Sustainable travel
TRAVEL SURVEYS - We need your help.
We need your help in enabling us to develop the Sustainable Transport Strategy projects (walking, cycling, public transport and car sharing) with the aim of achieving net zero by 2030. There are two surveys, one for staff, and the other for students. They should only take 10 minutes of your time. Each response is really important for us to establish what your experience is like. These surveys are for Exeter campuses only. Cornwall is carrying out its own survey - more info here.
The survey has been extended and will close on Saturday 2nd June.
We aim to make travelling around and between campuses better for everyone and to ease pressure on the environment and reduce carbon emissions.
We have around 30,000 students and nearly 6,000 staff who study, live or work at the University, and many more people visit our campuses for events. The potential implications for congestion and air pollution from traffic are significant.
As well as developing public transport links and the free shuttle bus service between Exeter St David’s, Streatham campus and St Luke’s, we are looking at ways to encourage people to reduce single-occupancy car journeys and adopt more sustainable transport options.
We are currently reviewing our Sustainable Transport Plan to ensure that changes in travel and behaviour post-Covid are accurately reflected and any impacts on our initiatives are addressed. We are working on the initiatives outlined in the Draft Sustainable Travel Plan for the Exeter Campuses 2021-2030 and aim to publish our updated Sustainable Transport Plan in 2024.
Business travel
The University of Exeter Travel Policy addresses issues such as approvals, insurance, procurement and approved suppliers, risk management, sustainability and environmental issues. Staff intending to travel must refer to this policy ahead of making any travel arrangements.
Visit our Finance pages to view more information on travel.
Travelling by foot
The University of Exeter is well connected with a variety of walking routes and is easily accessible on foot from the city centre, Exeter St David's and central railway stations.
- Streatham campus map
- St Luke's campus map
- Exeter city walking map
- Exeter city centre walking map
- The Green Circle maps highlight five circular walking routes around the city
Travelling by bus locally
Plan your journey:
- Devon County Council interactive bus map
- Devon County Council journey planner
- Exeter Bus Map
- UNI line timetable
- Download the Stagecoach app
- To check the arrival of the next bus, see the NextBuses website.
Travelling by car
Although driving a car is the least sustainable option when travelling, there are still ways to limit the impact on the environment.
Carsharing
If you do travel to campus by car, we would encourage you to consider car sharing - reducing single occupancy journeys, carbon emissions, congestion and the cost of travel.
Staff and students can register for free through Liftshare which helps you find others to car share with.
The Liftshare Policy 2023 will help guide you on how to access the University of Exeter Liftshare community, how to successfully use the technology to access the free parking permits and priority parking spaces, how to guarantee a ride home, and also claim the rewards.
For those staff and students entitled to a Standard Parking Permit, you can also apply for a free car share permit (once you have created and confirmed your Liftshare Team).
To access the free car share parking spaces and the University of Exeter Liftshare rewards, you must authenticate every time you Liftshare to campus, through the Liftshare app.
