Trains from London to Southend-on-Sea

London to Southend-on-Sea train information

• The trip between London, located in England and Southend-on-Sea, situated in England is well connected by trains. Use our travel search engine to find your ticket and identify the train operator for this journey.
• There are 37 miles between both cities and the average train duration connecting London to Southend-on-Sea is normally 0h56m. Travelling by train is normally the quickest solution to go to Southend-on-Sea from London, and it's also more environmentally friendly than taking your car or using the plane.
• Depending how long in advance you buy your ticket or the day and hour of travel, the price of the ticket may vary.

Best prices for London to Southend-on-Sea train tickets

London - Southend-on-Sea prices calendar

Find the cheapest tickets to travel from London to Southend-on-Sea by train, bus, ride sharing and plane.

Train times London to Southend-on-Sea

When are the next trains to Southend-on-Sea?

The table above only shows the remaining services for today and will display a maximum of 10 train departures.

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According to our data, 73 trains from London to Southend-on-Sea are running today and 9 tomorrow. The first London Southend-on-Sea train is at 04:30 while the last train is at 19:35. The first and last departure hours may be different on each day of the week and there may be less trains during weekends or bank holidays. Train companies can as well increase or decrease the number of trains during school holidays or depending on the demand.

London - Southend-on-Sea: the best time to book cheap trains

Cost of the train when booking in advance or at the last minute

The chart above illustrates the best prices found over the last six months depending on how much time in advance the ticket is purchased. Purchasing your train from London to Southend-on-Sea in advance will enable you to pay less for your train.

The cheapest tickets we found were from £10 when purchasing your train 7 days in advance which is 22% cheaper than the best price we found when purchasing your seat on the day you're travelling.

Best prices for London to Southend-on-Sea trains

We compare train ticket for all major companies to travel between London and Southend-on-Sea by train and find the best prices for the coming days. Take a look at the prices of train tickets Southend-on-Sea to London and find the best deal for your outbound journey.

Discount London - Southend-on-Sea train tickets

National Railcards can bring you great savings if you're taking the train. Depending on your age as well as your situation, you might want to get one of the 5 different railcards: Disabled persons, 16-25, Two together, Senior or Family and Friends railcards. Railcards can enable you to make great savings for your London Southend-on-Sea train ticket.

• In order to understand the benefits of a railcard, you can estimate the number of journeys you need to break even. You will see that usually only a few trips are needed.

  For your assessment, you have to include the cost of your railcard, i.e £30, your savings on each journey (i.e.: 34%) as well as the cost of your ticket. The average price of a London Southend-on-Sea ticket is £50.00 (1).

  Divide the cost of your railcard by the discount: £30/34%= £88. Then divide £88 by £50.00: £88/£50.00 = 1.76. You will need to make about 2 trips from Southend-on-Sea to London (one way trip) with your railcard to break even.

• Railcards enable you to get a third off most train fares for a year. The Disabled persons railcard costs £20 and the 5 other railcards £30.

⁽¹⁾Average prices observed over the last 6 months for one way journey