Please note that, due to a major road and rail improvement programme, the Botley Road continues to be closed. For updates, and any possible rail disruptions, please check the Oxford University website.
Blue Badge Parking
Access to accessible parking is via the Pitt Rivers Museum’s South Entrance in Robinson Close, off South Parks Road. This space can be booked in advance on a first come first served basis (telephone 01865 613 000).
Are you a visitor with special or additional needs, or are a carer of a visitor with additional needs?
Please see our access guide.
By Pavement
The Pitt Rivers Museum is approximately 15min from the centre of Oxford (Carfax Tower) if travelling at an average walking pace (distance of 0.6 miles). The volunteer-run Oxford online walking map highlights different surfaces and benches available as resting stops across the city that may be helpful for planning your visit.
By Bicycle
For those who choose to cycle to the Pitt Rivers Museum there are bike racks available nearby on the corner of South Parks Road and Parks Road, first come first serve. There is unfortunately no storage available inside the Museum to store foldable/Brompton bikes.
Use the Cyclox Oxford Cycle Map for local bike routes and Sustrans for regional/national cycle routes.
By Bus
The Pitt Rivers Museum is not far from most central bus stops. The nearest bus stops include a stop on South Parks Road, stops on Banbury road near the Keble Road junction, as well as Magdalen Street.
Check local bus services such as Oxford Bus Company and Stagecoach for options and the latest travel information.
By train
Oxford railway station is the nearest option for arriving by train. It is served by Great Western Railway, CrossCountry, and Chiltern Railways, with services throughout the day. The Museum is just under a mile west of the station, about 20 minutes at an average walking pace.
On exiting the station, pass the bike racks, follow the road with the Saïd Business School on your left. Continue along Hythe Bridge Street and cross the bridge over the canal.
Follow the road to the left, past Worcester College and turn right down Beaumont Street. Pass the Ashmolean Museum on your left-hand side, and use the road crossing at the end of Beaumont Street.
For the quickest route, turn left up St Giles - at the Lamb and Flag pub there is a passageway that leads onto Museum Road. The Museum of Natural History is at the end of this road. An alternative route, avoiding any possible pinch points via the passageway, can be taken by turning right on St Giles at the end of Beaumont Street, then left onto Broad Street, and then left again onto South Parks Road walking up this road until the Museum of Natural History appears on the right.
Enter the Museum of Natural History and head straight to the back wall of the museum, to find the entrance to the Pitt Rivers Museum.
Trains also regularly run from London Marylebone to Oxford Parkway railway station. Oxford Parkway station is north of Oxford, 3.5 miles from the Pitt Rivers Museum. There are buses and taxis to the Museum as well as cycle routes.
By Car and Bus - Park and Ride
As parking is limited in Oxford we suggest using the Park and Ride bus service. This service helps ease congestion in the city centre, particularly at busy times such as weekends and school holidays, and is economical to use.
There are five Park and Ride car parks (on the A40 at Headington; Redbridge, Abingdon Road, near Kennington; Pear Tree Roundabout, Woodstock Road; Water Eaton, Banbury Road, Kidlington; and Seacourt at Botley). The coach park, and main car park for the city, is on Oxpens Road (click here for more information).
By Car - Pay and Display Parking
There is pay and display parking close to the Museum on Mansfield Road, Keble Road and Blackhall Road. View parking fees and locations.
Download our map of the museum and Oxford city centre (Opens PDF)
To find out more about Oxford car parks, including parking charges, visit the Oxford Council Parking website.
General travel planning advice
Whether you're a local, or visiting from elsewhere in the UK or overseas, you'll find lots of helpful travel advice on the Experience Oxfordshire website.
The Pitt Rivers Museum is part of the University of Oxford, which has set an ambitious Environmental Sustainability Strategy. The Pitt Rivers Museum is committed to environmental sustainability and this page lists travel options to support visitors in choosing sustainable modes of travel where possible.
You can get help with your sustainable travel plans from YouSmartThing.
