Buses to Oxford Brookes University

26 bus routes serve Oxford Brookes University in Headington. 6 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

• 20 Rose Hill → John Radcliffe Hospital via Oxford, Headington Mon–Fri 06:39–19:31 no Sunday service Oxford Bus Company
• X3 Barton → Abingdon via Northway, Oxford Mon–Fri 05:27–00:07 Sun 07:13–00:07 Oxford Bus Company
• 400 Thame, Town Hall → Oxford, Seacourt Park and Ride Mon–Fri 05:45–23:55 Sun 06:40–23:55 Oxford Bus Company
• 8 Oxford → Barton via St Clements, Headington Mon–Fri 00:11–23:42 Sun 07:14–23:57 Oxford Bus Company
• 8 Oxford → Barton via St Clements, Headington Mon–Fri 05:17–23:59 Sun 07:00–23:42 Stagecoach Oxfordshire
• 100 Oxford → John Radcliffe Hospital via Cowley, Headington Mon–Fri 05:59–00:09 Sun 07:00–23:09 Oxford Bus Company
• X32 John Radcliffe Hospital → Didcot via Headington, Oxford Mon–Fri 05:43–22:37 no Sunday service Thames Travel
• 700 Blackbird Leys → Kidlington via Cowley, Headington Mon–Fri 05:38–20:40 Sun 06:36–20:27 Oxford Bus Company
• 4 Risinghurst → Botley via Headington, Oxford Mon–Fri 06:12–20:42 Sun 07:42–20:42 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 → Thornhill Park & Ride via Cowley, Headington Mon–Fri 06:55–23:32 Sun 06:15–23:32 Oxford Bus Company
• H2 Carterton → Thornhill Park & Ride via Witney, Oxford Mon–Fri 06:02–20:33 no Sunday service Thames Travel
• N8 Oxford → Barton via St Clements, Headington no Sunday service Monday–Saturday nights Stagecoach Oxfordshire
• N400 Thame, Town Hall → Frideswide Square no Sunday service Friday & Saturday nights Oxford Bus Company
• 108 Bicester → Oxford via Forest Hill, Headington Mon–Fri 07:57–18:02 no Sunday service Red Rose Travel
• 275 Chinnor → Oxford via High Wycombe, Headington Mon–Fri 08:05–17:42 no Sunday service Red Rose Travel
• 120 Aylesbury → Oxford via Wheatley, Risinghurst Mon–Fri 08:32–15:04 Sun 08:32–15:04 Redline
• X20 Aylesbury → Oxford via Thame, Headington Sun 07:21–23:05 Redline
• TUBE Oxford → Victoria via Carterton, Witney no Sunday service Stagecoach Oxfordshire
• 15 Oxford → Wood Farm via Headington, Churchill Hospital Mon–Fri 05:59–00:00 Sun 07:14–00:00 Oxford Bus Company
• 10 Oxford circular via Cowley, Headington Mon–Fri 05:47–01:33 Sun 07:57–23:58 Friday & Saturday nights Stagecoach Oxfordshire
• 9 Oxford circular via Headington, Cowley Mon–Fri 05:36–22:27 Sun 07:13–23:16 Stagecoach Oxfordshire
• ST2 John Radcliffe Hospital → Wytham via Headington, Oxford Mon–Fri 07:01–20:19 no Sunday service Oxford Bus Company
• OXF Gatwick Airport → Oxford via Heathrow Airport, High Wycombe Mon–Fri 03:09–01:09 Sun 03:09–01:09 Every night Oxford Bus Company
• LHR Oxford → Heathrow Airport via Headington, High Wycombe Mon–Fri 03:12–22:07 Sun 03:12–22:07 Every night Oxford Bus Company
• LGW Oxford → Gatwick Airport via High Wycombe, Heathrow Airport Mon–Fri 01:42–23:42 Sun 01:42–23:42 Every night 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 → Barton via St Clements, Headington Monday–Saturday nights 00:00–03:36 runs tonight
• N400 Thame, Town Hall → Frideswide Square Friday & Saturday nights 00:05–03:04
• 10 Oxford circular via Cowley, Headington Friday & Saturday nights 22:00–01:42
• OXF Gatwick Airport → Oxford via Heathrow Airport, High Wycombe Every night 22:00–07:00 runs tonight
• LHR Oxford → Heathrow Airport via Headington, High Wycombe Every night 03:00–06:59 runs tonight
• LGW Oxford → Gatwick Airport via High Wycombe, Heathrow Airport Every night 22:03–07:00 runs tonight

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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?

26 routes serve the campus: the 20 (towards John Radcliffe Hospital, JR Hospital Main Entrance), the X3 (towards Abingdon Town Centre, High Street), the 400 (towards Oxford, Seacourt Park and Ride), 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, Edwin Road), the 700 (towards Kidlington, Churchill Road), the 4 (towards Botley, Westminster Way), the 13 (towards Cowley Kersington Crescent), the 600 (towards Thornhill Park and Ride), the H2 (towards Thornhill Park and Ride) 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 — 26 routes call at the campus stops, listed above with their first and last times.

What time is the first bus to Oxford Brookes University?

The earliest weekday departure from the campus's own stops is 05:13, on the 13. Buses towards the campus start earlier at stops along the way — check the route timetable for your own stop if you have a 9am lecture.

Can I get a bus back to campus at night?

6 of the 26 routes run in the small 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.