Open day travel discounts and support
Discounted travel offers are available to all NTU undergraduate open day visitors.
Check where your subject is taught before planning your journey if you're unsure which campus to visit.
Travelling by car – free and discounted parking
Save 45% on standard car parking rates at Q-Park Talbot Street (Stanley Place, Nottingham NG1 5GG) when you pre-book your parking. A 24 hour parking ticket is usually £22.05, and £12.13 with discount.
Follow these steps to access the discount:
- Pre-book Talbot Street parking via the Q-Park website, using unique discount code CCNTTBST45
- The entry and exit barriers will automatically lift upon your arrival and departure.
Pre-book Q-Park Talbot Street parking
Park and ride – free car parking with a valid NET tram ticket
NET Trams offer free park and ride spaces with the purchase of a valid tram ticket. More information and ticket prices can be found on the NET website. The Forest (NG7 6AQ) is the closest park and ride to our City Campus.
Other parking options
- Victoria Centre – £9.70 to £14 between 5 and 7 hours.
- Trinity Square – £7.80 to £13 between 4 and 6 hours.
Free parking spaces (with limited electric charging facilities) are available on Clifton Campus, and the satnav postcode is NG11 8NS.
Free parking spaces (with limited electric charging facilities) are available on Brackenhurst Campus, and the satnav postcode is NG25 0QF.
Travelling by train – free and discounted onward travel
Train ticket prices can vary depending on the exact time and operator; below you can find the typical return ticket costs for a direct train to Nottingham:
- Derby: £4–£6
- Leicester: £10–12
- Sheffield: £9
- Lincoln: £6–£12
- Birmingham New Street: £15
- Leeds: £14–£30
- Manchester Piccadilly: £14–£28
- Liverpool Lime Street: £23
- Norwich: £36–£40
- London St Pancras: £34–£48
- Cardiff: £50
You’ll arrive at Nottingham station and can continue your journey to each of our campuses.
Catch a tram serving Hucknall or Phoenix Park and ride four stops to the Nottingham Trent University tram stop. A short hop ticket costs only £1.50 when you pay by contactless at a validator. You'll need to tap on the validator before you board, and tap off on the validator when you exit the tram. Find out how short hop tickets work on Nottingham's tram network.
Onward journey time: approximately 11 minutes.
Catch the Nottingham City Transport (NCT) number 1 bus from the S2 bus stop outside Nottingham train station on Carrington Street, which will drop you opposite our Clifton Campus. Show a copy of your NTU open day booking confirmation to travel on the bus for free.
Onward journey time: approximately 23 minutes.
Catch the Nottingham City Transport (NCT) Pathfinder 26 bus from the K1 bus stop on King Street, just off Old Market Square. Full fares can be found on the NCT website.
Onward journey time: approximately 1 hour.
Travelling by coach - 20% off your return ticket
Travel to our open day with National Express and save 20% off return tickets to Nottingham Broad Marsh Bus Station. Follow the link to the National Express website and use the promotion code: NTU20
- The discount is exclusively for students traveling to Nottingham Trent University open days
- It's valid for travel on these specific Open Day dates:
- 2026: November 7 & 25, December 5
- 2027: February 24, March 6, April 24 and June 2 & 26
- Your travel must be within these date ranges:
- 2026: November 6-8, 24 - 26, December 4-6
- 2027: February 23-25, March 5-7, April 23-24 and June 1-3 & 25-27
- The offer is valid for one person per booking and is redeemable for travel from any location to Broadmarsh Bus Station.
- You must book at least three days in advance to get the discount.
- This offer cannot be used with any other discount, including Coachcards, and isn't valid on third-party services.
- Read the full National Express terms and conditions here.
- All tickets are issued and all passengers are carried subject to National Express' General Conditions of Carriage.
Your onward journey
You’ll arrive at Nottingham Broad Marsh Bus Station and can continue your journey to each of our campuses:
Catch a tram serving Hucknall or Phoenix Park and ride four stops to the Nottingham Trent University tram stop. A short hop ticket costs only £1.50 when you pay by contactless at a validator. You'll need to tap on the validator before you board, and tap off on the validator when you exit the tram. Find out how short hop tickets work on Nottingham's tram network.
Onward journey time: approximately 11 minutes.
Catch the Nottingham City Transport (NCT) number 1 bus from the S2 bus stop outside the nearby Nottingham Train Station on Carrington Street, which will drop you opposite our Clifton Campus. Show a copy of your NTU open day booking confirmation to travel on the bus for free.
Onward journey time: approximately 23 minutes.
Catch the Nottingham City Transport (NCT) Pathfinder 26 bus from the K1 bus stop on King Street, just off Old Market Square. Full fares can be found on the NCT website.
Onward journey time: approximately 1 hour.