Travelling to Dundee

All delegates will be staying at Dundee University's purpose built conference centre, the West Park Centre. All meals/breaks/talks and posters will be held at the conference centre.

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Travelling to Dundee

• By Rail

Dundee is on the main East Coast route with direct services to Newcastle, York and London, and to Carlisle, Preston, Coventry, Birmingham, Oxford, Bristol, Reading, Southampton, Bournemouth and Plymouth. There are overnight sleeper services from London, the south coast and the west country. Rail journeys to the other major cities in Scotland (Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow) take approximately 1 hr 15 minutes, and the regular service from London King's Cross takes only six hours. The railway station is only a short taxi ride or a 20 minute walk from the West Park Centre.

Train times can be found from RailTrak, National Rail, or by phoning the National Rail Enquiries Centre on 0345 484950.

• By Coach

Day and night coach services (operated by National Express, Stagecoach, and Citylink) are available to major cities throughout the UK including London.The bus station is only a short taxi ride or a 25 minute walk from the West Park Centre.

• By Car

Dundee is linked to the rest of the UK by continuous motorway and dual carriageway - all the way from Devon and Cornwall. Dundee is best approached from the south via the A90 for traffic coming from Edinburgh (M90) and Glasgow (A9) and beyond. From the outskirts of Dundee the route into the University and the Medical School is well signposted and relatively easy to follow. Ninewells Hospital and Medical School is a prominent landmark on the approach to Dundee via the A90. There is also a scenic route from Edinburgh along the Fife coastline and into Dundee via the Tay Road Bridge.

• By Air (National)

Dundee airport is 3 miles to the west of the city centre (only five minutes drive from the University). Taxis are available at the airport, and care hire may be pre-arranged. Free car parking is available to all ScotAirways passengers. There are scheduled flights to and from Manchester with Eastern Airways and scheduled flights to and from London City with ScotAirways. All flights connect with many other international destinations. Further information on flights to Dundee airport is available from ScotAirways (telephone 0870 6060707) or Eastern Airways (telephone 01652 680 600) or Dundee Airport Information Desk (telephone 01382 643242).

• Travel By Air (International)

International airports at Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Glasgow can be reached by road in one to two hours. Refer to the instructions for reaching the University by car (above).

• Travel By Sea

You can reach Dundee in a few hours from the European ferry terminals at Newcastle and Hull. Dundee is also a popular port of call for cruise ships, and there are many harbours in Fife and Angus suitable for mooring yachts.

Conference & Accommodation Address

West Park Centre
319 Perth Road
Dundee
DD2 1NN
Scotalnd, U.K.

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