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Train journey times to London

RailReach maps the fastest weekday train journey from 571 stations to all 11 London terminals. Every station within 90 minutes of central London, colour-coded by journey time. Free to use, no sign-up.

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Explore by London terminal

Journey times, an interactive route map and the full station table for each London terminus.

• Kings Cross71 stations within 90 min
  Great Northern, LNER, Hull Trains, Lumo
• St Pancras231 stations within 90 min
  Thameslink, East Midlands Railway, Southeastern high speed
• Waterloo126 stations within 90 min
  South Western Railway
• Paddington115 stations within 90 min
  Great Western Railway, Elizabeth line
• London Bridge234 stations within 90 min
  Southeastern, Southern, Thameslink
• Victoria203 stations within 90 min
  Southeastern, Southern
• Liverpool Street105 stations within 90 min
  Greater Anglia, Elizabeth line
• Euston32 stations within 90 min
  Avanti West Coast, London Northwestern
• Marylebone31 stations within 90 min
  Chiltern Railways
• Fenchurch Street25 stations within 90 min
  c2c
• Moorgate55 stations within 90 min
  Great Northern

Popular commuter stations

Journey comparisons across every terminal each town can reach.

• Slough14 min to Paddington
• Watford15 min to Euston
• Bromley South15 min to Victoria
• Maidenhead18 min to Paddington
• Richmond19 min to Waterloo
• St Albans20 min to St Pancras
• Stevenage20 min to Kings Cross
• Reading23 min to Paddington
• Woking24 min to Waterloo
• Sevenoaks24 min to London Bridge
• High Wycombe25 min to Marylebone
• Chelmsford29 min to Liverpool Street
• Guildford32 min to Waterloo
• Milton Keynes32 min to Euston
• Tonbridge33 min to London Bridge
• Bedford39 min to St Pancras
• Basingstoke42 min to Waterloo
• Crawley43 min to Victoria
• Tunbridge Wells44 min to London Bridge
• Swindon47 min to Paddington
• Colchester47 min to Liverpool Street
• Peterborough47 min to Kings Cross
• Cambridge50 min to Kings Cross
• Oxford51 min to Paddington
• Winchester58 min to Waterloo
• Brighton60 min to Victoria
• Ipswich60 min to Liverpool Street

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Frequently asked questions

What is the fastest train commute to London?

Battersea Park reaches Victoria in 4 minutes, Limehouse reaches Fenchurch Street in 4 minutes, Vauxhall reaches Waterloo in 4 minutes, Kentish Town reaches St Pancras in 5 minutes, New Cross reaches London Bridge in 5 minutes. These are the quickest scheduled services in the dataset, measured from published timetables rather than estimated.

Which London stations can I commute to?

RailReach covers 11 London terminals: Kings Cross, St Pancras, Waterloo, Paddington, London Bridge, Victoria, Liverpool Street, Euston, Marylebone, Fenchurch Street, Moorgate. Moorgate and St Pancras matter more than their profile suggests: several Great Northern suburbs run to Moorgate rather than Kings Cross in the morning peak, and the Medway towns reach St Pancras on high speed services far faster than they reach any other terminus.

Which commuter towns are within 30 minutes of London?

Battersea Park (4 min to Victoria), Limehouse (4 min to Fenchurch Street), Vauxhall (4 min to Waterloo), Kentish Town (5 min to St Pancras), New Cross (5 min to London Bridge), Clapham Junction (6 min to Victoria), Finsbury Park (6 min to Kings Cross), Stratford (6 min to Liverpool Street), Acton Main Line (7 min to Paddington), Lewisham (7 min to London Bridge), Ealing Broadway (8 min to Paddington), West Hampstead Thameslink (8 min to St Pancras). Each figure is the fastest scheduled weekday service.

Why do you show a typical peak time as well as the fastest?

Because the fastest train is often not the one you can catch. Higham is 42 minutes at best but typically 81 in the peak, Chestfield & Swalecliffe is 79 minutes at best but typically 110 in the peak, Rainham (Kent) is 49 minutes at best but typically 78 in the peak, Gillingham is 43 minutes at best but typically 72 in the peak. The typical figure is the median journey time of services arriving between 07:00 and 09:30, which is what a commuter actually experiences.

How accurate is the journey time data?

Every figure is computed from Darwin timetable files published by the Rail Delivery Group, sampled across three midweek days and matched to stations by TIPLOC. Passing points, empty stock movements and cancelled services are excluded. Times are scheduled, not live, and do not account for delays or engineering work.

