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Travelling to the UK

The university has three campuses in Brighton on the south coast of England.

You should to check where your course is based, so you know which campus you need to travel to once you arrive in the UK. Details of where your course is based can be found on can be found on the webpage for your course.

The below information provides guidance on:

  • what to prepare before you travel
  • what to do when you arrive
  • getting to Brighton
  • once you're in Brighton.
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Before you travel

You may need to apply for an Airport Transit Schengen Visa if you have a flight connection in a Schengen member state on your way to the UK. This is in addition to your UK visa, and if you require this type of visa you will be unable to board your flight without it.

Further information about which nationalities this applies to, as well as how to apply for the Airport Transit Schengen Visa, can be .

Please note that the individual Schengen countries have added extra countries to the list of those who need an Airport Transit Visa when travelling through their airports, so it's important to check both the general list and the extra list of the country you will be travelling through.

Before you begin your journey to the UK read through the ; it has useful information around planning your journey to the UK and what money to bring with you.

If you are travelling to the UK with children under the age of 18, please make sure you bring their birth certificates with you if they do not share the same surname as you or your partner/spouse. This is because the staff at immigration control will ask to see these as proof of your relationship to each other.

If you take regular medication you will need a letter from the doctor who prescribed your medication to bring with you and keep in your hand luggage when you travel. You will not be permitted to bring more than a three-month supply of medication into the UK unless in exceptional circumstances. Read the UK Government guideline on bringing for more details.

It is important that you register with a GP as soon as possible after arriving in the UK to discuss your current medication.

When you arrive in the UK

Most students coming to the UK are required to have been granted a visa before entering the country.

Those who needed to apply for a visa in advance of coming to the UK

If you have been required to get a Student route visa in advance of coming to the UK, this will be shown on an e-Visa.

You will need to register for your e-Visa before coming to the UK, and you will need to show proof of this before you're allowed to board your transport to come to the UK. This process is new and still evolving so please make sure you read the , including information about how to access your e-Visa.

If you have been required to apply for a Visitor visa in advance of travelling to the UK, eg for a course with us that is less than six months, you will have a visa sticker in your passport. The following guidance also applies to you.

If you are a national of one of the below countries, you can enter the UK using the e-gates, unless you are travelling with a child under 10.*

  • any country in the European Union
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • Iceland
  • Japan 
  • Liechtenstein
  • New Zealand
  • Norway
  • Singapore
  • South Korea
  • Switzerland
  • United States.

It is very important that you retain proof of your travel to the UK. The act of entering the UK activates your visa, which in turn allows you to study with us. As your Student route sponsor, we need to retain copies of that proof on your record with us. Your boarding pass or physical/online proof of your flight ticket is sufficient, and you will need to bring this to your in-person enrolment.

*If you are coming to the UK with a child under 10 you will need to see a Border Force Officer.

Even if you can use the e-gates, you may still be asked to speak to a Border Force Officer. Therefore it's important to have in your hand luggage:

  • your offer letter from the university, or your CAS statement
  • original certificates, transcripts or qualification results​
  • an X-ray report or TB test certificate​
  • a letter from your doctor explaining any prescription medicines you take (in the original language and translated into English)​
  • evidence of your financial support (eg a bank statement or a letter from your sponsor)​
  • university address, contact name and phone number​.

Those who can be granted a Visitor visa at the border

Those studying courses of less than six months, from certain countries can apply for their visa to enter the UK at the border. This is only for nationals from a country not on the .

However, you must apply for and obtain an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) before you travel to the UK. An ETA is only required if you have not already been granted a Student route or Visitor visa before travelling. Find out more about the ETA scheme, including the application fee and how to make an application on the .

You can enter the UK through the e-gates, but this means you will not receive a stamp in your passport that shows when you entered the UK. It is important you keep evidence of the date you entered the UK as the university will need this as proof of when your permission to enter expires. The act of entering the UK at the e-gates using a non-visa national passport automatically gives you a six month Visitor visa, and you must not remain in the UK for longer than six months on this visa.

