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.
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.