Lowestoft train station
You can reach 33 stations directly from Lowestoft on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Norwich, with 39 trains a day.
- 33 direct destinations
- 899th busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free throughout
- 97 parking spaces
- 4 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Lowestoft
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwich | 39 | 36 | 30 |
| Oulton Broad North | 39 | 36 | 30 |
| Reedham | 39 | 36 | 29 |
| Cantley | 38 | 35 | 28 |
| Brundall | 37 | 35 | 29 |
| Haddiscoe | 37 | 35 | 28 |
| Somerleyton | 37 | 35 | 28 |
| Beccles | 35 | 34 | 26 |
| Oulton Broad South | 35 | 34 | 26 |
| Brampton | 33 | 32 | 26 |
| Darsham | 33 | 32 | 26 |
| Halesworth | 33 | 32 | 26 |
| Ipswich | 33 | 32 | 26 |
| Melton | 33 | 32 | 26 |
| Saxmundham | 33 | 32 | 26 |
| Wickham Market | 33 | 32 | 26 |
| Woodbridge | 33 | 32 | 26 |
| Westerfield | 10 | 9 | 26 |
| Buckenham | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| Attleborough | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Cambridge | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Cambridge North | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ely | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Thetford | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Wymondham | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Harwich International | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Audley End | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brundall Gardens | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cambridge South | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stansted Airport | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Waterbeach | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Whittlesford Parkway | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Lines serving Lowestoft
Lowestoft is on the Norwich Oulton Broad and Lowestoft Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Lowestoft station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Lowestoft 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 Lowestoft station is
468,156 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 899th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 9,861 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Lowestoft and Norwich than any other pair: 165,404 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: 19 stations instead of 33, a drop of about 42%. Saturday runs to 26.
Nearest other stations
- Oulton Broad North 1.4 miles
- Oulton Broad South 1.8 miles
- Somerleyton 4.8 miles
- Haddiscoe 6.5 miles
- Beccles 7.7 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Lowestoft, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Lowestoft North · 1.2 miles
- Corton · 2.6 miles
- Hopton-on-Sea · 4.7 miles
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Facilities at Lowestoft station
Lowestoft is staffed part time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 06:40 to 17:05 · Saturday: 06:40 to 17:05 · Sunday: 08:00 to 16:15
Toilets · WiFi
Parking at Lowestoft station
- Station Car Park 97 spaces, 6 accessible
£1.20 an hour, £5.50 off-peak, £5.50 a day, £20.90 a week
Cycle parking: 60 spaces (sheltered, compounds).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 29 July 2026.
Getting to Lowestoft station
Lowestoft station is in East Suffolk, East of England, and is run by Greater Anglia.
4 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Railway Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Lowestoft 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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