The City of London skyline as viewed toward the north-west from the top floor viewing platform of London City Hall on the southern side of the Thames. In the foreground: Dixie Queen and Millennium Time at Tower Millennium Pier. This is a 5 segment panoramic image taken by myself with a Canon 5D and 24-105mm f/4L IS lens.

Nottingham to London

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Nottingham to London. From €11.73, fastest 2h 10m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Nottingham to London costs €11.73 at the cheapest and takes 2h 10m door to door at the fastest, across 2 modes and 7 operators. The route covers 201 km. Cheapest is by coach, fastest is by train.

Checked September 13, 2026Priced for September 30, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
201 km
Fastest
2h 10m
Average
2h 27m
Services per day
24
Cheapest
€11.73
CO2 per passenger
6.5 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 30, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Train2h 11m1h 27m44m€26.196.6 kg21
Coach3h 33m2h 49m44m€12.835.4 kg3
  • 2h 11mFastest, by Train
  • €12.83Cheapest, by Coach
  • 5.4 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
  • 201 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 30, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€11.73
  1. FlixBus FB424616:422h 55m19:37Nottingham BroadmarshLondon Victoria Coach Station

Door to door 3h 39mCO2 5.4 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee

Fastest€27.29
  1. London North Eastern Railway LN859116:481h 27m18:15NottinghamLondon St Pancras International

Door to door 2h 11mCO2 6.6 kgChanges 0Refundable

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Checking the live timetables.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Nottingham to London
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Nottingham to LondonMonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25SatSep 26SunSep 27
Coach€18.33€22.73€16.68€19.98€19.43€23.28€15.03€16.13€12.83€14.48€16.68€17.23€18.33€15.03
Train€40.49€39.39€34.99€44.89€42.14€41.59€31.69€27.84€26.19€27.84€36.09€32.79€33.34€27.29

Cheapest day: 2026-09-30 · €11.73

Arriving in September changes what you want from a room in London. It is not a thing we sell, so here is who does.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of London St Pancras International

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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Booking window

When to book Nottingham to London

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €13.9390 days
  2. €11.7360 days
  3. €10.0845 days
  4. €11.7330 days
  5. €11.7321 days
  6. €15.0314 days
  7. €15.037 days
  8. €16.683 days
  9. €18.331 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €10.08.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 82 percent. The most expensive point is €18.33, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€18.33€10.081371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €15.03Sun
  2. €16.13Mon
  3. €12.83Tue
  4. €14.48Wed
  5. €16.68Thu
  6. €17.23Fri
  7. €18.33Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €22.73Sep
  2. €12.28Oct
  3. €12.83Nov
  4. €11.18Dec
  5. €11.18Jan
  6. €10.07Feb

The route

NottinghamNottinghamLondonLondon
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
88% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 13% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 201 km against 175 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Northampton, Milton Keynes, Luton. The gap between arriving and leaving is 47 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Nottingham at 06:04 and the last at 17:11, across 21 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Nottingham

Rail
  • Nottingham
  • Nottingham railway station
  • Nottingham Victoria railway station
Bus
  • Nottingham Broadmarsh
  • Bulwell Bus Station

London

Rail
  • London St Pancras International
  • Ealing Broadway
  • East Croydon
Bus
  • London Victoria Coach Station
  • London Bridge Bus Station
Air
  • LGW
  • STN
  • LHR
  • LTN
  • LCY
  • SEN
Ferry
  • London Bridge City Pier
  • London Eye - Waterloo Pier

The fare from LGW into London is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

A car waiting when you land in London

A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.

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Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Avanti West Coast€22.892h 10m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
East Midlands€23.442h 10m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
FlixBus€11.733h 25m72 km/hChangeablePower outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi
Grand Central€23.442h 10m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
London Midland€22.892h 10m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
London North Eastern Railway€22.342h 10m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
Lumo€24.542h 10m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest coach fare we sell on 2026-09-30, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€7.5064%
Taxes€0.756%
Supplier fees€1.4913%
Our service fee€1.9917%
Total you pay€11.73100%

The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to drop the bags in London?

Most of the points near London St Pancras International open before the first train and close after the last one.

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Questions about Nottingham to London

The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Nottingham to London?

The fastest journey from Nottingham to London takes 2h 10m door to door, of which 1h 27m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 2h 27m, 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 Nottingham to London?

The cheapest fare from Nottingham to London is €11.73, checked on September 13, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €33.89. 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 Nottingham to London?

The cheapest way from Nottingham to London is by coach, at €12.83 for one passenger on September 30, 2026. That journey takes 3h 33m 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 Nottingham to London?

The fastest way from Nottingham to London is by train, at 2h 11m door to door. Only 1h 27m 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 €26.19.

When should I book Nottingham to London?

Fares from Nottingham to London bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €10.08. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 82 percent, measured on September 13, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Nottingham to London?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Nottingham to London, at €12.83. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 13, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Nottingham to London?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Nottingham 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 service from Nottingham to London?

7 operators sell services from Nottingham to London across 2 modes: Avanti West Coast, East Midlands, FlixBus, 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 Nottingham to London?

88 percent of the services we sell from Nottingham to London are direct. The rest connect at Northampton, Milton Keynes, Luton, with about 47 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 Nottingham to London produce?

Traveling from Nottingham to London by coach produces about 5.4 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Train produces about 6.6 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.

Which station or terminal do services from Nottingham to London use?

Services from Nottingham to London by train leave from Nottingham 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 Nottingham to London?

7 of the 7 operators we sell from Nottingham 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

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.

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 modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Nottingham to London on September 13, 2026: 201 km of route against 175 km in a straight line, 24 services a day, 7 operators, a cheapest fare of €11.73, and 2h 10m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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Day trips that leave London in the morning and cover a good part of United Kingdom by evening.

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