Terminal summaries

Kings Cross

Kings Cross serves Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and the East Coast Main Line, operated by Great Northern, LNER, Hull Trains, Lumo. 71 stations reach it within 90 minutes. Key destinations include 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), Oakleigh Park (22 min).

St Pancras

St Pancras serves Bedfordshire, the Midlands and, via HS1, the Medway towns, operated by Thameslink, East Midlands Railway, Southeastern high speed. 231 stations reach it within 90 minutes. Key destinations include Kentish Town (5 min), Finsbury Park (7 min), West Hampstead Thameslink (8 min), Cricklewood (13 min), Oakleigh Park (17 min), Ebbsfleet International (18 min), Alexandra Palace (19 min), Mill Hill Broadway (19 min).

Waterloo

Waterloo serves Surrey, Hampshire and the South West, operated by South Western Railway. 126 stations reach it within 90 minutes. Key destinations include Vauxhall (4 min), Clapham Junction (8 min), Earlsfield (13 min), Putney (14 min), Surbiton (15 min), Wimbledon (15 min), Barnes (19 min), Richmond (19 min).

Paddington

Paddington serves the Thames Valley and the West, operated by Great Western Railway, Elizabeth line. 115 stations reach it within 90 minutes. Key destinations include 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), Stratford (19 min).

London Bridge

London Bridge serves South East London, Kent and Surrey, operated by Southeastern, Southern, Thameslink. 234 stations reach it within 90 minutes. Key destinations include 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).

Victoria

Victoria serves Kent, Sussex and the South Coast, operated by Southeastern, Southern. 203 stations reach it within 90 minutes. Key destinations include Battersea Park (4 min), Clapham Junction (6 min), Denmark Hill (9 min), Balham (12 min), Wandsworth Common (12 min), Peckham Rye (13 min), Bromley South (15 min), East Croydon (16 min).

Liverpool Street

Liverpool Street serves Essex, Hertfordshire and East Anglia, operated by Greater Anglia, Elizabeth line. 105 stations reach it within 90 minutes. Key destinations include Stratford (6 min), Tottenham Hale (14 min), Abbey Wood (18 min), Acton Main Line (18 min), Romford (18 min), Ealing Broadway (20 min), Cheshunt (23 min), Shenfield (23 min).

Euston

Euston serves the West Coast Main Line, Buckinghamshire and the Midlands, operated by Avanti West Coast, London Northwestern. 32 stations reach it within 90 minutes. Key destinations include 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).

Marylebone

Marylebone serves the Chilterns, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, operated by Chiltern Railways. 31 stations reach it within 90 minutes. Key destinations include 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).

Fenchurch Street

Fenchurch Street serves East London and South Essex, operated by c2c. 25 stations reach it within 90 minutes. Key destinations include 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).

Moorgate

Moorgate serves the City, and the Hertford loop and Welwyn inner suburbs, operated by Great Northern. 55 stations reach it within 90 minutes. Key destinations include Finsbury Park (14 min), Alexandra Palace (19 min), Hornsey (19 min), Oakleigh Park (25 min), New Barnet (27 min), Enfield Chase (29 min), Hadley Wood (30 min), Gordon Hill (31 min).

Complete station journey time data

Every station in the RailReach dataset, grouped by London terminal, and the accessible equivalent of the map above. Times are the fastest typical weekday service.

About RailReach

RailReach is the United Kingdom's most comprehensive free resource for planning train commutes into London. Designed for homebuyers, renters, relocators, and daily commuters, RailReach provides an interactive colour-coded map displaying journey times from 571 stations to all 11 London terminals: Kings Cross, St Pancras, Waterloo, Paddington, London Bridge, Victoria, Liverpool Street, Euston, Marylebone, Fenchurch Street, Moorgate. Every journey time is sourced directly from 2026 National Rail timetable data, reflecting the fastest typical weekday services on each route. The platform covers all stations reachable within a 90 minute threshold, spanning commuter belts across the Home Counties, the Midlands, and the South Coast. Whether you need a sub-30-minute commute from Surbiton or are considering a longer journey from Oxford or Brighton, RailReach gives you authoritative, up-to-date data. Stations are colour-coded green, amber, or red so users can instantly assess commute viability. No registration is required. RailReach is the definitive tool for London commute planning.