There are 12 ways to get from Elgin to Folkestone by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Edinburgh
best- Take the train from Elgin to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
10h 9m£233–397Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Elgin station to Aberdeen Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bouverie Road Westbus 007
20h 29m£76–143Drive 596.9 mi
- Drive from Elgin to Folkestonecar 596.9 mi
10h 58m£146–211Bus to Aberdeen Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Elgin station to Aberdeen Airportbus
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ABZ - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
6h 42m£130–427Train
- Take the train from Elgin to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
11h 26m£211–349Bus, train
- Take the bus from Elgin West Road to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the train from Inverness to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
14h 52m£192–350Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Elgin to Inverness Airporttrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane INV - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
6h 27m£120–381Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the train from Elgin to Inverness Airporttrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane INV - 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 53m£96–230Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Elgin to Inverness Airporttrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane INV - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
6h 13m£99–235Bus to Aberdeen Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the bus from Elgin station to Aberdeen Airportbus
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane ABZ - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
6h 48m£99–241Bus to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the bus from Elgin station to Aberdeen Airportbus
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane ABZ - 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 18m£108–276Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the train from Elgin to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane EDI - STN
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
9h 9m£160–348
Elgin to Folkestone by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Elgin to Folkestone is to bus which costs £75 - £150 and takes 20h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Elgin to Folkestone is to train and fly which takes 5h 53m and costs £95 - £230.
No, there is no direct bus from Elgin station to Folkestone. However, there are services departing from Elgin station and arriving at Bouverie Road West via Union Square Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 29m.
No, there is no direct train from Elgin to Folkestone. However, there are services departing from Elgin and arriving at Folkestone Central via Edinburgh Waverley and London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 9m.
The distance between Elgin and Folkestone is 662 miles. The road distance is 600.4 miles.
The best way to get from Elgin to Folkestone without a car is to train via Edinburgh which takes 10h 9m and costs £230 - £400.
It takes approximately 10h 9m to get from Elgin to Folkestone, including transfers.
Elgin to Folkestone bus services, operated by Ember, depart from Elgin station.
Elgin to Folkestone train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Elgin station.
The best way to get from Elgin to Folkestone is to train via Edinburgh which takes 10h 9m and costs £230 - £400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £75 - £150 and takes 20h 29m.
What companies run services between Elgin, Scotland and Folkestone, England?
You can take a train from Elgin to Folkestone Central via Edinburgh Waverley, London Kings Cross, and London St Pancras Intl in around 10h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Elgin station to Bouverie Road West via Aberdeen Union Street, Union Square Bus Station, and London Victoria in around 20h 29m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–100
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £23–110
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–300
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–270
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–470
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–80
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–330
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–300
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Elgin to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £85–160
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Elgin to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Elgin to Inverness Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Elgin to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £85–160
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £160–250
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- 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
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Stratford International to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £150–270
- 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
- £15–29
- 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
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Elgin station to Aberdeen Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Elgin station to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Elgin West Road to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Bouverie Road West
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Elgin to Folkestone bus services, operated by Ember, arrive at Aberdeen Union Street station.
Elgin to Folkestone train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
Yes, the driving distance between Elgin to Folkestone is 600 miles. It takes approximately 10h 58m to drive from Elgin to Folkestone.
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