By train


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Bicester is served by rail links with two stations: Bicester North for Birmingham to London Line and Bicester Town to Oxford.  

Bicester North station

You can find Bicester North Station off the Buckingham Road; it is the main railway station for the town.  There are up to four trains per hour at peak times to London (Marylebone).  It takes 44 minutes to get in to London and 48 minutes to get to Birmingham (Snowhill) via Banbury. 

Bicester Town station

You can find Bicester Town train station in Station Approach, which is off the London Road.  It connects Bicester to Oxford with eight trains per day in each direction.  It takes 26 minutes to get from Bicester to Oxford.

This line is to be upgraded as part of Chiltern Railways Evergreen 3 project and will provide a link between Oxford and London with two trains per hour in each direction and improvements in journey times.

Bus links from rail to Bicester town

Bicester North is served by several bus services:

  • Stagecoach S5 (Glory Farm service)
  • Stagecoach X5
  • Bicester Village shuttle
  • Heyfordian 22/23 town circular service
  • Arriva 16
  • Arriva 18

Bicester Town station is served by:

  • Stagecoach S5 (Arncott service)
  • Heyfordian 22/23 town circular service.

Cycle parking at Bicester rail stations

There is secure covered cycle parking provided at Bicester North, it is located at the top of Chiltern Approach and under the bridge on Platform 1.

There is secure covered cycle parking by the entrance to Bicester Town Station on Station Approach.