Transport
Great Dunmow is 8.3 miles from Braintree railway station (63 minutes to London Liverpool Street) to the east and 9.2 miles from Bishop's Stortford railway station (45 minutes to London Liverpool Street and 35 minutes to Tottenham Hale) to the west. Until 1952 the town was served by the Bishop's Stortford-Braintree Branch Line a line between these stations, which opened to passengers on 22 February 1869 and closed on 3 March 1952. The line continued in use for freight trains and occasional excursions, closing in stages with the final section to Easton Lodge closing on 17 February 1972. It is now possible to walk or cycle to in either direction along the former track bed to Braintree Station, or to the edge of Bishop's Stortford.
As the crow-flies it is just under 6 miles from Stansted Airport and the nearby M11 motorway to the west.
The A120 from the M11 to Braintree by-passes the town, the former route has now been re-designated the B1256.
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