Southend-on-Sea
Population 160,257 (Wikidata)
Before you go
- January: 8 h 20 of daylight
- February: 9 h 59 of daylight
- March: 11 h 49 of daylight
- April: 13 h 51 of daylight
- May: 15 h 36 of daylight
- June: 16 h 37 of daylight
- July: 16 h 12 of daylight
- August: 14 h 39 of daylight
- September: 12 h 42 of daylight
- October: 10 h 45 of daylight
- November: 8 h 54 of daylight
- December: 7 h 52 of daylight
Getting there
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Where you can go from Southend-on-Sea
- Under 1 h
- 1–2 h
- 2–3 h
- 3–5 h
- 5 h +
From Southend-on-Sea'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.
1 to 2 hours· 7
2 to 3 hours· 26
3 to 5 hours· 54
- Bristol3h 01
- Arundel3h 04
- Stamford3h 08
- Derby3h 10
- Nottingham3h 11
- Warminster3h 12
- Warrington3h 16
- Bournemouth3h 17
- Gloucester3h 17
- York3h 18
44 moreFewer
- Doncaster3h 19
- Wigan3h 27
- Runcorn3h 28
- Cheltenham3h 33
- Wakefield3h 36
- Stockport3h 37
- Preston3h 41
- Cardiff3h 42
- Sheffield3h 43
- Leeds3h 45
- Manchester3h 46
- Chester3h 46
- Salford3h 49
- Exeter3h 56
- Tewkesbury3h 57
- Bolton3h 59
- Lincoln3h 59
- Paris4h 01
- Liverpool4h 01
- Worcester4h 02
- Wrexham4h 02
- Huddersfield4h 07
- Durham4h 08
- Newcastle upon Tyne4h 10
- Stratford-upon-Avon4h 11
- Accrington4h 13
- Shrewsbury4h 14
- Kingston upon Hull4h 18
- Blackpool4h 22
- Burnley4h 24
- Cromer4h 24
- Lille4h 28
- Saint-Cloud4h 29
- Middlesbrough4h 31
- Torquay4h 31
- Swansea4h 35
- Altrincham4h 35
- Versailles4h 41
- Sunderland4h 42
- Ludlow4h 51
- Llandudno4h 55
- Cleethorpes4h 55
- Disneyland Paris4h 56
- Fontainebleau4h 58
5 hours or more· 82
- Scarborough5h 02
- Plymouth5h 05
- Brussels5h 07
- Llanfairpwllgwyngyll5h 19
- Le Mans5h 24
- Berwick-upon-Tweed5h 27
- Nelson5h 27
- Annan5h 28
- Kraainem5h 36
- Edinburgh5h 40
72 moreFewer
- Amiens5h 42
- Leuven5h 44
- Kortrijk5h 47
- Reims5h 49
- Aalst5h 52
- Mechelen5h 52
- Metz5h 55
- Rouen5h 55
- Ghent6h 02
- Charleroi6h 04
- Glasgow6h 04
- Antwerp6h 11
- Calais6h 19
- Lier6h 25
- Rennes6h 27
- Chartres6h 28
- Ath6h 30
- Bruges6h 31
- Namur6h 32
- Rotterdam6h 34
- Liège6h 36
- Greenock6h 36
- Hasselt6h 37
- Sint-Niklaas6h 37
- Strasbourg6h 40
- Kirkcaldy6h 40
- Schiedam6h 43
- Nancy6h 46
- Le Havre6h 46
- Ypres6h 49
- Nantes6h 49
- Delft6h 49
- Stirling6h 53
- Ostend6h 56
- Lyon6h 58
- The Hague7h 02
- Caen7h 03
- Penzance7h 05
- Perth7h 06
- Dinant7h 08
- Breda7h 09
- Bordeaux7h 10
- Helensburgh7h 13
- North Berwick7h 13
- Saint-Malo7h 14
- Dordrecht7h 16
- Leiden7h 17
- Lanark7h 20
- Amsterdam7h 22
- Colmar7h 23
- Aberystwyth7h 23
- Tilburg7h 25
- Spa7h 25
- Tywyn7h 27
- Gouda7h 28
- Dundee7h 29
- Dijon7h 33
- Whitby7h 34
- Bayeux7h 35
- Zaandam7h 36
- Haarlem7h 37
- Weesp7h 37
- Hilversum7h 38
- Maastricht7h 39
- Tenby7h 39
- Utrecht7h 48
- Almere7h 49
