Travel to Southend-on-Sea
Every way to reach Southend-on-Sea: 2 modes compared, with fares.
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Southend-on-Sea is reachable from 85 places across 5 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 6 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 1h 9m door to door. The nearest origin is 41 km away.
How people reach Southend-on-Sea
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 120 | €11.88 | 1h 9m | 981 km | 4 |
| Coach | 76 | €10.07 | 1h 27m | 582 km | 2 |
- €10.07 to €11.88Fare range
- 85Places you can arrive from
- 5Countries
- 6Operators
€10.07 to €11.88 for one passenger across the 2 routes priced below, all of them on October 8, 2026. A single figure hides which end of that a journey sits at. Worked out from this corridor rather than held for anybody. The operator sets the price on the day.
The train gets you into Southend-on-Sea. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Southend-on-Sea for the night the train gets in
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How far people travel to get here
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 96 | 49% | Becontree, 41 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 92 | 47% | Nottingham, 202 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 8 | 4% | Lyon, 711 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 128 | 65% |
| Germany | 24 | 12% |
| France | 24 | 12% |
| Netherlands | 12 | 6% |
| Belgium | 8 | 4% |
Stations, airports and ports in Southend-on-Sea
Southend-on-Sea
- Southend East
- Southend Central
- Southend Victoria
- Southend Travel Centre
The cheapest journeys into Southend-on-Sea
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Islington to Southend-on-Sea bus | €10.07 | 1h 41m | 57 km |
| London to Southend-on-Sea bus | €10.07 | 1h 42m | 58 km |
| Brent to Southend-on-Sea bus | €10.07 | 1h 56m | 70 km |
| City of Westminster to Southend-on-Sea bus | €10.07 | 1h 43m | 59 km |
| Bexley to Southend-on-Sea bus | €10.07 | 1h 27m | 41 km |
| Barking to Southend-on-Sea bus | €10.07 | 1h 29m | 44 km |
| Archway to Southend-on-Sea bus | €10.07 | 1h 44m | 59 km |
| Ipswich to Southend-on-Sea bus | €10.07 | 1h 49m | 65 km |
| Ilford to Southend-on-Sea bus | €10.07 | 1h 29m | 44 km |
| Enfield to Southend-on-Sea bus | €10.07 | 1h 41m | 57 km |
| Cambridge to Southend-on-Sea bus | €10.07 | 2h 11m | 84 km |
| Colchester to Southend-on-Sea bus | €10.07 | 1h 29m | 41 km |
| Tottenham to Southend-on-Sea bus | €10.07 | 1h 42m | 55 km |
| Brighton to Southend-on-Sea bus | €10.08 | 2h 22m | 99 km |
| Islington to Southend-on-Sea train | €11.88 | 1h 16m | 57 km |
| London to Southend-on-Sea train | €11.88 | 1h 17m | 58 km |
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Southend East
Most of the points near Southend East open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Popular trips to Southend-on-Sea
Common questions about Travel to Southend-on-Sea
How can I get to Southend-on-Sea?
Southend-on-Sea is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 85 places, across 5 countries, on services run by 6 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 Southend-on-Sea?
The cheapest way into Southend-on-Sea is by coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 85 origins we sell into Southend-on-Sea over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Southend-on-Sea?
The fastest journey into Southend-on-Sea is by train, at 1h 9m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 41 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Southend-on-Sea have?
Southend-on-Sea has 4 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 0 airports. Among them are Southend East, Southend Central, Southend Victoria. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Southend-on-Sea from within 200 km?
96 of the routes we sell into Southend-on-Sea start within 200 km. The nearest is Becontree, 41 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Southend-on-Sea in United Kingdom?
Southend-on-Sea connects to 85 places on our network across 5 countries the furthest of them 981 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
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.
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.
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Elsewhere in United Kingdom
The wider region
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Southend-on-Sea is somebody else's catalog.
Day trips out of Southend-on-Sea and across United Kingdom
Day trips that leave Southend-on-Sea in the morning and cover a good part of United Kingdom by evening.
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