There are 5 ways to get from ExCeL London to Harpenden by train, subway, bus, taxi or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Train • 1 h 20 min
$19 - $26
Cheapest option
Tube, line 142 bus, bus • 2 h 39 min
$17 - $22
3 alternative options
Bus • 2 h 51 min
$21 - $25
Taxi • 52 min
$200 - $250
Drive • 52 min
$9 - $14
Questions & Answers
No, there is no direct bus from ExCeL London station to Harpenden. However, there are services departing from Custom House Station and arriving at Harpenden, Old Cock Inn via Charing Cross, Trafalgar Square, Lisson Grove, Dorset Square Baker Street Station and Luton Station Interchange (Luton Railway Station). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 h 51 min.
The distance between ExCeL London and Harpenden is 27 miles. The road distance is 43.2 miles.
The best way to get from ExCeL London to Harpenden without a car is to train which takes 1 h 20 min and costs .
It takes approximately 1 h 20 min to get from ExCeL London to Harpenden, including transfers.
ExCeL London to Harpenden bus services, operated by London Buses, arrive at Custom House Station.
The best way to get from ExCeL London to Harpenden is to train which takes 1 h 20 min and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 h 51 min.
ExCeL London to Harpenden bus services, operated by Green Line (operated by Arriva), arrive at Luton Station Interchange (Luton Railway Station).
Yes, the driving distance between ExCeL London to Harpenden is 43 miles. It takes approximately 52 min to drive from ExCeL London to Harpenden.
There are 363+ hotels available in Harpenden. Prices start at $62 USD per night.
- Distance: 27.1 miles
- Duration: 1 h 20 min
What companies run services between ExCeL London, England and Harpenden, England?
Thameslink operates a train from ExCeL London to Harpenden every 15 minutes. Tickets cost $14 - $19 and the journey takes 53 min. Alternatively, you can take a bus from ExCeL London to Harpenden via Custom House Station, Charing Cross, Trafalgar Square, Baker Street Station, Lisson Grove, Dorset Square Baker Street Station, and Luton Station Interchange (Luton Railway Station) in around 2 h 51 min.
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Harpenden
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14 - $19
- Schedules at
- thameslinkrailway.com
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Contact Details
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Canning Town Underground Station to Stanmore Underground Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6 - $8
- Schedules at
- tfl.gov.uk
- Website
- ratpdevlondon.com
Bus from Stanmore Station to Watford Junction Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- ratpdevlondon.com
- Phone
- +44 (0)191 520 4000
- enquiries@arriva.co.uk
- Website
- arriva.co.uk
Bus from Watford Junction Railway Station to Harpenden, Old Cock Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5 - $8
- Schedules at
- arrivabus.co.uk
- Book at
- arrivabus.co.uk
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Bus from Custom House Station to Charing Cross, Trafalgar Square
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- tfl.gov.uk
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- Phone
- 0344 801 7261
- greenline.customerservices@googlemail.com
- Website
- greenline.co.uk
Bus from Lisson Grove, Dorset Square Baker Street Station to Luton Station Interchange (Luton Railway Station)
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- Green Line
- Book at
- Green Line (Arriva)
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $200 - $250
Call A Cab
- Phone
- +44 20 8901 4444
- Website
- callacab.com
Licenced London Taxi
- Phone
- +44 75 1905 5741
- Website
- licensedlondontaxi.co.uk
Com Cab
- Phone
- +44 20 7908 0271
- Website
- comcab-london.co.uk
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