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London Paddington by sleeper train

The Night Riviera's London terminus: Brunel's station, Paddington Bear, and canals and Hyde Park a few minutes away.

Stay: A few hoursPaddington, Westminster, London
Why stop off

Reasons to get off here

  • Brunel-designed main line station, opened in 1854
  • Bronze Paddington Bear statue under the clock on Platform 1, plus a Paddington Bear shop
  • Little Venice, where the Grand Union and Regent's canals meet, is along the towpath
  • Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens are a few minutes' walk
Near the station
  • Paddington Bear statue, Platform 1
  • Hyde Park, Regent's Canal and Little Venice, a few minutes' walk
Onward connections
  • Elizabeth line services west to Reading and Heathrow
  • Heathrow Express to Heathrow Airport
  • Bakerloo, Circle, District and Hammersmith & City lines
Sleeper trains calling here

When the night train calls

TrainDirectionArrivesLeavesRuns
Night Riviera Sleeper · WestboundLondon Paddington → Penzance—23:45Monday to Friday nights (Sunday: dep 23:50, no Taunton stop)
Night Riviera Sleeper · EastboundPenzance → London Paddington05:04—Monday to Friday nights (Sunday: dep 21:15)

Local times from each operator’s published timetable; see each route page for sources.

Check your date before travelling.

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Questions

London Paddington, answered

Night Riviera Sleeper.

Times in both directions are below.

Westbound (London Paddington–Penzance): leaves 23:45; Eastbound (Penzance–London Paddington): arrives 05:04.

Times are local and can change for engineering works.

The Night Riviera's London terminus: Brunel's station, Paddington Bear, and canals and Hyde Park a few minutes away.

We would allow: a few hours.

Usually only by booking two separate journeys: most sleeper fares are for one train on one date, and you cannot get off and rejoin the same ticket the next night.

Check the fare rules with the operator when you book.