# Train journey times to London London Bridge

234 stations reach London London Bridge within 90 minutes, 138 of them on a
direct train. Services are operated by Southeastern, Southern, Thameslink.

- Stations within 90 minutes: 234
- Direct services: 138 of 234
- Stations under 30 minutes: 31
- Fastest station: New Cross - 5 minutes
- Operators: Southeastern, Southern, Thameslink
- Source: Darwin Timetable Files (Rail Delivery Group), Open Government Licence v3.0
- Data reviewed: 2026-08-17

## Every station to London Bridge

| Station | Fastest | Fastest direct | Typical peak | Peak trains/hr |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| New Cross | 5 min | same as fastest | 6 | 12.8 |
| Lewisham | 7 min | same as fastest | 11 | 14.0 |
| Hither Green | 9 min | same as fastest | 16 | 10.0 |
| Peckham Rye | 9 min | same as fastest | 10 | 4.4 |
| East Croydon | 13 min | same as fastest | 15 | 12.8 |
| Grove Park | 13 min | same as fastest | 19 | 4.0 |
| Blackheath | 14 min | same as fastest | 15 | 6.8 |
| Orpington | 15 min | same as fastest | 31 | 4.8 |
| Chelsfield | 17 min | same as fastest | 41 | 3.2 |
| Kidbrooke | 18 min | same as fastest | 20 | 4.8 |
| West Croydon | 18 min | same as fastest | 18 | 2.0 |
| Chislehurst | 20 min | same as fastest | 26 | 4.0 |
| Kentish Town | 20 min | same as fastest | - | - |
| Coulsdon South | 21 min | same as fastest | 21 | 3.2 |
| Eltham | 21 min | same as fastest | 24 | 4.8 |
| New Eltham | 21 min | same as fastest | 26 | 6.0 |
| Woolwich Arsenal | 21 min | same as fastest | 24 | 9.6 |
| Denmark Hill | 22 min (change at Peckham Rye) | no direct service | - | - |
| Finsbury Park | 22 min | same as fastest | 22 | 4.0 |
| Purley | 22 min | same as fastest | 24 | 3.6 |
| Petts Wood | 23 min | same as fastest | 29 | 4.0 |
| Plumstead | 24 min | same as fastest | 27 | 9.6 |
| Redhill | 24 min | same as fastest | 31 | 4.0 |
| Sevenoaks | 24 min | same as fastest | 27 | 8.4 |
| West Hampstead Thameslink | 24 min | same as fastest | 25 | 2.8 |
| Sidcup | 25 min | same as fastest | 29 | 6.0 |
| Merstham | 26 min | same as fastest | 27 | 3.2 |
| Abbey Wood | 27 min | same as fastest | 30 | 9.6 |
| Welling | 27 min | same as fastest | 29 | 4.8 |
| Gatwick Airport | 29 min | same as fastest | 36 | 8.0 |
| Upper Warlingham | 29 min | same as fastest | 29 | 1.2 |
| Bexley | 30 min | same as fastest | 35 | 6.0 |
| Bexleyheath | 30 min | same as fastest | 32 | 4.8 |
| Earlswood | 31 min | same as fastest | 38 | 1.6 |
| Hildenborough | 32 min | same as fastest | 34 | 1.2 |
| Sutton | 32 min | same as fastest | 32 | 2.4 |
| Woldingham | 32 min | same as fastest | 32 | 1.2 |
| Barnehurst | 33 min | same as fastest | 36 | 4.8 |
| Battersea Park | 33 min (change at Peckham Rye) | 49 min | 54 | 1.6 |
| Clapham Junction | 33 min (change at East Croydon) | 44 min | 50 | 1.6 |
| Crayford | 33 min | same as fastest | 38 | 6.0 |
| Erith | 33 min | same as fastest | 40 | 7.6 |
| Oxted | 33 min | same as fastest | 38 | 2.0 |
| Tonbridge | 33 min | same as fastest | 37 | 6.8 |
| Alexandra Palace | 34 min (change at Finsbury Park) | no direct service | - | - |
| Knockholt | 34 min (change at Orpington) | 37 min | 44 | 2.0 |
| Mill Hill Broadway | 34 min | same as fastest | 34 | 0.4 |
| Slade Green | 34 min | same as fastest | 39 | 9.6 |
| Three Bridges | 34 min | same as fastest | 42 | 8.0 |
| Cricklewood | 35 min (change at West Hampstead Thameslink) | no direct service | - | - |
| Hornsey | 35 min (change at Finsbury Park) | no direct service | - | - |
| Salfords | 35 min | same as fastest | 41 | 1.6 |
| St Albans City | 36 min | same as fastest | 37 | 5.6 |
| Bickley | 37 min (change at Orpington) | no direct service | - | - |
| Horley | 37 min | same as fastest | 41 | 4.0 |
| Hurst Green | 37 min | same as fastest | 41 | 2.0 |
