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Travel Information

Getting to Harlow

 

 

By Air

Harlow has good road and rail communications with London Stansted Airport, which is less than 15 minutes from Harlow via the M11. London's Heathrow and London Gatwick Airports are easily accessible via the M25 Motorway with journey times about 50-90 minutes.
 
The Stansted Airport Guide (a non-commercial, impartial guide to the Airport and surrounding area)
 
Other airport information can be found at the BAA website.
 

By Road - From London

A1O
Follow the signs for the A10 to Cambridge. At the intersection with the A414 (south of Ware) turn right on to the A414. Follow this road until you reach the Eastwick roundabout and turn right for Harlow, following the A414 into town.
 
M11
Join the M I I from the southeast via junction 4 at Redbridge on the A12 or join at junction 6/27 at the M11 intersection with the M25 (which heads towards Dartford Tunnel / Queen Elizabeth Bridge to the east and provides a link with Gatwick and Heathrow Airports).
 
Once on the M11 leave by exit 7 clearly marked Harlow. Take the A414 (Harlow) exit at the major roundabout, pass the Little Chef restaurant and down the hill to the Park Inn Hotel.
 

By Road - To the north of town

A1184
The A1184 from Stansted / Bishops Stortford passes through Sawbridgeworth entering the town near Harlow Mill Station, Old Harlow.
 
M1
Leave the M1 via the M10 near St Albans. The M10 is a short stretch of motorway which you leave via a roundabout.
Head towards the A414 going eastwards, (signposted for Hertford) and follow the road until you reach the Eastwick roundabout, and turn right for Harlow, following the A414 into town.
 

By Road - From the northeast of England

Travel on the A1 until you pick up the A14 at Huntingdon, which leads directly to the M11. Leave the M11 at exit 7 and take the A414 (Harlow) exit at the major roundabout.
 
 

By Train

'ONE' provides a service from London to Harlow Town and Harlow Mill stations, accessible from London Liverpool Street Station (also an underground station).
The journey takes between 35-50 minutes. Some trains bound for Cambridge or Stansted Airport also stop at Harlow.
 
Harlow Town Station is the main station for Harlow (Harlow Mill serves Old Harlow only). A taxi rank and bus services operate just outside the station. The Central Line (London Underground) stops at Epping which is 12 miles from Harlow and accessible by bus or taxi.
 
 

By Coach

Harlow is will served by various national and regional coach operators. Since the routes and times are subject to change, it is best to contact a travel agent or bus / coach company directly for details.
Coach operators, fares and time tables can be found at the UK Public Transport Information website.