There are 13 ways to get from Alès to Canterbury by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car ferry, train, plane, or car train
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Ales to NimesTer
- Take the train from Nimes to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Canterbury West
9h 36m£134–557Bus via London
cheapest- Take the bus from Gare routière to Gare RoutièreE13
- Take the bus from Aubenas Gare Routiere to Montelimar Gare Routiere
- Take the bus from Montélimar to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Take the bus from Paris to London Victoria700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bus Station007 / ...
26h 36m£42–175Bus
- Take the bus from Ales to Nimes
- Take the bus from Nîmes to Paris
- Take the bus from Paris to Calais700
- Take the bus from Calais to Dover700 / ...
19h 15m£61–129Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Alès to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
12h 19m£159–228Train, train to Fréjorgues Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport
- Take the train from Ales to Nimes
- Take the train from Nimes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)MPL - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Canterbury West
8h 43m£89–280Train
- Take the train from Ales to NimesTer
- Take the train from Nimes to Lille EuropeTgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Canterbury West
10h 11m£128–535Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Alès to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonele shuttle
11h 32mTrain, train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Ales to Nimes
- Take the train from Nimes to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)MRS - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Canterbury West
9h 34m£112–308Train, train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the train from Ales to Nimes
- Take the train from Nimes to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to London Stansted Airport (STN)MRS - STN
- Take the train from Stratford International to Canterbury West
9h 18m£78–257Train, train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport
- Take the train from Ales to Nimes
- Take the train from Nimes to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)MRS - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Canterbury West
9h 14m£89–239Train, train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport
- Take the train from Ales to Nimes
- Take the train from Nimes to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)LYS - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Canterbury West
8h 32m£105–282Train, train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Ales to Nimes
- Take the train from Nimes to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)LYS - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Canterbury West
8h 57m£121–361Train, train to Alpes–Isère Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport
- Take the train from Ales to Nimes
- Take the train from Nimes to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Grenoble
- Fly from Alpes–Isère Airport (GNB) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)GNB - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Canterbury West
11h 2m£120–282
Alès to Canterbury by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alès to Canterbury is to bus via London which costs £40 - £180 and takes 26h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Alès to Canterbury is to train and fly which takes 8h 32m and costs £100 - £290.
No, there is no direct bus from Alès to Canterbury station. However, there are services departing from Ales and arriving at Bus Station via Gare Triaire, Nîmes, Paris, Calais and Pencester Road. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Alès to Canterbury. However, there are services departing from Ales and arriving at Canterbury West via Nimes, Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord and London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 36m.
The distance between Alès and Canterbury is 814 miles.
The best way to get from Alès to Canterbury without a car is to train via Paris which takes 9h 36m and costs £130 - £600.
It takes approximately 9h 36m to get from Alès to Canterbury, including transfers.
Alès to Canterbury bus services, operated by SNCF Bus, depart from Ales station.
Alès to Canterbury train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Ales station.
The best way to get from Alès to Canterbury is to train via Paris which takes 9h 36m and costs £130 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £60 - £130 and takes 19h 15m.
What companies run services between Alès, France and Canterbury, England?
You can take a train from Ales to Canterbury West via Nimes, Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, and London St Pancras Intl in around 9h 36m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ales to Bus Station via Nimes, Gare Triaire, Costieres Parnasse, Nîmes, Paris, Calais, Dover, and Pencester Road in around 19h 15m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–95
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to London Stansted Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–72
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–210
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–360
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £17–130
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Ales to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nimes to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- £100–150
- Rail 1st Class
- £150–220
Train from Nimes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nimes to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- Rail 1st Class
- £55–80
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nimes to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nimes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–14
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nimes to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nimes to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £95–300
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Canterbury West
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–55
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Stratford International to Canterbury West
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–55
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Nimes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Nimes to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Nimes to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Nimes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- 1st Class
- £10–16
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–17
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–130
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- groupe-sncf.com
Bus from Ales to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
Bus from Aubenas Gare Routiere to Montelimar Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nîmes to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £28–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Nîmes to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Montélimar to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £21–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 04 8000 7000
- Website
- auvergnerhonealpes.fr
Bus from Gare routière to Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £3
- Schedules at
- auvergnerhonealpes.fr
Bus from Aubenas Gare Routiere to Montelimar Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £3
- Schedules at
- auvergnerhonealpes.fr
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–22
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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Alès to Canterbury bus services, operated by SNCF Bus, arrive at Nimes station.
Canterbury is 1h behind Alès. It is currently 11:21 AM in Alès and 10:21 AM in Canterbury.
Alès to Canterbury train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Nimes station.
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