| Rochester | 37 min | same as fastest | 57 | 4.8 |
| Welwyn Garden City | 37 min | same as fastest | - | - |
| Bromley South | 38 min (change at London Blackfriars) | no direct service | - | - |
| Dartford | 38 min | same as fastest | 42 | 7.2 |
| Elstree & Borehamwood | 38 min | same as fastest | 38 | 0.4 |
| Kenley | 38 min | same as fastest | 39 | 2.0 |
| Balham | 39 min | same as fastest | 44 | 1.6 |
| Catford | 39 min (change at London Blackfriars) | no direct service | - | - |
| Dunton Green | 39 min (change at Orpington) | 42 min | 49 | 2.0 |
| Oakleigh Park | 39 min (change at Finsbury Park) | no direct service | - | - |
| Balcombe | 40 min | same as fastest | 40 | 2.0 |
| Chatham | 40 min | same as fastest | 60 | 4.8 |
| High Brooms | 40 min | same as fastest | 44 | 3.2 |
| Knebworth | 40 min | same as fastest | 40 | 2.0 |
| Wimbledon | 40 min (change at Tulse Hill) | no direct service | - | - |
| Bat & Ball | 41 min (change at Sevenoaks) | no direct service | - | - |
| Harpenden | 41 min | same as fastest | 42 | 5.6 |
| New Barnet | 41 min (change at Finsbury Park) | no direct service | - | - |
| Radlett | 41 min | same as fastest | 41 | 0.4 |
| Wandsworth Common | 41 min | same as fastest | 47 | 1.6 |
| Bellingham | 42 min (change at London Blackfriars) | no direct service | - | - |
| Epsom | 42 min | same as fastest | 43 | 2.0 |
| Paddock Wood | 42 min | same as fastest | 46 | 4.0 |
| Stevenage | 42 min | same as fastest | 44 | 4.0 |
| Whyteleafe | 42 min | same as fastest | 43 | 2.0 |
| Beckenham Hill | 44 min (change at London Blackfriars) | no direct service | - | - |
| Edenbridge Town | 44 min | same as fastest | 44 | 0.8 |
| Gillingham | 44 min | same as fastest | 65 | 4.8 |
| Haywards Heath | 44 min | same as fastest | 46 | 4.4 |
| Lingfield | 44 min | same as fastest | 48 | 1.2 |
| Otford | 44 min (change at Sevenoaks) | no direct service | - | - |
| Potters Bar | 44 min (change at Finsbury Park) | no direct service | - | - |
| Tunbridge Wells | 44 min | same as fastest | 48 | 3.2 |
| Whyteleafe South | 44 min | same as fastest | 45 | 2.0 |
| Hadley Wood | 45 min (change at Finsbury Park) | no direct service | - | - |
| St Mary Cray | 45 min (change at London Blackfriars) | no direct service | - | - |
| Stone Crossing | 45 min | same as fastest | 47 | 4.8 |
| Banstead | 46 min (change at Sutton (London)) | no direct service | - | - |
| Reigate | 46 min (change at Redhill) | no direct service | - | - |
| Crawley | 47 min (change at Three Bridges) | 51 min | 52 | 2.8 |
| Dormans | 47 min | same as fastest | 51 | 1.2 |
| Greenhithe for Bluewater | 47 min | same as fastest | 49 | 4.8 |
| Hever | 47 min | same as fastest | 48 | 0.8 |
| Luton | 47 min | same as fastest | 51 | 5.6 |
| Shoreham (Kent) | 47 min (change at Sevenoaks) | no direct service | - | - |
| Caterham | 48 min | same as fastest | 49 | 2.0 |
| Enfield Chase | 48 min (change at Finsbury Park) | no direct service | - | - |
| Hitchin | 48 min | same as fastest | 50 | 4.0 |
| Luton Airport Parkway | 48 min | same as fastest | 48 | 4.4 |
| Marden | 48 min | same as fastest | 51 | 3.2 |
| Frant | 49 min | same as fastest | 55 | 2.0 |
| Swanley | 49 min (change at London Blackfriars) | no direct service | - | - |
| Burgess Hill | 50 min | same as fastest | 53 | 4.0 |
| Epsom Downs | 50 min (change at Sutton (London)) | no direct service | - | - |
| Gordon Hill | 50 min (change at Finsbury Park) | no direct service | - | - |
| Hatfield | 50 min (change at Finsbury Park) | no direct service | - | - |
| Swanscombe | 50 min | same as fastest | 53 | 4.8 |
| East Grinstead | 51 min | same as fastest | 55 | 1.2 |
| Eynsford | 51 min (change at Sevenoaks) | no direct service | - | - |
| Ifield | 51 min (change at Three Bridges) | 55 min | 55 | 2.8 |
| Wivelsfield | 51 min | same as fastest | 51 | 2.0 |
