London to Northampton runs about 28 times a day, with the first departure around 06:07 and the last around 18:48. One passenger pays between €12.44 and €13.54, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 1h 34m over 112 km, on services run by 7 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 7 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares
€12.44 to €13.54
- 106%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving London
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:07First departure
- 18:48Last departure
- 28Services per day
- 100%Run direct
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Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for London to Northampton 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 €25.64Wed16
- about €30.59Thu17
- about €23.44Fri18
- about €24.54Sat19
- about €22.89Sun20
- about €19.59Mon21
- about €15.74Tue22
- about €16.29Wed23
- about €20.69Thu24
- about €19.04Fri25
- about €19.59Sat26
- about €17.94Sun27
- about €15.74Mon28
- about €13.54Tue29
- about €14.09Wed30
- about €16.29Thu1
- about €15.19Fri2
- about €15.19Sat3
- about €14.64Sun4
- about €12.44Mon5
- about €12.44Tue6
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Northampton. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Northampton for the night the train gets in
Sort by distance from Northampton railway station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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When to book London to Northampton
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €12.9990 days
- €13.5460 days
- €13.5445 days
- €15.1930 days
- €12.4421 days
- €13.5414 days
- €15.747 days
- €23.443 days
- €25.641 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 21 days ahead, at €12.44.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 106 percent. The dearest point is €25.64, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 21 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to London to Northampton 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
112 km
97 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services actually take. The bearing runs north-west.
Who lives at each end
8,961,989 → 245,899
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
0/2
2 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 112 km against 97 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Who runs this route
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Northampton railway station
Most of the points near Northampton railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about London to Northampton
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 London to Northampton?
The fastest journey from London to Northampton takes 1h 34m door to door, of which 50m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 1h 38m, 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 London to Northampton?
The cheapest fare from London to Northampton is €12.44, as of 15 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €20.69. 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 London to Northampton?
The cheapest way from London to Northampton is by train, at €13.54 for one passenger on 5 October 2026. That journey takes 1h 34m 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.
When should I book London to Northampton?
Fares from London to Northampton bottom out around 21 days before departure, at €12.44. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 106 percent, measured on 15 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for London to Northampton?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from London to Northampton, at €13.54. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 15 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for London to Northampton?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from London to Northampton, at €11.88 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 London to Northampton?
7 operators sell services from London to Northampton across 1 mode: Avanti West Coast, Chiltern Railways, East Midlands, Grand Central, London Midland, London North Eastern Railway. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from London to Northampton?
Every service we sell from London to Northampton is direct, with around 28 departures a day and a fastest journey of 1h 34m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from London to Northampton use?
Services from London to Northampton by train leave from London St Pancras International and arrive at Northampton railway 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 London to Northampton?
7 of the 7 operators we sell from London to Northampton 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 No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for London to Northampton on 15 September 2026: 112 km of route against 97 km in a straight line, 28 services a day, 7 operators a cheapest fare of €12.44, and 1h 34m 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 Northampton is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Northampton and across United Kingdom
Day trips that leave Northampton in the morning and cover a good part of United Kingdom by evening.
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The two ends, compared
London reaches 520 places in 109 countries on services we hold, over distances from 17 to 11,718 km. Northampton reaches 39 places in 1 countries, from 46 to 307 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving London
- 520Places you can leave for
- 109Countries
- 196Operators
Arriving in Northampton
Leaving Northampton
- 39Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 8Operators