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St Albans
St Albans is a cathedral city in Hertfordshire, England, east of Hemel Hempstead and west of Hatfield, 20 miles (32 km) north-west of London, 8 miles (13 km) south-west of Welwyn Garden City and 11 miles (18 km) south-east of Luton. St Albans was the first major town on the old Roman road of Watling Street for travellers heading north and became the city of Verulamium. Wikipedia
Population 82,146 (Wikidata)
Before you go
- January: 8 h 18 of daylight
- February: 9 h 58 of daylight
- March: 11 h 48 of daylight
- April: 13 h 52 of daylight
- May: 15 h 38 of daylight
- June: 16 h 39 of daylight
- July: 16 h 14 of daylight
- August: 14 h 40 of daylight
- September: 12 h 42 of daylight
- October: 10 h 44 of daylight
- November: 8 h 52 of daylight
- December: 7 h 49 of daylight
Getting there
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Where you can go from St Albans
- Under 1 h
- 1–2 h
- 2–3 h
- 3–5 h
- 5 h +
From St Albans'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· 1
1 to 2 hours· 21
2 to 3 hours· 33
- Ely2h 05
- Winchester2h 06
- Ipswich2h 08
- Hastings2h 08
- Stamford2h 08
- Nottingham2h 13
- Derby2h 13
- Brussels2h 15
- Eastleigh2h 15
- Doncaster2h 18
23 moreFewer
3 to 5 hours· 82
- Leuven3h
- Worcester3h 01
- Ghent3h 02
- Warminster3h 04
- Liverpool3h 06
- Manchester3h 07
- Huddersfield3h 07
- Bournemouth3h 08
- Durham3h 08
- Antwerp3h 11
72 moreFewer
- Liège3h 11
- Newcastle upon Tyne3h 11
- Exeter3h 15
- Warrington3h 16
- Chester3h 16
- Kingston upon Hull3h 17
- Shrewsbury3h 21
- Lier3h 25
- Wigan3h 27
- Ath3h 30
- Middlesbrough3h 30
- Bruges3h 31
- Salford3h 31
- Namur3h 32
- Swansea3h 32
- Stratford-upon-Avon3h 32
- Rotterdam3h 34
- Paris3h 36
- Altrincham3h 36
- Sint-Niklaas3h 38
- Wrexham3h 39
- Preston3h 41
- Sunderland3h 43
- Schiedam3h 43
- Kortrijk3h 46
- Disneyland Paris3h 48
- Delft3h 49
- Bolton3h 51
- Charleroi3h 52
- Cleethorpes3h 53
- Hasselt3h 54
- Ostend3h 56
- Kerkrade4h 01
- The Hague4h 02
- Scarborough4h 02
- Saint-Cloud4h 03
- Burnley4h 04
- Dinant4h 08
- Berwick-upon-Tweed4h 08
- Breda4h 09
- Heerlen4h 10
- Amiens4h 12
- Accrington4h 13
- Ludlow4h 15
- Torquay4h 15
- Plymouth4h 16
- Dordrecht4h 16
- Leiden4h 17
- Versailles4h 19
- Amsterdam4h 22
- Blackpool4h 22
- Cromer4h 24
- Tilburg4h 25
- Spa4h 25
- Llandudno4h 25
- Gouda4h 28
- Valkenburg aan de Geul4h 32
- Zaandam4h 36
- Haarlem4h 37
- Weesp4h 37
- Hilversum4h 38
- Maastricht4h 39
- Edinburgh4h 39
- Utrecht4h 48
- Ypres4h 49
- Almere4h 49
- Reims4h 49
- Eindhoven4h 49
- Bussum4h 49
- Amersfoort4h 50
- 's-Hertogenbosch4h 52
- Fontainebleau4h 58
5 hours or more· 59
- Alkmaar5h 05
- Chartres5h 09
- Apeldoorn5h 18
- Llanfairpwllgwyngyll5h 19
- Le Mans5h 24
- Aberystwyth5h 24
- Tywyn5h 24
- Geldrop5h 24
- Nijmegen5h 26
- Rennes5h 27
49 moreFewer
- Venlo5h 27
- Nelson5h 27
- Annan5h 28
- Deventer5h 29
- Glasgow5h 37
- Tenby5h 37
- Kirkcaldy5h 38
- Vlissingen5h 38
- Arnhem5h 41
- Strasbourg5h 42
- Zwolle5h 43
- Calais5h 52
- Stirling5h 53
- Metz5h 55
- Rouen5h 55
- Caen5h 55
- Zutphen5h 57
- Lyon5h 58
- North Berwick6h 11
- Bayeux6h 13
- Penzance6h 14
- Enschede6h 16
- Colmar6h 24
- Assen6h 27
- Perth6h 35