| Cowden | 52 min | same as fastest | 53 | 0.8 |
| Leagrave | 52 min | same as fastest | 56 | 4.4 |
| Northfleet | 52 min | same as fastest | 55 | 4.8 |
| Brookmans Park | 53 min (change at Finsbury Park) | no direct service | - | - |
| Letchworth Garden City | 53 min | same as fastest | 54 | 2.0 |
| Staplehurst | 53 min | same as fastest | 56 | 4.0 |
| Wadhurst | 53 min | same as fastest | 59 | 3.2 |
| Arlesey | 54 min | same as fastest | 56 | 2.0 |
| Crews Hill | 55 min (change at Finsbury Park) | no direct service | - | - |
| Hassocks | 55 min | same as fastest | 58 | 4.0 |
| Rainham (Kent) | 55 min | same as fastest | 70 | 4.0 |
| Welham Green | 55 min (change at Finsbury Park) | no direct service | - | - |
| Ashtead | 56 min (change at Epsom) | no direct service | - | - |
| Baldock | 56 min | same as fastest | 57 | 2.0 |
| Flitwick | 56 min | same as fastest | 66 | 5.2 |
| Gravesend | 56 min | same as fastest | 59 | 4.8 |
| Longfield | 56 min (change at London Blackfriars) | no direct service | - | - |
| Strood | 56 min (change at Rochester) | 69 min | 69 | 2.4 |
| Ashurst | 57 min | same as fastest | 57 | 0.8 |
| Littlehaven | 57 min (change at Three Bridges) | 61 min | 62 | 2.8 |
| Cuffley | 58 min (change at Finsbury Park) | no direct service | - | - |
| Headcorn | 58 min | same as fastest | 61 | 4.0 |
| Welwyn North | 58 min (change at Stevenage) | no direct service | - | - |
| Biggleswade | 59 min | same as fastest | 61 | 2.0 |
| Faygate | 59 min | same as fastest | 60 | 2.4 |
| Leatherhead | 59 min (change at Epsom) | no direct service | - | - |
| Horsham | 60 min (change at Three Bridges) | 65 min | 66 | 2.8 |
| Newington | 60 min | same as fastest | 60 | 0.8 |
| Stonegate | 60 min | same as fastest | 66 | 2.0 |
| Ashwell & Morden | 61 min | same as fastest | 62 | 2.0 |
| Brighton | 61 min | same as fastest | 68 | 4.0 |
| Meopham | 61 min (change at London Blackfriars) | no direct service | - | - |
| Watton-at-Stone | 61 min (change at Stevenage) | no direct service | - | - |
| Bayford | 62 min (change at Finsbury Park) | no direct service | - | - |
| Harlington | 62 min | same as fastest | 63 | 4.0 |
| Plumpton | 62 min (change at Gatwick Airport) | no direct service | - | - |
| Preston Park | 62 min | same as fastest | 64 | 4.0 |
| Eridge | 63 min | same as fastest | 63 | 0.8 |
| Ewell West | 63 min (change at Epsom) | no direct service | - | - |
| Sittingbourne | 63 min | same as fastest | 63 | 2.0 |
| Box Hill & Westhumble | 64 min (change at Epsom) | no direct service | - | - |
| Higham | 64 min | same as fastest | 64 | 2.4 |
| Pluckley | 64 min | same as fastest | 67 | 3.2 |
| Sandy | 64 min | same as fastest | 66 | 2.0 |
| Cooksbridge | 65 min (change at Gatwick Airport) | no direct service | - | - |
| Etchingham | 65 min | same as fastest | 70 | 3.2 |
| Stoneleigh | 65 min (change at Epsom) | no direct service | - | - |
| Bedford | 66 min | same as fastest | 78 | 5.2 |
| Hertford North | 66 min (change at Stevenage) | no direct service | - | - |
| Royston | 66 min | same as fastest | 67 | 2.0 |
| Bookham | 67 min (change at Epsom) | no direct service | - | - |
| Dorking | 67 min (change at Epsom) | no direct service | - | - |
| Robertsbridge | 68 min | same as fastest | 74 | 3.2 |
| Borough Green & Wrotham | 69 min (change at London Blackfriars) | no direct service | - | - |
| Crowborough | 69 min | same as fastest | 69 | 0.8 |
| Ebbsfleet International | 69 min (change at Gravesend) | no direct service | - | - |
| Worcester Park | 69 min (change at Epsom) | no direct service | - | - |
| Effingham Junction | 70 min (change at Epsom) | no direct service | - | - |
| Lewes | 70 min (change at Gatwick Airport) | no direct service | - | - |
| Ashford International | 71 min | same as fastest | 74 | 4.0 |
| Battle | 71 min | same as fastest | 82 | 3.2 |
