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Walking and cycling
The hospital is within 10 minutes walk of Headington Centre. It has an entrance on Osler Road, Sandfield Road and Saxon Way as well as Headley Way. This makes access easy from all directions.
A map of Oxford's cycle network is available from Oxfordshire County Council.
There is cycle parking throughout the site and covered cycle parking outside the Heart Centre and West Wing entrance, in Car Park 3, and under the West Wing.
Footpaths to the site and cycle parking areas are shown on the John Radcliffe hospital site map.
JR site map in pdf format (373 KB) | JR site map as jpeg image (1.68 MB)
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Coach
The Oxford Espress (X90) and Oxford Tube operate frequently 24 hours a day to and from central London, stopping in Headington.
Coming from London, get off in London Road at the stop announced 'Headington shops': cross London Road and walk down the nearby Osler Road (the turning before the Shell petrol station). This will take you to the top of the John Radcliffe site, to the Women's Centre. You can walk past the Women's Centre to the main hospital and access the West Wing and Children's Hospital through a link corridor from there.
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Rail
The John Radcliffe Hospital is three miles from Oxford railway station, with its frequent trains from London (Paddington) and many other parts of the UK. Allow 15 to 20 minutes by taxi from the station forecourt and 30 minutes by buses 13 or 14.
See National Rail Enquiries for the latest train times and service updates.
Oxford City Council provides a list of telephone numbers for taxi companies on their website.
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Air
Oxford is well placed for airports in London and Birmingham. London Heathrow is about 70 minutes by bus (Airline Express X70). There is also the Airline Express X80 to London Gatwick. These services stop in Headington.
Airline Express
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Air ambulances
IAS Medical provides a dedicated fixed wing service to the NHS and provides a dedicated air ambulance on both a commercial and charitable basis to the public.
Air Medical Ltd (AirMed) is the largest fixed-wing air ambulance company in the UK.
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