# Train journey times to London Victoria

203 stations reach London Victoria within 90 minutes, 117 of them on a
direct train. Services are operated by Southeastern, Southern.

- Stations within 90 minutes: 203
- Direct services: 117 of 203
- Stations under 30 minutes: 20
- Fastest station: Battersea Park - 4 minutes
- Operators: Southeastern, Southern
- Source: Darwin Timetable Files (Rail Delivery Group), Open Government Licence v3.0
- Data reviewed: 2026-08-17

## Every station to Victoria

| Station | Fastest | Fastest direct | Typical peak | Peak trains/hr |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Battersea Park | 4 min | same as fastest | 4 | 8.8 |
| Clapham Junction | 6 min | same as fastest | 8 | 20.0 |
| Denmark Hill | 9 min | same as fastest | 10 | 4.0 |
| Balham | 12 min | same as fastest | 14 | 10.8 |
| Wandsworth Common | 12 min | same as fastest | 12 | 6.8 |
| Peckham Rye | 13 min | same as fastest | 13 | 2.0 |
| Bromley South | 15 min | same as fastest | 23 | 12.0 |
| East Croydon | 16 min | same as fastest | 17 | 9.2 |
| Lewisham | 21 min | same as fastest | 22 | 2.0 |
| Orpington | 22 min | same as fastest | 34 | 4.0 |
| St Mary Cray | 23 min | same as fastest | 37 | 2.8 |
| Bellingham | 24 min | same as fastest | 25 | 1.2 |
| Bickley | 25 min | same as fastest | 35 | 2.0 |
| Blackheath | 25 min | same as fastest | 26 | 2.0 |
| Purley | 25 min | same as fastest | 25 | 2.0 |
| Chelsfield | 27 min | same as fastest | 28 | 0.8 |
| Swanley | 27 min | same as fastest | 35 | 6.0 |
| Gatwick Airport | 29 min | same as fastest | 32 | 6.8 |
| Kidbrooke | 29 min | same as fastest | 30 | 2.0 |
| Upper Warlingham | 29 min | same as fastest | 30 | 2.0 |
| Coulsdon South | 30 min | same as fastest | 30 | 2.0 |
| Horley | 31 min | same as fastest | 31 | 1.2 |
| Sevenoaks | 31 min | same as fastest | 35 | 2.0 |
| West Croydon | 31 min | same as fastest | 35 | 6.0 |
| Eltham | 32 min | same as fastest | 34 | 2.0 |
| Longfield | 32 min | same as fastest | 51 | 2.8 |
| Sutton | 32 min | same as fastest | 48 | 6.4 |
| Farningham Road | 33 min | same as fastest | 48 | 2.0 |
| Woldingham | 33 min | same as fastest | 33 | 2.0 |
| Beckenham Hill | 34 min (change at Bromley South) | no direct service | - | - |
| Redhill | 34 min | same as fastest | 39 | 2.0 |
| Catford | 35 min (change at Denmark Hill) | no direct service | - | - |
| Merstham | 35 min | same as fastest | 35 | 2.0 |
| Petts Wood | 35 min (change at Orpington) | 39 min | 40 | 2.0 |
| Meopham | 36 min | same as fastest | 56 | 2.4 |
| New Cross | 36 min (change at Lewisham) | no direct service | - | - |
| Three Bridges | 36 min | same as fastest | 38 | 2.4 |
| Hither Green | 37 min (change at Lewisham) | no direct service | - | - |
| Hildenborough | 38 min | same as fastest | 43 | 2.0 |
| Oxted | 38 min | same as fastest | 39 | 2.0 |
| Welling | 38 min | same as fastest | 39 | 2.0 |
| Eynsford | 39 min | same as fastest | - | - |
| Otford | 39 min | same as fastest | 44 | 4.0 |
| Chislehurst | 40 min (change at Orpington) | no direct service | - | - |
| Bexleyheath | 41 min | same as fastest | 42 | 2.0 |
| Epsom | 41 min | same as fastest | 44 | 2.4 |
| Rochester | 41 min | same as fastest | 60 | 4.0 |
| Hurst Green | 42 min | same as fastest | 42 | 2.0 |
| Shoreham (Kent) | 42 min | same as fastest | - | - |
| Tonbridge | 42 min | same as fastest | 47 | 2.0 |
| Crawley | 43 min | same as fastest | 43 | 2.0 |
| Haywards Heath | 43 min | same as fastest | 47 | 4.8 |
| Barnehurst | 44 min | same as fastest | 46 | 2.0 |
| Chatham | 44 min | same as fastest | 64 | 4.0 |
| Sole Street | 44 min | same as fastest | 59 | 2.0 |
