Transport from the airport and to the venue
The nearest station to the location of the meeting (Schuster Building, see below) is Oxford Road, and there are 200 direct trains per day taking about 20'. For others staying in downtown Manchester, there are also frequent direct trains to Piccadilly Station, which is about 20' away on foot from Schuster building. Train is generally faster than bus or taxis.
Bus 43 towards Piccadilly Gardens will also stop at the University Shopping Center (Stop D) and take about 1h.
If you need to use public transport to go to the venue, a single ticket (on and off one bus) costs up to 2 GBP, a day pass costs 5 GBP and a weekly bus pass is 18.50 GBP. Tickets can be bought on board with contactless or cash, or on the app.
Map of Schuster building and meeting rooms
The C++ course will take place in the Schuster building:
https://www.conference.manchester.ac.uk/venues/search/details/?property=18
https://goo.gl/maps/LMF7F6dWwFeE9bZm6
We will use the Jocelyn Bell Burnell lecture theater (ground floor, turn right at the entrance doors and go towards the end of the corridor).
Hotels
The following list contains hotels that are close to the University and to the city center.
Pendulum Hotel (£76 per night)
https://goo.gl/maps/R645VLXiVc4LyYkaA
Rahman Piccadilly Hostel Manchester (£54 per night)
https://goo.gl/maps/F9QLHabmLn11jAWGA
Premier Inn Manchester City (Piccadilly) hotel (£70 per night)
https://goo.gl/maps/9BGPBnbrwkKQpmEQ6
Britannia Hotel Manchester (£67 per night)
https://goo.gl/maps/BGn4WzqZA3juBjui9
Hotel ibis Styles Manchester Portland (£75 per night)
https://goo.gl/maps/wAvN6tcURWLqvX5F6
The Gardens Hotel (£55 per night)
https://goo.gl/maps/Yb2FvBBRs3p9id3k7
Jurys Inn Manchester (£97 per night)
https://goo.gl/maps/jBZNm5sDHx7BCTzz5
Premier Inn Manchester City Centre (Deansgate Locks) hotel (£59 per night)
https://goo.gl/maps/jyVRvqdHzdkAPC9aA
Hyatt Regency (about £100 per night)
https://g.page/hyattregencymanchesteruk?share
