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Greater Anglia provides a fast and frequent service to London Liverpool Street, whilst connecting major towns throughout Essex and East Anglia. They pride themselves on providing a safe, clean, punctual and reliable train service and reinvest into their networks infrastructure.
Journey time from Liverpool Street to Chelmsford station in Essex is just 32 minutes and the trains can take you straight to the seaside at Southend, Clacton, Frinton or Harwich. If you’re looking to continue your journey into East Anglia, there are connections to Ipswich and the city of Norwich.
Greater Anglia offer money saving group ticket offers, such as the Duo ticket and GroupSave ticket. The GroupSave offers a discount of 1/3 off all fares for groups of three to nine adults when travelling together on an off peak train service. If there are only two of you travelling, you can still benefit from a discount: 25% off with the duo ticket at weekends. These offers are available across the whole of the Greater Anglia network. If you’re staying for a longer period, it might be worth investing in a railcard, which allows you to save a third off all fares.
Discover routes, tickets, offers and events here.
C2C operate rail services between Southend-on-Sea and London Fenchurch Street Station. One of the UK’s most punctual and most popular train operators, they are proud to have won 15 industry and corporate awards in the past five years.
Journey times from London to the centre of Southend are only 50 minutes. With the C2C group save offer, when travelling with three to nine people, you’ll save 1/3 off the normal ticket price. Kids can also travel for just £2, making a family trip on the train even more affordable. If you’re staying for a longer period, it might be worth investing in a railcard, which allows you to save a third off all fares.
For more information on ticketing and special offers, click here.
The Stansted Express is the fastest route between Stansted Airport and central London, operated by Abellio Greater Anglia. Trains are up to every 30 minutes and the travelling time is around 47 minutes to London Liverpool Street. Find out more information here.
Transport for London manages the transport service across the capital. Services include buses, tubes, DLR, London Overground, trams and TfL rail. They have recently introduced the night tube to improve connectivity in the capital during the weekend. Visit the website for more information.
National Rail Enquiries give comprehensive information on all passenger rail services of the National Rail Network in England, Scotland and Wales. The website offers journey planning, timetable and fares information to help you plan your journey. Visit the website for more information.
If you are looking for a fun day out, the Essex and Suffolk Community Rail Partnership offer themed train journeys across the county. Discover the 'bucket and spade' trains - special train rides to the Essex coast. Enjoy entertaining activities on the seaside-themed decorated trains and receive a bucket and spade to use at the beach.
Visitors can also discover the towns and villages located along Essex's six branch lines and the projects run by the Essex and Suffolk Community Rail Partnerships that enable communities to increase their economic, social and environmental welfare from visitors using the rail network.
Explore Essex by train
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