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Directions to the University

If you're using satellite navigation to travel to the University of Sunderland please use the following postcodes. You may also find it useful to download maps of the University and the surrounding area.

City Campus: SR2 7PT
Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St Peter's : SR6 0DD
The Industry Centre: SR5 3XB

Car travel directions

From North or South, follow the A19 towards Sunderland. Leave the A19 and turn onto the A1231 heading for Sunderland.

For the Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St Peter's: head East along A1231 and simply follow the brown directional signs for the National Glass Centre which is located within the Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St. Peter's.

For City Campus: head East along A1231 and follow signs for City Centre. Continue over Queen Alexandra Bridge and then bear left following signs for City Centre/A1231. Continue past B&Q to the third roundabout where you should take the third exit, following signs for University.

Public transport

Metro light railway

The (External) Nexus Metro is a light railway service that runs across Tyne and Wear.

A typical Metro journey from the City Campus to the Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St Peter's takes 5 minutes. A typical Metro journey from Newcastle to Sunderland takes 25 minutes.

Newcastle Airport also has a Metro station, making the Metro the easiest way to travel to and from the airport from Sunderland. A typical journey from the airport to Sunderland takes 51 minutes.

The two closest stops to the University of Sunderland are 'St Peter's', for The Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St Peter's, and 'University' for City Campus.

(External) Download the Metro map (.pdf) from the Nexus website.

Train travel

Sunderland has a well-connected (External) rail service , with regular trains to London, York and Newcastle. A typical journey from London to Sunderland takes approximately 3 hours 30 minutes.

Air travel

(External) Newcastle Airport is the closest international airport. EasyJet, American Airlines, Ryan Air, Air France and Jet2 all have frequent flights to and from Newcastle from a range of destinations. The Metro runs directly to Sunderland from Newcastle International Airport.

City Campus maps

Download the Map of Sunderland and University Campuses (.pdf) .

To reach City Campus by SatNav, use the postcode SR2 7PT. Below is a Google Map of the City Campus location.

Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St Peter's Campus maps

Download the Map of Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St Peter's (.pdf) .

To reach the Sir Tom Cowie Campus by SatNav, use the postcode SR6 0DD. Below is a Google Map of the Sir Tom Cowie Campus location.

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