London To Ipswich Train

All trains from Ipswich go to Liverpool Street. About half of them also stop at Stratford on the way into London. Those are the only two stations in London which have a direct train service from Ipswich. Your best option is to get off at Stratford, and take the DLR to Customs House. If you have to go into Liverpool Street, take the Central Line to Bank and get the DLR from there.

You need to travel to Stratford, and then from Stratford to Canning Town on the LUL Jubilee Line, and from there to Custom House for ExCel on the Docklands Light Railway.

Most trains from Ipswich stop at Stratford, and if you get one of those that doesn't, change at Colchester. Total journey time Ipswich - Stratford is between 1 hour and 1 hour 15 minutes whether you have to change or not.

At Stratford proceed through the subway to the main concourse where you will find the Jubilee Line trains - all go to Canning Town (2 stops). At Canning Town change for the DLR Beckton Line (not the Woolwich Arsenal service) and alight at Custom House for ExCel (2 stops). Total journey time Stratford to Custom House is 9-10 minutes.

It is not sensible to restrict yourself to using only one train. Stratford, the nearest station served by trains from Ipswich, is 3 miles away. For there you will be able to catch a train to Canning Town, and from there a train to Custom House (next to Excel). Sometimes there is a train from Stratford to Custom House.

Silvertown station is closed. Canning Town is no longer served by National Rail.

Use www.transportdirect.info to find a route by bus and train for journeys in Great Britain. www.nationalrail.co.uk for routes and fares for National Rail only.

Ipswitch to London trains terminate at Liverpool Street Station which is about 5.5 miles by road to London Excel.

You will need to travel by bus, tuibe or taxi to get there