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For a day trip to Bath from London its a bit of a no brainer. Take the train from London's Paddington Station. Trains leave broadly every 30 minutes and take approximately 90 minutes to perform the journey.

The alternative is bus/coach travel by National Express from Victoria Coach Station. This can be much cheaper than train but journey time is between 3 and 4 hours, a bit too much for a return day trip.
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London to Bath by Train
Frequent trains run from London's Paddington station taking approximately 90 minutes to do the journey.

There are normally two trains an hour operating up until very late evening.

London - Bath Train Timetables & Fares

The railway line used is the historic line built by Brunel 200 years ago. The original end terminus was Bristol just down the line from Bath where Brunel had built the first iron steamships. The idea being to connect to these ships by rail from London then onto New York.

The tunnel, dug through Box Hill, is two miles long and located between Bath and Chippenham. When the two ends of the tunnel were joined underground there was found to be less than 5cm (2in) error in their alignment.
The station at Bath is formally called Bath Spa. It is very central, only 5-10 minutes walk from the Roman Baths.

By leaving London after 09:30 during weekdays you can purchase day return tickets much cheaper than prior to that.


Note, visiting Bath using a guided tour from London will be little different in price to going independently and you will also stop off somewhere like Stonehenge or Windsor as well. By going independently you get much longer than the 2-3 hours of the typical tour itinerary at Bath and of course the flexibility to do what you want to do in the time you want to spend.


Touring Independently by Train
It is quite an attractive proposition to take a 3 or 4 day tour of the main English attractions. There are frequent trains connecting Salisbury, Bath and Oxford.

Salisbury is a good base for visiting Stonehenge in addition to its own charms. Oxford is a few miles from Blenheim Palace, Cotswolds and Stratford Upon Avon.

Outline Rail Map Connecting Attractions
(Trains at least hourly)

National Express Coaches
The bus service between London and Bath is in comfortable touring coaches complete within onboard washroom facilities. Travelling by coach is normally much cheaper than by rail, but for a day trip the 3-4 hour journey makes a long, long day.

Coaches broadly run every 90 minutes. Most schedules call in on Heathrow Airport on the way.
National Express Tickets & Timetables