Luton campus
Our Luton campus is located right in the heart of the town centre and includes our new STEM Building, seven-storey library and Postgraduate & CPD Centre as well as fantastic modern facilities supporting our full range of courses.
Luton location
Luton town is packed full of cultural diversity. It has plenty of bars and restaurants, an 11-screen cinema, bowling lanes, a shopping mall and indoor market, football stadium and other sports facilities, and a vibrant arts and cultural scene based around the Cultural Quarter.
There are excellent transport links to the rest of the UK and Europe. Luton lies just 50km north of London - the capital is only a 30 minute train journey away. In addition, London Luton Airport is only 2.5km from the main Luton campus.
Luton’s surrounding area boasts a wealth of parks and open spaces including ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, Dunstable Downs, Wardown Park and Luton Hoo stately home.
Explore Luton and BedfordshireLuton Campus address
University of Bedfordshire Luton Campus
University Square
Luton, LU1 3JU
United Kingdom
Find directions to our Luton Campus
From the M1 Junction 11 southbound
- Exit junction 11 and turn left onto Dunstable Road
- Follow the road until you reach a roundabout – take the third exit to Chaul End Lane
- Follow this road until you reach a roundabout – take the first exit to the A505 (Hatters Way)
- Continue along this road (following signs for the University)
- At the double roundabout, go straight over both – continuing along Dunstable Road
- Continue along the A505 (heading straight over the crossroads to Stuart Street)
- At the roundabout go straight over onto the Park Street viaduct
- Continue along the viaduct until you reach the roundabout – take the first exit
- You are now on St Mary’s Road (front of the University’s Luton campus); to park, follow signs for town centre car parks
From M1 Junction 10 northbound
- Exit junction 10 and take the second exit to the A1081 (Airport Way)
- Exit along the slip road and continue along London Road
- Continue along London Road, heading straight over at the crossroads – to Castle Street
- Continue straight and at the roundabout, take third exit on to the Park Street viaduct
- Continue along the viaduct until you reach the roundabout – take the first exit
- You are now on St Mary’s Road (front of the University’s Luton campus) – to park, follow signs for town centre car parks
From the A1
- Leave the A1 at Junction 8 and take the A602 to Hitchin
- At the first roundabout in Hitchin, take the third exit and at the next roundabout take the first exit, following the A505 to Luton town centre
- As you enter Luton, continue straight, across five roundabouts, along Hitchin Road.
- At the sixth (mini) roundabout take the first exit; town centre car parks are on your right
- You are now on St Mary’s Road (front of the University’s Luton campus)
From the A6
- Drive along the A6 towards Luton town centre. At the traffic lights (with the Leaside Hotel on your left), turn left on to Hucklesby Way
- Continue straight over the traffic lights
- At the next traffic lights, get into the right-hand lane and turn right on to Hitchin Road
- Continue straight – approaching a double roundabout
- You are now approaching St Mary’s Road with the front of the University’s Luton campus behind the church; town centre car parks are on your right.
From car park to campus
- Parking is available above the The Point shopping centre. Once you have parked, follow the pedestrian signs to the shops and take the lift to Level M.
- Exit lift and walk through the shopping centre, following the overhead signs for University of Bedfordshire.
- As you approach the end of the mall (you will see St Mary's Church ahead of you through the window), take the lift or stairs on your right to the ground floor and exit the mall.
- Cross the road at the pedestrian crossing. with St Mary's Church opposite.
- Follow the footpath past the church and you'll arrive at the Campus Centre. Reception is immediately inside.
Thameslink and Great Northern services connect Luton with Bedford (25 min), London (34 min to St Pancras International; Farringdon; City Thameslink; Blackfriars; and 50 min to London Bridge), East Croydon (64 min), Gatwick Airport (80 min) and Brighton (2 h).
Thameslink serves Luton's three railway stations - Luton Airport Parkway (for London Luton Airport), Luton (this is the closest to the main, University Square campus) and Leagrave.
Luton is also served by East Midlands Trains which offers trains from the north and to London St Pancras.
From station to campus
Via The Point shopping mall
- Walk out of the main station entrance and walk straight ahead, keeping the bus stops and Starbucks on your right.
- Walk towards the town centre along Bute Street, where you will see the Hat Factory arts centre on your right and The Point shopping centre in front of you.
- Enter the shopping centre, go up the escalator and take a left at the top. Walk through the shopping centre until you reach Lidl, turn left and then right and walk towards the exit, with the indoor market on your left.
- Exit the shopping centre via the stairs or the lift, on your right. Cross the road at the pedestrian crossing with St Mary's Church ahead of you.
- Follow the footpath through the church grounds and you'll arrive at the Campus Centre. Reception is immediately inside.
Avoiding the shopping mall
- Walk out of the main station entrance and walk straight ahead keeping the bus stops and Starbucks on your right.
- Walk towards the town centre along Bute Street, where you will see the Hat Factory arts centre on your right.
- Take the first left (Guildford Street) and continue walking to the end of the road and then turn right.
- Keep walking until you reach traffic lights (past a car wash and the mall's multi-storey car park on your right).
- Turn right and you will see St Mary's Church on your left.
- Cross the road at the pedestrian crossing with St Mary's Church ahead of you.
- Follow the footpath beside the church grounds and you'll arrive at the Campus Centre. Reception is immediately inside.
Luton has some traffic-free routes for cyclists. The town is on Route 6 of the National Cycle Network which takes in Dunstable, Houghton Regis, Lewsey Farm and Leagrave before following the A6 (New Bedford Road) to the town centre and University. A recent addition to the route runs parallel to the Luton to Dunstable busway.
On campus, there is parking for bicycles outside the Park Street entrance, the Campus Centre and the Postgraduate and CPD Centre.
See www.sustrans.org.uk for more details on cycle routes and maps.
If you are travelling to an Open Day by car, please be aware that the University does not have on-campus parking. Being in a town centre location, there are plenty of public car parks, all within a short walking distance of the Luton campus, which operate by pay and display.