Ipswich railway station
You can reach 49 stations directly from Ipswich on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Stowmarket, with 122 trains a day.
Address: Burrell Road, Ipswich, IP2 8AL
Ipswich is the nearest station for postcodes in IP2, IP1, IP8. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Ipswich
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stowmarket | 122 | 116 | 8 |
| Colchester | 104 | 102 | 73 |
| Manningtree | 104 | 104 | 68 |
| London Liverpool Street | 101 | 101 | 71 |
| Stratford | 71 | 69 | 67 |
| Norwich | 68 | 66 | 8 |
| Diss | 67 | 66 | 8 |
| Chelmsford | 66 | 66 | 49 |
| Bury St Edmunds | 55 | 52 | 0 |
| Westerfield | 46 | 43 | 22 |
| Elmswell | 40 | 36 | 0 |
| Needham Market | 40 | 36 | 0 |
| Thurston | 40 | 36 | 0 |
| Cambridge | 36 | 34 | 0 |
| Derby Road | 36 | 34 | 22 |
| Felixstowe | 36 | 34 | 22 |
| Newmarket | 36 | 34 | 0 |
| Trimley | 36 | 34 | 22 |
| Witham | 34 | 33 | 35 |
| Beccles | 33 | 32 | 0 |
| Brampton | 33 | 32 | 0 |
| Darsham | 33 | 32 | 0 |
| Halesworth | 33 | 32 | 0 |
| Lowestoft | 33 | 32 | 0 |
| Melton | 33 | 32 | 0 |
| Oulton Broad South | 33 | 32 | 0 |
| Saxmundham | 33 | 32 | 0 |
| Wickham Market | 33 | 32 | 0 |
| Woodbridge | 33 | 32 | 0 |
| Marks Tey | 30 | 31 | 31 |
| Shenfield | 30 | 33 | 35 |
| Kennett | 29 | 25 | 0 |
| Kelvedon | 28 | 31 | 31 |
| Beaulieu Park | 26 | 30 | 31 |
| Dullingham | 26 | 24 | 0 |
| Hatfield Peverel | 25 | 30 | 31 |
| Ely | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| March | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| Manea | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| Peterborough | 16 | 16 | 0 |
and 9 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Ipswich is
3,371,206 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 161st busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 761,485 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Ipswich and London Liverpool Street than any other pair: 943,520 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: 21 stations instead of 49, a drop of about 57%. Saturday runs to 47.
Nearest other stations
- Derby Road 1.6 miles
- Westerfield 2.3 miles
- Wrabness 7.7 miles
- Woodbridge 7.9 miles
- Mistley 7.9 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Ipswich, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Ipswich Stoke Hill · 0.5 miles
- Bramford · 2.5 miles
- Bentley Church · 3.9 miles
- Orwell · 4.5 miles
- Claydon railway station (Suffolk) · 4.5 miles
- Capel · 4.6 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.