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London Paddington station

PADRun by Network RailStep-free category B1Staffed: full time

138

stations reached without changing

69.9 million

passengers a year (2024-25)

busiest station in Great Britain

Tottenham Court Road

most common journey

Direct trains from London Paddington

The busiest places you can reach without changing, with trains on a weekday, the fastest journey and the first and last train.

Direct to	Trains a weekday	Fastest	First – last
London Liverpool Street Elizabeth Line	330	10 min	05:45 – 00:07
Tottenham Court Road (Elizabeth line) Elizabeth Line	330	5 min	05:45 – 00:07
Stratford (London) Elizabeth Line	165	19 min	05:52 – 00:07
Farringdon Elizabeth Line	330	8 min	05:45 – 00:07
Bond Street (Elizabeth line) Elizabeth Line	330	3 min	05:45 – 00:07
Whitechapel Elizabeth Line	330	13 min	05:45 – 00:07
Canary Wharf (Elizabeth line) Elizabeth Line	165	17 min	05:45 – 23:59
Ealing Broadway Great Western Railway, Elizabeth Line	193	8 min	Through the night
Reading Great Western Railway, Elizabeth Line	226	23 min	Through the night
Woolwich (Elizabeth line) Elizabeth Line	165	24 min	05:45 – 23:59
Cardiff Central Great Western Railway	31	1h 44m	05:23 – 22:49
Romford Elizabeth Line	165	38 min	05:52 – 00:07
Abbey Wood Elizabeth Line	165	30 min	05:45 – 23:59
Ilford Elizabeth Line	165	28 min	05:52 – 00:07
Bristol Temple Meads Great Western Railway	35	1h 28m	05:23 – 23:32

Step-free access

Category B1 · lifts at the station

Book help in advance with Passenger Assist through your train company.

Facilities

✓ Ticket office (Mon 06:10–22:15)
✓ Toilets
✓ Accessible toilets
✓ Baby changing
✓ Wi-Fi
✓ Food and drink
✓ Shops
✓ Cash machine
✓ Left luggage
✓ Taxi rank
✓ Bus connections
✓ London Underground

Car park: 152 spaces.

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Nearest airports

London City Airport (LCY) — 16 km away
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) — 20 km away
Biggin Hill Airport (BQH) — 25 km away

Straight-line distance.

Sources: station facilities and step-free access from National Rail Enquiries (Knowledgebase); passenger numbers from the Office of Rail and Road, estimates of station usage 2024-25; trains from the National Rail timetable for Friday, 2 October 2026. Timetables change with engineering work; check before you travel.

Live departures and full station details: National Rail — London Paddington.