--- title: "London to Chaldon Herring – 4 ways by car, train, bus | Mixroutes" description: "London to Chaldon Herring is 179 km. Fastest: drive in 2h 54m. Cheapest: bus from £15. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/london-to-chaldon-herring" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/london-to-chaldon-herring.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from London to Chaldon Herring [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=London&to=Chaldon+Herring) [Chaldon Herring to London](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/chaldon-herring-to-london) **Fastest:** 2h 54m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** £15\ by bus\ **Distance:** 179 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 10\ 4 ways, Sat 31 Oct\ ## 4 ways to travel 179 km apart. Times are the timetables for Sat 31 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 £19 cheaper. - [**Drive** best fastest 2h 54m£19–25 Estimated 208 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=London&to=Chaldon+Herring) - [**Train** Least hassle 3h 10m£25–179 Estimated 7 departures · South Western Railway](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=London&to=Chaldon+Herring) - [**Bus** cheapest 3h 50m£15–111 Estimated 3 departures · National Express](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=London&to=Chaldon+Herring) - [**Taxi** 2h 54m£290–415 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=London&to=Chaldon+Herring) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [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. [07:59 → 11:12 3h 13m · 2 changes · South Western Railway SWR£64–140](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=London&to=Chaldon+Herring&date=2026-10-31&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [08:14 → 12:45 4h 31m · 3 changes · South Western Railway SWR£25–88](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=London&to=Chaldon+Herring&date=2026-10-31&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [08:22 → 12:53 4h 31m · 1 change · National Express 035£73–111](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=London&to=Chaldon+Herring&date=2026-10-31&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [08:27 → 12:45 4h 18m · 4 changes · London Underground (TfL) Bakerloo£25–89](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=London&to=Chaldon+Herring&date=2026-10-31&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 5. [08:29 → 11:46 3h 17m · 2 changes · South Western Railway SWR£44–115](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=London&to=Chaldon+Herring&date=2026-10-31&time=08%3A00&it=t5) 6. [08:52 → 14:45 5h 53m · 2 changes · National Express 035£15–41](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=London&to=Chaldon+Herring&date=2026-10-31&time=08%3A00&it=t6) 7. [08:52 → 12:24 3h 32m · 1 change · GWR£62–179](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=London&to=Chaldon+Herring&date=2026-10-31&time=08%3A00&it=t7) 8. [08:59 → 12:09 3h 10m · 2 changes · South Western Railway SWR£64–140](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=London&to=Chaldon+Herring&date=2026-10-31&time=08%3A00&it=t8) 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 to Chaldon Herring? The fastest way is by car: about 2h 54m door to door. The straight-line distance is 179 km. What is the cheapest way from London to Chaldon Herring? Bus is the cheapest, from £15. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from London to Chaldon Herring? Not today. Train journeys involve a change; the fastest takes 3h 10m. How much is the bus from London to Chaldon Herring? Buses take about 3h 50m and cost £15–111 depending on operator and seat type. 3 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Chaldon Herring from London by road? About 208 km, roughly 2h 54m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around £19–25; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Railways - South Western Railway - GWR Buses - South Western Railway - CrossCountry - morebus - National Express Metro - London Underground (TfL) Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Chaldon Herring Village in Dorset, England Chaldon Herring or East Chaldon is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset, about 8 miles (13 km) south-east of the county town of Dorchester. It is sited 2 miles (3.2 km) from the coast in the chalk hills of the South Dorset Downs. The highest point in the area is Chaldon Hill about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the south, overlooking the sea. In the 2011 census the civil parish had 59 households and a population of 140. 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