Bury St Edmunds

By plane

There are no direct flights to Bury St Edmunds. Nearest airports are:

London Stansted Airport 40 miles

Norwich Airport 41 miles

London Southend Airport 61 miles

London Luton Airport 64 miles

London City Airport 70 miles

All of these airports are accessible via road or public transport direct to Bury St Edmunds see below.

London Heathrow Airport and London Gatwick Airport are both accessible via car or public transport from London see below.

Birmingham Airport, East Midlands Airport and Manchester Airport are all accessible by car via the A14 road, or public transport via Cambridge, Ely or Peterborough see below.

By Coach/Bus

From London:

National Express

(http://www.nationalexpres...) coaches NX496 and NX497 services from London Stratford and London Victoria from 1hr 50mins.

From Scotland and the north and midlands of England, avoiding London:

National Express

coach NX350 from Liverpool 10hrs 45mins, Manchester 8hrs 45mins, Sheffield 7hrs 10mins and other connecting cities and towns via Peterborough and Cambridge.

From Cambridge for connections to Birmingham, Oxford and other cities and towns:

National Express

coach NX350 as above 1hr 10mins.

Stagecoach in Cambridge

bus 11 57mins.

Whippet Coaches

buses B, D, E and H 45mins - summer service only.

From London Stansted Airport:

National Express

coach JL727 to Newmarket 50mins then coaches NX496, NX497, NX350 25mins or Stagecoach in Cambridge bus 11 27mins or Whippet Coaches buses B, D, E and H 15mins to Bury St Edmunds.

From Norwich Airport:

Norse

bus 603 from the airport park and ride to Norwich Bus Station. National Express coach 490 to Thetford. Change onto Coach Services bus 84 to Bury St Edmunds from 2hrs 30mins.

From London Southend Airport:

First Essex

coach X30 from the airport to Stansted Airport 1hr 36mins then coach/bus to Bury St Edmunds via Newmarket as above.

From London Luton Airport:

National Express

airport coach 787 to Cambridge 1hr 35mins then coach/bus to Bury St Edmunds as above.

By Sea

Bury St Edmunds is situated about 50 miles inland of the easternmost coast of England. The UK's largest container port at Felixstowe is 40 miles away and acts as a destination port for worldwide cargo ship cruises (http://www.strandtravellt...). For more conventional ship travel, the nearest passenger ferry port is at Harwich 48 miles for the Netherlands, Denmark and cruises to Germany and Scandinavia. The English south coast ports of Ramsgate 139 miles - for Belgium, Dover also 139 miles - for France, Folkestone 138 miles - for France via Eurotunnel car shuttle services, Newhaven 159 miles - for France, and Portsmouth 170 miles - for France and Spain are accessible by road and public transport.

From northern Europe: DFDS Seaways ferry services from Esbjerg Denmark to Harwich International port accessible by car via the A12/A14 roads or direct train to Bury St Edmunds in 1hr 6mins, as below.

From the Netherlands: Stena Line ferry services from the Hook of Holland to Harwich International port.

From Belgium: LD Lines ferry services from Ostend to Ramsgate port train to Bury St Edmunds via Stratford International (London from 3hrs 11mins as below).

From France: LD Lines, Norfolkline, P&O Ferries and SeaFrance ferry services from Dunkerque, Bolougne and Calais to Dover port train to Bury St Edmunds via Stratford International (London from 3hrs 4mins as below).

From Spain: Brittany Ferries ferry services from Santander to Portsmouth port train to Bury St Edmunds via London from 4hrs (http://www.nationalrail.co.uk).

By Rail

From London:

National Express East Anglia

train services from London Liverpool Street station 1hr 51mins - some direct, some via a change at Ipswich (30mins)

First Capital Connect

train services from London Kings Cross station 1hr 40min - all require a change onto National Express East Anglia services at Cambridge (45mins or Ely 25mins)

From Scotland and the north and midlands of England, avoiding London:

East Coast

East Midlands Trains and Cross Country train services from Scotland, the north and the midlands including East Midlands, Birmingham and Manchester airports stop at Peterborough and Ely, from where National Express East Anglia services run to Bury St Edmunds 1hr or 25mins

From Europe:

Eurostar

train services from France and Belgium to Stratford International London station or London St Pancras International station. From Stratford International station, take the Docklands Light Railway to Stratford Regional station 5 mins for train services to Bury St Edmunds via a change at Shenfield, Ipswich or Stowmarket from 1hr 50mins. From St Pancras International Station, walk to London Kings Cross station 2 mins for Cambridge train as above.

National Express East Anglia

train services from Harwich International port ferry connections to Scandinavia and the Netherlands direct to Bury St Edmunds 1hr 6mins.

South Eastern

train services to Stratford International London station from Dover 1hr 4mins - for ferry connections to France and Ramsgate 1hr 11mins - for ferry connections to Belgium. Trains to Bury St Edmunds from Stratford Regional station as above.

From London Stansted Airport:

Cross Country

train services to Cambridge or Ely and change onto National Express East Anglia services to Bury St Edmunds from 1hr 30mins.

From Norwich Airport:

Taxi or First Eastern Counties bus 27 from the airport to Norwich Railway Station. National Express East Anglia train service to Stowmarket, Ipswich, Ely or Cambridgeand change onto services to Bury St Edmunds from 1hr 40mins.

From London Southend Airport:

Taxi or Arriva buses 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, or 9 from the airport to Southend Victoria Railway Station. National Express East Anglia train service to Shenfield and change onto services to Bury St Edmunds from 2hrs 3mins.

From London Luton Airport:

First Capital Connect

train services to London St Pancras International station and walk to London Kings Cross station 2 mins for Cambridge train as above; or First Capital Connect train services to London Farringdon station and London Underground tube services to London Liverpool St station for National Express East Anglia services to Bury St Edmunds as above from 3hrs 10mins.

From London City Airport:

Docklands Light Railway

and London Underground services to Stratford London or London Liverpool Street stations for train services to Bury St Edmunds via a change at Shenfield, Ipswich or Stowmarket as above from 2hrs.

Bury St Edmunds Railway Station is on Station Hill. To get to the centre of town, either catch First Eastern Counties buses 80, 81 or 82 to Bury St Edmunds bus station; take a taxi; or walk down Northgate Street 15 mins.