The Betfred Derby Festival
The Derby at Epsom from St Albans
The Derby at Epsom, with the car from St Albans. Allow 55 minutes via the M25, A243 and B280, before event traffic. Dates for 2027: 4–5 June 2027. The Derby is run over 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 10 yards on an undulating course. Some 82,000 people call St Albans home. One St Albans landmark is Abbey Gateway, listed Grade I. St Albans is classed as a city.
How the day runs
The day begins at your front door in St Albans. The drop-off follows the organisers' arrangements for the day. While you are at the Derby at Epsom, the car is parked up close by. Getting back to St Albans takes 54 minutes on clear roads. From the Oxford base, St Albans is 58.1 miles and 1 hour 3 minutes via the A40 and M40.
- St Albans to Epsom Downs Racecourse55 min, 49.3 miles, in clear traffic
- Epsom Downs Racecourse to St Albans54 min, 49.5 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The Derby is run over 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 10 yards on an undulating course.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukSt Albans had about 82,000 residents in 2011.
Source: wikidata.orgAbbey Gateway, in central St Albans, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukSt Albans is classed as a city.
Source: wikidata.orgA dress code applies in the Queen Elizabeth II Stand on Derby Day; other enclosures are relaxed.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukCash 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.ukEpsom Downs Racecourse lies in Surrey.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from St Albans for the Derby at Epsom?
55 minutes and 49.3 miles in clear traffic via the M25, A243 and B280; 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.
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