Visiting Bury St Edmunds By Train

Bury St Edmunds train station is served by frequent trains to and from London Kings Cross and London Liverpool Street which take 1 hour 45 minutes. The station car park operates cashless parking via paybyphone.

Greater Anglia provide direct services to and from Bury St Edmunds from Cambridge, Peterborough, and Ipswich. The Ipswich to Cambridge rail route is now known as the St Edmund's Line, reflecting the history of Saint Edmund who in his lifetime was King of the East Angles and was later canonised to become a saint. His life in, and links to, the area have long been recognised, not least in the name of the town of Bury St Edmunds, and over the years has also been highlighted in names for local authorities, churches, and appropriately, trains too. There have even been attempts to have St Edmund adopted as the patron saint of England.

The station is just a 10 minute walk to the town centre or a few minutes by car.

Greater Anglia has a handy virtual tour of Bury St Edmunds train station on their website.

Taxi s from the Station

There is a taxi rank outside the station serviced by a number of local taxis companies:

Andrew Taxis 07469252376

Arrow Taxis 07564641455

Darren's Taxis 07311116521

DJC Taxis 07939624194

Jamie's Taxis 07508996604

Jean's Taxis 07810201122

Marc's Taxis 07847781299

Buses From the Station

There is a bus stop just outside the main entrance to the station, Buses run frequently during the day to the town centre.

Cycle Parking Area

The station's new Cycle Hub offers 52 spaces on a first come, first-served basis at the recently created northern entrance to the station.

The new hub is fully enclosed and covered by additional lighting and CCTV to enhance security, and also offers space for 16 cycles in a secure, access-controlled area.

Access to the access-controlled area is via a SMART Card, which can be purchased for £25 per year at Greater Anglia - Cycling.