The Betfred Derby Festival
The Derby at Epsom from Foots Cray
Leaving Foots Cray for the Derby at Epsom at Epsom Downs Racecourse. Clear-road time from Foots Cray: 41 minutes for the 34.2 miles. The 2027 dates are 4–5 June 2027. The course is just off junction 9 of the M25, on the B290 Epsom Downs Road. Epsom Downs Racecourse lies in Surrey. Grade II*: Frognal House, 0.6 miles from Foots Cray's centre. Sidcup (SID) is the station to know: 4 minutes by road. Foots Cray sits in Greater London.
How the day runs
The day begins at your front door in Foots Cray. On arrival, the chauffeur follows the event's own drop-off signs. The chauffeur stays for the whole day, not just the drop. Getting back to Foots Cray takes 40 minutes on clear roads. The car sets out from Oxford, 100.7 miles from Foots Cray.
- Foots Cray to Epsom Downs Racecourse41 min, 34.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Epsom Downs Racecourse to Foots Cray40 min, 33.8 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The course is just off junction 9 of the M25, on the B290 Epsom Downs Road.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukEpsom Downs Racecourse lies in Surrey.
Source: wikidata.orgFrognal House, 0.6 miles out from central Foots Cray, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukThe closest National Rail station to Foots Cray by road is Sidcup (SID), about 4 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgFoots Cray is in Greater London.
Source: wikidata.orgA dress code applies in the Queen Elizabeth II Stand on Derby Day; other enclosures are relaxed.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukThe 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.ukBy road, the closest National Rail station is Tattenham Corner (TAT), about 4 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Foots Cray for the Derby at Epsom?
41 minutes and 34.2 miles in clear traffic via the A20, M25 and A217; allow more on the day.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 100.7 miles from Foots Cray; it is in place before your collection time.
When is the Derby at Epsom in 2027?
4–5 June 2027.
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.