| Kenley | 45 min (change at Purley) | no direct service | - | - |
| Knockholt | 45 min (change at Orpington) | no direct service | - | - |
| Reigate | 45 min | same as fastest | 50 | 2.0 |
| Salfords | 45 min (change at Gatwick Airport) | no direct service | - | - |
| Ashtead | 46 min | same as fastest | 51 | 2.0 |
| Borough Green & Wrotham | 46 min | same as fastest | 52 | 4.0 |
| Earlswood | 46 min (change at East Croydon) | no direct service | - | - |
| Grove Park | 46 min (change at Orpington) | no direct service | - | - |
| Harrow & Wealdstone | 46 min (change at Clapham Junction) | no direct service | - | - |
| Kemsing | 46 min | same as fastest | 52 | 0.8 |
| Dunton Green | 47 min (change at Sevenoaks) | no direct service | - | - |
| Ifield | 47 min | same as fastest | - | - |
| New Eltham | 47 min (change at Lewisham) | no direct service | - | - |
| Gillingham | 48 min | same as fastest | 68 | 4.0 |
| Balcombe | 49 min (change at Gatwick Airport) | no direct service | - | - |
| Bat & Ball | 49 min | same as fastest | - | - |
| High Brooms | 49 min | same as fastest | 54 | 1.6 |
| Kentish Town | 49 min (change at Denmark Hill) | no direct service | - | - |
| Lingfield | 49 min | same as fastest | 49 | 2.0 |
| Whyteleafe | 49 min (change at Purley) | no direct service | - | - |
| Burgess Hill | 50 min | same as fastest | 50 | 3.6 |
| Leatherhead | 50 min | same as fastest | 56 | 2.0 |
| Banstead | 51 min | same as fastest | 58 | 1.6 |
| Dartford | 51 min | same as fastest | 53 | 2.0 |
| Littlehaven | 51 min | same as fastest | 51 | 1.2 |
| Sidcup | 51 min (change at Lewisham) | no direct service | - | - |
| Whyteleafe South | 51 min (change at Purley) | no direct service | - | - |
| Dormans | 52 min | same as fastest | 52 | 2.0 |
| Tunbridge Wells | 52 min | same as fastest | 58 | 1.6 |
| Watford Junction | 52 min (change at Clapham Junction) | no direct service | - | - |
| Wimbledon | 52 min (change at Herne Hill) | no direct service | - | - |
| Edenbridge Town | 53 min (change at East Croydon) | no direct service | - | - |
| West Malling | 53 min | same as fastest | 60 | 4.0 |
| Woolwich Arsenal | 53 min (change at Blackheath) | no direct service | - | - |
| Epsom Downs | 54 min | same as fastest | 62 | 1.6 |
| Finsbury Park | 54 min (change at Denmark Hill) | no direct service | - | - |
| Hassocks | 54 min | same as fastest | 54 | 3.6 |
| Horsham | 54 min | same as fastest | 55 | 3.2 |
| Rainham (Kent) | 54 min | same as fastest | 61 | 2.0 |
| Strood | 54 min (change at Rochester) | no direct service | - | - |
| West Hampstead Thameslink | 54 min (change at Denmark Hill) | no direct service | - | - |
| Wivelsfield | 54 min | same as fastest | 55 | 1.2 |
| Caterham | 55 min (change at Purley) | no direct service | - | - |
| Bexley | 56 min (change at Lewisham) | no direct service | - | - |
| East Grinstead | 56 min | same as fastest | 56 | 2.0 |
| East Malling | 56 min | same as fastest | 65 | 2.0 |
| Ewell West | 56 min (change at Epsom) | no direct service | - | - |
| Hever | 56 min (change at East Croydon) | no direct service | - | - |
| Plumstead | 56 min (change at Blackheath) | no direct service | - | - |
| Dorking | 57 min | same as fastest | 64 | 2.0 |
| Faygate | 57 min (change at Gatwick Airport) | no direct service | - | - |
| Greenhithe for Bluewater | 57 min | same as fastest | 59 | 1.2 |
| Cricklewood | 58 min (change at Denmark Hill) | no direct service | - | - |
| Abbey Wood | 59 min (change at Blackheath) | no direct service | - | - |
| Box Hill & Westhumble | 59 min | same as fastest | 61 | 1.2 |
| Crayford | 59 min (change at Lewisham) | no direct service | - | - |
