Travel to Purley
Every way to reach Purley: 1 modes compared, with fares.
Purley is reachable from 6 places across 1 country by 1 mode, on services run by 4 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88 and the fastest takes 1h 10m door to door. The nearest origin is 45 km away.
How people reach Purley
Every mode that actually calls at Purley, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 12 | €11.88 | 1h 10m | 61 km | 4 |
- 6Places you can arrive from
- 6Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 4Operators
The train gets you into Purley. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

Where to sleep in Purley
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 12 | 100% | Bracknell, 45 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Purley that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 12 | 100% |
Stations, airports and ports in Purley
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Purley
- Whyteleafe Station
- Kenley railway station
- Whyteleafe railway station
The cheapest journeys into Purley
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bracknell to Purley train | €11.88 | 1h 11m | 45 km |
| Brighton to Purley train | €11.88 | 1h 16m | 57 km |
| Chatham to Purley train | €11.88 | 1h 10m | 45 km |
| Gillingham to Purley train | €11.88 | 1h 13m | 46 km |
| Hove to Purley train | €11.88 | 1h 18m | 56 km |
| Reading to Purley train | €13.54 | 1h 21m | 61 km |
We cannot promise Whyteleafe Station still has a left luggage office, because plenty of stations closed theirs.

Where to leave your bags in Purley
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Popular journeys to Purley
Common questions about Travel to Purley
How can I get to Purley?
Purley is reachable by 1 mode on our network, from 6 places, across 1 countries, on services run by 4 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Purley?
The cheapest way into Purley is by train, from €11.88 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 6 origins we sell into Purley over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Purley?
The fastest journey into Purley is by train, at 1h 10m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 45 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Purley have?
Purley has 3 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 0 airports. Among them are Whyteleafe Station, Kenley railway station, Whyteleafe railway station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Purley from within 200 km?
12 of the routes we sell into Purley start within 200 km. The nearest is Bracknell, 45 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or coach beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Purley in United Kingdom?
Purley connects to 6 places on our network across 1 countries, the furthest of them 61 km away in a straight line. United Kingdom routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in United Kingdom
The wider region
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Purley is somebody else's catalogue.

Things to do in Purley
The tickets worth having in advance, because the queue at the door is usually the whole morning.
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