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Visiting Bury St Edmunds by Air
Visiting Bury St Edmunds by Air
London airports including Gatwick and Heathrow are all under two hours drive from Bury St Edmunds with the nearest airports being London Stansted and Norwich Airport which are 1 hour away.
Trains to and from Stansted run regularly from Bury St Edmunds, it just requires a quick change over in either Cambridge or Ely. The route takes around 1 hour 40 minutes, depending on the time it takes to transfer between trains. Travelling by coach between Bury St Edmunds and London Stansted Airport takes around 2 hours 20 minutes and requires a changeover in Cambridge. Most routes by car to and from Stansted follow the M11 and A14 and take around an hour. For more information visit the Stansted Airport website.
Norwich rail station is located in the city centre and is a 20 minute taxi journey from Norwich Airport. Both Abellio Greater Anglia and East Midlands Trains offer connections to Norwich throughout East Anglia. For more information visit Norwich Airport website.
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