--- title: "London Essex to Godmersham – 4 ways by car, train, bus | Mixroutes" description: "London Essex to Godmersham is 93 km. Fastest: drive in 2h 4m. Cheapest: drive from £13. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/london-essex-to-godmersham" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/london-essex-to-godmersham.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from London Essex to Godmersham [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=London+Essex&to=Godmersham) [Godmersham to London Essex](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/godmersham-to-london-essex) **Fastest:** 2h 4m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** £13\ by car\ **Distance:** 93 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 9\ 4 ways, Wed 28 Oct\ ## 4 ways to travel 93 km apart. Times are the timetables for Wed 28 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 15 min quicker than the train and £100 cheaper. - [**Drive** best fastest cheapest 2h 4m£13–18 Estimated 148 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=London+Essex&to=Godmersham) - [**Train** Least hassle 2h 17m£80–173 Estimated 5 departures · Southeastern](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=London+Essex&to=Godmersham) - [**Bus** 4h 21m£82–173 Estimated 4 departures · National Express](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=London+Essex&to=Godmersham) - [**Taxi** 2h 4m£205–295 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=London+Essex&to=Godmersham) 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. [08:07 → 14:02 5h 55m · 2 changes · Central Connect 332£91–139](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=London+Essex&to=Godmersham&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [08:08 → 10:32 2h 24m · 2 changes · Greater Anglia£88–172](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=London+Essex&to=Godmersham&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [08:44 → 11:02 2h 18m · 1 change · Greater Anglia£89–173](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=London+Essex&to=Godmersham&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [09:03 → 14:02 4h 59m · 3 changes · First Essex X20£91–142](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=London+Essex&to=Godmersham&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 5. [09:13 → 11:35 2h 22m · 2 changes · First Essex X30£82–160](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=London+Essex&to=Godmersham&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t4) 6. [09:41 → 14:02 4h 21m · 5 changes · First Essex X30£82–128](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=London+Essex&to=Godmersham&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t6) 7. [09:42 → 12:02 2h 20m · 1 change · Greater Anglia£89–173](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=London+Essex&to=Godmersham&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t5) 8. [09:45 → 12:02 2h 17m · 2 changes · Hedingham & Chambers 49£80–155](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=London+Essex&to=Godmersham&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t7) 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 London Essex to Godmersham? The fastest way is by car: about 2h 4m door to door. The straight-line distance is 93 km. What is the cheapest way from London Essex to Godmersham? Drive is the cheapest, from £13. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from London Essex to Godmersham? Not today. Train journeys involve a change; the fastest takes 2h 17m. How much is the bus from London Essex to Godmersham? Buses take about 4h 21m and cost £82–173 depending on operator and seat type. 4 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Godmersham from London Essex by road? About 148 km, roughly 2h 4m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around £13–18; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - Central Connect - National Express - First Essex - London Buses - Hedingham & Chambers - Ensignbus - Arriva Kent and Surrey - Stagecoach South East Railways - Greater Anglia - Southeastern Metro - London Underground (TfL) Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Godmersham Village in Kent, England Godmersham is a village and civil parish in the Ashford District of Kent, England. The village straddles the Great Stour river where it cuts through the North Downs and its land is approximately one third woodland, all in the far east and west on the escarpment of the North Downs. It is six miles north-east of Ashford on the A28 road midway between Ashford and Canterbury in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with the North Downs Way and Pilgrims' Way traversing the parish. 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