Southend-on-Sea to London runs about 20 times a day, with the first departure around 06:10 and the last around 19:33. One passenger pays between €10.07 and €18.49, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 1h 17m over 67 km, on services run by 6 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 6 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 €18.49
When it runs, leaving Southend-on-Sea
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:10First departure
- 19:33Last departure
- 20Services per day
- 100%Run direct
Departure times on this route
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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 London for the night the train gets in
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When to book Southend-on-Sea to London
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.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Southend-on-Sea to London 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
67 km
58 km as the crow flies, 16% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.
Who lives at each end
295,310 → 8,961,989
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.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 67 km against 58 km in a straight line, a detour of 16 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
London is large, and the road in from LHR can take longer than the last hour of the flight. Cars are not our business.
A car waiting when you land in London
Settled in advance, so the ride into London costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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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 London St Pancras International
Most of the points near London St Pancras International open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Southend-on-Sea to London
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 Southend-on-Sea to London?
The fastest journey from Southend-on-Sea to London takes 1h 17m door to door, of which 33m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 1h 28m, 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 Southend-on-Sea to London?
The cheapest fare from Southend-on-Sea to London 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 Southend-on-Sea to London?
The cheapest way from Southend-on-Sea to London is by coach, at €10.07 for one passenger on 21 September 2026. That journey takes 1h 44m 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 Southend-on-Sea to London?
The fastest way from Southend-on-Sea to London is by train, at 1h 17m door to door. Only 33m 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 €16.84.
When should I book Southend-on-Sea to London?
Fares from Southend-on-Sea to London 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 Southend-on-Sea to London?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Southend-on-Sea to London, 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 Southend-on-Sea to London?
October is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Southend-on-Sea to London, 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 Southend-on-Sea to London?
c2c, Essex County Council, Eurostar, FlixBus, Greater Anglia, Southeastern publish service areas covering both Southend-on-Sea and London, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Southend-on-Sea to London?
Every service we sell from Southend-on-Sea to London is direct, with around 30 departures a day and a fastest journey of 1h 17m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
How much CO2 does the journey from Southend-on-Sea to London produce?
Travelling from Southend-on-Sea to London by train produces about 2.2 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Coach produces about 2.3 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Southend-on-Sea to London use?
Services from Southend-on-Sea to London by train leave from Southend East and arrive at London St Pancras International. 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 Southend-on-Sea to London?
6 of the 6 operators we sell from Southend-on-Sea to London 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 Southend-on-Sea to London on 20 September 2026: 67 km of route against 58 km in a straight line, 30 services a day, 6 operators a cheapest fare of €10.07, and 1h 17m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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The two ends, compared
Southend-on-Sea reaches 85 places in 5 countries on services we hold, over distances from 41 to 981 km. London reaches 526 places in 110 countries, from 17 to 11,718 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Southend-on-Sea
- 85Places you can leave for
- 5Countries
- 6Operators
Arriving in London
Leaving London
- 526Places you can leave for
- 110Countries
- 197Operators