There are 10 ways to get from America to Channel Islands by train, plane, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry
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Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Jersey Airport
best- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Jersey Airport (JER)plane AMS - JER
5h 26m$192–385Train, bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoventrain
- Take the bus from Eindhoven Station to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airportbus
- Take the bus from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Caenbus 722
- Take the bus from Caen to Cherbourgbus
- Take the ferry from Dielette to Alderneyferry
17h 43m$150–268Train, ferry
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderneyferry
13h 21m$288–481Drive, ferry, car ferry
- Drive from America to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderneyferry
- Take the ferry from Alderney to Guernsey St Peter Portferry
- Take the car ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Jersey St Heliercarferry
13h 53m$409–546Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Guernsey Airport
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Guernsey Airport (GCI)plane AMS - GCI
7h 31m$222–395Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Guernsey Airport
- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Guernsey Airport (GCI)plane DUS - GCI
7h 37m$239–509Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Jersey Airport
- Take the train from Venlo to Neuss Hbftrain
- Take the train from Neuss Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Jersey Airport (JER)plane CGN - JER
8h 2m$194–356Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Jersey Airport
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoventrain
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Jersey Airport (JER)plane BRU - JER
9h 3m$181–411Train, bus, car ferry, ferry
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoventrain
- Take the bus from Eindhoven Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to International Port Coach Stopbus 030
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderneyferry
26h 34m$180–369Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to London Victoriabus 814
- Take the bus from London Victoria to International Port Coach Stopbus 030
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Guernsey St Peter Portcarferry
29h 32m$172–529
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Jersey Airport (JER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from America to Channel Islands is to train and bus and ferry which costs $150 - $270 and takes 17h 43m.
The fastest way to get from America to Channel Islands is to train and fly which takes 5h 26m and costs $190 - $390.
The distance between America and Channel Islands is 767 km.
The best way to get from America to Channel Islands without a car is to train and ferry which takes 13h 21m and costs $280 - $490.
It takes approximately 5h 26m to get from America to Channel Islands, including transfers.
Channel Islands is 1h behind America. It is currently 12:02 PM in America and 11:02 AM in Channel Islands.
There are 55+ hotels available in Channel Islands.
What companies run services between America, Netherlands and Channel Islands, Guernsey?
There is no direct connection from America to Channel Islands. However, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Schiphol Airport, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, then fly to Jersey Airport (JER). Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from America to Alderney via Horst-Sevenum, Schiphol Airport, Paris Nord, Magenta, Haussmann Saint-Lazare, Paris St Lazare, Cherbourg, and Port of Cherbourg in around 13h 21m.
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Guernsey Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Guernsey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–330
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Guernsey Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Guernsey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–430
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Guernsey Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–470
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Guernsey Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–430
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Guernsey Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–440
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Guernsey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Guernsey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Jersey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Brussels Airport to Jersey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Jersey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Jersey Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–320
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Jersey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Jersey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–480
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Jersey Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Brussels Airport to Jersey Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Jersey Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Brussels Airport to Jersey Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Jersey Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–350
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $36
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $9–15
- 1st Class
- $15–25
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $13–19
- 1st Class
- $22–40
Train from Venlo to Neuss Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–30
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $11–17
- 1st Class
- $18–30
Train from Eindhoven to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $19–28
- 1st Class
- $35–60
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–150
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $40–65
- 1st Class
- $85–150
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Schiphol Airport to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $130–180
- Comfort
- $150–210
- Premium
- $190–260
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 Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- 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
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from Venlo to Neuss Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Neuss Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Eindhoven Station to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Eindhoven Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- groupe-sncf.com
Bus from Caen to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to International Port Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 07781 119796
- Website
- alderneyferryservices.co.uk
Ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderney
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–85
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/book-here
Ferry from Alderney to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–85
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/book-here
- Phone
- 0 825 131 050
- Website
- manche-iles.com
Ferry from Dielette to Alderney
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Schedules at
- manche-iles.com
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Jersey St Helier
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–240
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–110
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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