Train stations in Stratford-upon-Avon

Use Stratford-upon-Avon station on Station Road, a 10-minute walk from the town centre, Shakespeare's Birthplace and the river. West Midlands Railway runs trains from Birmingham Moor Street and Snow Hill, and Chiltern Railways runs trains from Leamington Spa.

Arriving at Stratford-upon-Avon station

The station has step-free access to all platforms. The ticket office is open 07:00 to 18:00 Monday to Thursday, 07:00 to 19:00 on Friday, 07:00 to 18:00 on Saturday and 09:00 to 16:00 on Sunday, and there are ticket machines at the front of the station.

From the station to the centre

Walk. The town centre, the riverside and the main sights are around 10 minutes on foot, including Shakespeare's Birthplace on Henley Street, and the Royal Shakespeare Theatre stands close by on the bank of the River Avon. If you want unlimited local buses, add PlusBus when you buy a train ticket: it starts at £4.80 for an adult and £2.40 for a child.

Trains to Stratford-upon-Avon

Times below follow the timetable that runs until 12 December 2026; a new one starts on 13 December.

• Birmingham Moor Street and Snow Hill: West Midlands Railway runs direct trains, two an hour in the daytime Monday to Saturday and one an hour on Sundays. The journey takes 48 to 59 minutes from Moor Street, and trains leave Snow Hill 4 minutes earlier; they run alternately via Henley-in-Arden and via Dorridge. From Moor Street the first train leaves at 05:55 on weekdays, 06:29 on Saturday and 08:39 on Sunday, and the last at 22:25 Monday to Saturday and 18:29 on Sunday. From Stratford-upon-Avon the first leaves at 06:06 on weekdays, 06:43 on Saturday and 09:26 on Sunday, and the last at 23:30 Monday to Saturday and 19:26 on Sunday. After about 18:40 the trains from Moor Street run once an hour.
• Leamington Spa: Chiltern Railways runs about one train every 2 hours Monday to Saturday and five or six each way on Sundays, taking 34 to 38 minutes Monday to Saturday and around 30 minutes on Sundays. From Stratford-upon-Avon the first train leaves at 06:31 on weekdays, 07:31 on Saturday and 09:36 on Sunday. The last leaves at 23:14 on weekdays, 22:15 on Saturday and 20:36 on Sunday. From Leamington Spa the first train to Stratford-upon-Avon is a West Midlands Railway train at 05:55 on weekdays (arriving 06:18); the first Chiltern train leaves at 07:39 on weekdays, 08:39 on Saturday and 10:44 on Sunday, and the last at 22:26 on weekdays, 21:24 on Saturday and 19:37 on Sunday. Chiltern trains also call at Warwick, about 30 minutes from Stratford-upon-Avon; West Midlands Railway trains do not.
• London Marylebone: there is no through train from London. Trains leave Marylebone about once an hour Monday to Saturday and every 2 hours on Sundays, always with one change. Every other hour you change at Leamington Spa, which takes about 2 hours 10 minutes; in the hours between you change at Dorridge onto a West Midlands Railway train, which takes about 2 hours 40 minutes. On Sundays every change is at Leamington Spa. The last connection leaves Marylebone at 20:36 on weekdays, 20:02 on Saturday (change at Birmingham Moor Street) and 18:00 on Sunday. Towards London, one Chiltern train runs direct, leaving Stratford-upon-Avon at 21:33 Monday to Friday and reaching Marylebone at 23:56.

Christmas and New Year

No planned engineering works affect either line to Stratford-upon-Avon in November or up to 12 December 2026. On 24 December the last train from Birmingham Moor Street leaves at 18:39, and no trains run on 25 or 26 December. On 27 and 28 December buses replace Chiltern trains between Leamington Spa and Stratford-upon-Avon, while West Midlands Railway trains from Birmingham run as normal (a Sunday service on the 27th). On 1 January the Birmingham trains run from 08:39 to 19:39. Chiltern has said more changes are coming between 13 December 2026 and 10 January 2027, so look up your train again in December.

Tickets

Advance tickets are for one named train and go on sale up to 12 weeks ahead, until 23:59 the day before travel. Off-Peak tickets cost less than Anytime but are not valid on the busiest trains; the times depend on the journey and are shown when you buy. Anytime tickets are valid on any train that day. Chiltern's Advance singles start at £6.40 from London Marylebone, with a change at Leamington Spa. From Birmingham Moor Street an Off-Peak Day Single costs £10.60 and is valid on both operators. A Railcard takes a third off most tickets and costs £35 a year. Buy before you board: West Midlands Railway and Chiltern both charge a penalty fare of £100 plus the full single fare, cut to £50 plus the fare if you pay within 21 days.

Rail passes and reservations

As of October 2026, an Interrail pass covers Chiltern Railways and West Midlands Railway, the two operators at Stratford-upon-Avon, and Interrail lists both as needing no reservation. That includes the Leamington Spa trains and the late train to Marylebone. You need only an activated travel day, with no reservation fee.

Traps to avoid

Do not expect a through train from London: change at Leamington Spa or Dorridge. On Sundays the last connection from Marylebone leaves at 18:00 and the last train to Birmingham leaves Stratford-upon-Avon at 19:26, so plan an evening at the theatre around them. Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway is a different station on the edge of town, so get off at Stratford-upon-Avon for the centre.