- Greenock6h 36
- Saint-Malo6h 42
- Groningen6h 44
- Lanark6h 44
- Helensburgh6h 44
- Nancy6h 46
- Le Havre6h 46
- Leeuwarden6h 46
- Nantes6h 49
- Avignon6h 50
- Saint-Étienne6h 50
- Dundee7h 02
- Cherbourg-en-Cotentin7h 09
- Basel7h 10
- Bordeaux7h 10
- Marseille7h 12
- Arles7h 28
- Orange7h 28
- Clermont-Ferrand7h 33
- Dijon7h 33
- Whitby7h 34
- Grenoble7h 41
- Delfzijl7h 43
- Dieppe7h 56
From St Albans'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· 1
1 to 2 hours· 24
2 to 3 hours· 34
- Derby2h 02
- Eastleigh2h 06
- Ely2h 06
- Ipswich2h 10
- Doncaster2h 11
- Southampton2h 14
- Hastings2h 17
- Bath2h 18
- Eastbourne2h 20
- Salisbury2h 23
24 moreFewer
- Nottingham2h 29
- Bristol2h 32
- Portsmouth2h 33
- Sheffield2h 34
- Arundel2h 34
- Brussels2h 35
- York2h 35
- Runcorn2h 35
- Wakefield2h 36
- Lincoln2h 40
- Worcester2h 40
- Stockport2h 41
- Stratford-upon-Avon2h 41
- Cheltenham2h 42
- Warminster2h 44
- Warrington2h 46
- Cardiff2h 46
- Gloucester2h 47
- Bournemouth2h 48
- Leeds2h 51
- Manchester2h 51
- Norwich2h 53
- Liverpool2h 55
- Wigan2h 57
3 to 5 hours· 67
- Paris3h 01
- Salford3h 01
- Kraainem3h 02
- Chester3h 04
- Altrincham3h 05
- Preston3h 11
- Leuven3h 15
- Kortrijk3h 17
- Huddersfield3h 19
- Bolton3h 21
57 moreFewer
- Shrewsbury3h 21
- Aalst3h 22
- Mechelen3h 22
- Kingston upon Hull3h 23
- Cleethorpes3h 25
- Wrexham3h 31
- Ghent3h 32
- Scarborough3h 32
- Newcastle upon Tyne3h 33
- Charleroi3h 34
- Saint-Cloud3h 34
- Durham3h 39
- Amiens3h 40
- Antwerp3h 41
- Exeter3h 41
- Liège3h 42
- Versailles3h 42
- Accrington3h 43
- Calais3h 45
- Swansea3h 48
- Disneyland Paris3h 49
- Namur3h 51
- Blackpool3h 53
- Burnley3h 53
- Lier3h 55
- Ludlow3h 55
- Middlesbrough3h 58
- Sunderland4h
- Bruges4h 01
- Rotterdam4h 04
- Hasselt4h 07
- Sint-Niklaas4h 07
- Ath4h 08
- Cromer4h 11
- Schiedam4h 12
- Tewkesbury4h 13
- Delft4h 18
- Berwick-upon-Tweed4h 18
- Ypres4h 19
- Llandudno4h 25
- Torquay4h 26
- Ostend4h 27
- The Hague4h 32
- Fontainebleau4h 35
- Metz4h 36
- Dinant4h 38
- Breda4h 39
- Le Mans4h 42
- Plymouth4h 42
- Dordrecht4h 46
- Leiden4h 47
- Llanfairpwllgwyngyll4h 49
- Amsterdam4h 52
- Tilburg4h 55
- Nelson4h 55
- Gouda4h 56
- Chartres4h 58
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- The Saint & Sinner Building · 220 m
- Waterend Barn Barn · 280 m
- St Alban's Museum + Gallery Museum · 380 m
- St Albans South Signal Box Museum Museum · 870 m
- Gallery Rouge Gallery · 450 m
- War Memorial Memorial · 10 m
- The Hope Stone Memorial · 150 m
- The Tree of Life Memorial · 170 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.
Markets
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St Albans Market
St Albans Market is an outdoor street market in the cathedral city and market town of St Albans. The market runs from Market Place North-East up St Peter's Street to the junction with Catherine Street and is managed by St Albans City and District Council.
- Monday: closed
- Tuesday: closed
- Wednesday: 09:00–16:30
- Thursday: closed
- Friday: closed
- Saturday: 09:00–16:30
- Sunday: closed
09:00–16:30
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Eating nearby
All 31 places to eatSomewhere to run
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.