| Faversham | 71 min | same as fastest | 71 | 2.0 |
| Motspur Park | 71 min (change at Epsom) | no direct service | - | - |
| St Neots | 71 min | same as fastest | 73 | 2.0 |
| Teynham | 71 min | same as fastest | 71 | 0.8 |
| Hove | 73 min (change at Brighton) | no direct service | - | - |
| Maidstone West | 73 min (change at Paddock Wood) | no direct service | - | - |
| Christs Hospital | 74 min (change at East Croydon) | no direct service | - | - |
| Horsley | 74 min (change at Epsom) | no direct service | - | - |
| Raynes Park | 74 min (change at Epsom) | no direct service | - | - |
| Buxted | 76 min | same as fastest | 76 | 0.8 |
| Glynde | 76 min (change at Gatwick Airport) | no direct service | - | - |
| Meldreth | 76 min (change at Hitchin) | no direct service | - | - |
| Shalford | 76 min (change at Redhill) | no direct service | - | - |
| West Malling | 76 min (change at London Blackfriars) | no direct service | - | - |
| Portslade | 77 min (change at Brighton) | no direct service | - | - |
| Guildford | 78 min (change at Redhill) | no direct service | - | - |
| Cambridge South | 79 min | same as fastest | 79 | 2.0 |
| Clandon | 79 min (change at Epsom) | no direct service | - | - |
| East Malling | 79 min (change at London Blackfriars) | no direct service | - | - |
| Huntingdon | 79 min | same as fastest | 81 | 2.0 |
| Shepreth | 79 min (change at Hitchin) | no direct service | - | - |
| Billingshurst | 80 min (change at East Croydon) | no direct service | - | - |
| Uckfield | 80 min | same as fastest | 80 | 0.8 |
| Warnham | 81 min (change at Horsham) | no direct service | - | - |
| Whitstable | 81 min | same as fastest | 81 | 1.2 |
| Wye | 81 min | same as fastest | 86 | 0.8 |
| Berwick (Sussex) | 82 min (change at Gatwick Airport) | no direct service | - | - |
| Crowhurst | 82 min | same as fastest | 88 | 2.0 |
| Earlsfield | 82 min (change at Epsom) | no direct service | - | - |
| Foxton | 82 min (change at Hitchin) | no direct service | - | - |
| Shoreham-by-Sea | 82 min (change at Three Bridges) | no direct service | - | - |
| St Leonards Warrior Square | 82 min | same as fastest | 96 | 3.2 |
| Barming | 83 min (change at London Blackfriars) | no direct service | - | - |
| Cambridge | 83 min | same as fastest | 83 | 2.0 |
| Holmwood | 83 min (change at Epsom) | no direct service | - | - |
| Peterborough | 83 min (change at Stevenage) | 94 min | 96 | 2.0 |
| Polegate | 83 min (change at Gatwick Airport) | no direct service | - | - |
| Snodland | 83 min (change at Gravesend) | no direct service | - | - |
| Westenhanger | 83 min | same as fastest | 88 | 1.6 |
| Chestfield & Swalecliffe | 85 min | same as fastest | 85 | 0.8 |
| Harrow & Wealdstone | 85 min (change at East Croydon) | no direct service | - | - |
| Hastings | 85 min | same as fastest | 100 | 3.2 |
| London Road (Guildford) | 85 min (change at Epsom) | no direct service | - | - |
| Sole Street | 85 min (change at Rochester) | no direct service | - | - |
| Lancing | 86 min (change at Gatwick Airport) | no direct service | - | - |
| Sandling | 86 min | same as fastest | 91 | 1.6 |
| Ockley | 87 min (change at Horsham) | no direct service | - | - |
| Pulborough | 87 min (change at East Croydon) | no direct service | - | - |
| Chilham | 88 min | same as fastest | 92 | 0.8 |
| Hampden Park | 88 min (change at Gatwick Airport) | no direct service | - | - |
| Herne Bay | 88 min | same as fastest | 89 | 1.2 |
| Maidstone East | 88 min (change at London Blackfriars) | no direct service | - | - |
| West St Leonards | 88 min | same as fastest | 94 | 2.0 |
| Wellingborough | 89 min (change at Luton) | no direct service | - | - |
| East Worthing | 90 min (change at Gatwick Airport) | no direct service | - | - |
| Vauxhall | 90 min (change at Epsom) | no direct service | - | - |

