There are 11 ways to get from Folkestone to Faro by train, plane, car, car ferry, or bus
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Train to London City Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane LCY - FAO
6h 31m€221–517Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane STN - FAO
6h 55m€82–468Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Folkestone to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Farocar
35h 6m€330–1,046Bus via Lisbon
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lisbon - Orientebus
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Farobus
35h 49m€91–388Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane LHR - FAO
6h 45m€146–479Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- 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€90–425Train, 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 49m€109–301Train, train to London Southend Airport, fly
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Southend Airporttrain
- Fly from London Southend Airport (SEN) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane SEN - FAO
7h 17m€139–386Train, bus
- 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 bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Lisbon - Orientebus
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Farotrain Ic
36h 8m€291–558Train, 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
36h 23m€501–868Bus
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Riosbus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Farobus
38h€91–368
Folkestone to Faro by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Folkestone to Faro is to train and fly which costs €90 - €430 and takes 7h.
The fastest way to get from Folkestone to Faro is to train and fly which takes 6h 31m and costs €220 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Folkestone to Faro. However, there are services departing from Shellons Street Car Park and arriving at Faro via Dover, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Lisbon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 49m.
The distance between Folkestone and Faro is 1846 km.
The best way to get from Folkestone to Faro without a car is to bus via Lisbon which takes 35h 49m and costs €90 - €390.
It takes approximately 6h 31m 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.
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There are 4504+ hotels available in Faro.
What companies run services between Folkestone, England and Faro, Portugal?
You can take a bus from Shellons Street Car Park to Faro via Pencester Road, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Lisbon - Oriente, and Lisbon in around 35h 49m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–180
Flights from Luton Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from London Southend Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from London Southend Airport to Faro Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Luton Airport to Faro Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €29–260
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Faro Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €29–260
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Faro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €29–260
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–410
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–80
Flights from Luton Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–330
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Faro Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London City Airport to Faro Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–160
Flights from Luton Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City Airport to Faro Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Faro Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Folkestone Central to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- 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
- €18–35
- 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
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Stratford (London) to Southend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- 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
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €240–380
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €130–250
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–270
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–310
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +33 6 31 09 82 47
- contact@euroscoach.com
- Website
- euroscoach.com
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €121
- Schedules at
- euroscoach.com
- 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
- €20–45
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
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