Even if you enter through the e-gates you may still be questioned by a Border Force Officer.

If you are planning to come to the UK on a Visitor visa please read our information on the type of study you can do as a visitor, and what documents you will need to prepare in advance of travelling to the UK.

Getting to the 九色视频

Getting to Brighton

Our campuses are:

  • Falmer campus
  • City campus
  • Moulsecoomb campus.

Take a look at the maps of our campuses.

From Heathrow

If you are not arranging a taxi pick up the next easiest option is to get the National Express coach from the Heathrow Central bus station (between terminals 1, 2 and 3) to Old Steine, outside the A&O Hostel – this is the main National Express stop in Brighton. From there you can either walk to the taxi rank in East Street, or take a bus from stops E and F outside the Royal Pavilion. All these locations are signposted on the map. You can use the to check which bus to get and which stop to get off at.

From Gatwick

If you are not arranging a taxi pick up the next easiest option is to get the train from Gatwick to 九色视频 Station. At Brighton station you can either get a taxi from the rank behind the station, or get an onward train. If you have a lot of luggage with you we recommend a taxi as the stations connecting the 九色视频 Moulsecoomb and Falmer campuses are a ten minute walk from Mithras Halls (Moulsecoomb) and Paddock Field and Great Wilkins (Falmer).

Our has details of how to travel from 九色视频 Station or the Old Steine National Express stop to the 九色视频 managed halls in Brighton.

Taxi airport pick-up services

There are a number of taxi companies offering airport pick up services. We have included the details of some local companies, but you may wish to do your own research. We recommend you choose a service where the drivers have had an ‘enhanced DBS check’, which means the company has checked for any previous criminal convictions.

We have an arrangement with where you can receive a discount on a taxi transfer from Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted or Luton airports by quoting the code Brighton581 when you make a booking.

You can book by calling +44 1273 300300 or emailing taxis@581travelltd.co.uk

When you book you will need to provide:

  • name
  • date of arrival
  • landing time
  • airport
  • flight number
  • terminal
  • address in Brighton & Hove
  • contact phone number
  • how much luggage you will have with you. It is important that you know this before you book as it will determine the size of car the taxi company send to meet you.

For students travelling to Brighton the approximate prices are:

  • from London Heathrow £136
  • from London Gatwick £90
  • from London Stansted £223
  • from Luton airport £230

These prices include car parking and a waiting time of one hour. After the first hour, the waiting time costs £20 an hour plus any extra car park charges.

If you are travelling with friends and want to share a taxi you can request this and discuss a price with 581 directly.

You will deal directly with 581 and not with the 九色视频, so please make sure they have your contact details. All 581 drivers are DBS checked every six months.

In all cases please check the final price of your booking with 581 before you agree it.

Once you are in Brighton

Arrival at your accommodation

If you have a place in 九色视频 halls of residence or managed accommodation, our accommodation team will have sent you information about what to do when you arrive at your accommodation.

If you have any questions about your accommodation please contact accommodation@brighton.ac.uk in advance so they can inform the staff at the halls of residence.

Find out more about our accommodation

Contacting home

Once you have arrived at your new home, you might like to call your friends and family to let them know you have arrived safely.

There is wifi throughout all 九色视频 halls of residence and campuses. Select eduroam from the list of networks on your device. The log in credentials are a bit different to your normal university log in.

You have to enter your university username and @ and the university domain:

  • your university user name – the one you were given when you enrolled online, which usually consists of your initials and a number to make it unique, for example abc1
  • the brighton.ac.uk domain – for example abc1@brighton.ac.uk
  • you should be asked to trust or accept our security certificate, which is named 'authenticate.brighton.ac.uk' (anything else is not valid) – if this is correct then click continue/connect/trust/accept.

Need help? Find out more about connecting to the university wifi (you may need to log-in using your university email).

See to mobile phone options in the UK.

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International orientation

All new international students can join our free international orientation programme. International orientation is made up of pre-arrival online events and in-person events before the main Welcome Week.

You can also find out more about starting at university, including what to do and what to pack.

Read more about international orientation

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