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Airport pickups

Our airport pickup service operates from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) on selected dates to coincide with the start of International Welcome Week in September and in January. We also run the service prior to the start of Pre-sessional English classes in August. 

Currently we are offering the following pick-up date:

Monday 27 January - this pickup is suitable for students joining International Welcome Week, which begins on Tuesday 28 January. We can accept bookings from students whose flights are scheduled to arrive up to 15.00 on 27 January. Currently we have scheduled 51Âþ»­ bus departures from the airport from 11.00 until 18.00. Online bookings for this pickup will close on Monday 20 January.

When you make your booking, you will be asked to confirm that you understand and accept the terms and conditions of the service.

Luggage allowance  - There will be limited luggage space on the bus and for practical reasons we operate a luggage policy. You are welcome to bring the onto the bus  -

EITHER one large item (maximum size 75cm x 50cm x 32cm) OR two medium items (maxiumum size of each 70cm x 45cm x 30cm).

In addition to this you are welcome to bring hand luggage (cabin baggage).

After receiving your booking we will email you within one working day, with confirmation of your booking. If you do not see our email, please add arrivals@dmu.ac.uk to your email address book and check your spam or junk folder.

We will contact you if we have any questions about your booking. Final joining information will be sent to you a week before the date of the pickup.

Arriving on another date, or at a different airport? Find further information about how to travel to 51Âþ»­, including links to taxi services and using the National Express bus service.

Book your airport pickup 

  • Your name
  • Your gender
  • This will be the number on your 51Âþ»­ course offer
  • Please make sure that you spell your email address correctly. If you provide an incorrect email, you will not receive confirmation of your pickup.
  • Please provide a mobile number that we can reach you on at the airport.
  • If you are using more than one flight to travel to the UK, please tell us the number of the final flight you will be using (the one that will be arriving at your final destination airport).
  • Please confirm the date that your flight is scheduled to arrive. If your flight does not coincide with one of our airport pickups, we'll contact you to discuss this.
  • Please tell us the time that your flight is scheduled to arrive in the UK
  • Please provide the name or street address of your accommodation
  • I understand and accept the Terms and Conditions and confirm that my flight is scheduled to arrive by 15.00 on the date of the airport pickup
    Please note that we will require you to accept the Terms and Conditions in order to join the pickup.
  • Contacting your accommodation provider
    To ensure your smooth arrival at 51Âþ»­, we may sometimes want to share details about a student's arrival (for example, what day and time you are expected to arrive on campus) with your accommodation provider. Please let us know if you agree to us sharing your arrival details with your accommodation provider.