There are 13 ways to get from Belfast to Folkestone by plane, train, car ferry, busferry, bus, or car
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Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to London City Airport, train
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to London City Airport (LCY)plane BHD - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
4h 25m£119–261Fly Belfast International Airport to London Stansted Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane BFS - STN
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Stratford City Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
5h 20m£66–195Car ferry, train via Liverpool
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
14h 31m£121–281Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Take the train from Stranraer to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
14h 41m£202–640Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Middelburg Squarebus 007
19h 42mFly George Best Belfast City Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BHD - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
4h 59m£104–412Fly Belfast International Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane BFS - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
5h 10m£85–211Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BHD - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
5h£82–251Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane BHD - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
4h 40m£96–216Fly Belfast International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BFS - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
5h 30m£82–221Fly Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane BFS - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
6h 3m£89–257Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Marble Archbus 541 / ...
- Take the train from London Charing Cross to Folkestone Centraltrain
20h 23m£78–267Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Folkestonecar
10h 34m£118–212
Belfast to Folkestone by bus, car ferry, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Folkestone is to fly and bus and train which costs £65 - £200 and takes 5h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Folkestone is to fly and train which takes 4h 25m and costs £110 - £270.
No, there is no direct bus from Belfast to Folkestone. However, there are services departing from Belfast, Europa Buscentre and arriving at Middelburg Square via Buchanan Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 42m.
The distance between Belfast and Folkestone is 400 miles.
The best way to get from Belfast to Folkestone without a car is to car ferry and train via Liverpool which takes 14h 31m and costs £120 - £290.
It takes approximately 4h 25m to get from Belfast to Folkestone, including transfers.
Belfast to Folkestone bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
Belfast to Folkestone bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
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There are 892+ hotels available in Folkestone.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Folkestone, England?
There is no direct connection from Belfast to Folkestone. However, you can take the line 600 bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, walk to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) airport, fly to London City Airport (LCY), walk to London City Airport, take the train to Stratford International DLR Station, walk to Stratford International, then take the train to Folkestone Central. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Victoria Square Victoria Street to Folkestone Central via Stena Line terminus, Belfast, Liverpool, Woodside Interchange, Birkenhead Bus Station, Conway Park, Liverpool Central Loop Line, Liverpool Lime Street, London Euston, and London St Pancras Intl in around 14h 31m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–95
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Luton Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £27–95
Flights from Belfast International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Luton Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Belfast International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £28–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £28–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–80
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £28–80
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–80
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–190
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to London City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £85–190
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to London City Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £85–190
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–280
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–280
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–70
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Stratford International to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from London Charing Cross to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Stranraer to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £85–150
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Marble Arch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Middelburg Square
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Coach Station to Stratford City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–14
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Marble Arch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Coach Station to Stratford City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–18
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–85
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–36
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–220
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
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