MSSL lies approximately 40 miles to the south-west of London, in the centre of the Guildford/Dorking/Horsham `triangle'. Heathrow Airport is about an hour's drive away and Gatwick Airport about 40 minutes. The nearest mainline train stations with fast connections to London are Guildford (35 mins to Waterloo) and Gatwick (30 mins to Victoria on the Gatwick Express). There are also mainline stations at Dorking and Horsham. For information about train times and connections, why not try the National Rail travel information service?

Participants travelling from the airports to MSSL may find it easiest to rent a car, while a taxi ride is the best option from the nearest mainline train stations. For those travelling to MSSL by car, road maps of the surrounding area are available (.pdf document). If you need any advice about the best route to take, please contact the local organisers or take a look at the RAC route planner.

Note that taxis from the airport to MSSL are very expensive. By booking in advance you can reduce the price to ~ £60 (Heathrow » MSSL) or ~ £45 (Gatwick » MSSL). Some local taxi companies:

Smithbrook Cars
+44 (0)1483 452226
smithcon@globalnet.co.uk

Cranleigh Taxis
+44 (0)1483 277223
office@cranleigh-taxis.co.uk

Dorking Taxis
+44 (0)1306 877771
dorkingtaxis@yahoo.co.uk

We can book taxis to/from Heathrow and Gatwick for workshop/school participants; if this is of interest, please contact Mrs Libby Daghorn (ead *AT* mssl.ucl.ac.uk).

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