By train
There are stations on different lines, approximately equidistant to Swaffham.
Downham Market
is 25km 15 miles west, for services north to Kings Lynn and south Ely, Cambridge and London King's Cross.Brandon
25km 15 miles south, for services east to Thetford, Attleborough, Wymondham and Norwich and west to Ely and Cambridge. Cross country trains from the northwest and midlands do not stop at Brandon, but they do stop at Thetford, which is just a few miles further away from Swaffham than Brandon.
By road
Swaffham is located just south where the west-east Kings Lynn to Norwich A47 and the south-north A1065 London, Cambridge and Newmarket to Fakenham and North Norfolk roads cross. These two busy routes provide Swaffham with a large volume of passing trade and travellers, especially at weekends and during the summer months.
By bus
Swaffham's most frequent and important bus connection is the Excell X1 (http://www.firstgroup.com...) regional bus. Services call every half hour Monday to Saturday or hourly Sundays in both directions:
X1 westbound
towards Kings Lynn, Wisbeach, Peterborough bus station, Peterborough railway station and most villages en route.X1 eastbound
towards Dereham, Norwich, Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and most villages en route.Passengers travelling by train to or from Peterborough can buy a through rail ticket to/from Swaffham on the X1 bus, thereby saving on the combined cost of train and bus tickets.
Swaffham has daily National Express (http://www.nationalexpress.com) service on two routes:
NX308 westbound
towards Kings Lynn, Wisbeach, Peterborough, Leicester, Coventry and Birmingham.NX308 eastbound
towards Dereham, Norwich and Great Yarmouth.and
NX496 southbound
towards Mundford, Brandon, Mildenhall, Stratford London and London.NX496 northbound
towards Dereham, Fakenham, Holt, Sherringham and Cromer.Details of additional rural bus routes between Swaffham and neighbouring towns and villages can be found on the website of Traveline East Anglia (http://www.travelineeasta...) or by calling the National Traveline service on 0870-608-2-608.