| Higham | 59 min (change at Rochester) | no direct service | - | - |
| Newington | 59 min | same as fastest | 64 | 1.2 |
| Stoneleigh | 59 min (change at Epsom) | no direct service | - | - |
| Barming | 60 min | same as fastest | 68 | 2.0 |
| Brighton | 60 min | same as fastest | 65 | 2.0 |
| Christs Hospital | 60 min | same as fastest | 66 | 2.0 |
| Cowden | 61 min (change at East Croydon) | no direct service | - | - |
| Preston Park | 61 min | same as fastest | 61 | 3.6 |
| Worcester Park | 62 min (change at Epsom) | no direct service | - | - |
| Gravesend | 63 min | same as fastest | 65 | 1.2 |
| Maidstone East | 63 min | same as fastest | 70 | 4.0 |
| Mill Hill Broadway | 63 min (change at Denmark Hill) | no direct service | - | - |
| Plumpton | 63 min | same as fastest | 63 | 0.8 |
| Motspur Park | 64 min (change at Epsom) | no direct service | - | - |
| Oakleigh Park | 64 min (change at Denmark Hill) | no direct service | - | - |
| Sittingbourne | 64 min | same as fastest | 69 | 2.0 |
| Cooksbridge | 65 min | same as fastest | 66 | 0.4 |
| Erith | 65 min (change at Blackheath) | no direct service | - | - |
| Ashurst | 66 min (change at East Croydon) | no direct service | - | - |
| Billingshurst | 66 min | same as fastest | 73 | 2.0 |
| New Barnet | 66 min (change at Denmark Hill) | no direct service | - | - |
| Slade Green | 66 min (change at Dartford) | no direct service | - | - |
| Elstree & Borehamwood | 67 min (change at Denmark Hill) | no direct service | - | - |
| Hove | 67 min | same as fastest | 69 | 1.6 |
| Raynes Park | 67 min (change at Epsom) | no direct service | - | - |
| Frant | 68 min (change at Tunbridge Wells) | no direct service | - | - |
| Paddock Wood | 68 min (change at Tonbridge) | no direct service | - | - |
| Bearsted | 69 min | same as fastest | 79 | 3.6 |
| Stone Crossing | 69 min (change at Dartford) | no direct service | - | - |
| Teynham | 69 min | same as fastest | 74 | 1.2 |
| Bookham | 70 min (change at Leatherhead) | no direct service | - | - |
| Holmwood | 70 min | same as fastest | 72 | 1.2 |
| Lewes | 70 min | same as fastest | 71 | 1.2 |
| Northfleet | 70 min (change at Rochester) | no direct service | - | - |
| Portslade | 70 min | same as fastest | 72 | 1.6 |
| Potters Bar | 71 min (change at Denmark Hill) | no direct service | - | - |
| Radlett | 71 min (change at Denmark Hill) | no direct service | - | - |
| Ebbsfleet International | 72 min (change at Rochester) | no direct service | - | - |
| Eridge | 72 min (change at East Croydon) | no direct service | - | - |
| Faversham | 72 min | same as fastest | 80 | 2.0 |
| Swanscombe | 72 min (change at Rochester) | no direct service | - | - |
| Wadhurst | 72 min (change at Tunbridge Wells) | no direct service | - | - |
| Effingham Junction | 73 min (change at Leatherhead) | no direct service | - | - |
| Hollingbourne | 73 min | same as fastest | 83 | 3.2 |
| Pulborough | 73 min | same as fastest | 80 | 2.0 |
| Earlsfield | 75 min (change at Epsom) | no direct service | - | - |
| Ockley | 75 min | same as fastest | 77 | 1.2 |
| Shalford | 75 min | same as fastest | - | - |
| Shoreham-by-Sea | 75 min | same as fastest | 77 | 1.6 |
| St Albans City | 76 min (change at Denmark Hill) | no direct service | - | - |
| Staplehurst | 76 min (change at Tonbridge) | no direct service | - | - |
| Glynde | 77 min | same as fastest | 77 | 1.2 |
| Hatfield | 77 min (change at Denmark Hill) | no direct service | - | - |
| Horsley | 77 min (change at Leatherhead) | no direct service | - | - |
| Warnham | 77 min (change at Horsham) | 81 min | 83 | 1.2 |
| Crowborough | 78 min (change at East Croydon) | no direct service | - | - |
