There are 12 ways to get from Dover to Rust by train (Eurostar, TGV), car ferry, bus, train, car, car train, or plane
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 Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Ringsheim/Europa-Parktrain Tgv
8h 42m€329–526Car ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Dunkirkcarferry
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Lillebus
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Stationbus
16h 15m€86–232Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Dunkirkcarferry
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Lillebus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
11h 43m€159–417Bus
- Take the bus from Dover to Frankfurt Airportbus N280
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Airport to Rustbus FlixBus 007
15h 56m€92–142Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Rustcar
8h 28m€141–256Eurotunnel, drive
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain le shuttle
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Rustcar
7h 56m€254–315Train to London City Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LCY - ZRH
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Ringsheim/Europa-Parktrain
9h 11m€191–562Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Basel (BSL)plane LHR - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 13m€147–494Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LHR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Ringsheim/Europa-Parktrain
10h 8m€174–427Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Basel (BSL)plane LGW - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 52m€144–476Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LGW - ZRH
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Ringsheim/Europa-Parktrain
9h 52m€181–479Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport, train
- Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB)plane STN - FKB
- Take the train from Baden-Baden to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain
8h 58m€97–304
Dover to Rust by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dover to Rust is to bus which costs €90 - €150 and takes 15h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Dover to Rust is to Eurotunnel and drive which takes 7h 56m and costs €250 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Dover to Rust. However, there are services departing from Dover and arriving at Rust via Frankfurt Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Dover to Rust. However, there are services departing from Dover Priory and arriving at Ringsheim/Europa-Park via London St Pancras Intl and Paris Est. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 42m.
The distance between Dover and Rust is 1075 km.
The best way to get from Dover to Rust without a car is to train which takes 8h 42m and costs €320 - €550.
It takes approximately 8h 42m to get from Dover to Rust, including transfers.
Dover to Rust bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dover station.
Dover to Rust train services, operated by Southeastern, depart from Dover Priory station.
The best way to get from Dover to Rust is to train which takes 8h 42m and costs €320 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €150 and takes 15h 56m.
What companies run services between Dover, England and Rust, Germany?
You can take a train from Dover Priory to Rust via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Est, Ringsheim/Europa-Park, and Ringsheim/Europa-Park in around 8h 42m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Dover to Rust via Dover and Frankfurt Airport in around 15h 56m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–750
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–410
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–430
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–550
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–190
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Southeastern
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €180–290
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Ringsheim/Europa-Park
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Zuerich Hb to Ringsheim/Europa-Park
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €60–90
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–65
- 2nd Class
- €21–28
Train from Zuerich Hb to Ringsheim/Europa-Park
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €60–90
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–65
- 2nd Class
- €21–28
Train from Zuerich Hb to Ringsheim/Europa-Park
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €60–90
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Baden-Baden to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Baden-Baden to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Baden-Baden to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 6131 4975 022
- kundenservice@dbregiobus-sw.de
- Website
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Train from Baden-Baden to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dover to Frankfurt Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt Airport to Rust
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–141
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Standard Car - Economy
- €81
- Standard Car - Flexi
- €141
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–141
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Standard Car - Economy
- €81
- Standard Car - Flexi
- €141
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Dover to Rust bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt Airport station.
Dover to Rust train services, operated by Southeastern, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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