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St Helens · United Kingdom

Trains to St Helens

Stations on record, the cities within reach by rail, and estimated times from distance.

Wikidata lists 2 railway stations in St Helens: Gerards Bridge railway station, Moss Bank railway station. Which one a service uses is set by the operator, so check the station name on the ticket, not just the city.

Rail routes from St Helens

Trains from St Helens: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
St Helens to OldhamUnited Kingdom42 km (26 mi)about 24 min
St Helens to BlackpoolUnited Kingdom46 km (28 mi)about 26 min
St Helens to BurnleyUnited Kingdom51 km (32 mi)about 29 min
St Helens to Newcastle under LymeUnited Kingdom60 km (37 mi)about 35 min
St Helens to Stoke-on-TrentUnited Kingdom62 km (38 mi)about 35 min
St Helens to HuddersfieldUnited Kingdom66 km (41 mi)about 38 min
St Helens to BradfordUnited Kingdom75 km (47 mi)about 43 min
St Helens to SheffieldUnited Kingdom84 km (52 mi)about 48 min
St Helens to WakefieldUnited Kingdom86 km (53 mi)about 49 min
St Helens to LeedsUnited Kingdom87 km (54 mi)about 50 min
St Helens to TelfordUnited Kingdom88 km (55 mi)about 51 min
St Helens to ChesterfieldUnited Kingdom90 km (56 mi)about 52 min
St Helens to LondonUnited Kingdom279 km (173 mi)about 2 h 40 min
St Helens to BerlinGermany1,083 km (673 mi)about 9 h 14 min
St Helens to MadridSpain1,451 km (902 mi)about 11 h 8 min
St Helens to ParisFrance622 km (386 mi)about 4 h 37 min
St Helens to HamburgGermany841 km (522 mi)about 7 h 10 min
St Helens to ViennaAustria1,457 km (905 mi)about 14 h 34 min
St Helens to BarcelonaSpain1,390 km (864 mi)about 10 h 39 min
St Helens to StockholmSweden1,429 km (888 mi)about 13 h 42 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

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Common questions

Which railway stations does St Helens have?

Gerards Bridge railway station, Moss Bank railway station.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.