The Betfred Derby Festival
The Derby at Epsom from Slough
From Slough to the Derby at Epsom, door to drop-off. Collection is from any address in Slough, Berkshire. Its population is put at about 164,000. By rail, the closest stop is Slough, 1 minute' drive. 33.1 miles separate Slough from Epsom Downs Racecourse: about 41 minutes on the M4, M25 and B280. That is 8 minutes shorter than the same trip from Mayfair. In 2027 it runs 4–5 June. The course is just off junction 9 of the M25, on the B290 Epsom Downs Road.
How the day runs
The car comes to your home in Slough. Choose an executive saloon for two or three of you. Leaving Slough, the car picks up the M4 and keeps to the main roads. On drop-off, the course's rules apply. Anyone being dropped off at The Derby should go to Car Park 8, which is also the pick-up and drop-off point. For 2027 all parking is free, with pre-booking recommended. All day the car stays on hand; a message brings it round. The return to Slough takes about 41 minutes, plus whatever the car parks need to empty.
- Slough to Epsom Downs Racecourse41 min, 33.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Epsom Downs Racecourse to Slough41 min, 33.4 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.ukAnyone being dropped off at The Derby should go to Car Park 8, which is also the pick-up and drop-off point. For 2027 all parking is free, with pre-booking recommended.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukA dress code applies in the Queen Elizabeth II Stand on Derby Day; other enclosures are relaxed.
Source: thejockeyclub.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.orgCash is not accepted on the racecourse except for betting with bookmakers.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukEpsom Downs Racecourse lies in Surrey.
Source: wikidata.org
Price this journey
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Questions
How long is the drive from Slough to the Derby at Epsom?
About 41 minutes and 33.1 miles in clear traffic, via the M4, M25 and B280; allow longer on the day.
Where does the car come from?
Ravensley is based in Oxford, about 55 minutes from Slough; the car is positioned 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.