the nearest railway station to welwyn village is welwyn north in the nearby village of digswell, about a mile east from the village, while knebworth station, one stop nearer stevenage, is easier for residents of oaklands to access. trains are operated by great northern and run every 30 minutes monday to saturday south to london king's cross and north to hitchin and stevenage, with an hourly service to letchworth and cambridge and to peterborough. on sundays an hourly service operates from london to cambridge only. there is no bus link to welwyn north station, although buses do link to nearby welwyn garden city station and knebworth station.