There are 12 ways to get from Bern to Folkestone by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, plane, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBIc6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel Sbb 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 Folkestone Central
10h 33m£126–534Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bern to Brussels-North train stationN506 / ...
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to DoverMichalovce
14h 47m£45–104Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bern to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonele shuttle
9h 13mTrain to Zurich Airport, fly to London City Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London City Airport (LCY)ZRH - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Central
6h 50m£130–403Train, bus
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBIc6 / ...
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Gent
- Take the bus from Gent-Dampoort to Dover
18h 17mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Bern to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
10h 18m£139–199Train to Basel, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)BSL - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
7h 36m£106–363Train to Zurich Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)ZRH - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
7h 40m£112–305Train to Basel, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)BSL - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
7h 18m£88–234Train to Zurich Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)ZRH - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
7h 17m£109–276Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)GVA - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
8h 22m£99–266Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Luton Airport (LTN)GVA - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
8h 27m£91–288
Bern to Folkestone by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Folkestone is to bus which costs £40 - £110 and takes 14h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Folkestone is to train and fly which takes 6h 50m and costs £130 - £410.
No, there is no direct bus from Bern to Folkestone. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at The Cube via Brussel Eurolines Busstation and Pencester Road. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 47m.
No, there is no direct train from Bern to Folkestone. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at Folkestone Central via Basel Sbb, Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord and London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 33m.
The distance between Bern and Folkestone is 741 miles.
The best way to get from Bern to Folkestone without a car is to train which takes 10h 33m and costs £120 - £550.
It takes approximately 10h 33m to get from Bern to Folkestone, including transfers.
Bern to Folkestone bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bern station.
Bern to Folkestone train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Bern station.
The best way to get from Bern to Folkestone is to train which takes 10h 33m and costs £120 - £550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £40 - £110 and takes 14h 47m.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Folkestone, England?
You can take a train from Bern to Folkestone Central via Basel SBB, Basel Sbb, Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, and London St Pancras Intl in around 10h 33m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bern to The Cube via Brussels-North train station, Brussel Eurolines Busstation, Dover, and Pencester Road in around 14h 47m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Basel to London Gatwick Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–200
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–80
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–340
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–430
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–260
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–260
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–430
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £30–140
- 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 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–60
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Stratford International to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–50
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- 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
- £15–17
- 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
- £7–24
- 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
- £7–24
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bern to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–95
- 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
- £8–10
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
Bus from Gent-Dampoort to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £6–8
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Gent
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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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Bern to Folkestone bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train station.
Folkestone is 1h behind Bern. It is currently 2:04 PM in Bern and 1:04 PM in Folkestone.
Bern to Folkestone train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
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