Royal Ascot
Royal Ascot from Oxford
From Oxford to Royal Ascot, door to drop-off. The car comes to your door in Oxford. The nearest station by road is Oxford, about 15 minutes away. 48.6 miles separate Oxford from Ascot Racecourse: about an hour and 7 minutes on the M40, A404 and A330. That is 17 minutes longer than the same trip from Mayfair. The 2027 dates are 15–19 June. The Windsor Enclosure allows racegoers to bring their own picnic, subject to the picnic policy.
How the day runs
The car comes to your address in Oxford. Choose an executive saloon for two or three of you. Leaving Oxford, the car picks up the M40 and keeps to the main roads. At Ascot Racecourse the car uses the drop-off point the organisers set for your ticket. All day the car stays on hand; a message brings it round. After the last of the day, it is about an hour and 8 minutes back to Oxford.
- Oxford to Ascot Racecourse1 hr 7 min, 48.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Ascot Racecourse to Oxford1 hr 8 min, 48.7 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The Windsor Enclosure allows racegoers to bring their own picnic, subject to the picnic policy.
Source: ascot.comAt Royal Ascot, Royal Enclosure guests are dropped off and collected at Car Park 1 or Car Park 3; guests in all other enclosures use the drop-off points at Car Parks 3 and 6. Car parking is pre-booked via the racecourse.
Source: ascot.comStrict and enclosure-specific. Royal Enclosure gentlemen wear black, grey or navy morning dress with waistcoat, tie and black or grey top hat; the Windsor Enclosure has no formal dress code.
Source: ascot.comThe closest National Rail station to Oxford by road is Oxford (OXF), about 15 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgQueen Anne identified the site at East Cote as a racecourse in 1711; the first race, Her Majesty's Plate, was run that August.
Source: ascot.comThe Royal Procession travels around the Parade Ring in front of the Ascot Grandstand.
Source: ascot.com
Price this journey
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Questions
How far is Royal Ascot from Oxford?
About an hour and 7 minutes and 48.6 miles in clear traffic, via the M40, A404 and A330; allow longer on the day.
When is Royal Ascot in 2027?
15–19 June 2027.
Is there a dress code at Royal Ascot?
Strict and enclosure-specific. Royal Enclosure gentlemen wear black, grey or navy morning dress with waistcoat, tie and black or grey top hat; the Windsor Enclosure has no formal dress code.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
is added after the quote unless you ask for more on the day. Airport fees, parking and tolls are in it.
- 24 hrs
before collection, cancel or move the journey at no cost.
- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.