Trains to London

The English capital is a cosmopolitan city and a major commercial centre. Those who like its style return to London time and time again, for there is always something new in a city which makes space for culture, sport and shopping. England excels at all three.

Londoners have been taking the train for over 180 years, and railways have shaped the modern metropolis. No other European city can boast a dozen main-line termini. Among London’s finest are Paddington, Marylebone and St Pancras. St Pancras is the London station from which Eurostar trains depart for Paris, Brussels, the Rhône Valley and Provence. In the winter sports season, there are even direct trains from St Pancras to the French Alps.

If you are planning journeys within Britain, check carefully from which of the London stations your train departs. It can be complicated. The direct daytime trains to the Scottish Highlands, for example, leave from Kings Cross station while the overnight services to Scotland all leave from Euston.

London has enough famous sights to fill a lifetime. But, if you are keen to understand England and the English, it’s important to explore beyond the city. There is some great countryside within easy reach of the capital, among them the Weald, the Cotswolds, Chilterns and the Thames Valley. An excellent network of local and regional trains make these areas easy to reach. Loco2 can sell tickets for almost any journey within Great Britain.

Travel to London by train from anywhere in the UK or across Europe.

Paris to London by train from $61.54 Avg 0 changes 2hr 17m	Brussels to London by train from $61.54 Avg 0 changes 2hr 1m	Lille to London by train from $61.54 Avg 0 changes 1hr 21m
Amsterdam to London by train from $89.17 Avg 1 change 4hr 23m	Barcelona to London by train from $107.39 Avg 1 change 10hr 41m	Leeds to London by train from $22.61 Avg 0 changes 1hr 59m
Crewe to London by train from $11.30 Avg 0 changes 1hr 33m	Newcastle upon Tyne to London by train from $25.75 Avg 0 changes 2hr 35m	Doncaster to London by train from $17.58 Avg 0 changes 1hr 29m
Norwich to London by train from $12.56 Avg 0 changes 1hr 44m	Leicester to London by train from $15.07 Avg 0 changes 1hr 5m	Coventry to London by train from $7.54 Avg 0 changes 58m
Peterborough to London by train from $15.07 Avg 0 changes 47m	Northampton to London by train from $9.42 Avg 0 changes 46m	Ipswich to London by train from $12.56 Avg 0 changes 1hr 4m

Swansea to London by train from $23.86 Avg 0 changes 2hr 56m	Bedford to London by train from $15.70 Avg 0 changes 37m	Wolverhampton to London by train from $10.05 Avg 0 changes 1hr 38m
Darlington to London by train from $23.24 Avg 0 changes 2hr 19m	Slough to London by train from $8.16 Avg 0 changes 17m	Gloucester to London by train from $17.58 Avg 0 changes 1hr 48m
Warrington to London by train from $28.89 Avg 0 changes 1hr 47m	Huddersfield to London by train from $22.61 Avg 1 change 2hr 28m	Durham to London by train from $25.75 Avg 0 changes 2hr 44m
Carlisle to London by train from $28.89 Avg 0 changes 3hr 19m	Newton Abbot to London by train from $24.49 Avg 0 changes 2hr 28m	Taunton to London by train from $23.24 Avg 0 changes 1hr 42m
Aberdeen to London by train from $45.84 Avg 0 changes 6hr 57m	Lancaster to London by train from $31.40 Avg 0 changes 2hr 29m	Stafford to London by train from $10.05 Avg 0 changes 1hr 17m
Wakefield to London by train from $15.70 Avg 0 changes 1hr 45m	Rugby to London by train from $7.54 Avg 0 changes 49m	Lincoln to London by train from $16.33 Avg 0 changes 1hr 51m
Weymouth to London by train from $18.21 Avg 0 changes 2hr 46m	Didcot to London by train from $33.28 Avg 0 changes 41m	Chatham to London by train from $7.66 Avg 0 changes 38m
Kettering to London by train from $15.07 Avg 0 changes 49m	Basingstoke to London by train from $29.64 Avg 0 changes 43m	Nuneaton to London by train from $7.54 Avg 0 changes 59m
Poole to London by train from $14.44 Avg 0 changes 2hr 5m	Stevenage to London by train from $16.83 Avg 0 changes 22m	Stockport to London by train from $28.89 Avg 0 changes 1hr 53m
Shrewsbury to London by train from $17.58 Avg 0 changes 2hr 32m	Fareham to London by train from $46.60 Avg 0 changes 1hr 29m	Retford to London by train from $16.33 Avg 0 changes 1hr 23m
Huntingdon to London by train from $23.11 Avg 0 changes 46m	Corby to London by train from $11.30 Avg 0 changes 1hr 9m	Runcorn to London by train from $28.89 Avg 0 changes 1hr 49m
Halifax to London by train from $21.98 Avg 0 changes 2hr 30m	Wellingborough to London by train from $15.07 Avg 0 changes 45m	Guildford to London by train from $11.68 Avg 0 changes 34m
Scunthorpe to London by train from $18.21 Avg 1 change 2hr 18m	Scarborough to London by train from $23.24 Avg 1 change 2hr 49m	Sittingbourne to London by train from $9.92 Avg 0 changes 55m
Barnsley to London by train from $21.35 Avg 1 change 2hr 25m	Leamington Spa to London by train from $8.79 Avg 0 changes 1hr 10m	Macclesfield to London by train from $28.89 Avg 0 changes 1hr 43m
Horsham to London by train from $6.28 Avg 0 changes 49m	Chippenham to London by train from $16.96 Avg 0 changes 1hr 11m	Market Harborough to London by train from $18.84 Avg 0 changes 58m
Solihull to London by train from $6.91 Avg 0 changes 1hr 29m	Harrogate to London by train from $21.98 Avg 0 changes 2hr 48m	Bridgend to London by train from $23.86 Avg 0 changes 2hr 22m
Redhill to London by train from $11.81 Avg 0 changes 27m	Mansfield to London by train from $20.72 Avg 1 change 2hr 28m	Weston-super-Mare to London by train from $20.72 Avg 0 changes 2hr 2m
Walsall to London by train from $64.06 Avg 1 change 1hr 58m	Welwyn to London by train from $14.57 Avg 0 changes 19m	Perth to London by train from $44.59 Avg 0 changes 5hr 45m
Kidderminster to London by train from $6.91 Avg 0 changes 2hr 24m	Eastleigh to London by train from $15.45 Avg 0 changes 1hr 11m	Cheltenham to London by train from $17.58 Avg 0 changes 2hr 4m
Neath to London by train from $23.86 Avg 0 changes 2hr 43m	Nice to London by train from $91.06 Avg 1 change 9hr 26m	Rome to London by train from $135.65 Avg 2 changes 14hr 39m

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