Bicester is a rapidly growing historic market town within the Cherwell District in northeast Oxfordshire, in the South East region of England. It has excellent road and rail links, with good connections to both Birmingham and Heathrow airports.
Road
Bicester’s nearest motorway is the M40 which sits west of the town, the town can be reached from the south via junction 9, which is also the interchange between the A34 and A41; and junction 10 to the north via the A43 and B4100.
The town is also accessible from the northeast via the A4421, and southeast from the A41 as well as local roads from the surrounding villages.
Rail
Bicester is served by Chiltern Railways services from London Marylebone with services for Oxford stopping at Bicester Village station and to Birmingham at Bicester North station, Both stations are within easy walking distance of the town centre and are also served by local bus services. East-West Rail is due to be running live services by 2024 to Bletchley (Milton Keynes) Bedford and Aylesbury by the end of 2024. Services between Bedford and Cambridge are expected by 2030, subject to required enabling orders
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Bus
Bicester is well served regionally by the X5 service which runs a frequent service between Oxford and Cambridge calling at major towns Buckingham, Milton Keynes, Bedford and Cambridge. Stagecoach Buses also operate the S5 between Bicester and Oxford serving many parts of the town. Bicester Park and Ride on the A41 at the western edge of the town is served by the S5.
A new service 500 between Brackley and Bicester was established in 2019. Local bus transport operates around some of the local housing estates and the town centre including the E1 bus from Elmsbrook and 26 from Kingsmere.
Walking and Cycling
Bicester is relatively flat which makes walking & cycling easy. A monolith scheme with maps and journey times walking & cycling was installed throughout the town in 2017, with the aim of encouraging more active travel.
Three 5k “Blue Line” walking routes were marked around the town as part of the Healthy Bicester initiative lead by Cherwell District Council. They provide circular routes to encourage walking.
