Getting Here

Stagecoach Bus S3 and S7 run from Oxford City Centre to Woodstock, four times an hour, seven days a week. Both start from Oxford Railway Station and pick up in Magdalen Street. Buses stop outside the main entrance, from there it's a 10 - minute stroll through the park to Blenheim Palace. 

The S7 runs every 30 minutes from Oxford Parkway Station and Kidlington to Blenheim.

The S7 also runs every 30 minutes from Witney through Bladon for Winston Churchill's grave.

The S3 runs hourly from Chipping Norton and Charlbury to Blenheim.

The First and Last Mile 411 bus service runs hourly from Eynsham to Hanborough Station.

There is no direct bus service from Bicester to Woodstock.

For bus times and journey planner visit our Good Journey Page or stagecoachbus.com.

We offer 20% off Palace, Park & Garden tickets for visitors arriving by bus – on our website use the code GREEN20 at checkout.

Woodstock is connected to Oxford via the National Cycle Network #5 route. To view the Sustrans cycle route maps in detail visit, sustrans.org. Please note that while there are bike racks available at the Palace cycling within the Park is not permitted. Visitors may cycle from the entrance gates to the Palace and back.

If you live close enough and are able to, please consider visiting by bike. Cycling is a wonderful way to explore the Oxfordshire countryside while doing your bit for the environment, and arriving at Blenheim feeling all the better for it.

We are offering 20% off Palace, Park & Garden tickets for visitors arriving by bike on our website. Use the code GREEN20 when you checkout.

Plan your cycle journey with CycleStreets.net.

Take our new Community Cycle Path

The route meanders across part of our picturesque Estate with entrances in Long Hanborough and Bladon. Seize the opportunity to take a look at the local flora and fauna as you follow the river and enter woodlands.

There are frequent train services to the nearby train stations of Oxford, Oxford Parkway and Hanborough.

Travel from London Marylebone by Chiltern Trains to Oxford Parkway (then connect to Blenheim by Bus S7). This is the quickest route from London to Blenheim.

Travel from London Paddington or Reading by GWR to Oxford (then connect to Blenheim by Bus S3).

Travel by GWR from London Paddington, Reading, or Worcester to Hanborough (then connect to Blenheim by Bus 233).

There are rail connections available from many other cities, by changing at Reading, Didcot Parkway or Birmingham New Street.

For train times and journey planner visit our Good Journey Page, nationalrail.co.uk or call 03457 484 950.

We offer 20% off Palace, Park & Garden tickets for visitors arriving by train – on our website use the code GREEN20 at checkout.

We are located eight miles north-west of Oxford, on the A44 Evesham Road. The Palace is signposted from junction 9 of the M40. If you are using satellite navigation, please use the postcode OX20 1UL.

When visiting by car, please be aware that a 20mph speed limit applies across the Estate.

Free parking is available on site. A parking charge applies to selected third-party events such as Christmas. Accessible and Blue Badge parking is at the front of our main car park and is signposted. We offer a free shuttle bus service to the Palace, and electric car charging points are available at Woodstock Gate.

Further parking is available at the Walled Garden. Our car parks are operating one-way route.

Regular services run from London Victoria Coach station to Gloucester Green in Oxford. Visit oxfordtube.com for prices and times. 

Multi-stop: - Oxford/Blenheim Palace/Bicester Village. To find multi stop/direct trips to Blenheim Palace and Bicester Village from Oxford, visit ventureoxford.com.

Booking a taxi in advance can provide the cheapest, most convenient journey. Visit townhousewoodstock.co.uk, minicabit.com or Woodstock Taxis to plan your trip.