Travel Information

Royal Holloway can be reached easily from London, which is served by four internation airports (Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, and Luton), and an international rail terminus (St Pancras International).

Egham can be reached by bus directly from London Heathrow airport, and is served by rail from London Waterloo.

From London Heathrow Airport (LHR) ✈️

Option 1: Unbooked Taxi 🚕

Journey Time: 15 minutes.
Cost Estimate: £30.

Option 2: Private Hire (Booked) Taxi 🚕

Journey Time: 15 minutes.
Cost Estimate: £20.

Option 3: Bus 8 🚌

Journey Time: 90 minutes.
Cost Estimate: £3.
Link: First Bus.

From London Gatwick Airport (LGW) ✈️

Train Route 🚆

  1. Gatwick Airport to Clapham Junction
  2. Clapham Junction to Egham
  3. Walk 10 minutes uphill to campus or take local bus

Journey Time: 1 hour 20 minutes.
Cost Estimate: £15.
Notes: The trip from Gatwick to Clapham can be taken by standard rail services or by the Gatwick Express. The Express services from London airports tend to be more expensive and sometimes faster. There is not a significant timesaving from Gatwick.
Link: National Rail and Gatwick Express.

From London Stansted Airport (STN) ✈️

Train Route 🚆

  1. Stansted Airport to Tottenham Hale
  2. Tottenham Hale to Vauxhall (via the Victoria Line (London Underground))
  3. Vauxhall to Egham
  4. Walk 10 minutes to campus or take local bus or taxi

Journey Time: 2 hours 20 minutes.
Cost Estimate: £50.
Notes: The trip from Stansted to Tottenham Hale can be taken by standard rail services or by the Gatwick Express. The Express services from London airports tend to be more expensive and sometimes faster. There is not a significant timesaving from Stansted to Tottenham Hale. Contactless card payments work on the London Underground.
Link: National Rail and Stansted Express.

From London Luton Airport (LTN) ✈️

Train Route 🚆

  1. DART train or shuttle bus from terminal to Luton Airport Parkway
  2. Luton Airport Parkway to St Pancras International
  3. St Pancras International to Waterloo (via the Northern Line (London Underground))
  4. Waterloo to Egham
  5. Walk 10 minutes to campus or take local bus

Journey Time: 2 hours 15 minutes.
Cost Estimate: £50.
Notes: Contactless card payments work on the London Underground.
Link: National Rail.

From St. Pancras International 🚄

Train Route 🚆

  1. St. Pancras to Waterloo (via the Northern Line (London Underground))
  2. Waterloo to Egham
  3. Walk 10 minutes to campus or take local bus or taxi

Journey Time: 1 hour.
Cost Estimate: £15-20.
Notes: Contactless card payments work on the London Underground and the leg from Waterloo to Egham.
Link: National Rail.

From London Waterloo

Train Route 🚆

  1. Waterloo to Egham
  2. Walk 10 minutes to campus or take local bus or taxi

Journey Time: 40 minutes.
Cost Estimate: £10-15.
Notes: Contactless card payments work from Waterloo to Egham.
Link: National Rail.

Getting to Campus from Egham Station