🎓 Buses to Oxford Brookes University

23 bus routes serve Oxford Brookes University in Headington. 7 run through the night.

Times are departures from the campus's own stops. Buses towards the campus run earlier and later at stops along the way — open a route for the timetable at your stop.

Every route serving Oxford Brookes University

• X3 Barton, Atkinson Close → Abingdon Town Centre, High Street Mon–Fri 05:37–00:06 Sun 07:13–00:06 Oxford Bus Company
• 400 Thame, Town Hall → Oxford City Centre, Railway Station Mon–Fri 05:45–23:55 Sun 06:30–23:55 Oxford Bus Company
• 8 Oxford City Centre, Westgate → Barton, Edgecombe Road Mon–Fri 05:05–00:12 Sun 07:14–23:57 Oxford Bus Company
• 8 Oxford City Centre Westgate → Barton Edgecombe Road Mon–Fri 05:15–23:57 Sun 07:00–23:42 Stagecoach Oxfordshire
• 100 Oxford City Centre, Speedwell Street → John Radcliffe Hospital, JR Hospital Main Entrance Mon–Fri 05:59–00:09 Sun 07:00–23:09 Oxford Bus Company
• X32 John Radcliffe Hospital, JR Hospital Main Entrance → Didcot, Cockcroft Road Shops Mon–Fri 05:41–22:37 no Sunday service Thames Travel
• 700 Blackbird Leys, Sandy Lane West → Kidlington, Churchill Road Mon–Fri 05:38–20:40 Sun 06:36–20:27 Oxford Bus Company
• 13 Oxford City Centre Speedwell Street (S1) → Cowley Kersington Crescent Mon–Fri 05:13–23:28 Sun 06:27–21:43 Stagecoach Oxfordshire
• 600 Oxford City Centre, Frideswide Square → Thornhill, Thornhill Park and Ride Mon–Fri 06:55–23:32 Sun 06:15–23:32 Oxford Bus Company
• H2 Witney, Market Square → Thornhill, Thornhill Park and Ride Mon–Fri 06:02–20:33 no Sunday service Thames Travel
• N8 Oxford City Centre Westgate → Barton Edgecombe Road no Sunday service 🌙 Monday–Saturday nights Stagecoach Oxfordshire
• 108 Pioneer Square → High Street Mon–Fri 07:57–18:02 no Sunday service Red Rose Travel
• N400 Thornhill, Thornhill Park and Ride → Oxford City Centre, Railway Station no Sunday service 🌙 Friday & Saturday nights Oxford Bus Company
• 275 Red Kite Road → High Street Mon–Fri 08:05–17:42 no Sunday service Red Rose Travel
• X20 Bus Station → Westgate Sun 07:21–23:05 Redline
• TUBE Oxford → London 24 hours Stagecoach Oxfordshire
• 15 Oxford City Centre, Police Station → Wood Farm, Atkyns Road Shops Mon–Fri 05:59–00:00 Sun 07:14–00:00 Oxford Bus Company
• 10 Oxford City Centre → Oxford City Centre Speedwell Street (S1) Mon–Fri 05:47–01:33 Sun 07:57–23:58 🌙 Friday & Saturday nights Stagecoach Oxfordshire
• 9 Oxford City Centre → Oxford City Centre Speedwell Street (S1) Mon–Fri 05:36–22:27 Sun 07:13–23:16 Stagecoach Oxfordshire
• ST2 John Radcliffe Hospital, JR Hospital Main Entrance → Wytham, Field Station Mon–Fri 07:01–20:19 no Sunday service Oxford Bus Company
• OXF Oxford City Centre → Gatwick Airport 24 hours Oxford Bus Company
• LHR Oxford City Centre → Heathrow Airport, Heathrow Central Bus Station Mon–Fri 03:12–22:07 Sun 03:12–22:07 🌙 Every night Oxford Bus Company
• LGW Oxford City Centre → Gatwick Airport, North Terminal Bus Station 24 hours Oxford Bus Company

Live times at the campus stops

Night buses to Oxford Brookes University

For getting back to halls. Nights are the night you set out on, so a 01:30 bus on Saturday morning is listed under Friday.

• N8 Oxford City Centre Westgate → Barton Edgecombe Road Monday–Saturday nights 00:00–03:36 runs tonight
• N400 Thornhill, Thornhill Park and Ride → Oxford City Centre, Railway Station Friday & Saturday nights 00:05–03:04
• TUBE Oxford → London Every night 24 hours runs tonight
• 10 Oxford City Centre → Oxford City Centre Speedwell Street (S1) Friday & Saturday nights 22:00–01:42
• OXF Oxford City Centre → Gatwick Airport Every night 24 hours runs tonight
• LHR Oxford City Centre → Heathrow Airport, Heathrow Central Bus Station Every night 03:00–07:00 runs tonight
• LGW Oxford City Centre → Gatwick Airport, North Terminal Bus Station Every night 24 hours runs tonight

See night buses across the UK.

Direct buses to Oxford Brookes University from

Places on a route that reaches the campus without changing — worth checking before you sign a housing contract. The bus may take a long way round, so open the route for the time from your own stop.

Other Oxford Brookes University campuses

Frequently asked questions

Which buses go to Oxford Brookes University?

23 routes serve the campus: the X3 (towards Abingdon Town Centre, High Street), the 400 (towards Oxford City Centre, Railway Station), the 8 (towards Barton, Edgecombe Road), the 8 (towards Barton Edgecombe Road), the 100 (towards John Radcliffe Hospital, JR Hospital Main Entrance), the X32 (towards Didcot, Cockcroft Road Shops), the 700 (towards Kidlington, Churchill Road), the 13 (towards Cowley Kersington Crescent), the 600 (towards Thornhill, Thornhill Park and Ride), the H2 (towards Thornhill, Thornhill Park and Ride), the N8 (towards Barton Edgecombe Road), the 108 (towards High Street) and more. Each route page has the full timetable and a live map.

Is there a campus or university bus at Oxford Brookes University?

No route here is branded as a university service, so campus travel is on the ordinary local network — 23 routes call at the campus stops, listed above with their first and last times.

What time is the first bus to Oxford Brookes University?

3 routes serve the campus 24 hours a day. Of the fixed-hours routes, the earliest weekday departure from the campus is 03:12 on the LHR.

Can I get a bus back to campus at night?

7 of the 23 routes run in the small hours, and 3 run 24 hours. Which nights each one runs is listed above — most night services are Friday and Saturday only.

Do buses run to Oxford Brookes University outside term time?

The timetables here are the operators' own published data, so they show what is running now, including any current holiday timetable. Dedicated university services are the ones most likely to stop or thin out in the vacation. Ordinary local routes generally run all year.

How much is the bus to Oxford Brookes University, and is there a student fare?

Single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026, dropping to £2 from 1 January 2027. Most operators also sell a student term or year pass, which usually beats the cap if you travel in every day — check the operator pages linked against each route.

Other universities nearby

Timetables from the operators via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Campus locations from OpenStreetMap. See all universities by bus , or every stop and route in Headington.