--- title: "Little Steeping to London Essex – 4 ways by car, train, bus | Mixroutes" description: "Little Steeping to London Essex is 130 km. Fastest: drive in 2h 50m. Cheapest: drive from £18. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/little-steeping-to-london-essex" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/little-steeping-to-london-essex.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Great_Fire_London.jpg/1920px-Great_Fire_London.jpg" --- ![London Essex](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Great_Fire_London.jpg/1920px-Great_Fire_London.jpg) # How to get from Little Steeping to London Essex [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Little+Steeping&to=London+Essex) [London Essex to Little Steeping](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/london-essex-to-little-steeping) Unknown artistUnknown artist (Public domain) **Fastest:** 2h 50m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** £18\ by car\ **Distance:** 130 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 7\ 4 ways, Thu 29 Oct\ ## 4 ways to travel 130 km apart. Times are the timetables for Thu 29 Oct, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 1h 40m quicker than the train and £110 cheaper. - [**Drive** best fastest cheapest 2h 50m£18–24 Estimated 197 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Little+Steeping&to=London+Essex) - [**Train** 4h 32m£98–211 Estimated 2 departures · EMR](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Little+Steeping&to=London+Essex) - [**Bus** Least hassle 6h 58m£87–175 Estimated 5 departures · National Express](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Little+Steeping&to=London+Essex) - [**Taxi** 2h 50m£275–395 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Little+Steeping&to=London+Essex) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from United Kingdom; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Exercise increased caution in United Kingdom** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.gbr.html) Travel advice: US State Department. ## Departures today 1. [08:06 → 12:38 4h 32m · 4 changes · EMR£98–211](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Little+Steeping&to=London+Essex&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [08:46 → 16:33 7h 47m · 3 changes · PC Coaches 30£109–175](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Little+Steeping&to=London+Essex&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [08:57 → 15:55 6h 58m · 5 changes · Brylaine Travel B7X£87–139](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Little+Steeping&to=London+Essex&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [09:57 → 17:15 7h 18m · 5 changes · Brylaine Travel B7X£92–144](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Little+Steeping&to=London+Essex&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 5. [10:05 → 14:38 4h 33m · 4 changes · EMR£98–211](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Little+Steeping&to=London+Essex&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=t4) 6. [10:19 → 17:59 7h 40m · 5 changes · Brylaine Travel B4£93–146](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Little+Steeping&to=London+Essex&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=t5) 7. [11:04 → 19:08 8h 4m · 5 changes · Brylaine Travel B4£91–142](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Little+Steeping&to=London+Essex&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=t6) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Little Steeping to London Essex? The fastest way is by car: about 2h 50m door to door. The straight-line distance is 130 km. What is the cheapest way from Little Steeping to London Essex? Drive is the cheapest, from £18. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Little Steeping to London Essex? Not today. Train journeys involve a change; the fastest takes 4h 32m. How much is the bus from Little Steeping to London Essex? Buses take about 6h 58m and cost £87–175 depending on operator and seat type. 5 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is London Essex from Little Steeping by road? About 197 km, roughly 2h 50m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around £18–24; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Railways - EMR - Greater Anglia Buses - Whippet Coaches - Stagecoach East - PC Coaches - National Express - Arriva Herts and Essex - Brylaine Travel - Stagecoach East Midlands - Coach Services - FlixBus-gb Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In London Essex House in London, England Essex House was a house that fronted the Strand in London. Originally called Leicester House, it was built around 1575 for Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, and was renamed Essex House after being inherited by his stepson, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, after Leicester's death in 1588. The poet Philip Sidney lived in Leicester House for some time. 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