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There are 13 ways to get from Folkestone to Germany by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car train, car, or car ferry

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  1. Train to London City Airport, fly to Frankfurt

    best
    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford Internationaltrain
    2. Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeLCY - FRA
    5h 6m
    €131–407

  2. Bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Dover to Gent-Dampoortbus
    2. Take the train from Gand-Dampoort to Anvers-CentraltrainIc / ...
    3. Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Berlin Hbftrain
    17h
    €57–143

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MiditrainEil
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln HbftrainIce
    4. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Hagen HbftrainRe
    5. Take the train from Hagen Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain19 / ...
    12h 50m
    €187–644

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dover to Berlin Südkreuz train stationbusN1328
    18h 2m
    €67–93

  5. Eurotunnel, drive

    1. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrainle shuttle
    2. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Berlincar
    8h 56m

  6. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeLHR - DUS
    5h 54m
    €98–285

  7. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeLHR - CGN
    5h 45m
    €109–350

  8. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford Internationaltrain
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeSTN - CGN
    5h 26m
    €74–257

  9. Train to London City Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford Internationaltrain
    2. Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)planeLCY - BER
    5h 59m
    €116–471

  10. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeLGW - DUS
    5h 40m
    €112–287

  11. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Eindhoven Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford Internationaltrain
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)planeSTN - EIN
    3. Take the train from Eindhoven to Venlotrain
    4. Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
    7h 49m
    €100–286

  12. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Ashford International to London VictoriatrainAshford International - London Victoria / ...
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin central bus stationbusN1328
    23h 22m
    €99–295

  13. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
    2. Drive from Calais to Berlincar
    10h 11m
    €178–259

Folkestone to Germany by train

Calendar56Weekly Trains
Duration12h 50mAverage Duration
Ticket€187Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Folkestone, England and Germany?

You can take a train from Folkestone Central to S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Koeln Hbf, Hagen Hbf, and Berlin Hbf in around 12h 50m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Dover to Berlin Südkreuz train station 3 times a week. Tickets cost €65–90 and the journey takes 15h 15m.

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