Swansea University is easily accessible by road, rail, sea and air. Cardiff International Airport is less than an hour away and the M4 motorway, the main east-west arterial route from London, passes through the northern outskirts of Swansea. Swansea railway station is on the main west coast line from London Paddington, less than 3 hours away. There are also frequent ferry crossings from Swansea to Cork in the Republic of Ireland.

How To Get Here by Car

The routes to Swansea are very straightforward.

From London: Take the M4 into Wales through Newport and Cardiff, proceeding on the motorway to Swansea. At Junction 42 leave the motorway and proceed into Swansea on the A483. Once reaching Swansea proceed on the A4067 (Oystermouth Road) towards The Mumbles for approx. 3.5 km. Once you reach Brynmill Lane on your right, you will begin to see the campus also on the right (notably Singleton Abbey). Make the next right into the University at the main gate. A detailed map is provided by the City of Swansea here in PDF format.
Further information on travelling to and around Swansea can be found using the links:

• Get there by bus
• Get there by train

Further information on local transport can also be found using the Alternative Travel Map.

Travelling distance to Swansea (in miles)

• Birmingham 126
• Bristol 85
• Cardiff 42
• Edinburgh 383
• Glasgow 426
• Leeds 227
• Liverpool 168
• London 203
• Manchester 187
• Newcastle 319
• Sheffield 200
• Southampton 160


By rail

• Birmingham 3hrs 15mins
• Bristol 2hrs
• Cardiff 55mins
• Liverpool 4hrs 40mins
• London 3hrs
• Manchester 4hrs 30mins