Travelling to or from Southwold in Suffolk
Halesworth Railway station is the closest station to Southwold
To get to Southwold by train
The nearest train stations to Southwold are at Darsham and at Halesworth, both about ten miles away and
both on the East Suffolk Line which serves London Liverpool Street to Lowestoft, via Ipswich (change at
Ipswich). The rail service is operated by
Abellio GreaterAnglia. Their
network map shows Darsham and Halesworth on the right hand side plus how these relate to stations
in London, Norfolk, Essex (including Stansted Airport) and to other East Coast train services.
Travelling from the London/Ipswich direction the train stops at Darsham first. This station is right by the A12 road with just a few houses and businesses close by. Darsham village is a distance away. If you are being collected by car most local people in Southwold or Walberswick would use Darsham station.
Halesworth station (see photo) is the next station after Darsham and is within easy walking distance of the facilities of this small market town. Go to www.halesworth.net to know more.
Companies that operate bus services in Southwold and the local area are shown on Suffolk On Board which offers information and timetables, plus a travel options finder service, as well as travel information for other modes of transport.
You can also see Blythweb’s own ‘Links’ section for other useful travel information links.