Airport transfer service

The University offers an Airport Transfer Service for new overseas students arriving into Manchester Airport. The transfer service is free of charge for students commencing their studies in September 2025 and studying at our Preston, Burnley and Westlakes campuses.

The transfer service will operate from Wednesday 17 September 2025 until Sunday 21 September 2025.

We understand that some courses may start earlier than 17 September. If your programme does start earlier, please still complete the booking form and indicate your date of arrival.

The transfer service may not be available if your flight is delayed/rescheduled or if you are arriving after 8:00pm.

If any family members or friends (who are not students commencing their studies in September 2025) have travelled to the UK with you they will not be able to use the transfer service and will have to make their own travel arrangements.

You will receive a confirmation email at least two days before your arrival. This email will include further details of your transfer and details of who to contact in case you have any problems on your journey or your travel plans change.

If we are unable to offer a coach transfer due to low levels of interest, we will aim to provide our transfer service to campus by alternative transportation, which will also be confirmed to you via email.

Please be aware if you book the airport transfer service you are restricted to a maximum of 2 large suitcases and 1 piece of hand luggage. You may be asked to make alternative travel arrangements at your own cost if you exceed this luggage allowance restriction. There will be suitcase trolleys at the airport but on arrival at campus you will need to be able to carry and lift your own individual luggage to your accommodation.

Students who are studying at our Westlakes campus will be offered an additional coach transfer service from Preston campus to Westlakes. This may include an overnight stay at Preston campus student halls of residence depending on your time of arrival at Preston. All details will be confirmed by email closer to your arrival date.

For further guidance on planning your journey, please see our arrival into the UK webpage. We also have information about how to get to each campus on our welcome and arrival page.

The transfer service may not be available if your flight gets delayed or you arrive outside of the transfer times.
If we are unable to offer a transfer you will receive information so that you can make your own way to campus.
If a transfer is provided, you will receive a booking confirmation email with further information.
Our Airport Transfer Service is free of charge but only available to new overseas students. If any family members have travelled to the UK with you, they will need to make their own way to campus by public transport.
If you book the airport transfer service you are restricted to a maximum of two large suitcases and one hand luggage. You will be asked to make your own alternative travel arrangements at your own cost if you exceed the coach luggage allowance restriction. There will be suitcase trolleys at the airport, but on arrival at campus you will need to be able to carry and lift your own individual luggage.

Contact us

If you have any questions, or would like to provide updates for an existing booking, please contact our support teams:

Email: internationalstudent@uclan.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)1772 89 1828 (option 2)

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