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► Directions to HUU

Directions to HUU

Hull and Scarborough enjoy good road and rail links to the rest of the country: Hull is 200 miles from London and Edinburgh, 100 miles from Manchester and an hour’s drive from Leeds and York. Scarborough is an hour’s drive from York.

Hull is also connected by air and sea to Europe...
Humberside International Airport is only 30 minutes’ drive from Hull, and P&O Ferries offer daily overnight services to Rotterdam and Zeebrugge from Hull's port.



By train
Hull Paragon Interchange is in the city centre and provides easy access between rail, coach and local bus services all under the same roof. A taxi rank is located outside the main entrance of the station that will take you to the University or halls of residence.

By bus
Buses are available from Paragon Interchange to the Hull campus on average every 10 minutes during the day. It will cost approximately £1.20 for a single fare (price correct as at March 2008).

By taxi
There are taxis available at the Paragon Interchange as you go out of the front of the railway station. A taxi will cost approximately £5 from the train station to the University.

By car
For those arriving by car, there is a series of 'University' road signs that will direct you to the campus and halls of residence,

For Satellite Navigation purposes, please use postcode HU6 7RX

From the M62/A63 (Eastbound)
The M62 becomes the A63.
Take the A15/A164 Humber Bridge exit from the A63 (signposted 'Hessle & Universities').
At roundabout at the top of the slip road, take the exit marked 'Humber Bridge and Beverley'. Go straight over.
At the next roundabout, turn left (exit marked A164 Beverley, A1079 York).


Those coming over the Humber Bridge
At the next roundabout (with Swanbridge Veterinary Practice on the right), go straight ahead.
At the next roundabout, go straight ahead, taking the exit marked 'Beverley, York, Universities and Cottingham' (the Beefeater Pub, ‘The Ketch’, is on the right and Waitrose is ahead).
At the next roundabout, go straight ahead (Total Fitness Leisure Centre is on the right).
At the next roundabout, ignore the signs for the University and go straight ahead, marked 'Skidby Mill, Beverley, York'.
At the following roundabout (Skidby Mill is on the left), turn right. Then take the third exit, following signs for 'The Lawns, Cottingham'.
The road gradually slopes downhill and you will pass a school on your left, followed by some houses.
At the small roundabout with the police station on the left, you are at The Lawns.
Continue straight ahead and you will see signs for 'Needler Hall'. At the next roundabout, you are at Needler Hall.
Continue straight over the roundabout, past the BP petrol station.
Go over railway lines.
Follow the road straight ahead (road curves twice).
Go straight over the next roundabout; you are now at Thwaite Hall.
Go straight across the next roundabout and follow the road straight ahead.
You will pass the Westbulls pub on your right, continue straight ahead.
At the roundabout (Lloyds TSB on your left), go straight ahead.
Pass the Goodfellowship pub on the right and McDonalds on the left; go straight ahead.
Through the next set of traffic lights, go straight ahead for 100 metres.
Arrive at the University of Hull (Taylor Court & Student Houses).


From the A1079 from York
Go through Bishop Burton, passing the college and the Altisidora pub on your left.
Continue to a roundabout, take the 3rd exit, signposted 'A1079 Hull/Humber Bridge'.
After approximately 1 mile, this becomes a dual carriage way. Half-way along there is a left-hand turn (slip road), signposted 'Cottingham/Beverley': take this exit.
At the end of the slip lane, turn right at the t-junction (signposted 'Cottingham').
Follow the road to a large roundabout and take the first turn left, signposted 'Cottingham/Hull' (also 'The Lawns').
The road gradually slopes downhill and you will pass a school on your left, followed by some houses.
At the small roundabout with the police station on the left, you are at The Lawns.
Continue straight ahead and you will see signs for 'Needler Hall'. At the next roundabout, you are at Needler Hall.
Continue straight over the roundabout, past the BP petrol station.
Go over railway lines.
Follow the road straight ahead (road curves twice).
Go straight over the next roundabout; you are now at Thwaite Hall.
Go straight across the next roundabout and follow the road straight ahead.
You will pass the Westbulls pub on your right, continue straight ahead.
At the roundabout (Lloyds TSB on your left), go straight ahead.
Pass the Goodfellowship pub on the right and McDonalds on the left; go straight ahead.
Through the next set of traffic lights, go straight ahead for 100 metres.
Arrive at the University of Hull (Taylor Court & Student Houses).


Air and sea travel
Regional sea port facilities and airports at Manchester, Leeds/Bradford and Humberside can transport you to Hull from a wide range of locations around Europe and abroad.

The Student Union is located in the heart of campus and can be recognised by the distincitve white sloping roof at the front and new external glass staircase. For our opening times click on 'Ask Dee' to ask as they change depending on the activites that take place each day.

Directions taken from The University of Hull website Click here for Hull University directions pages

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