City to city

London to Nottingham by train

London St Pancras International → Nottingham

Fastest

≈ 1h 54m

Typical

≈ 2h 02m

Direct trains

Yes

Fewest changes

0

Operators

LNER, EMR

Trains link London (London St Pancras International) and Nottingham (Nottingham) in about 1h 54m at best, with no changes needed. The corridor is part of the Midland Main Line (205 km, typically ≈ 1 h 40 min), one of 1211 routes plotted in the TrainRouter atlas.

How long does the train from London to Nottingham take?

The fastest trains cover London to Nottingham in about 1h 54m; a typical journey takes around 2h 02m.

Is there a direct train from London to Nottingham?

Yes: direct trains run between London St Pancras International and Nottingham.

This corridor in the atlas

• Midland Main Line St Pancras’s own intercity: the Midland Main Line under Barlow’s great arch, up through Bedford and Leicester to Nottingham — Britain’s last classic trunk to join the atlas.

Legendary routes through London or Nottingham

• Eurostar London → Paris
• LNER Azuma London → Edinburgh
• Caledonian Sleeper London → Fort William
• Avanti West Coast London → Glasgow

Sleepers too: night trains from London.

More trains from London

• London → Reading ≈ 23 min · direct
• London → Cambridge ≈ 49 min · direct
• London → Oxford ≈ 50 min · direct
• London → Brighton ≈ 58 min · direct
• London → Bath ≈ 1h 13m · direct
• London → Southampton ≈ 1h 14m · direct

All trains from London →

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Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.