There are 10 ways to get from Europe to Channel Tunnel by train, unknown, bus, 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, travel
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt50
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille EuropeTgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais FrethunTer
- Walk from Calais Frethun to Channel Tunnel
10h 21mTrain, bus, travel
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof WilhelmshöheRb5 / ...
- Take the bus from Kassel to Frankfurt central train station
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Calais
- Walk from Calais to Channel Tunnel
12h 27mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to London City Airport, train, travel
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to London City Airport (LCY)FRA - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford International to Dover Priory
- Walk from Dover Priory to Channel Tunnel
9h 49mTrain, travel via Cologne
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Köln Hbf51
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord79
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to TournaiIc / ...
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais VilleTer
- Walk from Calais Ville to Channel Tunnel
14hTrain, bus, travel via Duisburg
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel HauptbahnhofRb5 / ...
- Take the train from Hofgeismar to Duisburg HbfRe
- Take the bus from Duisburg central train station to Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal
- Walk from Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal to Channel Tunnel
17h 10mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train, travel
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)FRA - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
- Walk from Dover Priory to Channel Tunnel
10h 42mTrain, train to Hannover Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, travel
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)HAJ - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
- Walk from Dover Priory to Channel Tunnel
10h 30mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train, travel
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)FRA - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
- Walk from Dover Priory to Channel Tunnel
10h 23mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Brussels Airport, train, travel
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Brussels Airport (BRU)FRA - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethun
- Walk from Calais Frethun to Channel Tunnel
10h 40mTrain, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, travel
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)CGN - STN
- Take the train from Stratford International to Dover Priory
- Walk from Dover Priory to Channel Tunnel
11h 10m
Frankfurt (FRA) to London City Airport (LCY) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Europe and Channel Tunnel is 805 km.
The best way to get from Europe to Channel Tunnel without a car is to train and travel which takes 10h 21m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 21m to get from Europe to Channel Tunnel, including transfers.
There are 1167+ hotels available in Channel Tunnel.
What companies run services between Europe and Channel Tunnel, France?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Channel Tunnel. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Bruxelles Midi, walk to Brussels-Midi, take the train to Lille Europe, take the train to Calais Frethun, then travel to Channel Tunnel. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nentershausen Oderstraße to Channel Tunnel via Bebra Bahnhof, Bebra Bahnhof, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Kassel, Frankfurt, and Calais in around 12h 27m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–390
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Frankfurt to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–460
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethun
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €24–35
- 1st Class
- €40–55
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethun
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lille Flandres to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- Rail 1st Class
- €26–40
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Stratford International to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–70
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–70
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels-Nord to Tournai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €14–21
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Hofgeismar to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- 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
- €17–19
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kassel to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Duisburg central train station to Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Frankfurt to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
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