Swindon to London train

Cheap train calendar from Swindon to London

Find cheapest tickets to travel from Swindon to London by train, bus, ride sharing and plane. With the calendar below, choose the day you want to travel and easily find the cheapest price.

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Book cheap train from Swindon to London

You are able to book your Swindon to London train ticket in 3 different ways:

Is it possible to book a train online?

When purchasing your train tickets online, you can quickly compare the schedules and fares to get the best deal. Almost all rail operators as well as online ticket specialists give the ability to do so. Once your ticket is booked, you will receive a confirmation email with your collection number that you will keep with your card to get your ticket at the station before your journey.

Is it possible to book a train ticket over the phone?

Most rail operators as well as few train ticket retailers will have telephone numbers for you to make your purchase over the phone.

Is it possible to book a train ticket directly at the station?

Depending on the station, you are able to either get your train ticket at the travel centre or via a self-service ticket machine available at many stations. We advise you to check beforehand if the station has these services and the opening hours.

The best way to find cheap train tickets from Swindon to London is to compare online the fares from all train companies. Gopili enables you to do so by comparing in one search the times and prices across all existing offers. If you need to take the train back to Swindon later on, train tickets London to Swindon are also available on gopili.

Travel information for your train journey

Route Swindon to London

Which train company can I use?

The journey from Swindon, which is in England and London, located in England is well served by trains. Use our travel search engine to search for your ticket and identify the train company for this journey.

How much times does it take?

There are 71 miles between both cities and the average journey time from Swindon to London is approximately 1h04m. Train travel is most of the time the fastest option to go to London from Swindon, and it's also more environmentally friendly than taking your car or using the plane.

What is the price of a train ticket for this journey?

Looking at our data, the best price to travel by train in the next month is £20.00. This price is based on an adult fare and does not include the savings you can make with a discount card.

Best price found for train ticket from Swindon to London

We compare train ticket prices for all major companies to travel from Swindon to London by train and find the best price for you. Here are the best prices selected for the coming days to go to London. Your Swindon to London train ticket is just few clicks away!

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Discount Swindon to London train tickets

The easiest way to pay less on your Swindon London train ticket may be to get a railcard. While regional railcards are available in some areas, National railcards enable you to save money on most rail fares across the UK. Everyone is eligible to at least 1 of the railcard, even non-UK citizens. National railcards available: 16-25 discount card, Senior discount card, Two together railcard, Family and Friends railcard and Disabled persons railcard.

• The main benefit of purchasing a railcard is that you only need a few trips to break even.

  You will need to buy at least £88 of train tickets across the whole year for the card to be worthwile. This number corresponds to the price of the card, thirty pounds, divided by the discount, thirty four percent. On every ticket that you buy after that, you will make savings.

  As an example, train tickets from Swindon to London cost on average £31.89 (1). By dividing £88 by £31.89 (£88/£31.89 = 2.76), it appears that after only 3 one way journeys from London to Swindon, the card will have paid for itself.

• Railcards enable you to save 34% off most adult fares for 12 months. The Disabled persons railcard costs £20 and the 5 other ones £30.

⁽¹⁾Average prices observed over the last 3 months for one way journey

And if you change?

Other alternatives of transport exist to travel from Swindon to London:

Bus from Swindon to London

Flights from Swindon to London

Price barometer for train tickets covering this trip

The gopili price barometer gives the prices for a Swindon to London train and helps you to know whether you are getting a good deal:

Average prices over the last 9 months based on user searches

Departure and arrival for your train travel

To travel from Swindon to London, only one train station is available for your departure, this is the Swindon train station. London city has several stations available for your arrival:London Waterloo train station, London St Pancras train station, London Stratford international train station, London New Barnet train station, London Bexley train station, London Enfield Town train station, London Harrow & Wealdstone train station, London Victoria train station, London Liverpool Street train station, London Bridge train station, London Charing Cross train station, London Euston train station, London Paddington train station, London King's Cross train station, London Fenchurch Street train station, London Southall train station, London Surbiton train station.

