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Taxi ranks are located outside all terminals, and there are also private hire booking desks at each terminal, which tend to work out as a cheaper rate ? it should cost around £20 for a taxi from the airport to the city centre.

The train and Metrolink station is located in between terminals 1 and 2, and a shuttle bus is available from terminal 3 (although it is walkable in about 10 mins weather permitting). Trains run very frequently into the centre, costing £5 for an anytime single ticket, and take around 15 minutes ? the tram takes much longer (up to an hour) due to taking an indirect route via lots of Manchester suburbs! Details about all travel methods to/from the airport are available at http://www.manchesterairport.co.uk/at-the-airport/

If arriving by train, the nearest station to the conference venue is Manchester Oxford Road ? this is right across the road from the hotel. The main station on the West Coast Mainline is Manchester Piccadilly, which is around a 10-15 min walk to the hotel, or a 2 minute journey on a train to Oxford Road. If you have a ticket which states ?Manchester Stations? as your destination, this is accepted to travel to Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Oxford Road and Manchester Victoria stations.

Once in the city centre, it is easy to walk to most areas, or if you wish to catch public transport the tram and the free metroshuttle are the two best ways to get around. The nearest tram stop is St Peter?s Square, about 5 mins walk away ? from here, a tram can be taken out to Salford Quays (MediaCity) or towards the main shopping areas of Market St or the Arndale Centre. Details of the tram (metrolink) can be viewed at http://www.metrolink.co.uk/Pages/default.aspx. The free metroshuttle runs from across the road at Oxford Road station, and runs a circular route to Deansgate, Piccadilly, Victoria and the Northern Quarter areas of the city. Details of the metroshuttle bus are at http://www.tfgm.com/buses/Pages/metroshuttle.aspx.