There are 13 ways to get from Dover to Germany by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car ferry, car, or car train
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Train to London City Airport, fly to Frankfurt
best- Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford International
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Frankfurt (FRA)LCY - FRA
5h 21m€129–425Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal to Bruges814
- Take the train from Bruges to Anvers-CentralIc / ...
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Berlin Hbf
16h 41m€55–147Train
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln HbfIce
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Hagen HbfRe
- Take the train from Hagen Hbf to Berlin Hbf19
13h 1m€197–649Bus
- Take the bus from Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal to Berlin Südkreuz train stationN1328
15h 57m€67–93Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Berlin
9h 52m€176–252Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)LHR - DUS
6h 10m€103–290Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)LHR - CGN
6h 1m€114–355Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford International
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)STN - CGN
5h 37m€72–275Train to London City Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford International
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)LCY - BER
6h 14m€114–489Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)LGW - DUS
5h 51m€117–292Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford International
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)STN - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Venlo
- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
8h€97–304Bus via Calais
- Take the bus from Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal to Calais1710 / ...
- Take the bus from Calais to Berlin, Zentralen OmnibusbahnhofN1328
16h 8m€79–112Eurotunnel, drive
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthunle shuttle
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Berlin
9h 13m
Dover to Germany by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dover to Germany is to bus which costs €65 - €95 and takes 15h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Dover to Germany is to train and fly which takes 5h 21m and costs €120 - €430.
No, there is no direct bus from Dover to Germany. However, there are services departing from Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal and arriving at S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf/Grunerstr. via Reichartstr.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 57m.
No, there is no direct train from Dover to Germany. However, there are services departing from Dover Priory and arriving at S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Koeln Hbf, Hagen Hbf and Berlin Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 1m.
The distance between Dover and Germany is 756 km.
The best way to get from Dover to Germany without a car is to train which takes 13h 1m and costs €190 - €650.
It takes approximately 5h 21m to get from Dover to Germany, including transfers.
Dover to Germany bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal station.
Dover to Germany train services, operated by Southeastern, depart from Dover Priory station.
The best way to get from Dover to Germany is to train which takes 13h 1m and costs €190 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €95 and takes 15h 57m.
What companies run services between Dover, England and Germany?
You can take a train from Dover Priory to S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Koeln Hbf, Hagen Hbf, and Berlin Hbf in around 13h 1m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal to Berlin Südkreuz train station twice daily. Tickets cost €65–90 and the journey takes 15h 5m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from London City Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from London City Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–470
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from London City Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from London City Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–180
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Dover Priory to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–75
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Hagen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hagen Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Hagen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–19
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Eindhoven to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–12
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 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
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +31 85 004 3110
- Website
- traincharter.eu
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://traincharter.eu/
- Website
- traincharter.eu
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- traincharter.eu
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruges to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–16
- 1st Class
- €16–24
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal to Berlin Südkreuz train station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal to Bruges
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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