🌍 Country guide

The United Kingdom

Every Viamo guide for The United Kingdom in one place: 48 route guides, how to get around by train, bus, road and sea, airport transfers and the entry rules.

Routes

Belfast to Derry

Along the scenic Northern Irish railway.

⏱ ~1h45 by bus

Belfast to the Giant's Causeway

Train to Coleraine, the Causeway Rambler, tours and the coastal drive.

⏱ ~1h45-2h by car

Birmingham to Edinburgh

Cross-border north by CrossCountry.

⏱ ~3–4h by plane

Birmingham to Manchester

Between England's big two by frequent train.

⏱ ~80-90min by train

Cardiff to Swansea

Along the South Wales main line to the bay.

⏱ ~50min by train

Dublin to Belfast

The cross-border Enterprise train between the capitals.

⏱ ~2h10 by train

Edinburgh to Glasgow

Scotland's two great cities, four trains an hour apart.

⏱ ~42–48min by train

Edinburgh to Loch Ness

How to get from Edinburgh to Loch Ness: trains, buses, day tours and the fastest option, with honest timings.

⏱ ~3.5h by train

Edinburgh to Stirling

How to get from Edinburgh to Stirling: trains, buses, day tours and the fastest option, with honest timings.

⏱ ~50 min by train

Edinburgh to the Isle of Skye

Train to Kyle or Mallaig, buses, tours and the drive to Skye.

⏱ ~5-6h by car

Glasgow to Aberdeen

Up Scotland's east coast to the granite city.

⏱ ~2h30 by train

Leeds to Manchester

Across the Pennines by frequent TransPennine.

⏱ ~55min by train

London to Amsterdam

Eurostar direct, the ferry-and-rail classic, or a short flight.

⏱ ~3h50 by train

London to Bath

West to the Georgian spa city by GWR train.

⏱ ~1h25 by train

London to Birmingham

To the Midlands in under 90 minutes.

⏱ ~80-90min by train

London to Brighton

Down to the seaside in an hour by Southern and Thameslink.

⏱ ~52min by train

London to Bristol

West by Great Western to the harbour city.

⏱ ~1h40 by train

London to Cambridge

To the university city in under an hour by fast train.

⏱ ~50min by train

London to Canterbury

How to get from London to Canterbury: trains, buses, day tours and the fastest option, with honest timings.

⏱ ~55-60 min by train

London to Cardiff

Into Wales by Great Western main line.

⏱ ~1h58 by train

London to Dublin without flying

The sail-rail ticket and the ferry routes for crossing without flying.

⏱ ~3.5-5h by flight

London to Edinburgh

The East and West Coast main lines north to Scotland.

⏱ ~4h20 by train

London to Exeter

South-west to Devon by GWR and South Western.

⏱ ~2h by train

London to Glasgow

The long haul north by train, bus or plane.

⏱ ~4h30 by train

London to Hampton Court

How to get from London to Hampton Court: trains, buses, day tours and the fastest option, with honest timings.

⏱ ~35-40 min by train

London to Istanbul overland

The classic rail-and-ferry crossing of a continent, step by step.

⏱ ~3-4 days overland

London to Leeds

Up the East Coast to West Yorkshire in a couple of hours.

⏱ ~2h10 by train

London to Leeds Castle

How to get from London to Leeds Castle: trains, buses, day tours and the fastest option, with honest timings.

⏱ ~1h by train to Bearsted + shuttle

London to Liverpool

North-west by Avanti to the Merseyside city.

⏱ ~2h10 by train

London to Manchester

Fast Avanti trains up the West Coast in about two hours.

⏱ just over 2h by train

London to Marrakech overland

Train and ferry all the way to Morocco without flying.

⏱ 2–3 days (multi-leg overland)

London to Newcastle

Up the East Coast to the north-east.

⏱ ~2h45 by train

London to Norwich

East to Norfolk by Greater Anglia.

⏱ ~1h50 by train

London to Nottingham

To the East Midlands by East Midlands Railway.

⏱ ~1h45 by train

London to Oxford

A quick hop to the dreaming spires by GWR and Chiltern.

⏱ ~55min by train

London to Paris

Eurostar in 2h20, flying, or the slow coach-and-ferry route.

⏱ ~2h20 by train

London to Portsmouth

South to the historic naval port.

⏱ ~1h30 by train

London to Sheffield

Up to South Yorkshire in about two hours.

⏱ ~2h by train

London to Southampton

South to the coast and the cruise port by South Western.

⏱ ~1h by train

London to Stonehenge

West to the stone circle by train-and-shuttle or tour.

⏱ ~2h by train+bus

London to Stratford-upon-Avon

How to get from London to Stratford-upon-Avon: trains, buses, day tours and the fastest option, with honest timings.

⏱ ~2h by direct train

London to Warwick Castle

How to get from London to Warwick Castle: trains, buses, day tours and the fastest option, with honest timings.

⏱ ~1h30-1h45 by train

London to Windsor

West to the castle by train from Waterloo/Paddington.

⏱ ~40-55min by train

London to York

To the historic walled city by East Coast express.

⏱ ~1h50 by train

London to the Cotswolds without a car

Reaching England's prettiest villages by train and bus, no car needed.

⏱ ~1h30 by train

London to the Lake District

How to get from London to the Lake District: trains, buses, day tours and the fastest option, with honest timings.

⏱ ~3h15-3h45 by train

Manchester to Edinburgh

Cross-border north by TransPennine and beyond.

⏱ ~3h20 by train

Manchester to the Peak District

How to get from Manchester to the Peak District: trains, buses, day tours and the fastest option, with honest timings.

⏱ ~45 min by train to Edale

Getting around

Airports & city transport

Entry requirements