- Eindhoven7h 49
- Bussum7h 49
- Amersfoort7h 50
- 's-Hertogenbosch7h 52
- Dieppe7h 56
From Southend-on-Sea'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· 9
2 to 3 hours· 25
3 to 5 hours· 58
- Doncaster3h
- Derby3h 03
- Cardiff3h 09
- Runcorn3h 18
- York3h 24
- Lincoln3h 24
- Nottingham3h 25
- Lille3h 28
- Stockport3h 28
- Bournemouth3h 31
48 moreFewer
- Gloucester3h 31
- Worcester3h 34
- Warminster3h 34
- Manchester3h 37
- Liverpool3h 38
- Chester3h 39
- Wakefield3h 40
- Sheffield3h 41
- Cheltenham3h 42
- Warrington3h 46
- Exeter3h 46
- Wigan3h 57
- Leeds3h 59
- Paris4h 01
- Swansea4h 03
- Salford4h 04
- Altrincham4h 05
- Brussels4h 07
- Cromer4h 11
- Wrexham4h 11
- Preston4h 11
- Kingston upon Hull4h 12
- Tewkesbury4h 13
- Ludlow4h 14
- Kortrijk4h 17
- Middlesbrough4h 18
- Bolton4h 21
- Shrewsbury4h 21
- Cleethorpes4h 25
- Torquay4h 26
- Huddersfield4h 26
- Newcastle upon Tyne4h 27
- Scarborough4h 31
- Kraainem4h 32
- Saint-Cloud4h 34
- Durham4h 37
- Aalst4h 40
- Versailles4h 42
- Accrington4h 42
- Blackpool4h 47
- Plymouth4h 50
- Disneyland Paris4h 52
- Burnley4h 52
- Mechelen4h 53
- Ghent4h 54
- Leuven4h 58
- Fontainebleau4h 59
- 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- Southend Cliff Lift Attraction · 500 m
- Southend Central Museum Museum · 530 m
- Adventure Island Theme park · 600 m
- Southend Pier Entrance Attraction · 550 m
- The Last Post Hotel · 150 m
- Southend Pier Museum Museum · 630 m
- Clifftown Telephone Museum Museum · 390 m
- Beecroft Art Gallery Gallery · 580 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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Village Green
July
Music and art festival held in July each year, attracting about 15,000 visitors
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The Old Leigh Regatta
September
Old Leigh (nearest railway station: Leigh-On-Sea). Days and times open.
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Pier Fireworks
October – November
At southend Pier. Every Saturday night from October to Guy Fawkes Night (5 Nov). Fireworks are lit at the foot of the pier for all to see. They start 8PM
4 events here have no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Southend-on-Sea); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Eating nearby
All 53 places to eatSomewhere to run
Getting around
- Southend Central 160 m
- Southend Travel Centre 260 m
- Southend Cliff Lift (Top) 470 m
- Southend Cliff Lift (Bottom) 530 m
- Southend Victoria 580 m
- Shore 600 m
More train stations: Southend East 1.2 km, Prittlewell 1.4 km, Westcliff 1.5 km, Pier Head 2.4 km, Chalkwell 3.0 km, Thorpe Bay 3.3 km, Sutton Hall Railway Station 3.6 km, Southend Airport 3.6 km, Rochford 4.9 km, Leigh-on-Sea 5.2 km, Shoeburyness 5.6 km
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.