Cheapest price
$48
Average price
$66
Fastest journey
5 h 5 m
Average duration
5 h 54 m
Buses per day
12
Distance
280 km
The best way to find a cheap bus ticket from York to London is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from York to London will cost around $66 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $48.
Of the 12 buses that leave York for London on Wed, May 14, 3 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
On Wed, May 14 the direct buses cover the 280 km distance in an average of 5 h 54 m but if you time it right, some buses will get you there in just 5 h 5 m .
On Wed, May 14 the slowest buses will take 6 h 24 m and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.
Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
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![]() | 12:31 PM York | 6h34 | 7:05 PM London, Victoria Coach Station | 1 transfer | |
![]() | 1:31 PM York | 6h49 | 8:20 PM London, Victoria Coach Station | 1 transfer | |
![]() | 3:13 PM York | 6h07 | 9:20 PM London, Victoria Coach Station | 1 transfer | |
![]() | 3:56 PM York | 6h24 | 10:20 PM London, Victoria Coach Station | 1 transfer | |
![]() | 9:12 PM York | 7h38 | 4:50 AM London, Victoria Coach Station | 1 transfer | |
![]() | 12:45 AM York | 5h05 | 5:50 AM London, Victoria Coach Station | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 4:58 AM York | 6h52 | 11:50 AM London, Victoria Coach Station | 1 transfer | |
![]() | 5:59 AM York | 6h31 | 12:30 PM London, Victoria Coach Station | 1 transfer | |
![]() | 7:50 AM York | 6h00 | 1:50 PM London, Victoria Coach Station | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 8:38 AM York | 6h42 | 3:20 PM London, Victoria Coach Station | 1 transfer | |
![]() | 10:25 AM York | 5h55 | 4:20 PM London, Victoria Coach Station | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 10:51 AM York | 6h29 | 5:20 PM London, Victoria Coach Station | 1 transfer | |
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Distance 173 miles (280 km) |
Average bus duration 7h 54m |
Cheapest ticket price $20 (€17) |
Buses per day 17 |
Direct buses 3 |
Bus providers 3 |
Fastest bus 5h 25m |
First bus 05:28 |
Last bus 22:12 |
National Express, Megabus and FlixBus buses will get you to London from York from $10 (€8). With over 1000 travel companies on Omio, you can find the best bus times and tickets for your trip.
National Express is the UK’s leading long-distance bus company operating over 550 buses per day and serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express also operates bus services to all major UK airports, such as Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and Bristol, 24 hours a day. All National Express buses have air conditioning and provide free WiFi access along with onboard entertainment. Most buses come with seat belts and power outlets at every seat, so you can charge your phone or laptop during a long journey. For your bus to London from York, you can select from three ticket fares: Restricted Fare, Standard Fare, and Fully Flexible Fare.
York to London bus information with National Express:
Public coach services from York to London began as far back as 1706, though the journey took closer to four days at that time. Since then, things have improved and a direct bus from York to London takes a little under six hours for the quickest journeys, with no change of horses required. Indirect connections via Leeds add additional travel options for the trip south to the capital, and departures are available from very early morning until mid-evening, including an overnight bus.
The UK's main national bus company, National Express, provides daily direct buses from York to London. In addition, National Express offers frequent indirect routes to the capital with one change in transit, at Leeds Coach Station.
The fastest bus service on the 210 mile trip south from York to the capital is the late afternoon direct National Express departure taking five hours and 40 minutes to reach London Victoria Coach Station. Other direct connections take ten minutes longer, while the fastest indirect service to London via Leeds takes five hours and 55 minutes.
The National Express timetable offers two daily direct connections to London from York, departing just before midday and in the late afternoon. There are over 20 indirect connections daily, with departures at least hourly from very early in the morning until an overnight service from York via Leeds leaves just after 9:00 p.m.
Departure Bus Station: York National Express bus stands are located on the western side of the city center close to the rail station, with city bus services stopping nearby. Facilities at the station include a cafe, food supermarket, news vendor, ATMs, bakery, pub, sandwich stalls and taxi stands.
Arrival Bus Station: London Victoria Coach Station is the main London hub for long-distance bus travel, located on the south-western side of the city center, with nearby bus stops on Elizabeth Street and Buckingham Palace Road and Underground connections at Victoria Tube station. Passenger facilities at the station include baggage storage, ATMs, a food supermarket, coffee shop, a news vendor, bakery and taxi stands.
Passengers board the bus most frequently from York, Rail Station, which is located around 0.5 miles (786 m) away from the city centre, and they get off the bus at London, Victoria Coach Station, located 1.9 miles (3 km) away from the city centre.
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