Train routes

Train routes between our destinations

Each route page gives the fastest published journey time, where the trains leave from, step-free access and left luggage at those stations, and which ticket to look for. No fares: they change by day, time and ticket.

Feiten voor het laatst gecontroleerd op 1 nov 2026. Britlens is onafhankelijk: lees ons redactiebeleid.

Wide, level concourse at Manchester Piccadilly station with departure boards and travellers
Wide, level concourse at Manchester Piccadilly station with departure boards and travellersPhoto: Tyw7, CC BY-SA 3.0
Passengers with luggage waiting at the transit train platform in Heathrow Terminal 5C
Passengers with luggage waiting at the transit train platform in Heathrow Terminal 5CPhoto: Richard Cooke, CC BY-SA 2.0
Glass entrance to the Underground station at Heathrow Terminal 5 with the red and blue roundel above the doors
Glass entrance to the Underground station at Heathrow Terminal 5 with the red and blue roundel above the doorsPhoto: Ewan Munro from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0

Not a timetable. Times are the quickest journeys on National Rail and operator pages; many trains are slower and some need a change. Check the journey planner (opens in new tab) for your date.

Vanuit Londen

Train routes from London with the fastest published time
RouteFastest published timeNote
London to Oxford by train45 min1—
London to Cambridge by train48 min2—
London to Bath by train1 hr 14 min3—
London to Bristol by train1 hr 28 min4—
London to Wales by train1 hr 45 min5De tijd geldt voor Cardiff, de Welshe hoofdstad; Wales als geheel is veel groter en andere delen duren langer.
London to Cardiff by train1 hr 45 min5—
London to York by train1 hr 46 min6Visit York noemt 1 uur 50 voor de snelste treinen (LNER en Grand Central).
London to Manchester by train2 hr 6 min7Avanti West Coast noemt voor Euston–Piccadilly ongeveer 2 h 45; de snelste trein is sneller.
London to Liverpool by train2 hr 20 min8—
London to Lake District by train2 hr 40 min9De tijd geldt voor London Euston naar Oxenholme (Lake District) "in slechts" 2 uur 40 minuten; Avanti meldt dat de gemiddelde reistijd rond de 3 uur 10 minuten ligt met extra haltes. Daarna stapt u over op de zijlijn naar Windermere of gaat u verder met de bus.
London to Edinburgh by train4 hr 20 min10—
London to Glasgow by train4 hr 20 min11—
London to Cornwall by train5 hr 4 min12The time is London Paddington to Penzance, "as little as" as published by GWR; Cornwall has other stations that are nearer. The Night Riviera Sleeper runs between London Paddington and Penzance.

Between other destinations

Train routes between other destinations with the fastest published time
RouteFastest published timeNote
Bath to Bristol by train12 min4—
Bath to Wales by train1 hr 5 min5De tijd geldt voor Cardiff, de Welshe hoofdstad; Wales als geheel is veel groter en andere delen duren langer.
Bath to Cardiff by train1 hr 5 min5—
Bath to Oxford by train1 hr 9 min3—
Bath to Jurassic Coast by train2 hr 3 min13De tijd geldt voor Bath Spa naar Weymouth, „vanaf” zoals gepubliceerd door GWR; andere delen van de Jurassic Coast bereikt u vanaf andere stations.
Bristol to Wales by train47 min5De tijd geldt voor Cardiff, de Welshe hoofdstad; Wales als geheel is veel groter en andere delen duren langer.
Bristol to Cardiff by train47 min5—
Bristol to Manchester by train3 hr 5 min4—
Bristol to Liverpool by train3 hr 8 min8—
Bristol to Glasgow by train6 hr 41 min11—
Cambridge to Oxford by train2 hr 27 min2Er is geen directe trein; deze tijd van National Rail omvat een overstap.
Cardiff to Portsmouth and Southampton by train2 hr 21 min5National Rail's Cardiff page gives Southampton to Cardiff as 2 hr 21 min and Portsmouth to Cardiff as 3 hr 13 min.
Cardiff to Manchester by train3 hr 12 min5—
Edinburgh to Glasgow by train45 min10De pagina over Glasgow vermeldt 46 min.
Edinburgh to York by train2 hr 23 min6—
Edinburgh to Manchester by train3 hr 11 min10De Manchester-pagina van National Rail vermeldt 3 h 14.
Edinburgh to Liverpool by train3 hr 29 min8De pagina over Edinburgh vermeldt 3 h 28 min.
Edinburgh to Oxford by train5 hr 47 min1—
Glasgow to Liverpool by train2 hr 23 min8—
Glasgow to Manchester by train3 hr 11 min11—
Liverpool to Manchester by train38 min8—
Manchester to York by train1 hr 31 min6Visit York noemt 1 h 30.
Manchester to Oxford by train2 hr 48 min1—
Manchester to Wales by train3 hr 12 min5De tijd geldt voor Cardiff, de Welshe hoofdstad; Wales als geheel is veel groter en andere delen duren langer.

We publish a route page only where a National Rail or operator page gives a journey time. 173 other pairs of destinations have no published figure we could read; they are listed on getting between regions with straight-line distances.

Before you book

Bronnen

Pagina's die we op 1 nov 2026 hebben geopend en gelezen, en sites die we niet konden lezen. Dienstregelingen, tarieven en regels veranderen: controleer de bron voordat u op reis gaat.

  1. National Rail: Visit Oxford by train (opens in new tab), National Rail.
  2. National Rail: Visit Cambridge by train (opens in new tab), National Rail.
  3. National Rail: Visit Bath by train (opens in new tab), National Rail.
  4. National Rail: Visit Bristol by train (opens in new tab), National Rail.
  5. National Rail: Visit Cardiff by train (opens in new tab), National Rail.
  6. National Rail: Visit York by train (opens in new tab), National Rail.
  7. National Rail: Visit Manchester by train (opens in new tab), National Rail.
  8. National Rail: Visit Liverpool by train (opens in new tab), National Rail.
  9. Avanti West Coast: London Euston to Oxenholme (Lake District) (opens in new tab), Avanti West Coast.
  10. National Rail: Visit Edinburgh by train (opens in new tab), National Rail.
  11. National Rail: Visit Glasgow by train (opens in new tab), National Rail.
  12. Great Western Railway: Trains to Cornwall (opens in new tab), Great Western Railway.
  13. Great Western Railway: Trains to Dorset (opens in new tab), Great Western Railway.