Welwyn Garden City railway station
You can reach 76 stations directly from Welwyn Garden City on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Finsbury Park, with 203 trains a day.
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Welwyn Garden City is the nearest station for postcodes in AL8, AL7. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Welwyn Garden City
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finsbury Park | 203 | 156 | 124 |
| Hatfield | 202 | 155 | 124 |
| Potters Bar | 202 | 155 | 124 |
| Alexandra Palace | 186 | 155 | 118 |
| New Barnet | 132 | 78 | 73 |
| New Southgate | 121 | 78 | 73 |
| Oakleigh Park | 121 | 78 | 73 |
| Hadley Wood | 110 | 78 | 73 |
| Brookmans Park | 103 | 76 | 72 |
| Welham Green | 103 | 76 | 72 |
| Drayton Park | 101 | 74 | 55 |
| Essex Road | 101 | 74 | 71 |
| Highbury & Islington | 101 | 74 | 71 |
| Moorgate | 101 | 74 | 71 |
| Old Street | 101 | 74 | 71 |
| London King's Cross | 81 | 81 | 53 |
| Hitchin | 78 | 78 | 51 |
| Stevenage | 78 | 78 | 51 |
| Harringay | 77 | 76 | 69 |
| Hornsey | 77 | 76 | 69 |
| Knebworth | 77 | 77 | 49 |
| Letchworth Garden City | 77 | 77 | 50 |
| Welwyn North | 77 | 77 | 49 |
| Royston | 50 | 40 | 44 |
| Baldock | 47 | 40 | 44 |
| Cambridge | 46 | 38 | 36 |
| Cambridge South | 46 | 38 | 36 |
| Foxton | 46 | 38 | 35 |
| Meldreth | 46 | 38 | 35 |
| Shepreth | 46 | 38 | 35 |
| London Blackfriars | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| City Thameslink | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| St Pancras International | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| Farringdon | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| Ashwell & Morden | 21 | 11 | 44 |
| Bat & Ball | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Beckenham Hill | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Bellingham | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Bickley | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Bromley South | 21 | 0 | 0 |
and 36 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Welwyn Garden City is
2,516,216 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 225th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 8,564 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Welwyn Garden City and London Kings Cross than any other pair: 635,654 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: 37 stations instead of 76, a drop of about 51%. Saturday runs to 56.
Nearest other stations
- Welwyn North 1.7 miles
- Hatfield 2.5 miles
- Welham Green 4.5 miles
- Knebworth 4.6 miles
- Hertford North 4.8 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Welwyn Garden City, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Attimore Hall Halt · 1.0 miles
- Ayot · 1.5 miles
- Hatfield Hyde Halt · 1.6 miles
- Lemsford Road Halt · 2.8 miles
- Cole Green · 3.1 miles
- Nast Hyde Halt · 3.7 miles
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More about this station on Wikipedia.