| Harrietsham | 78 min | same as fastest | 87 | 3.2 |
| Lancing | 79 min | same as fastest | 82 | 1.6 |
| Stonegate | 79 min (change at Tunbridge Wells) | no direct service | - | - |
| Stratford | 79 min (change at Clapham Junction) | no direct service | - | - |
| Amberley | 80 min | same as fastest | 86 | 2.0 |
| Marden | 80 min (change at Tonbridge) | no direct service | - | - |
| Clandon | 81 min (change at Leatherhead) | no direct service | - | - |
| Headcorn | 81 min (change at Tonbridge) | no direct service | - | - |
| Lenham | 81 min | same as fastest | 91 | 3.2 |
| Harpenden | 82 min (change at Denmark Hill) | no direct service | - | - |
| Welwyn Garden City | 82 min (change at Denmark Hill) | no direct service | - | - |
| Whitstable | 82 min | same as fastest | 91 | 1.2 |
| Berwick (Sussex) | 83 min | same as fastest | 83 | 1.2 |
| East Worthing | 83 min | same as fastest | - | - |
| Polegate | 83 min | same as fastest | 89 | 1.2 |
| Selling | 83 min | same as fastest | 88 | 0.8 |
| Vauxhall | 83 min (change at Epsom) | no direct service | - | - |
| Arundel | 84 min | same as fastest | 91 | 2.0 |
| Etchingham | 84 min (change at Tunbridge Wells) | no direct service | - | - |
| Buxted | 85 min (change at East Croydon) | no direct service | - | - |
| Chestfield & Swalecliffe | 85 min | same as fastest | 95 | 1.2 |
| Worthing | 85 min | same as fastest | 86 | 1.6 |
| Knebworth | 86 min (change at East Croydon) | no direct service | - | - |
| London Road (Guildford) | 86 min (change at Leatherhead) | no direct service | - | - |
| Stevenage | 86 min (change at East Croydon) | no direct service | - | - |
| Charing | 87 min | same as fastest | 96 | 3.2 |
| Guildford | 87 min (change at Gatwick Airport) | no direct service | - | - |
| Luton Airport Parkway | 87 min (change at Denmark Hill) | no direct service | - | - |
| Robertsbridge | 87 min (change at Tunbridge Wells) | no direct service | - | - |
| Hampden Park | 88 min | same as fastest | 94 | 1.2 |
| West Worthing | 88 min | same as fastest | 89 | 1.6 |
| Battle | 89 min (change at Tunbridge Wells) | no direct service | - | - |
| Herne Bay | 89 min | same as fastest | 98 | 1.2 |
| Luton | 89 min (change at East Croydon) | no direct service | - | - |
| Uckfield | 89 min (change at East Croydon) | no direct service | - | - |
| Durrington-on-Sea | 90 min | same as fastest | 92 | 1.6 |

## Frequently asked questions

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

The fastest connection is from Battersea Park, at 4 minutes on a direct service. Services into Victoria are operated by Southeastern, Southern.

### Which commuter towns are within 30 minutes of Victoria?

20 stations reach Victoria in under 30 minutes, including Battersea Park, Clapham Junction, Denmark Hill, Balham, Wandsworth Common, Peckham Rye. These are the shortest commutes available into this terminal.

### How many stations connect to Victoria?

203 stations have a service to London Victoria within 90 minutes, and 117 of those are direct trains with no change required.

### What areas does Victoria serve?

London Victoria primarily serves Kent, Sussex and the South Coast. Key commuter destinations on this network include Battersea Park, Clapham Junction, Denmark Hill, Balham, Wandsworth Common.

### Is Victoria a good terminal to commute into?

With 203 stations inside 90 minutes and 117 direct services, Victoria offers unusually broad commuter coverage. The quickest option is Battersea Park at 4 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/

Source: RailReach - https://railreach.co.uk/terminals/victoria/
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