## Frequently asked questions

### What is the fastest train to London London Bridge?

The fastest connection is from New Cross, at 5 minutes on a direct service. Services into London Bridge are operated by Southeastern, Southern, Thameslink.

### Which commuter towns are within 30 minutes of London Bridge?

31 stations reach London Bridge in under 30 minutes, including New Cross, Lewisham, Hither Green, Peckham Rye, East Croydon, Grove Park. These are the shortest commutes available into this terminal.

### How many stations connect to London Bridge?

234 stations have a service to London London Bridge within 90 minutes, and 138 of those are direct trains with no change required.

### What areas does London Bridge serve?

London London Bridge primarily serves South East London, Kent and Surrey. Key commuter destinations on this network include New Cross, Lewisham, Hither Green, Peckham Rye, East Croydon.

### Is London Bridge a good terminal to commute into?

With 234 stations inside 90 minutes and 138 direct services, London Bridge offers unusually broad commuter coverage. The quickest option is New Cross at 5 minutes.

## About this data

Fastest is the quickest scheduled weekday service; typical peak is the median of
services arriving at the London terminal between 07:00 and 09:30. Computed from
Darwin Timetable Files published by the Rail Delivery Group under the Open
Government Licence. Not live times, and they exclude disruption and engineering
work. Full methodology: https://railreach.co.uk/about/

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