--- title: "Sway to London – 3 ways by car, bus, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Sway to London is 131 km. Fastest: drive in 2h 16m. Cheapest: drive from £14. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/sway-to-london" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/sway-to-london.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Great_Fire_London.jpg/1920px-Great_Fire_London.jpg" --- ![London](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Great_Fire_London.jpg/1920px-Great_Fire_London.jpg) # How to get from Sway to London [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Sway&to=London) [London to Sway](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/london-to-sway) Unknown artistUnknown artist (Public domain) **Fastest:** 1h 54m\ by train, door to door\ **Cheapest:** £14\ by car\ **Distance:** 131 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 10\ 4 ways, Tue 27 Oct\ ## 4 ways to travel 131 km apart. Times are the timetables for Tue 27 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 20 min quicker than driving for £15 more; for most people the time is worth more. - [**Train** best fastest Least hassle 1h 54m£15–102 Estimated 7 departures · South Western Railway](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Sway&to=London) - [**Drive** cheapest 2h 16m£14–18 Estimated 154 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Sway&to=London) - [**Bus** 3h 30m£54–92 Estimated 3 departures · National Express](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Sway&to=London) - [**Taxi** 2h 16m£215–310 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Sway&to=London) 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/) · [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. [08:00 → 11:39 3h 39m · 2 changes · morebus 81£56–89](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Sway&to=London&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 2. [08:01 → 09:59 1h 58m · direct · South Western Railway SWR£31–102](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Sway&to=London&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 3. [08:10 → 10:46 2h 36m · 1 change · South Western Railway SWR£16–83](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Sway&to=London&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 4. [08:10 → 10:35 2h 25m · 2 changes · South Western Railway SWR£16–83](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Sway&to=London&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=t4) 5. [08:31 → 11:10 2h 39m · direct · South Western Railway SWR£15–80](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Sway&to=London&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=t5) 6. [08:31 → 10:58 2h 27m · 1 change · South Western Railway SWR£16–81](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Sway&to=London&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=t6) 7. [08:31 → 10:32 2h 1m · direct · South Western Railway SWR£31–102](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Sway&to=London&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=t7) 8. [09:01 → 10:55 1h 54m · direct · South Western Railway SWR£31–102](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Sway&to=London&date=2026-10-27&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 Sway to London? The fastest way is by train: about 1h 54m door to door. The straight-line distance is 131 km. What is the cheapest way from Sway to London? Drive is the cheapest, from £14. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Sway to London? Yes. Today's timetable shows 4 direct trains, the fastest taking 1h 54m. Fares run £15–102 across classes. How much is the bus from Sway to London? Buses take about 3h 30m and cost £54–92 depending on operator and seat type. 3 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is London from Sway by road? About 154 km, roughly 2h 16m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around £14–18; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Railways - South Western Railway Buses - morebus - National Express Metro - London Underground (TfL) Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In London Capital of England and the United Kingdom London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of 9.14 million people in 2025. Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 15.4 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a 50-mile (80 km) tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the site of the national government and parliament for centuries. London grew rapidly in the 19th century, becoming the world's largest city at the time. Since the 19th century the name "London" has referred to the metropolis around the City of London, historically split among the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent and Hertfordshire. Since 1965 it has largely comprised the administrative area of Greater London, governed by 33 local authorities and the Greater London Authority. 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