The Betfred Derby Festival
The Derby at Epsom from Chatham
Chatham to the Derby at Epsom: collected at home, set down at the gates. Clear-road time from Chatham: 55 minutes for the 44.9 miles. Dates for 2027: 4–5 June 2027. Cash is not accepted on the racecourse except for betting with bookmakers. The course is just off junction 9 of the M25, on the B290 Epsom Downs Road. Chatham sits in Kent. Trains stop right in Chatham, at Chatham. Chatham is on the Chatham Main Line.
How the day runs
The day begins at your front door in Chatham. At Epsom Downs Racecourse, the car uses the permitted drop-off for your enclosure. The chauffeur waits close by rather than leaving and coming back. Getting back to Chatham takes 54 minutes on clear roads. Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is 1 hour 52 minutes from Chatham.
- Chatham to Epsom Downs Racecourse55 min, 44.9 miles, in clear traffic
- Epsom Downs Racecourse to Chatham54 min, 44.5 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Cash is not accepted on the racecourse except for betting with bookmakers.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukThe course is just off junction 9 of the M25, on the B290 Epsom Downs Road.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukChatham is in Kent.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Chatham by road is Chatham (CTM), within a couple of minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgChatham station is on the Chatham Main Line.
Source: wikidata.orgA dress code applies in the Queen Elizabeth II Stand on Derby Day; other enclosures are relaxed.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukEpsom Downs Racecourse lies in Surrey.
Source: wikidata.orgThe nearest station named by the organisers is Epsom Downs, Tattenham Corner and Epsom (Three local stations serve the course; Derby shuttle bus from Epsom station (inbound 09:30-14:00, return 15:30-19:30)).
Source: thejockeyclub.co.uk
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Chatham for the Derby at Epsom?
55 minutes and 44.9 miles in clear traffic via the M20, M26 and M25; allow more on the day.
When is the Derby at Epsom in 2027?
4–5 June 2027.
Is there a dress code at the Derby at Epsom?
A dress code applies in the Queen Elizabeth II Stand on Derby Day; other enclosures are relaxed.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
is added after the quote unless you ask for more on the day. Airport fees, parking and tolls are in it.
- 24 hrs
before collection, cancel or move the journey at no cost.
- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.