Ipswich
Population 151,562 (Wikidata)
Before you go
- January: 8 h 15 of daylight
- February: 9 h 57 of daylight
- March: 11 h 48 of daylight
- April: 13 h 53 of daylight
- May: 15 h 40 of daylight
- June: 16 h 43 of daylight
- July: 16 h 17 of daylight
- August: 14 h 42 of daylight
- September: 12 h 43 of daylight
- October: 10 h 43 of daylight
- November: 8 h 50 of daylight
- December: 7 h 46 of daylight
Getting there
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Where you can go from Ipswich
- Under 1 h
- 1–2 h
- 2–3 h
- 3–5 h
- 5 h +
From Ipswich's stations on a Tuesday at 08:00, by train, coach or ferry, to the other city's station: the wait for the first train included, not the way to the station.
Under an hour· 2
2 to 3 hours· 16
3 to 5 hours· 50
- Coventry3h 06
- Winchester3h 06
- Leicester3h 07
- Hastings3h 08
- Stamford3h 08
- Eastleigh3h 15
- Eastbourne3h 19
- Bath3h 20
- Salisbury3h 21
- Southampton3h 24
40 moreFewer
- Doncaster3h 28
- Birmingham3h 29
- Bristol3h 29
- Derby3h 29
- Arundel3h 35
- Nottingham3h 37
- Cheltenham3h 40
- Cardiff3h 42
- Portsmouth3h 43
- Runcorn3h 46
- Gloucester3h 52
- York3h 52
- Warminster3h 53
- Tewkesbury3h 57
- Stockport3h 58
- Lincoln3h 59
- Worcester4h 02
- Exeter4h 05
- Liverpool4h 06
- Wakefield4h 06
- Bournemouth4h 07
- Manchester4h 07
- Sheffield4h 07
- Chester4h 08
- Stratford-upon-Avon4h 11
- Warrington4h 16
- Leeds4h 26
- Wigan4h 26
- Lille4h 28
- Salford4h 31
- Swansea4h 35
- Altrincham4h 35
- Preston4h 40
- Wrexham4h 43
- Shrewsbury4h 47
- Huddersfield4h 49
- Torquay4h 49
- Bolton4h 51
- Ludlow4h 51
- Cleethorpes4h 55
5 hours or more· 87
- Paris5h 01
- Newcastle upon Tyne5h 02
- Scarborough5h 02
- Plymouth5h 05
- Blackpool5h 06
- Brussels5h 07
- Durham5h 08
- Accrington5h 13
- Kingston upon Hull5h 13
- Burnley5h 24
77 moreFewer
- Sunderland5h 26
- Saint-Cloud5h 29
- Middlesbrough5h 30
- Llandudno5h 35
- Kraainem5h 36
- Llanfairpwllgwyngyll5h 39
- Versailles5h 41
- Leuven5h 44
- Kortrijk5h 47
- Berwick-upon-Tweed5h 47
- Aalst5h 52
- Mechelen5h 52
- Disneyland Paris5h 56
- Fontainebleau5h 58
- Ghent6h 02
- Charleroi6h 04
- Antwerp6h 11
- Amiens6h 12
- Calais6h 19
- Lier6h 25
- Nelson6h 27
- Edinburgh6h 29
- Ath6h 30
- Annan6h 30
- Bruges6h 31
- Namur6h 32
- Rotterdam6h 34
- Liège6h 36
- Hasselt6h 37
- Sint-Niklaas6h 37
- Rouen6h 42
- Schiedam6h 43
- Ypres6h 49
- Delft6h 49
- Ostend6h 56
- The Hague7h 02
- Glasgow7h 03
- Penzance7h 05
- Dinant7h 08
- Breda7h 09
- Chartres7h 10
- North Berwick7h 13
- Reims7h 16
- Dordrecht7h 16
- Leiden7h 17
- Kirkcaldy7h 21
- Amsterdam7h 22
- Aberystwyth7h 23
- Lyon7h 24
- Tilburg7h 25
- Spa7h 25
- Rennes7h 27
- Tywyn7h 27
- Stirling7h 28
- Gouda7h 28
- Dijon7h 33
- Whitby7h 34
- Le Mans7h 35
- Greenock7h 36
- Zaandam7h 36
- Haarlem7h 37
- Weesp7h 37
- Lanark7h 38
- Hilversum7h 38
- Maastricht7h 39
- Tenby7h 39
- Utrecht7h 48
- Almere7h 49
- Eindhoven7h 49
- Bussum7h 49
- Le Havre7h 50
- Metz7h 50
- Amersfoort7h 50
- 's-Hertogenbosch7h 52
- Nantes7h 55
- Dieppe7h 56
- Caen7h 58
From Ipswich's stations on a Friday at 17:30, by train, coach or ferry, to the other city's station: the wait for the first train included, not the way to the station.
Under an hour· 2
1 to 2 hours· 3
2 to 3 hours· 24
3 to 5 hours· 54
- Arundel3h 05
- Doncaster3h 12
- Leicester3h 12
- Eastbourne3h 18
- Bath3h 21
- Hastings3h 21
- Salisbury3h 22
- Lille3h 28
- Bristol3h 28
- Bournemouth3h 31
44 moreFewer
- Portsmouth3h 32
- York3h 34
- Cardiff3h 34
- Wakefield3h 40
- Stockport3h 41
- Cheltenham3h 42
- Derby3h 44
- Nottingham3h 46
- Warrington3h 46
- Gloucester3h 48
- Manchester3h 51
- Wigan3h 57
- Runcorn3h 58
- Leeds3h 59
- Altrincham4h 05
- Brussels4h 07
- Lincoln4h 10
- Salford4h 11
- Preston4h 11
- Kingston upon Hull4h 12
- Tewkesbury4h 13
- Warminster4h 14
- Chester4h 16
- Kortrijk4h 17
- Sheffield4h 17
- Worcester4h 18
- Shrewsbury4h 21
- Bolton4h 24
- Newcastle upon Tyne4h 31
- Scarborough4h 31
- Kraainem4h 32
- Swansea4h 36
- Liverpool4h 37
- Durham4h 37
- Wrexham4h 37
- Huddersfield4h 38
- Aalst4h 40
- Accrington4h 42
- Blackpool4h 47
- Burnley4h 52
- Mechelen4h 53
- Ghent4h 54
- Leuven4h 58
- Stratford-upon-Avon4h 59
5 hours or more· 1
From published timetables, as of 19 October 2026. Only cities with a page here, in the countries we have timetables for.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Christchurch Mansion Museum · 220 m
- Ipswich Museum Museum · 350 m
- Ipswich Martyrs Memorial · 330 m
- Blackfriars Ruins · 530 m
- Our Lady of Grace Memorial · 440 m
- Wolsey's Gate City gate · 730 m
- Ipswich Maritime Trust Window Museum Museum · 810 m
- The Hold Museum · 870 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Speedway
October
Ipswich Witches race in the SGB Premiership, the top tier of motorcycle speedway in Britain. Their home track is Foxhall Stadium 3 miles east in Kesgrave; the racing season is Mar-Oct
1 event here has no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Ipswich); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Eating nearby
All 51 places to eatSomewhere to run
Getting around
- Tower Ramparts Bus Station 60 m
- Tavern Street 220 m
- Majors Corner 340 m
- Sainsbury's 350 m
- Pals 410 m
- Opium 440 m
Train stations: Ipswich 1.2 km, Derby Road 2.1 km, Westerfield 2.5 km
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.