There are 12 ways to get from Berlin to Folkestone by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly to London City Airport, train
best- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to London City Airport (LCY)plane BER - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
6h 6m£99–394Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain 79
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Doverbus
12h 40m£54–173Train
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Wuppertal Hbftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
12h 15m£136–493Bus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Doverbus N1328
17h 47m£60–90Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Berlin to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain le shuttle
8h 56mFly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BER - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
7h 4m£83–276Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane BER - STN
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
6h 56m£62–249Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BER - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
6h 56m£65–231Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane BER - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
6h 51m£67–355Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane BER - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
7h 54m£59–360Fly to London Southend Airport, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to London Southend Airport (SEN)plane BER - SEN
- Take the train from Southend Airport to Stratford (London)train
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
6h 58m£64–281Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Berlin to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
10h 11m£147–223
Berlin to Folkestone by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berlin to Folkestone is to bus which costs £60 - £90 and takes 17h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Berlin to Folkestone is to fly and train which takes 6h 6m and costs £95 - £400.
No, there is no direct bus from Berlin to Folkestone station. However, there are services departing from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and arriving at Folkestone Central station via Pencester Road. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 47m.
No, there is no direct train from Berlin to Folkestone. However, there are services departing from Berlin Hbf and arriving at Folkestone Central via Wuppertal Hbf, Köln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 15m.
The distance between Berlin and Folkestone is 665 miles.
The best way to get from Berlin to Folkestone without a car is to train which takes 12h 15m and costs £130 - £500.
It takes approximately 6h 6m to get from Berlin to Folkestone, including transfers.
Berlin to Folkestone bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Berlin to Folkestone train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Berlin Hbf station.
The best way to get from Berlin to Folkestone is to train which takes 12h 15m and costs £130 - £500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £60 - £90 and takes 17h 47m.
What companies run services between Berlin, Germany and Folkestone, England?
You can take a train from Berlin Hbf to Folkestone Central via Wuppertal Hbf, Köln Hbf, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, and London St Pancras Intl in around 12h 15m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Dover 3 times a week. Tickets cost £60–90 and the journey takes 16h 31m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–130
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–320
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Luton Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £22–110
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £22–110
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Southend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Southend Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–390
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–270
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–240
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–260
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £85–120
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £120–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Birmingham Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Stratford International to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–60
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–60
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Wuppertal Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wuppertal Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Berlin Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £17–24
- 1st Class
- £26–40
- 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
- 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
- £15–21
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–40
- 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
- £7–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.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 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–65
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–280
Train from Southend Airport to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11–13
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.poferries.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
- £65–160
- On Foot
- £30–40
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More Questions & Answers
Berlin to Folkestone bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dover station.
Folkestone is 1h behind Berlin. It is currently 12:11 AM in Berlin and 11:11 PM in Folkestone.
Berlin to Folkestone train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Wuppertal Hbf station.
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