There are 4 ways to get from London to New York by train, bus or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended
Train
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Take the train from London Kings Cross to Grantham
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Take the train from Grantham to Boston
Cheapest
Train, line 57 bus, bus
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Take the train from London Kings Cross to Peterborough
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Take the line 57 bus from Spalding, Bus Station to Boston, Bus Station
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Take the bus from Boston, Bus Station to New York, Methodist Church
Train via Peterborough
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Take the train from London St Pancras International LL to Peterborough
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Take the train from Peterborough to Sleaford
Drive
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Drive from London King's Cross to New York
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to New York is to drive which costs £30 - £50 and takes 2h 25m.
The quickest way to get from London to New York is to drive which costs £30 - £50 and takes 2h 25m.
The distance between London and New York is 109 miles. The road distance is 127.7 miles.
The best way to get from London to New York without a car is to train which takes 4h 15m and costs £35 - £170.
It takes approximately 4h 15m to get from London to New York, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between London to New York is 128 miles. It takes approximately 2h 25m to drive from London to New York.
There are 385+ hotels available in New York. Prices start at £75 per night.
- Distance: 109.2 miles
- Duration: 4h 15m
What companies run services between London, England and New York, Lincolnshire, England?
You can take a train from London King's Cross to New York via Grantham, Boston, and Boston, Bus Station in around 4h 15m.
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from London Kings Cross to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13 - £130
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £13 - £20
- Anytime Day Single
- £55 - £85
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £90 - £130
Train from London Kings Cross to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10 - £110
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £10 - £14
- Anytime Day Single
- £45 - £70
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £70 - £110
- Phone
- +44 345 071 0222
- Website
- hulltrains.co.uk
Train from London Kings Cross to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £29 - £40
- Website
- hulltrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- £23 - £35
- Anytime Day Single
- £29 - £40
- Super Off-Peak Single
- £40 - £55
- Off-Peak Single
- £45 - £55
- Anytime Single
- £50 - £65
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- getintouch@eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Grantham to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18 - £27
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £8 - £21
- Off-Peak Single
- £14 - £20
- Anytime Day Single/Anytime Single
- £18 - £27
Train from Peterborough to Sleaford
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £18 - £28
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £8 - £22
- Off-Peak Single
- £14 - £21
- Anytime Day Single/Anytime Single
- £18 - £28
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London Kings Cross to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30 - £45
- Website
- Thameslink
- Anytime
- £30 - £45
Train from London St Pancras International LL to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30 - £45
- Website
- Thameslink
- Anytime
- £30 - £45
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London Kings Cross to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25 - £35
- Website
- greatnorthernrail.com
- customer.services@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Spalding, Bus Station to Boston, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3 - £6
- Website
- Stagecoach East Midlands
Bus from Boston, Bus Station to New York, Methodist Church
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £3 - £5
- Website
- Stagecoach East Midlands
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