Autscape has arranged travel to the venue from Norwich train station. This page gives suggested public transport routes from some of the airports and a ferry port to Norwich train station. Please e-mail registrar@autscape.org if you need further assistance.
Note: Sometimes there are two or more routes by rail, one via London and one avoiding London. Often in these cases there are two tickets available; the 'avoiding London' ones are cheaper but the journey may take longer. Check the National Rail planner for prices.
UK train and coach tickets are often cheaper if booked in advance. This includes the route between London Liverpool Street and Norwich train station.
Britrail sell point to point railway tickets. Britrail is only for people who live outside the UK. Anyone travelling on a Britrail point to point ticket must have proof of residency on them while travelling. See their FAQ for more details.
Useful link
- Travel Line for maps and routes
Find out how to get to Norwich station from:
- Norwich Airport(opens different page)
- Stansted Airport
- London City Airport
- London Heathrow Airport
- London Gatwick Airport
- East Midland Airport
- Birmingham International Airport
- London Luton Airport
- Harwich Ferry Port
- Other
- Useful Sites
From Stansted Airport
By train
- This journey usually involves just one change at either Cambridge or Ely depending on time of day.
- Use the National Rail website to plan your journey or ask at Stansted Airport's train station.
- If you have a choice of changes, Cambridge has more facilities, but Ely is quieter and step free and has more connections with Norwich. The Cambridge to Norwich train also calls at Ely.
- Journey time: around 2 hours.
By coach
- Coach service number 727 (timetable) goes from Stansted airport to Norwich City Centre.
- This service is ran by National Express.
- Journey time is approximately 2 ½ hours.
- Coaches run approximately every 2 hours.
- The service will leave you in Norwich bus station. See here for how to get from Norwich bus to Norwich train station.
- Journey time: about 3 hours.
From London City Airport
By train
- Take the Docklands railway (Destination Canning Town). Get out at Stratford (London).
- From Stratford take a train directly to Norwich.
- For timings or alternative routes see the National Rail website.
- Journey time: just under 2 ½ hours.
From London Heathrow Airport
By train
- Use the Transport for London website to plan your underground journey to London Liverpool Street.
- Take a direct train from London Liverpool Street to Norwich Train Station (terminates at Norwich).
- Journey time: 3 to 4 hours.
By coach
- National Express coach service number 727 (timetable) goes from Heathrow airport to Norwich bus station.
- Travel from Norwich bus station to Norwich rail station - see here for details.
- Journey time: over 5 hours.
From London Gatwick Airport
By train
- A suggested route is Gatwick airport to London Bridge station, London Bridge to London Liverpool Street, London Liverpool Street to Norwich.
- Use the National Rail website to plan your journey.
- Journey time: about 3 ½ hours.
By coach
- Coach service number 727 (timetable) goes from Gatwick airport to Norwich City Centre bus station. This service is run by National Express.
- Journey time is approximately 6 hours.
- For directions from Norwich bus station to the train station follow this link.
From East Midland Airport
By train
- Take the airport connection to Nottingham Train station. See the East Midland travel webpage for details on how to do this.
- From Nottingham there is an hourly direct train to Norwich (terminates at Norwich). Use the National Rail website for times and fares and Travel Line East Anglia for times and maps.
- Journey time: varies between 2 ½ and 3 ½ hours (plus connections).
From Birmingham International Airport
By train
- Choice: via London (change in London) or via Peterborough (two changes). Both journeys take about the same amount of time. The Peterborough route avoids London and may be cheaper.
- Peterborough route (not given on the National Rail website):
- Train from Birmingham Airport to Birmingham New Street. This service runs every few minutes and takes under 15 minutes.
- Next, take the Stansted Airport train from Birmingham.
- Change at Peterborough or Ely for the Norwich train. There is more choice for Norwich trains at Ely which is also a smaller and quieter station.
- Use the National Rail website to check the times of services between Birmingham New Street and Norwich.
- If going via London, use the National Rail website for journey details. These will include how to get from London Euston, where the Birmingham train terminates, to London Liverpool Street, where the Norwich train starts.
- Journey time for both: around four hours.
From London Luton Airport
By train
- Shuttle bus from airport to Luton Airport Parkway (five minutes).
- Train journey typically goes via Farringdon and London Liverpool Street.
- Use the National Rail website to plan journey from Luton Airport to Norwich.
- Journey time: 3 to 3 ½ hours.
From Harwich Ferry Port
By train
- Harwich ferry port is about 70 miles from the venue.
- Take the train to Manningtree and change there for a train to Norwich. Services are about hourly.
- Check the National Rail website for details.
- Journey time: under 1 ½ hours.
Other
Contact us if you are flying to a different airport or ferrying to a different port if you need assistance. For a list of all UK airports see UK Airports website. We cannot help with the purchasing of tickets.
Useful Sites:
National Rail to plan UK rail journeys.
National Express, for English coach timetables and to book coach travel-tickets.
Travel Line for travel planning around England.
Taxi fares from airports to Norwich City. These can work out cheaper than train fares for a large group. You would need to book in advance.
Transport for London to plan London tube journeys.
EasyBus: A coach company offering cheap connections from airports to London.
Autscape information on how to get from Norwich bus (and coach) station to Norwich rail station where the Autscape transport will leave from.
Transport Policy
Working out how to get to Autscape, buying tickets and organising your journey is your own responsibility. We do our best to provide some basic advice and information on transport options to help people coming to the conference because we understand that many autistics find this challenging. But this information is provided by volunteers who are also autistic and are working hard to organise the Autscape conference. So if you need a lot of support to plan and arrange your particular journey, you need to get that support from family, friends or other support people. The responsibility for making sure that you actually arrive safely at Autscape is yours.