There are 12 ways to get from Folkestone to Venice by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, night train, car train, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport
best- Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane LHR - VCE
6h 39m€140–384Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane STN - VCE
6h 22m€87–337Train
- 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 Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Santa Luciatrain
16h 29m€273–574Bus
- Take the bus from Dover to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Milanbus
- Take the bus from Milan to Venicebus
23h 52m€89–148Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Dover to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the night train from Brussels-Nord to Rosenheimnighttrain Nj
- Take the night train from Rosenheim to Venezia S. Lucianighttrain Nj
26h 32m€111–568Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- 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 Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane LGW - VCE
6h 23m€108–274Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- 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 Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane LTN - VCE
6h 22m€102–260Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Verona Villafranca Airport
- 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 Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)plane LGW - VRN
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia S. Luciatrain
7h 23m€124–375Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Verona Villafranca Airport, train
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)plane STN - VRN
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia S. Luciatrain
7h 33m€107–378Bus, train
- Take the bus from Dover to Gent-Dampoortbus
- Take the bus from Gent to Bolognabus
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Luciatrain Fr
25h 37mEurotunnel, drive
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain le shuttle
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Venicecar
14h 2mCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Venicecar
15h 15m€199–304
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Folkestone to Venice is to bus which costs €85 - €150 and takes 23h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Folkestone to Venice is to train and fly which takes 6h 22m and costs €100 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Folkestone to Venice. However, there are services departing from Shellons Street Car Park and arriving at Venice via Dover, Brussels-North train station and Milan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 52m.
No, there is no direct train from Folkestone to Venice. However, there are services departing from Folkestone Central and arriving at Venezia Santa Lucia via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 29m.
The distance between Folkestone and Venice is 1307 km.
The best way to get from Folkestone to Venice without a car is to train which takes 16h 29m and costs €270 - €600.
It takes approximately 6h 39m to get from Folkestone to Venice, including transfers.
Folkestone to Venice bus services, operated by Eurobus SK, depart from Dover station.
Folkestone to Venice train services, operated by Southeastern, depart from Folkestone Central station.
The best way to get from Folkestone to Venice is to train which takes 16h 29m and costs €270 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €150 and takes 23h 52m.
What companies run services between Folkestone, England and Venice, Italy?
You can take a train from Folkestone Central to Venezia Santa Lucia via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu, and Milano Centrale in around 16h 29m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Shellons Street Car Park to Venice via Pencester Road, Dover, Brussel Eurolines Busstation, Brussels-North train station, and Milan in around 23h 52m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Luton Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Luton Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Luton Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Luton Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–140
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–320
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–100
- 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
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Folkestone Central to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- 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
- €75–130
- 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
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 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
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Santa Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussels-Nord to Rosenheim
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €55–80
Night train from Rosenheim to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–264
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–264
- Couchette Carriage
- €140–160
- Seating Carriage
- €40–60
- 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
- €17–35
- 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
- €17–35
- 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/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €50–75
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- 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
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Dover to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–15
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
Bus from Dover to Gent-Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milan to Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Gent to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–20
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Folkestone to Venice bus services, operated by Eurobus SK, arrive at Brussel Eurolines Busstation.
Venice is 1h ahead of Folkestone. It is currently 4:04 PM in Folkestone and 5:04 PM in Venice.
Folkestone to Venice train services, operated by Southeastern, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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