There are 9 ways to get from Folkestone to Faro by train, plane, bus, car, or car ferry
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Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane LGW - FAO
7h€65–242Bus via Lisbon
cheapest- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris to Lisbon Sete Riosbus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Farobus
34h 44m€59–215Train, bus
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau to Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Orientebus
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Farotrain Ic
33h 27m€148–539Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Folkestone to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Farocar
35h 6m€303–1,033Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane STN - FAO
7h 5m€66–300Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane LTN - FAO
6h 59m€66–283Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane BRS - FAO
8h 33m€95–408Train, bus via Perpignan
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Lisbon - Orientebus
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Farotrain Ic
34h 17m€234–793Bus
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Farobus BlaBlaCar Bus
35h 20m€137–197
Folkestone to Faro by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Folkestone to Faro is to train and fly which costs €65 - €250 and takes 7h.
The fastest way to get from Folkestone to Faro is to train and fly which takes 6h 59m and costs €65 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Folkestone station to Faro. However, there are services departing from Folkestone Central station and arriving at Terminal Rodoviário de Faro via Dover, Paris and Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 44m.
The distance between Folkestone and Faro is 1856 km.
The best way to get from Folkestone to Faro without a car is to train and bus which takes 33h 27m and costs €140 - €550.
It takes approximately 7h to get from Folkestone to Faro, including transfers.
Folkestone to Faro bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dover station.
Folkestone to Faro bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
There are 3761+ hotels available in Faro.
What companies run services between Folkestone, England and Faro, Portugal?
You can take a bus from Folkestone Central station to Terminal Rodoviário de Faro via Pencester Road, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris, Lisbon Sete Rios, and Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios in around 34h 44m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Faro Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Faro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Luton Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Bristol Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Faro Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €29–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Bristol Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–130
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Luton Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Bristol Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €29–85
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €22–75
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–70
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Folkestone Central to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–70
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- 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/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau to Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Lisbon Sete Rios
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–18
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- €2–18
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €75–100
- Car
- €240–340
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
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