Rail

Getting to York by train is easy and great value too. From London the Journey time is under two hours; Edinburgh is only two and a half hours from York and there are direct services from Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and the South West. You can obtain further details about rail travel from the following websites or you can plan your journey with National Rail journey planner.

Approximate Journey Times

The approximate journey times of the quickest trains to York are as follows (according to National Rail Enquiries, 29th Nov 2011):

• - London: 1h 50m
  - Edinburgh: 2h 23m
  - Manchester: 1h 24m
  - Sheffield: 56m
  - Cardiff: 4h 35m
  - Glasgow: 3h 24m
  - Newcastle: 55m
  - Nottingham: 1h 58m
  - Bristol: 4h
  - Liverpool: 2h 13m
  - Derby: 1h 33m
  - Carlisle: 2h 32m
• - Birmingham: 2h 15m