Admission
Admission to the Museum is FREE of charge.
Opening Times and Location
The Museum is open everyday 10am until 5pm with last admission at 4:30pm.
The last ride on the Thrust Simulator is at 4pm each day.
The Museum is open every day except 24th, 25th and 26th December and 1st January. Please note that the Museum reserve the right to alter opening times without prior notice.
How to find us
Click here for location information
Click here for information on disabled access.
By Car
Coventry is close to the M1/M6/M40/M42. Follow signs to city centre and take junction 1 or 2. As a city centre attraction there is no parking available at the Museum itself however, city centre pay and display car parks are all within walking distance. The nearest car parks to the Museum are Bishop Street (CV1 1NN), West Orchards Shopping Mall, Fairfax Street and the Belgrade Plaza (CV1 4AJ). Click here for further details about car parks around the Museum.
By Motorbike
Secure motorbike parking is available at Belgrade Plaza car park, which is a short walk from the Museum and is accessed via Junction 9 of the Coventry Ring Road (CV1 4AJ).
By Rail
There are excellent links to London Euston via Virgin Trains; Cross Country routes north and south and local services to Nuneaton and Northampton. The Museum is a 15-minute walk from the station. Buses numbered 17, 27 and 49 stop near the Museum. Click here for a detailed location map of Coventry city centre including the railway station.
By Bus
Most buses stop at Pool Meadow bus station or on Trinity Street, both of which are a 2 minute walk from the Museum. Coventry has a North and South Park & Ride services and both the North and South routes have a stop-off point at Junction of Corporation Street and Burges, which is very close to the Museum. The North route operates from the AT7 Centre in Bell Green which is to the north of the city centre. This location is ideal for the M6 Junction 3 - A444. The south route operates from Coventry's War Memorial Park situated on the Kenilworth Road/ A45. For a detailed location map of the Park & Ride routes, click here.
Please Note: The Park & Ride service does NOT run on a Sunday.
By Canal
Coventry Canal Basin is a 5 minute walk from the Museum - please use the footbridge over the inner ring-road.
For information on canal cruising in the region click here
By Foot & Bicycle
Coventry Transport Museum is close to the National Cycle Network. To find the nearest cycling and walking route view the Sustrans map for the area.