Car
You can use the AA route planner to plan your journey. In accordance with our sustainability policy, visitors are advised to travel to St Mary's by public transport wherever possible.
St Mary's is located on Waldegrave Road (A309), please see our location maps for more details.
If you are using a sat nav, the postcode for our Strawberry Hill campus is TW1 4SX and for our Teddington Lock sports facilities it is TW11 9BE.
There are approximately 85 day spaces on main campus available to students and staff. You can park for up to 12 hours with a six hour no return for 60p per hour on main campus and 50p per hour at the Naylor, 60 Waldegrave road, and Teddington lock sports ground payable via the JustPark App (available on iPhone and Android). Full details can be found on the signs.
Please note: parking restrictions apply on the campus from 8am to 4pm Monday to Friday and parking is limited at other times. Please call the main reception on 020 8240 4000 if you require further clarification.
Parking off campus is very limited and many local roads have residents-only parking restrictions. Where possible we advise you to use public transport to visit St Marys.
Useful websites
Train
From Central London
Travel direct to Strawberry Hill station from Waterloo station using the Kingston loopline operated by South Western Railway. The journey takes about half an hour and there are usually four trains every hour. These are listed with the final destination of either Strawberry Hill or Teddington on the Waterloo departures board. You can use an Oyster card for this journey.
From other destinations
For train travel from other destinations you can use the National Rail Enquiries or Transport for London websites to plan your journey.
Walking from Strawberry Hill station to St Mary's
St Mary's is a five minute walk from Strawberry Hill station. Turn left when you leave the station, then walk past Premier Wine and the Post Office on your left and take the second road on your right, which is Waldegrave Gardens. At the end of Waldegrave Gardens, turn right onto Waldegrave Road and St Mary's main reception is on your left.
Underground
Travel by the District Line to Richmond underground station, and then take a taxi from the rank outside, take the train to Strawberry Hill or take one of two buses (see below) which stop near St Mary's. See the Transport for London website for Underground station and timetable information.
Bus
From Richmond-upon-Thames
You can take the 33 or N33 from Richmond, although the bus stop is a 5 minute walk from Richmond station on Sheen Road (Bus stop L on this map). The journey takes 15 minutes and runs every 14 minutes. The fare for the journey is £2. Once on the bus, get off at the ‘St Mary's University’ stop, which is just outside of St Mary’s main reception.
However, it is not possible to pay for London bus fares in cash, You can pay with an Oyster card, Travelcard, or contactless payment.
For more information, please visit RATP Dev Transit London.
From Twickenham
There are regular buses from Heath Road Grove Avenue, Twickenham to St Mary's University. London United run several buses to St Mary's University every 10 minutes, while Abellio London run their buses to St Mary's University every 5 minutes. The price of the journey ranges from £2 and £4.
London United buses to St Mary's University:
Abellio London buses to St Mary's University:
However, it is not possible to pay for London bus fares in cash, You can pay with an Oyster card, Travelcard, or contactless payment.
For route and bus stop maps please see the Transport for London website and enter the number of the bus you would like to take.
From Teddington
You can catch the number 33 London United bus from Teddington Library to St Mary's University. The bus runs every 15 minutes and costs £2.
However, it is not possible to pay for London bus fares in cash, You can pay with an Oyster card, Travelcard, or contactless payment.
For route and bus stop maps please see the Transport for London website and enter the number of the bus you would like to take.
Air
London Heathrow is the closest airport to St Mary’s. Flight information is available from the Heathrow website.
Taking a taxi
The easiest way to reach the University from Heathrow airport is by taxi (approximately £40).
Taking a bus
The cheapest route is by bus. From Heathrow central bus station take the 285 (towards Kingston) or the X26 (towards Croydon) and get off at the Teddington Broad Street stop. From the same bus stop you can then take the 33 towards Hammersmith. This journey will only take a few minutes and you should get off at the ‘St Mary's University’ stop on Waldegrave Road.
For route and bus stop maps please see the Transport for London website and enter the number of the bus you would like to take.
Taxi
Taxi ranks are located at all major airports and railway / underground stations. There is a taxi rank at Richmond station (Kingston loopline, overground and underground) and a 24 hour taxi company, Strawberry Hill Mini Cab (020 8898 2009), is located on the platform at Strawberry Hill station. There is also a taxi rank at Twickenham train station.
Transport for London promotes the ‘Cabwise’ initiative, whereby you can use your mobile to text CAB to 60835 and get the numbers of one taxi and two licensed minicab firms in the area you are texting from.