Basildon to City of Westminster runs about 16 times a day, with the first departure around 06:10 and the last around 17:19. One passenger pays between €10.07 and €15.19, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 1h 9m over 48 km, on services run by 5 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 5 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 21 September 2026
€10.07 to €15.19
When it runs, leaving Basildon
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:10First departure
- 17:19Last departure
- 16Services per day
- 75%Run direct
Departure times on this route
12Go lists the departures it sells between Basildon and City of Westminster.
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Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for Basildon to City of Westminster on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for Basildon to City of Westminster on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €10.07Mon21
- about €10.07Tue22
- about €10.07Wed23
- about €10.07Thu24
- about €10.07Fri25
- about €10.07Sat26
- about €10.07Sun27
- about €10.07Mon28
- about €10.07Tue29
- about €10.07Wed30
- about €10.07Thu1
- about €10.07Fri2
- about €10.07Sat3
- about €10.07Sun4
- about €10.07Mon5
- about €10.07Tue6
- about €10.07Wed7
- about €10.07Thu8
- about €10.07Fri9
- about €10.07Sat10
- about €10.07Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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A room in City of Westminster for the night the train gets in
The search opens on City of Westminster with your nights already filled in, so it is one step to a real price.
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When to book Basildon to City of Westminster
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €10.0790 days
- €10.0760 days
- €10.0745 days
- €10.0730 days
- €10.0721 days
- €10.0714 days
- €10.077 days
- €10.073 days
- €10.071 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €10.07.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 0 percent. The dearest point is €10.07, 90 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits outside the cheap window, which opens around 90 days before departure. There is no advantage to booking this minute.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 1 days ahead, so there is no rush yet.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Basildon to City of Westminster and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
48 km
42 km as the crow flies, 14% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.
Who lives at each end
144,859 → 247,614
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 79% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 21% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 48 km against 42 km in a straight line, a detour of 14 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Cambridge, Colchester, Crawley, Luton. The gap between arriving and leaving is 53 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Where to leave your bags in City of Westminster
Shops, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the opening hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Basildon to City of Westminster
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Basildon to City of Westminster?
The fastest journey from Basildon to City of Westminster takes 1h 9m door to door, of which 26m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 1h 15m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Basildon to City of Westminster?
The cheapest fare from Basildon to City of Westminster is €10.07, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €11.88. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Basildon to City of Westminster?
The cheapest way from Basildon to City of Westminster is by coach, at €10.07 for one passenger on 21 September 2026. That journey takes 1h 27m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
What is the fastest way to get from Basildon to City of Westminster?
The fastest way from Basildon to City of Westminster is by train, at 1h 10m door to door. Only 26m of that is spent moving; the remaining 44m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €12.99.
When should I book Basildon to City of Westminster?
Fares from Basildon to City of Westminster bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €10.07. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 0 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Basildon to City of Westminster?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Basildon to City of Westminster, at €10.07. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Basildon to City of Westminster?
October is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Basildon to City of Westminster, at €10.07 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Basildon to City of Westminster?
c2c, Essex County Council, Govia Thameslink Railway, Greater Anglia, Southeastern publish service areas covering both Basildon and City of Westminster, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Basildon to City of Westminster?
79 percent of the services we sell from Basildon to City of Westminster are direct. The rest connect at Cambridge, Colchester, Crawley, Luton, with about 53 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
How much CO2 does the journey from Basildon to City of Westminster produce?
Travelling from Basildon to City of Westminster by train produces about 1.6 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Coach produces about 1.6 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Basildon to City of Westminster use?
Services from Basildon to City of Westminster by train leave from Basildon railway station and arrive at City of Westminster station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Basildon to City of Westminster?
5 of the 5 operators we sell from Basildon to City of Westminster allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Basildon to City of Westminster on 20 September 2026: 48 km of route against 42 km in a straight line, 19 services a day, 5 operators a cheapest fare of €10.07, and 1h 9m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in City of Westminster is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of City of Westminster and across United Kingdom
Day trips that leave City of Westminster in the morning and cover a good part of United Kingdom by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Basildon reaches 16 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 41 to 131 km. City of Westminster reaches 84 places in 4 countries, from 41 to 1,001 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Basildon
- 16Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 6Operators
Arriving in City of Westminster
Leaving City of Westminster
- 84Places you can leave for
- 4Countries
- 20Operators