John Innes Centre
Courtyard at John Innes Centre.

Visiting the John Innes Centre

Map (pdf format 27kb)

By Car

From the A47

  • Take the A47 Southern Bypass towards Norwich (East) until the B1108 Junction
  • At the junction with B1108 branch left (signposted Norwich) and at the roundabout take 1st exit signposted Norwich, University
  • Turn right at the traffic lights - Norwich Research Park is signposted
  • JIC is located on the right

From the A11

  • Stay on A11 until you reach the Thickthorn Services roundabout
  • At roundabout take 2nd exit A47 (signposted Swaffham)
  • At the junction with B1108 branch left (signposted Norwich) and at the roundabout take 3rd exit B1108
  • At next roundabout take 1st exit, signposted Norwich, University
  • Turn right at the traffic lights - Norwich Research Park is signposted
  • JIC is located on the right

By Bus

From Norwich City Centre

Bus numbers 26 & 27 operate a service to Chancellors Drive, University of East Anglia. The Centre is 10 minutes walk from there.

From the Norwich Train Station

Bus number 25 runs from the station to Chancellors Drive, University of East Anglia. The Centre is 10 minutes walk from there.

A taxi rank is located outside the station. The journey by taxi takes about 20 minutes.

From Norwich Airport

There is no direct bus route. A taxi rank is located outside the main terminal. The journey by taxi takes about 20 minutes.

By Train

Norwich has a direct link to London with an average journey time of 2 hours with trains at half-hourly intervals.

National rail information

By Air

Norwich International Airport is 30 minutes drive from JIC. The airport provides links to over 70 European and 400 international destinations via the international hubs of Schiphol and Manchester airports. There are direct links to various UK destinations.

Stansted International Airport is an hour and a half by road, or an hour by train, from JIC. Stansted provides links to UK destinations and various European hubs for onward international connections.

Gatwick Airport (London) has good train (via London), coach and road links to Norwich.

Heathrow Airport (London) has good train (via London), coach and road links to Norwich.