Commuter students

Preston Campus
One of the easiest ways to get to campus is on the bus. Preston bus station provides reliable and extensive transport links in and around the city. The station is a 10-minute walk to the campus, but there are several bus stops on campus.

Burnley Campus
Burnley Campus is situated on major bus routes and buses to Preston, Blackburn and Manchester run regularly.

Discounted travel
Please check with individual providers for pricing at it is subject to change.

• Preston Bus offer discounted “UCLan term tickets”.
• The Preston UniRider bus pass provides unlimited travel on Stagecoach services in Lancashire at a great discount.
• Transdev offer student and under 19s discount on tickets between Burnley, Blackburn and Preston.
• Avoid the stress of city centre car parking with one of the two Preston Park and Ride options. There is one in Walton-le-Dale behind the Capitol Centre and another at Portway.

Preston Campus
Preston train station is a 5 to 10-minute walk away from our campus. Preston is an inter-change station. It's mainly served by Avanti West Coast, Northern Trains and TransPennine Express services.

There are direct trains to Blackpool, Lancaster, Blackburn, Burnley, Liverpool, and Manchester. There are also direct trains to London, Glasgow, and Edinburgh.

Burnley Campus
Victoria Mill is a 5-minute walk from Manchester Road Station, the main station in Burnley. The station is served by services from Blackpool North or Preston to Leeds and York. There is also an hourly service to Manchester Victoria.

Princess Way is a 2-minute walk from Burnley Central Station. Trains from Burnley Central train station run every hour to Colne, Preston and Blackpool South.

Discounted train tickets
Full-time students, or part-time students under the age of 25 can buy a Young Persons Railcard. This will save 33% on all your train tickets – an average saving of £189 per year.

There is also a Disabled Persons Railcard available which will save 33% for both you and an adult companion.

Cycling is a great way to get to and around our campuses and we have excellent cycling facilities and schemes.

Preston Campus
At Preston, there is a range of cycle storage options to choose from including:

• Open bike racks outside most building entrances. Some are covered.
• Over 60 individual velo-safe cycle lockers, which are fully-enclosed and water resistant. These can be hired for £30 per semester or £50 per year.
• There are secure bike compounds outside the Student Centre, Greenbank and Maudland buildings.
• We also have cycle equipment lockers available to use for the storage of cycle or motorcycle gear.

You can hire a range of bikes from our bike hub at Sir Tom Finney Sports Centre at a cost of £40 for three months hire, plus £100 security deposit.

Burnley Campus
Secure cycle lockers and cycle shelters are available at Burnley Princess Way. A secure cycle compound is also available at Victoria Mill. Both sites offer storage lockers and showers for cyclists.

We encourage you to use sustainable forms of transport – including cycling, walking and car sharing. Should you need to travel by a car, here are details of parking and parking permits. 

Preston Campus
Preston Campus does have a lot of parking available but the car parks do get full during term-time. This means we will have a limited number of parking permits available each semester.

UCLan car park permits are only awarded to those that meet our eligibility criteria. This considers things such as blue badge holders, mobility, and childcare commitments. It also looks at where you live and any course placement obligations.

To reduce solo car commuting to campus we offer a 50% reduction in permit costs and provide dedicated car sharing bays on our car parks.

There are several pay-and-display car parks in the city centre. St. Mary’s Car Park and Walker Street Car Park are two of the nearest to the campus.

UCLan car parks are free of charge for all users between 6.00pm and 7.00am Monday to Friday, and all day Saturday and Sunday. Occasionally car parks may be closed at these times for events and works. This will be clearly signed at the entrance to the relevant car parks.

Burnley Campus
If you are studying at our Victoria Mill and Princess Way buildings, you can apply for a parking permit.