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UEA defines commuters as those who travel to UEA from their home, which they lived in prior to entering higher education. According to our 2025 student intake data, 26% of our undergraduate student body commute to UEA for both academic and non-academic student life. Some of our current commuting students share their insight and tips when travelling into university and to ensure you don’t miss out on valuable experiences.
Try out this handy Personal Travel Planner to help you find the most environmentally and economically viable ways to get to UEA. This free planner tool requires some simple information to map out ways to campus and as well as information relating to public transport, the brilliant lift sharing database and Park and Ride timetables.
To help you get into the flow of planning transport around study and social commitments, we have put together this weekly travel planner. You’re welcome to download and amend it online so you can keep it handy when you’re planning. From looking ahead at the weather and noting down things to remember, to costs and timings, we’ll help you get to grips with your regular journey.
We’re also stocking free commuter pin badges for you to can choose to wear on your lanyard (or wherever). Who knows, perhaps you’ll discover new travel buddies to help the commute go quicker! You can collect a pin badge from the Student Information Zone, located on the street next to the Post Room.
We want to make your student experience as easy as we can to enable you to balance your home/work life with your university commitments. Whether you are going to a seminar, lecture theatre or meeting friends, we want you to know where all the facilities are so you can feel confident navigating campus. This is where our interactive campus map comes in. Go to the map, click the “show layers” button on the left-hand side, which looks like bits of paper stacked on top of each other. A menu will appear on the left-hand side with tick boxes.
Click Student spaces to find out what facilities are available at each location.
Then click on the blue location icons to find out what facilities are available and what are there. There is also a handy link to the what3word (w3w) location, so you can navigate through your maps to the location. Once clicked, the blue location item will list things such as kitchen facilities such as microwaves, hot water taps, and places to sit that you don’t have to book, such as open study spaces.
Click campus facilities to find out where the nearest showers are available, laundrettes, hairdressers and baby changing facilities.
Click food and drink to find eateries, vending machines and water fountains.
Each month, our current commuter students are invited to join us in Zest (bottom floor of the UEA catering block) for commuters’ breakfast. An opportunity to grab a bite and a drink and chat to other commuter students. You can find out more about commuter breakfast, other opportunities and sign up to receive a regular newsletter by logging into MyUEA.
If you’d like to stay over on the odd occasion, we recommend contacting Broadview Hotel for availability. During the term semester, Broadview Hotel offer discounted rates to commuters and can add discounts on the more you book. Please view the Broadview Hotel website for information on pricing, accommodation types and to contact a member of the team.
Have questions about commuting? You’re welcome to get in touch with us on commuters@uea.ac.uk.