Meet and Greet service: September 2025

The University will be running a Meet and Greet (airport pick-up) service from Manchester Airport to the University of Sheffield on selected dates in September 2025.

Overview

The service is offered to all new international students.

Coaches will take students from Manchester Airport to the University campus area in Sheffield.

Coaches will run on on the following times and dates:

Friday 12th September 2025, 11am and 3pm
Saturday 13th September 2025, 11am and 3pm
Sunday 14th September 2025, 11am and 3pm
Monday 15th September 2025, 11am and 3pm
Wednesday 17th September 2025, 11am and 3pm
Saturday 20th September 2025, 11am and 3pm
Sunday 21st September 2025, 11am and 3pm
Monday 22nd September 2025, 11am
Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 11am

When allocating your coach time we allow two hours for collection of baggage and clearing immigration, so we are unable to accept bookings for students whose flights are scheduled to arrive in Manchester after 1pm local time.

For information on how to travel from Manchester Airport (or other major UK airports) to Sheffield independently:

Travelling to Sheffield from the airport

What will happen on the day

Students will be met at Manchester Airport and accompanied to Sheffield by members of our student Ambassador team.

After your flight has landed:

Go through immigration control and collect any hold luggage. This can take some time which is why we allow 2 hours.
Follow the signs to the airport coach and train station.
You will come to our ‘Welcome Zone’ just before you reach the airport coach and train stations, where you will be met by our University student Ambassadors wearing purple t-shirts with the ‘University of Sheffield’ logo.

More detailed information will be sent once you have booked your place.

If your flight is delayed and you miss your coach, please speak to a student ambassador and they will try to get you a space on the next available one. If there are no spaces available, or you were booked onto the last coach of the day, you may need to make your own travel arrangements.

The journey takes approximately two hours, depending on traffic. Coaches will stop at our Endcliffe accommodation village and a central campus location.

Once on campus, student ambassadors will be available to help you arrange onward travel to your accommodation. The cost of any onward travel is not included in the Meet and Greet price.

If you have any concerns or questions, contact us on meetandgreet@sheffield.ac.uk.

How to book your place

When booking the service, you will be asked for your flight details including your flight number, details of your accommodation in Sheffield and your UCAS/Applicant number.

Book your place on the Meet and Greet service 2025

Bookings close at midnight on Thursday 4 September 2025.

Cost

The cost of the service is £40 per person which includes a guaranteed seat on the coach and a welcome pack.

The journey provides a great opportunity to meet other new students travelling to the UK for the first time.

There also will be student ambassadors on the coaches, some of whom may have been in your position in previous years, and who can talk to you about settling into life in the UK and the University. They can also provide help and support for planning onward travel to your accommodation once you have arrived on campus.

Luggage

Luggage space on the coaches is limited, so where possible we ask that you restrict your luggage to two items in addition to your cabin bag.

We will do our best to accommodate all reasonable luggage requests. If you're bringing more than two pieces of luggage, contact us at meetandgreet@sheffield.ac.uk.

Travelling from other airports

We are unable to offer a pick-up service from any other UK airport.

For information on travelling to Sheffield from other arrival points: