for visitors at our Stoke Bishop residences. We recommend you use the free shuttle bus from the main campus, which you must book in advance when you book your place on the open day via the open day booking form.

• To Stoke Bishop: departs every 30 minutes from the Woodland Road blue bus stop from 9:45 am.
• The last bus to Stoke Bishop leaves campus at 2:45 pm.
• To campus: The last bus to campus leaves at 4 pm.
• Please allow at least 90 minutes for a round-trip visit to Stoke Bishop.

• To campus: departs every 10 to 15 minutes from 8:30 am.
• To Bristol Parkway: departs from the Woodland Road red bus stop every 10 to 15 minutes.
• Last bus leaves campus at 5 pm.
• Journey time 1 hour.

• To campus: Departs every 10 to 15 minutes from 8:30 am.
• To Temple Meads: departs from the Woodland Road purple bus stop every 10 to 15 minutes.
• The last bus leaves campus at 5 pm.
• Please allow at least 30 minutes for the journey and up to 90 minutes during the afternoon rush hour.

• To campus: departs every 10 to 15 minutes from 8:30 am.
• To Portway: departs from the Woodland Road green bus stop every 10 to 15 minutes.
• Last bus leaves campus at 5 pm.
• Journey time 40 to 60 minutes.