Proximity journey

Many trains run from Swindon to London, but there are also near stations served like for instance:

Transport operators from Swindon to London

The following table lists the various transport operators serving the route Swindon to London.

Swindon - London: the best time to book cheap trains

Price of the ticket when booking in advance or at the last minute

The table above is based on the best prices found over the last six months depending on how many time in advance the train is bought. Booking your train from Swindon to London in advance should enable you to save money for your journey.

The cheapest tickets we found were from £12 when booking your train 2 months in advance, it is 59% cheaper than the best fare we found when booking on the day you're travelling.

Things to do in London

We have created for you a list of 6 things that you can visit in London.

If you're travelling to London for the first time and you are not sure of the things that you can do during your stay, we're here to help. Your itinerary will obviously depend of the length of your stay as well as your preferences but the team at Gopili shares with you the interesting places in London.

Big Ben is probably one of the main attractions for visitors. You can also go to explore Buckingham Palace or Tower Bridge which are frequently recommended by the travellers who have already visited the city.

Another noteworthy location that you may want to visit is Abbey Road Studios if you want to know more about the city.

Westminster Abbey is also a place that we will suggest you to see if you have enough time during your trip.

Lastly, if you're still curious in discovering more about London, Horse Guards can be the final stage of your trip. While visitors might not consider it as the most interesting thing to do, it will enable you to get a complete view of the city and its character.

How to find cheap train tickets Swindon to London ?

If you’re looking for cheap train tickets Swindon to London, you may be in luck. Here we give you some tips to find cheap train tickets.

To travel for less you need to get your ticket in advance. The best time to buy your advance train ticket is around 90 days before. Thus you must try to book abount 90 days in advance. With this technique you will benefit from great savings of up to 80%.

To get cheap train tickets, you have to avoid travelling during peak times between 06:30 to 09:30 and 15:30 to 18:30. Consider different times and your train ticket Swindon to London will cost less.

For some routes, it costs less to buy 2 single tickets instead of a return ticket. You will have less flexibility as you need to know in advance the time you wish to come back but cheaper fares might be available.

Split-ticketing for your journey to London is another way to pay less. It is totally legal to split your ticket into 2 or more tickets covering the different sections of your journey, the only condition is that the train you're using stops at the stations you've bought your tickets from.

Train ticket types for your travel

Rail tickets may look a bit complex at first sight but it's simple to apprehend how it is working. To start, there are three main train tickets types accessible in the United Kingdom for your train Swindon to London: Advance, Off-Peak and Anytime tickets.

• Advance Ticket : Advance train tickets are a good way to get cheap tickets. Advance train tickets are available up to 12 weeks before travel and offer the biggest reductions. To take advantage of these tickets you must book in advance: the earlier you make reservation, the cheaper the train prices are! Advance tickets Swindon to London are every time sold as singles, but if you prefer to book tickets for a return journey, just make reservation two Advance tickets. These tickets are only valid for the date and train they are booked for. Also, these tickets cannot be refunded but can be amended before departure.
• Off-Peak Ticket : If you prefer more flexibility than an Advance train ticket, the Off-Peak train tickets could be for you. Off-Peak train tickets are flexible and valid at “off peak” times of the day. They are less expensive than the Anytime ticket and still provide the flexibility of travelling on any Off-peak trains. They can be bought any time before travelling, even at the last minute. These tickets are valid at any time of the day on Saturdays, Sundays, and Public Holidays and after around 09:30 on Mondays to Fridays.
• Anytime ticket : These tickets are entirely flexible and they can be used on any train, at any time, on any day. They give full security when you can't be sure of your travel times, or if you need to change the day you go. They are more high-priced than advance or Off-Peak but they are eligible for refunds.
• For your information more ticket types exist in the UK to travel to London, like Super-Off-Peak tickets, Season tickets, Rover and Rangers tickets…