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Open day travel discount

Discounted travel offers are available to all NTU undergraduate open day visitors.

Check where your subject is taught before planning your journey if you're unsure which campus to visit.

Discounted car parking

Save 45% on standard car parking rates at Q-Park Talbot Street (Stanley Place, Nottingham NG1 5GG).

Follow these steps to access the discount:

  1. Press for a ticket upon entry. Do not use contactless payment on entry.
  2. Bring your ticket to the City Campus Information Hub in the Newton building and collect a voucher.
  3. Activate the discount at the pay station before you exit.

The discount is available across any length of stay.

Details for Q-Park Talbot Street

Free parking spaces (with limited electric charging facilities) are available on Clifton Campus, and the satnav postcode is NG11 8NS.

Free parking spaces (with limited electric charging facilities) are available on Brackenhurst Campus, and the satnav postcode is NG25 0QF.

30% off coach travel

Travel to our open day with National Express and save 30% off coach travel. Follow the link to book discounted coach travel.

Your onward journey

You’ll arrive at Nottingham Broad Marsh Bus Station and can continue your journey to each of our campuses:

Broad Marsh Bus Station is a 20-minute walk to our City Campus (Newton building) and you can also catch the Nottingham City Transport (NCT) number 1 bus from the S6 bus stop outside Nottingham Train Station on Carrington Street for free by showing a copy of your NTU open day booking confirmation. Ride two stops to the B2 bus stop on Beastmarket Hill and it's an eight-minute walk to City Campus (Newton building).

You can also take a tram from the nearby Nottingham Train Station tram stop. Make sure you buy a ticket before you board the tram to avoid penalty fares and get off at the Nottingham Trent University stop.

Onward journey time: approximately 17 minutes.

Catch the Nottingham City Transport (NCT) number 1 bus from the S2 bus stop outside the nearby Nottingham Train Station on Carrington Street, which will drop you opposite our Clifton Campus. Show a copy of your NTU open day booking confirmation to travel on the bus for free.

Onward journey time: approximately 26 minutes.

Catch the Nottingham City Transport (NCT) Pathfinder 26 bus from the K1 bus stop on King Street, just off Old Market Square. A single journey is currently £2 per person and full fares can be found on the NCT website.

Onward journey time: approximately 1 hour.

Discounted travel by tram (City Campus)

If you're visiting our City Campus, use Nottingham Express Transit (NET)'s Park & Ride service and continue your journey to NTU by tram.

Purchase an £8 family tram ticket, which is valid for one or two adults and up to three children travelling on the day. Make sure you buy a ticket before you board the tram to avoid penalty fares.

Park at one of the following sites and board any tram serving the Toton Lane or the Clifton South line:

  • The Forest (NG7 6AQ) – journey time to Nottingham Trent University stop: approx. 5 minutes
  • Wilkinson Street (NG7 7NW) – journey time to the Nottingham Trent University stop: approx. 10 minutes
  • Phoenix Park (NG8 6AS) – journey time to the Nottingham Trent University stop: approx. 20 minutes.

More travel information

Visit our Getting to NTU page for more information on travelling to our campuses, including other available car parking provisions in Nottingham city centre.

Getting to NTU for an open day