From London
M11 → A11 → A10
Around 100 miles, typically 2 to 2½ hours.
Travel
Getting to King's Lynn
At the end of the Fen Line and at the meeting point of the A47, A10, A17 and A149.
By train
King's Lynn station is the terminus of the Fen Line, with direct Great Northern trains via Downham Market and Ely to Cambridge (about 50 minutes) and London King's Cross (about 1 hour 40 minutes). The station is a short walk from the town centre.
Live departures and tickets: National Rail — King's Lynn.
By road
From Norwich
A47 west
About 45 miles, roughly 1 hour 10 minutes.
From the Midlands
A17 / A47
Via Sleaford or Peterborough.
Parking
Town-centre car parks
Several council-run pay-and-display car parks, including multi-storeys near the Vancouver Quarter, plus park-and-ride options at busy times.
Buses, bikes & boats
- Buses run from the bus station in the town centre to Hunstanton and the coast, Downham Market, Wisbech, Fakenham and surrounding villages. Plan journeys with Traveline.
- Cycling: the town is flat and compact; National Cycle Network routes link it with Sandringham and the coast.
- West Lynn ferry: a small foot-passenger ferry has crossed the Great Ouse for centuries — check locally for current running times.
- Nearest airports: Norwich (about 50 miles) and London Stansted (about 70 miles).