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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

Norwich to London by train from £10.00 Avg 0 changes 1hr 44m	Angoulême to London by train from £66.50 Avg 1 change 6hr 1m	Andover to London by train from £32.20 Avg 0 changes 1hr 6m
Briançon to London by train from £211.00 Avg 1 change 10hr 51m	Berkhamsted to London by train from £14.50 Avg 0 changes 30m	Southport to London by train from £25.00 Avg 1 change 2hr 46m
Budapest to London by train from £121.00 Avg 3 changes 20hr 25m	Ascot to London by train from £12.20 Avg 0 changes 54m	Ilford to London by train from £5.30 Avg 0 changes 14m
Dumfries to London by train from £37.00 Avg 1 change 4hr 7m	Perth to London by train from £43.00 Avg 0 changes 5hr 54m	Swadlincote to London by train from £12.00 Avg 1 change 1hr 25m
La Rochelle to London by train from £90.50 Avg 1 change 6hr 33m	Aberdeen to London by train from £35.00 Avg 0 changes 6hr 58m	Dortmund to London by train from £71.00 Avg 2 changes 6hr 45m

Dundee to London by train from £34.00 Avg 0 changes 5hr 43m	Edinburgh to London by train from £25.00 Avg 0 changes 4hr	Woolwich to London by train from £5.30 Avg 0 changes 19m
Solihull to London by train from £5.50 Avg 0 changes 1hr 29m	Agen to London by train from £76.00 Avg 1 change 7hr 10m	Penzance to London by train from £23.00 Avg 0 changes 4hr 55m
Trois-Puits to London by train from £218.00 Avg 1 change 3hr 27m	Salzburg to London by train from £83.00 Avg 2 changes 11hr 49m	Runcorn to London by train from £17.00 Avg 0 changes 1hr 49m
East Hampshire to London by train from £26.70 Avg 0 changes 1hr 2m	Birmingham International Airport to London by train from £7.50 Avg 0 changes 1hr 9m	Scunthorpe to London by train from £14.50 Avg 1 change 2hr 19m
Aylesbury to London by train from £16.10 Avg 0 changes 55m	Harpenden to London by train from £14.10 Avg 0 changes 23m	Brighton to London by train from £5.00 Avg 0 changes 53m
Preston to London by train from £22.00 Avg 0 changes 2hr 10m	Glasgow to London by train from £30.00 Avg 0 changes 4hr 28m	Crewe to London by train from £9.00 Avg 0 changes 1hr 36m
Bath to London by train from £10.00 Avg 0 changes 1hr 24m	Clayton-le-Woods to London by train from £23.00 Avg 1 change 2hr 44m	Bolton to London by train from £27.00 Avg 1 change 2hr 40m
Chambéry to London by train from £66.50 Avg 1 change 6hr 36m	Kirkcaldy to London by train from £25.00 Avg 0 changes 5hr 4m	Abergavenny to London by train from £40.40 Avg 1 change 2hr 20m
Lyon to London by train from £47.00 Avg 1 change 4hr 56m	Aix-en-Provence to London by train from £70.50 Avg 1 change 6hr 28m	Llandudno Junction to London by train from £38.00 Avg 0 changes 2hr 54m
Paris to London by train from £49.00 Avg 0 changes 2hr 17m	Guildford to London by train from £13.00 Avg 0 changes 34m	Wokingham to London by train from £15.20 Avg 0 changes 1hr 8m
Gravesend to London by train from £12.20 Avg 0 changes 23m	Shenley AV to London by train from £7.10 Avg 0 changes 16m	Canterbury to London by train from £10.10 Avg 0 changes 54m
Gillingham to London by train from £6.10 Avg 0 changes 42m	Romford to London by train from £7.10 Avg 0 changes 17m	York to London by train from £12.80 Avg 0 changes 1hr 50m
Tours to London by train from £54.00 Avg 1 change 4hr 55m	Reims to London by train from £54.00 Avg 1 change 3hr 53m	Royal Tunbridge Wells to London by train from £6.10 Avg 0 changes 44m
Poulton le Fylde to London by train from £40.00 Avg 1 change 2hr 42m	Turin to London by train from £74.00 Avg 1 change 9hr 51m	Stratford-upon-Avon to London by train from £5.50 Avg 0 changes 2hr 1m
Alvechurch to London by train from £9.00 Avg 1 change 2hr 11m	Helens to London by train from £27.00 Avg 1 change 2hr 14m	Besançon to London by train from £54.00 Avg 1 change 5hr 58m
Bodmin to London by train from £54.00 Avg 0 changes 3hr 41m	Arlesey to London by train from £12.70 Avg 0 changes 28m	Gloucester to London by train from £10.00 Avg 0 changes 1hr 50m
Nottingham to London by train from £15.50 Avg 0 changes 1hr 31m	Dortmund to London by train from £71.00 Avg 2 changes 6hr 45m

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