There are 13 ways to get from Folkestone to Marbella by train, plane, bus, car, car ferry, 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 to Málaga Airport, bus
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
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella
7h 41m€73–216Train, bus via Montpellier
- 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 Montpellier Saint-RochTgv
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria ZambranoAve
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella610 / ...
21h 30m€255–834Bus via Madrid
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)700
- Take the bus from Paris to Madrid
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Marbella
32h 20m€89–267Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Folkestone to Plymouth
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Drive from Santander to Marbella
35h 33m€293–1,032Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Málaga Airport, bus
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intl
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Málaga Airport (AGP)LHR - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella
8h 11m€112–324Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Málaga Airport, bus
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford International
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Málaga Airport (AGP)STN - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella
7h 52m€77–281Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Málaga Airport, bus
- 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
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella
7h 45m€78–257Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Gibraltar International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intl
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Gibraltar International Airport (GIB)LHR - GIB
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Marbella
9h 23m€135–553Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Gibraltar International Airport, bus
- 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 Gibraltar International Airport (GIB)LGW - GIB
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Marbella
9h 4m€104–335Bus, train
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Cordoba
- Take the train from Cordoba-Central to Malaga Maria ZambranoAve
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella610 / ...
32h 49m€162–283Train, bus
- 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 RennesTgv
- Take the bus from Rennes to Malaga
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella610 / ...
35h 37m€211–859Bus
- Take the bus from Dover to Calais700 / ...
- Take the bus from Calais to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Cordoba
- Take the bus from Cordoba to Marbella
36h 37m€148–196Eurotunnel, drive
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthunle shuttle
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Marbella
21h 19m
Folkestone to Marbella by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Folkestone to Marbella is to train and fly and bus which costs €70 - €220 and takes 7h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Folkestone to Marbella is to train and fly and bus which takes 7h 41m and costs €70 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Folkestone to Marbella. However, there are services departing from Shellons Street Car Park and arriving at Marbella via Dover, Paris and Estación Sur de Autobuses. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 20m.
The distance between Folkestone and Marbella is 1855 km.
The best way to get from Folkestone to Marbella without a car is to train and bus via Montpellier which takes 21h 30m and costs €250 - €850.
It takes approximately 7h 41m to get from Folkestone to Marbella, including transfers.
Folkestone to Marbella bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dover station.
Folkestone to Marbella bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Marbella is 1h ahead of Folkestone. It is currently 5:47 AM in Folkestone and 6:47 AM in Marbella.
There are 8238+ hotels available in Marbella.
What companies run services between Folkestone, England and Marbella, Spain?
You can take a bus from Shellons Street Car Park to Marbella via Pencester Road, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris, Madrid, and Estación Sur de Autobuses in around 32h 20m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €20–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–95
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Gibraltar International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–330
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Málaga Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €22–120
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
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Málaga Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–330
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 Gibraltar International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Luton Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Málaga Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €22–120
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Málaga Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Málaga Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–140
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–85
- 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
- €26–70
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Folkestone Central to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- 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 Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- 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 Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- 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 Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- 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 Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–100
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Cordoba-Central to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–70
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–70
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–29
- 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
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lille Europe to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €100–160
- Rail 1st Class
- €160–230
- 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
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Rennes to Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 916 52 00 11
- info@interbus.es
- Website
- interbus.es
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://www.interbus.es/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Cordoba
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Cordoba to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23
- 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
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €75–100
- Car
- €230–330
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
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