How to access the terminal in Ubuntu GUI without a mouse
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Just hit Ctrl+Alt+F1 to switch to another tty. That's probably easiest.
ANSWER 2
Score 24
For Unity (shipped by default since the Ubuntu12), Gnome, LXDE, Cinnamon and MATE, the Ctrl+Alt+T keyboard shortcut will work if you are already logged in.
If you are using Xfce (Xubuntu), however, it would be Super+T. (Note that Super is the Windows key)
And as far as I am aware, in KDE, while it is also Ctrl+Alt+T, for some reason, there are issues with the default shortcuts. So you have a few other options. Press Alt+F2, then type konsole and press Enter. If you have full access to the system, and you want to set up a keyboard shortcut, right click on the Menu, find Konsole, select Advanced tab, Current shortcut key. Select a combination of your liking, though be careful with shortcuts already in use.
As per Terdon's request, this answer has been expanded to provide information about the different Ubuntu environments.
ANSWER 3
Score 3
If you still have access to it, ALT + F2 is essentially a one-time run dialog. It can be re-enabled in System > Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts.
This used to be a standard short cut. Why Canonical removed it, I'll never know.