There are 12 ways to get from Folkestone to Málaga by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, car ferry, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Málaga Airport (AGP)LGW - AGP
6h 58m€71–217Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Málaga Airport (AGP)LTN - AGP
7h€70–238Train via Madrid
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille EuropeEil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part DieuTgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandesAve
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria ZambranoAve
19h 33m€238–861Bus via Madrid
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Granada
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Malaga Eeaa
32h 37m€93–226Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Folkestone to Plymouth
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Drive from Santander to Málaga
35h 9m€294–1,024Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford International
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Málaga Airport (AGP)LHR - AGP
7h 10m€123–337Train to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford International
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Málaga Airport (AGP)LCY - AGP
6h 33m€125–623Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford International
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Málaga Airport (AGP)STN - AGP
7h 7m€71–266Train, train to London Southend Airport, fly
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford International
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Southend Airport
- Fly from London Southend Airport (SEN) to Málaga Airport (AGP)SEN - AGP
7h 28m€98–215Train
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille EuropeEil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to PerpignanTgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Camp De Tarragona
- Take the train from Camp De Tarragona to Malaga Maria ZambranoAve
21h 11m€300–901Bus
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Nantes774 / ...
- Take the bus from Nantes to Malaga
38h 14m€101–307Eurotunnel, drive
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthunle shuttle
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Málaga
20h 34m
Folkestone to Málaga by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Folkestone to Málaga is to train and fly which costs €70 - €220 and takes 6h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Folkestone to Málaga is to train and fly which takes 6h 33m and costs €120 - €650.
No, there is no direct bus from Folkestone to Málaga. However, there are services departing from Shellons Street Car Park and arriving at Malaga Eeaa via Dover, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Estación Sur de Autobuses and Estación de Autobuses de Granada. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 37m.
No, there is no direct train from Folkestone to Málaga. However, there are services departing from Folkestone Central and arriving at Malaga Maria Zambrano via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu, Barcelona-Sants and Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 33m.
The distance between Folkestone and Málaga is 1814 km.
The best way to get from Folkestone to Málaga without a car is to train via Madrid which takes 19h 33m and costs €230 - €900.
It takes approximately 6h 58m to get from Folkestone to Málaga, including transfers.
Folkestone to Málaga bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dover station.
Folkestone to Málaga train services, operated by Southeastern, depart from Folkestone Central station.
The best way to get from Folkestone to Málaga is to train via Madrid which takes 19h 33m and costs €230 - €900. Alternatively, you can bus via Madrid, which costs €90 - €230 and takes 32h 37m.
What companies run services between Folkestone, England and Málaga, Spain?
You can take a train from Folkestone Central to Malaga Maria Zambrano via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu, Barcelona-Sants, and Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes in around 19h 33m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Shellons Street Car Park to Malaga Eeaa via Pencester Road, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Estación Sur de Autobuses, and Estación de Autobuses de Granada in around 32h 37m.
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- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €20–330
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Málaga Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €20–120
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Málaga Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from London City Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Málaga Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Luton Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–150
Flights from Luton Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–100
Flights from London Southend Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–120
Flights from London Southend Airport to Málaga Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €20–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from London City Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €20–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Málaga Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €20–120
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €20–100
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City Airport to Málaga Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Folkestone Central to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–70
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 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
- €9–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- 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
- €85–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- 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 Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Perpignan to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Camp De Tarragona to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–100
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–70
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- 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
- €8–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Stratford (London) to Southend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- 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 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nantes to Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Malaga Eeaa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–14
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- 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
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
- Adult
- €75–100
- Car
- €230–330
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
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More Questions & Answers
Folkestone to Málaga bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Málaga is 1h ahead of Folkestone. It is currently 12:46 PM in Folkestone and 1:46 PM in Málaga.
Folkestone to Málaga train services, operated by Southeastern, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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