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Travelling to the UK

The university has campuses on the south coast of the UK in Brighton and Eastbourne.

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.

Latest government advice on travelling into the UK

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 found on the Schengen Visa information website.

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 UKCISA guide to arriving in the UK; it has useful information on immigration, UK public transport, what money to bring with you and how you can call home once you arrive.

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 medication into the UK 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

If you have applied for a Student visa your permission to enter the UK will be shown in one of two ways.

If you are a non-EEA national, UKVI will place a 90-day entry-permit vignette in your passport that you use to enter the UK. You will also be issued with a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP), that you should collect from the nominated Post Office within 10 days of your arrival. Please keep the letter you receive when the visa is granted safe as you will need it to collect your BRP.

If you are an EEA or Swiss national, UKVI will issue you with 'secure digital status' to confirm you have immigration permission as a student; you will not be issued a vignette in your passport or issued a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP). You can enter the UK via the e-gates which will scan the biometric chip in your passport and detect your permission to enter the UK.

If you need a Student visa to study in the UK, you will also need this when you arrive. You can find out more and get in touch with our visa team for advice on our visas and immigration page. Make sure you read the UK government guidance on this in advance and be prepared.

Collecting your Biometric Residence Permit (BRP)

If you applied for a Student Route visa from outside of the UK and are required to collect your Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) on arrival, you are usually required to collect this within 10 days of arrival to the UK. If you are not able to collect your BRP within 10 days due to mandatory quarantine, this is not a problem.

If you are under 18 years of age you will need to nominate someone over the age of 18 to collect the BRP for you. If you do not have someone in the UK you can nominate, contact us on visas@brighton.ac.uk and a member of the International Advice and Support Team can accompany you to collect the BRP.

Find out more about living in the UK

Getting to the University of Brighton

IThe University of Brighton is based in two cities - make sure you have checked whether your course is based in Brighton or Eastbourne before you leave your home country so that you know which you need to travel to once you arrive in the UK. If you're not sure, you can check with your academic school.

Brighton

Three of our campuses are in the city of Brighton:

  • Falmer campus
  • City campus
  • Moulsecoomb campus

Here is a map of our Brighton 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 Pool Valley – this is the central bus station 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 sign posted on the map. You can use the Brighton and Hove Buses journey planner 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 Brighton 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 University of Brighton Moulsecoomb and Falmer campuses are a ten minute walk from Mithras Halls (Moulsecoomb) and Paddock Field and Great Wilkins (Falmer).

Our Google map has details of how to travel from Brighton Station or Pool Valley Coach Station to the University of Brighton managed halls in Brighton.

Eastbourne

The Eastbourne campus is based at two places in the town.

Here is a map of our Eastbourne campus.

In all instances the easiest way to get from the airport to your accommodation is to arrange a taxi to pick you up. There is information on this below.

Our Google map has details of how to travel from Eastbourne Station to Welkin Halls of Resident.

From Heathrow

There is no coach that goes from Heathrow to Eastbourne. The easiest way to get to Eastbourne from Heathrow if you are not arranging a taxi is to get the National Express coach from the Heathrow Central bus station (between terminals 1, 2 and 3) to Gatwick airport. At Gatwick you can get a train to Eastbourne. Check the Southern Railways website for train times.

From Gatwick

You can get a train from Gatwick to Eastbourne. Check the Southern Railways website for train times.

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.

  • · Brighton & Hove Streamline Taxis
  • · City Cabs Brighton
  • · 581 Taxis

 We have an arrangement with 581 Taxis where you can receive a discount on a taxi transfer from Heathrow, Gatwick, Stanstead, or Luton airports by quoting the code Brighton581 when you make a booking.

You can book by calling +441273300300 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 price is:

  • from London Heathrow £116
  • from London Gatwick £70
  • from London Stanstead £203.00
  • from Luton airport £195.00

For students travelling to Eastbourne, please add £30 to these prices.

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 University of Brighton, so please make sure they have your contact details. All 581 drivers are DBS checked every 6 months.

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

Arrival at your accommodation

If you have a place in University of Brighton 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 halls staff.

See information about living here

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 University of Brighton 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
  • Click continue/connect/trust/accept if asked.

Need help? Find out more about connecting to the university wifi (to access this info (log-in using your university email).

See our guide to mobile phone options in the UK.

Find out more about living in the UK before you get here.

Find out more about what the start of the academic year will look like at Belong at Brighton.

Orientation

Read more about our orientation events for new international students.

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