Formula 1 British Grand Prix
The British Grand Prix from Slough
From Slough to the British Grand Prix, door to drop-off. For households in and around Slough, the pick-up is at home. Its population is put at about 164,000. Slough station is 1 minute away by car. On the map the run is 65.6 miles and about an hour and 12 minutes in clear traffic, by way of the A404(M), M40 and A43. That is 20 minutes shorter than the same trip from Mayfair. In 2027 it runs 1–4 July. Silverstone Circuit dates to 1947.
How the day runs
Collection is from your front door in Slough. An executive saloon is the usual choice for a pair. Leaving Slough, the car picks up the A404(M) and keeps to the main roads. On drop-off, the course's rules apply. The circuit does not provide a drop-off facility. Visitors are directed to shuttle buses from rail stations or park-and-ride sites; locals can use a drop-off/pick-up point at Towcester Racecourse with pre-booked bus tickets. Parking must be booked. Through the afternoon the car is parked close by, not sent away. Home to Slough is about an hour and 12 minutes once clear of the venue traffic.
- Slough to Silverstone Circuit1 hr 12 min, 65.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Silverstone Circuit to Slough1 hr 12 min, 65.3 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Silverstone Circuit dates to 1947.
Source: wikidata.orgThe circuit does not provide a drop-off facility. Visitors are directed to shuttle buses from rail stations or park-and-ride sites; locals can use a drop-off/pick-up point at Towcester Racecourse with pre-booked bus tickets. Parking must be booked.
Source: silverstone.co.ukOpenStreetMap records a population of about 164,455.
Source: openstreetmap.orgSlough is in Berkshire.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Slough by road is Slough (SLO), about 1 minute' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgThe nearest station named by the organisers is Northampton / Milton Keynes (no station at the circuit) (Paid official shuttle buses from Milton Keynes, Northampton, Banbury, Coventry and Oxford Parkway stations, dropping about 2 minutes from Abbey and Brooklands entrances).
Source: silverstone.co.ukBy road, the closest National Rail station is Wolverton (WOL), about 30 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgLondon Oxford Airport is about 45 minutes away by road (27.4 miles).
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
How far is the British Grand Prix from Slough?
About an hour and 12 minutes and 65.6 miles in clear traffic, via the A404(M), M40 and A43; allow longer on the day.
Would the train be quicker?
The station for the British Grand Prix is Northampton / Milton Keynes (no station at the circuit). From Slough, a car goes door to door in about an hour and 12 minutes.
Can guests fly in for the day?
London Oxford Airport is about 45 minutes from Silverstone Circuit by road; an airport collection can be added.
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