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Luton

By Thameslink and Great Northern train

Take a Thameslink and Great Northern train from the North Terminal. Trains for Luton leave every 30 minutes. Get off at Luton (not at Luton Airport Parkway). The journey takes about 1 hour and 20 minutes and a single ticket costs up to 30 GBP (the price varies depending on what time of day you are travelling).

By bus/coach

Take a Jetlink Coach to Luton. A single ticket costs around 20 GBP.

For more information about travelling to and from Gatwick check

Bedford

By Thameslink and Great Northern train

Take a Thameslink and Great Northern train from the North Terminal. Trains for Bedford leave every 30 minutes. Get off at Bedford, which will be the last stop on the line. The journey takes about 1 hour and 20 minutes and a single ticket costs up to 30 GBP (the price varies depending on what time of day you are travelling).

Luton

By train, Underground ('tube') and Thameslink and Great Northern train

Take a train to Tottenham Hale, London; then take the Underground to Kings Cross. Thameslink and Great Northern trains for Luton leave from St Pancras International station every 15 - 20 minutes. You should take a Northbound train. Get off at Luton (not at Luton Airport Parkway).

By bus/coach

Take the Flightlink Airport Service from Stansted Airport Coach Station to Luton. The journey takes about 2 hours and a single ticket costs about 10 GBP. Advanced reservation is strongly advised. Also available is a Jetlink Service from Stansted Airport Coach Station via Cambridge to Luton. The journey takes about 3 hours and a single ticket costs about 10 GBP. The ticket can be bought at the airport or from the bus driver.

Bedford

By train, Underground ('tube') and Thameslink and Great Northern train

Take a train to Tottenham Hale, London; then take the Underground to Kings Cross. Thameslink and Great Northern trains for Bedford leave from St Pancras International station every 15 - 20 minutes. You should take a Northbound train. Get off at Bedford which is the last stop on the line.

Luton

By Underground ('tube') and Thameslink and Great Northern train

At Heathrow the London Underground train station (Piccadilly Line) is located directly under the central bus station for terminals 1, 2 and 3, and is clearly signposted from all Terminals. Terminals 4 and 5 have their own, separate station.

Underground services run from around 05:30 to 23:30.

Take the London Underground train, Piccadilly Line, from Heathrow to London. Change at King's Cross St Pancras station onto the Thameslink and Great Northern train to Luton. Get off at Luton (not at Luton Airport Parkway).

By bus/coach

Take the National Express public coach service direct to Luton – this coach leaves from the Central Bus Station for Terminals 1,2 and 3, and from directly outside the terminal building for Terminals 4 and 5.

You can buy a ticket (cost around 20 GBP) at the National Express ticket office in the Central Bus Station or directly from the driver. This is a high frequency service – there is a bus to Luton every hour 7 days a week from 06:00 to 23:00.

By taxi

Get a cab from the official taxi rank or book in advance

• Have your destination address clearly written on a piece of paper
• Confirm cost before departure to ensure you have enough cash to cover the fare

Bedford

By Underground ('tube') and Thameslink and Great Northern train

At Heathrow the London Underground train station (Piccadilly Line) is located directly under the central bus station for terminals 1, 2 and 3, and is clearly signposted from all Terminals. Terminals 4 and 5 have their own, separate station.

Underground services run from around 05:30 to 23:30.

Take the London Underground train from Heathrow into London. Change at King's Cross St Pancras station onto the Thameslink and Great Northern train to Bedford. The train terminates in Bedford.

Luton

By taxi or bus

Take a taxi or the regular airport bus to Luton Town Centre. The journey takes about 10 minutes. A taxi costs around 5 - 6 GBP.

Bedford

By bus and train

Take the regular airport bus to Luton Airport Parkway railway station. The journey takes about 10 minutes. Then take the Thameslink and Great Northern train (northbound) to Bedford. The train terminates in Bedford.

You may receive a lot of emails from us, but it is important to read them all very carefully and follow any instructions within them.

We will not contact you unnecessarily, so please treat all emails from an @beds.ac.uk email address as urgent.

Orientation is your chance to get to know the 91¿ìÉ«and meet the support teams that we have. It includes really important information on how to register, get your student ID card, how to access support and also information on how to ensure you follow all your visa conditions – do make sure you attend!

You will receive an email with details of your international orientation session about a week before your Orientation date.

Remember to also check BREO for details of your course induction!

Once you have sent evidence you have arrived in the UK, we will invite you to book an on campus Document Check.

Attendance is mandatory and if you fail to attend, you may be terminated from your course and have visa sponsorship withdrawn.

We will need to see your:

• Original academic qualifications
• English language qualifications
• Current passport
• Visa (vignette)
• E-Visa share code

Registration is fully online. You will receive a series of emails advising you how to go about this once you have completed your Document Check.

Look out for emails from noreply@beds.ac.uk and/or donotreply@beds.ac.ukÌý

It is very important to open a UK bank account as soon as you arrive. Making payments from a UK bank account is both faster and cheaper, as you will not have to wait days or weeks for the funds to arrive and you will not incur bank charges for exchanging from one currency to another.

Before you travel to the UK it is vital to ensure that you have enough money to cover living expenses and fees. You should not expect that a part-time job will cover these costs.

You may get sick from time to time and may need to visit a Doctor. Please do this as soon as you arrive in the UK.

Do not wait until you get sick to register with a Doctor as you may not be able to get an appointment.

• GP surgery for Luton students: is a local GP surgery for students at the Luton campus. It is a 5 minute walk from the 91¿ìÉ«Square building
• GP surgery for Bedford students: is the dedicated GP practice for students at the Bedford campus