Trains to Oxford

Oxford Train Station is a mainline station that’s located half a mile west of the city centre, on the eastern end of Botley Road. It is the fourth busiest station in South East England and serves many regional routes.

The current station’s location on Park End Street dates from 1852, and the station has received numerous renovations and changes since then. Most recently, the station was expanded and renovated between 2008 and 2016, including creating new platforms and opening lines to new destinations.

Oxford Train Station provides a number of services to its passengers:

• A ticket office (opening times: Monday to Friday: 6am – 8.00pm; Saturday: 7.30am – 8pm; Sunday 8.00am – 7.00pm). You can book train tickets as well as monthly and annual season tickets at the ticket office.
• Self-service ticket machines and accessible ticket machines. Plus, you can collect tickets you have bought online from the self-service machines.
• Step-free access to all platforms.
• Boards to check the real-time train timetable.
• ATMs, shops, and hospitality.
• Public telephones, public Wi-Fi, and post boxes.
• 1064 bicycle storage stands near the car park.

Oxford Train Station is only half a mile west of the city centre, so if you like, it’s perfectly possible to walk to and from it. However, if you do need public transport, then it’s still an easy station to get to or from. For instance, a taxi rank is available at the station’s entrance, while local buses stop outside the station’s main entrance and along Botley Road.

Oxford Train Station serves several inter-city destinations, such as London Paddington, Manchester Piccadilly, Newcastle, and Bournemouth. It also serves regional destinations, like Reading, Banbury and Didcot Parkway.

Reading to Oxford

It takes only twenty-three minutes to get from Reading to Oxford with CrossCountry or Great Western Railway.

London Paddington to Oxford

As the central train route from Oxford, the journey from London Paddington to Oxford takes between forty-nine and fifty-two minutes with Great Western Railway.

Birmingham to Oxford

The journey from Birmingham New Street to Oxford takes only one hour and seven minutes when travelling with CrossCountry.

The station is managed and serviced by Great Western Railway(GWR), offering trains to destinations such as London Paddington, Didcot Parkway, and Worcester. Additionally, CrossCountry and Chiltern Railways also operate services here, providing connections to places like London Marylebone, Bournemouth, and Reading. These operators collectively ensure convenient links to several key destinations.

Of course, Oxford is known as the centre of all things academe, with its historic universities and their old-world colleges and libraries, dreamy gardens, and literally world-changing research. But Oxford is more than just a trip to the library. It’s packed with interesting and exciting things to do.

Oxford Train Station is only half a mile from the city centre, so walking into the magnificent city centre is perfectly manageable, with history swirling by you as you progress. On your way, you may see the Ashmolean Museum, which, staggeringly, dates back to 1683 and was Britain’s first public museum. You may also pass Oxford University staples, such as Trinity College, Radcliffe Camera, All Souls College and the Bodleian Library. The architecture here is awe-inspiring, and arguably some of the UK’s most beautiful.

Try some of Oxford's historic pubs if you need to put your feet up, too. The Bear Inn is said to date back to 1242, while The King’s Arms was built in 1607 and are both contenders for the city’s oldest public houses. A great pub is The Eagle & Child, where famous authors J.R.R. Tolkien, who wrote The Lord of the Rings, and C.S. Lewis, who wrote The Chronicles of Narnia, would meet regularly.

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How many train stations does Oxford have?

Oxford’s main train station is called Oxford Station, located on Park End Street.

What is the postcode for Oxford Train Station?

The station’s full address is Oxford Station, Park End Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 1HS.

How far is Oxford Train Station from the city centre?

It is only a ten to fifteen-minute walk. Public transport is also available immediately outside the station and along Botley Road.

*Information is subject to change. Please check the latest train timetable before your trip.