Great Bentley train station
You can reach 21 stations directly from Great Bentley on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Alresford, with 42 trains a day.
- 21 direct destinations
- 1,740th busiest in Britain
- Unstaffed
- Step-free throughout
- 6 parking spaces
- 3 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Great Bentley
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alresford | 42 | 36 | 31 |
| Colchester | 42 | 36 | 31 |
| Thorpe-le-Soken | 42 | 36 | 31 |
| Wivenhoe | 42 | 36 | 31 |
| Hythe (Colchester) | 41 | 36 | 31 |
| Weeley | 37 | 35 | 0 |
| Colchester Town | 33 | 34 | 0 |
| Frinton-on-Sea | 32 | 34 | 0 |
| Kirby Cross | 32 | 34 | 0 |
| Walton-on-the-Naze | 32 | 34 | 0 |
| Clacton-on-Sea | 10 | 2 | 31 |
| Chelmsford | 8 | 1 | 30 |
| London Liverpool Street | 8 | 1 | 30 |
| Stratford | 8 | 1 | 30 |
| Witham | 8 | 1 | 30 |
| Beaulieu Park | 6 | 1 | 30 |
| Hatfield Peverel | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvedon | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Shenfield | 4 | 1 | 30 |
| Marks Tey | 3 | 0 | 30 |
| Ingatestone | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Lines serving Great Bentley
Great Bentley is on the Sunshine Coast Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Great Bentley station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Great Bentley station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Great Bentley station is
105,230 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,740th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Great Bentley and London Liverpool Street than any other pair: 24,540 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 14 stations instead of 21, a drop of about 33%. Saturday runs to 18.
Nearest other stations
- Weeley 2.1 miles
- Alresford 2.9 miles
- Thorpe-le-Soken 4.1 miles
- Wivenhoe 4.7 miles
- Clacton-on-Sea 5.5 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Great Bentley, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Thorington · 1.2 miles
- Brightlingsea · 3.5 miles
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Facilities at Great Bentley station
Great Bentley is unstaffed, with step-free access to the whole station.
Toilets
Parking at Great Bentley station
- Station Car Park 6 spaces, 1 accessible
free
Cycle parking: 10 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 6 August 2026.
Getting to Great Bentley station
Great Bentley station is in Tendring, East of England, and is run by Greater Anglia.
3 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Railway Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Great Bentley station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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