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ZSL Whipsnade Zoo is the UK's biggest zoo. Set in 600 acres of beautiful parkland on the Chiltern Hills, north of London, the zoo is home to more than 2,500 animals, many of which are endangered in the wild.

ZSL Whipsnade Zoo is just north of London in Dunstable, Bedfordshire.

By bus

The park is now served by Centrebus route 34/35, linking Dunstable and St Albans with the Zoo. For more information contact 0844 351 1120, help@centrebus.com or visit the Centrebus website. Please note there are no buses to the Zoo on a Sunday.

ZSL will be trialling a direct bus service from Luton Railway station / Interchange to ZSL Whipsnade Zoo (via Dunstable, West Street), which will be available every day in the Easter school holidays (Friday 30th March – Sunday 15th April). The fares for the subsidised service will be £2.50 return & £2.00 single. The 30-minute journey on the 200 bus route will drop you at the Zoo at either 10.28am or 11.28am, and pick you up at 16.45pm or 17.45pm. For more information contact 0844 351 1120, help@centrebus.com or visit the Centrebus website. Download bus times here:

  200 Luton to Whipsnade Zoo Express Daily (30.63 KB)

By train

The nearest stations are Luton and Hemel Hempstead (both about 10 miles away from the Park).

Thameslink train services run from St Pancras to Luton with an average journey time of 30 minutes. London Northwestern Railway runs services from London Euston to Hemel Hempstead and Tring also with an average journey time of 30 minutes.

For information on timetables and fares please call National Rail Enquiries on 08457 48 49 50 or visit www.nationalrail.co.uk

From the railway station, ZSL Whipsnade Zoo is approximately a twenty minute taxi ride. There are taxi ranks at both stations.

By car

Only 20 minutes from the M25 (junction 21), ZSL Whipsnade Zoo is signposted from the M1 (junction 9 and junction 12) and all major roads - just follow the elephant on the above map.

ZSL Whipsnade Zoo coach travel information