Travel Directions

Link to building access guide.
 

The Ruskin School of Art is located at two sites:

Old Music Hall, 108 Cowley Rd, Oxford OX4 1JE (Temporary location until Autumn 2026)
Visitors and deliveries: Side entrance of Old Music Hall, 54 Marston Street, Oxford OX4 1JU
Administrative offices, student studios and painting workshop

128 Bullingdon Road, OX4 1QP.
Project Space, student studios, film editing suites, printmaking and etching facilities, casting and sculpture workshops.

It's a five-minute walk between the two sites.

Bullingdon Road is on the right-hand side, off the Cowley Road, immediately after a Tesco store on your left. The Ruskin School of Art building is on the left-hand side of Bullingdon Road.

Please note that Bullingdon Road is a one-way road, with access running south-north between Iffley Road and Cowley Road. If you are driving, or travelling by taxi, you can therefore only get access to these studios by driving up Bullingdon Road from the Iffley Road. 

By Rail

Frequent direct trains travel from London Marylebone, London Paddington, Birmingham New Street, Manchester Piccadilly and Liverpool Lime Street. The journey time is approximately 1 hour from London.

Many visitors prefer to take the speedier option of a taxi from the station to the Ruskin, however buses are also available. If you choose to take a bus, you need to ask for stops on Cowley Road. To walk from the train station to our two sites would take approximately 35 minutes. 

For National Rail enquiries, telephone: 08457 484950 or visit: www.nationalrail.co.uk

By Coach

There is a 24-hour service from London via the Oxford Bus Company, telephone: 01865 785 400 or www.oxfordbus.co.uk and the Oxford Tube, telephone: 01865 772250 or www.oxfordtube.com   In peak times, coach travel from London can take 2 hours.  Advantages to taking the bus rather than the train are that it costs less (£60 for a package of 12 trips), has onboard Wi-Fi, and has multiple pick-up and drop-off points.

For details on coach services from all other major cities contact National Express, telephone: 08705 808080 or www.nationalexpress.com

Buses from London stop at the St Clements bus stop and you can walk across to Cowley Rd. From there, it is a few minutes walk to our two sites.  If you continue to the central bus station, Gloucester Green, it would take around 30 minutes to walk. 

By Car

Parking can be difficult and expensive in Oxford, and largely limited to a 2-hour limit.   It is therefore suggested that you use the Park and Ride car parks found all around the city where possible: https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/content/park-and-ride-locations.    

Buses bring you into the city centre:

Travelling from North: Buses from the Peartree car parks will take you to the city centre just off St Giles.  The Ruskin is a 30 minutes walk from this bus stop.

From the North and East: Buses from the Thornhill car park will travel to the city centre, and then towards East Oxford. You can stop at the St Clements bus stop and then walk across to Cowley Rd. The Ruskin is a short walk from here. 

From South and East: Buses from the Redbridge car park will take you to the city centre. The Ruskin is a 30 minute walk.

From the West: The bus from the Seacourt car park brings you into the centre of Oxford. Some of the buses travel towards East Oxford. You can stop at St Clemrents bus stop and walk across to Cowley Rd and then it's a short walk to the Ruskin. Please be aware that this carpark is often full from the early morning.