Walsall is about 34 miles from Rugby as the crow flies and about 40 by road, most of it on the M6. There is no direct train. Every rail journey goes through Birmingham New Street, and the length of your wait there decides whether the trip takes 1 hour 13 minutes or nearer an hour and a half.
Walsall to Apart Hotel Rugby, the main points
- Every train
- Changes at Birmingham New Street.
- Best daytime trains
- The ones at 37 minutes past the hour, taking 1 hour 18 minutes.
- Other departures
- At 20 and 50 minutes past, taking 1 hour 25 minutes.
- Last train
- 22:20 from Walsall on a weekday, reaching Rugby at 23:43.
- By road
- About 40 miles, along the M6 to Junction 1.
Catch the one at 37 minutes past
On the timetable for Tuesday 15 September 2026, three trains an hour leave Walsall for New Street with a Rugby connection. The 08:37 reaches New Street at 09:04, and its Rugby train leaves at 09:21. The 08:20 and 08:50 arrive in plenty of time but then wait 24 minutes, which is why they take seven minutes longer overall.
| Leaves Walsall | Wait at New Street | Arrives Rugby | Journey |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:20 | 24 min | 09:45 | 1 h 25 min |
| 08:37 | 17 min | 09:55 | 1 h 18 min |
| 08:50 | 24 min | 10:15 | 1 h 25 min |
| 17:37 | 17 min | 18:55 | 1 h 18 min |
| 21:37 | 13 min | 22:50 | 1 h 13 min |
| 22:20 | 27 min | 23:43 | 1 h 23 min |
The quickest trip we found was in the evening. The 21:37 has only 13 minutes at New Street and gets you to Rugby at 22:50, 1 hour 13 minutes after leaving Walsall. If your plans are flexible, it beats every morning option on that timetable.
After the 22:20, the next departures on that Tuesday don’t arrive in Rugby until the following morning. Timetables change, so look up the New Street connection on National Rail Enquiries before you go.
Driving from Walsall
Two separate route planners agree on about 40 miles from central Walsall to our building. The route joins the M6 at the Great Barr interchange and stays on it as far as Junction 1, where the signs point to Rugby and Lutterworth.
At the hotel there are six spaces for guests’ cars, allocated as people arrive and covered by CCTV. Once it gets to 18:00, you can also leave your car on Railway Terrace for free until 08:00 the next morning.
Staying over from Walsall
With a change of train each way, an evening in Rugby is easier to enjoy when you don’t have to get back. The longer stays we are set up for suit a few kinds of trip.
- Hospital shifts in Rugby, where the Hospital of St Cross is under two miles from us. Our page for locum doctors at UHCW and Rugby hospitals goes into shift patterns and weekly stays.
- A graduation at the University of Warwick, when the family wants a base for a couple of nights. See our graduation families guide.
- A few weeks of work nearby, which our long stay accommodation page covers.
The room at the end of it
There are 16 rooms, and every one has a kitchenette for making your own meals. Laundry machines on the first floor are free for guests, and a stay of seven nights or longer includes weekly housekeeping. Details of each room are on our rooms page, and the rules on pets, cancellation and check-in are in our guest guide and hotel policies.
Walsall to Rugby FAQs
Can I get a direct train from Walsall to Rugby?
Not at the moment. Walsall passengers for Rugby all go into Birmingham New Street and board a second train there; the best connection we saw brought the total down to 1 hour 13 minutes.
What time should I leave Walsall at the latest?
The 22:20 is the one to aim for. It meets the 23:11 Rugby train at New Street and gets in at 23:43, while anything later that Tuesday only arrived the next morning.
How far is Walsall from Rugby by road?
It is roughly a 40-mile drive from Walsall town centre, with the M6 covering nearly all of it.
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Figures checked on 10 September 2026. The Walsall departures and the waits at Birmingham New Street were taken from traintimes.org.uk for Tuesday 15 September 2026. OSRM and Valhalla returned matching road distances of about 40 miles from Walsall town centre, and the 34-mile straight-line figure is our own calculation from map coordinates.
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