30 minute commute to London

148 stations reach a London terminal within 30 minutes on a weekday. Thirty minutes is the shortest commute most people find outside inner London, and usually the most expensive per square foot. Times are the fastest scheduled service, measured from published timetables.

Every station within 30 minutes

Ranked by journey time. 144 of the 148 are direct.

By London terminal

London Bridge 28 stations

New Cross (5 min), Lewisham (7 min), Hither Green (9 min), Peckham Rye (9 min), East Croydon (13 min), Grove Park (13 min), Blackheath (14 min), Orpington (15 min), Chelsfield (17 min), Kidbrooke (18 min), West Croydon (18 min), Chislehurst (20 min) and more.

Waterloo 27 stations

Vauxhall (4 min), Earlsfield (13 min), Putney (14 min), Surbiton (15 min), Wimbledon (15 min), Barnes (19 min), Richmond (19 min), Raynes Park (20 min), Walton-on-Thames (22 min), Esher (23 min), New Malden (23 min), Twickenham (23 min) and more.

St Pancras 15 stations

Kentish Town (5 min), West Hampstead Thameslink (8 min), Cricklewood (13 min), Oakleigh Park (17 min), Ebbsfleet International (18 min), Mill Hill Broadway (19 min), St Albans City (20 min), Gravesend (22 min), Welwyn Garden City (22 min), Elstree & Borehamwood (23 min), Luton Airport Parkway (23 min), Harpenden (25 min) and more.

Kings Cross 14 stations

Finsbury Park (6 min), Alexandra Palace (11 min), Hornsey (12 min), New Barnet (18 min), Welwyn North (19 min), Potters Bar (20 min), Stevenage (20 min), Enfield Chase (24 min), Gordon Hill (26 min), Hatfield (26 min), Hadley Wood (27 min), Hitchin (28 min) and more.

Paddington 14 stations

Acton Main Line (7 min), Ealing Broadway (8 min), Southall (13 min), Hanwell (14 min), Slough (14 min), Hayes & Harlington (16 min), Maidenhead (18 min), West Drayton (20 min), Twyford (21 min), Reading (23 min), Iver (24 min), Burnham (26 min) and more.

Liverpool Street 12 stations

Stratford (6 min), Tottenham Hale (14 min), Abbey Wood (18 min), Romford (18 min), Cheshunt (23 min), Shenfield (23 min), Waltham Cross (26 min), Broxbourne (27 min), Chelmsford (29 min), Gidea Park (29 min), Ingatestone (29 min), Harlow Town (30 min).

Victoria 10 stations

Battersea Park (4 min), Clapham Junction (6 min), Denmark Hill (9 min), Balham (12 min), Wandsworth Common (12 min), Bromley South (15 min), St Mary Cray (23 min), Bellingham (24 min), Bickley (25 min), Swanley (27 min).

Fenchurch Street 10 stations

Limehouse (4 min), West Ham (9 min), Barking (14 min), Dagenham Dock (20 min), Upminster (21 min), Rainham (Essex) (24 min), West Horndon (27 min), Ockendon (28 min), Laindon (29 min), Purfleet (29 min).

Marylebone 10 stations

West Ruislip (18 min), Denham (19 min), Gerrards Cross (19 min), Denham Golf Club (22 min), Seer Green (24 min), Seer Green & Jordans (24 min), Beaconsfield (25 min), High Wycombe (25 min), Rickmansworth (25 min), Chorleywood (30 min).

Euston 8 stations

Harrow & Wealdstone (13 min), Watford Junction (15 min), Bushey (16 min), Kings Langley (25 min), Hemel Hempstead (27 min), Apsley (28 min), Tring (28 min), Leighton Buzzard (30 min).

Frequently asked questions

How many places are within a 30 minute commute to London?

148 stations reach a London terminal in 30 minutes or less on a weekday, across 10 of the 11 main line terminals. 144 of them are direct, with no change of train.

Which is the fastest?

Battersea Park, at 4 minutes into Victoria.

Are these times realistic?

They are the quickest scheduled weekday journey, so a best case rather than a typical morning. Each station page shows the typical peak time alongside, which is the more useful number when judging a daily commute.

Commutes within: 30 minutes · 45 minutes · 60 minutes

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