There are 13 ways to get from France to England by train (Eurostar), bus, rideshare, plane, subway, car, car train, car ferry, or train
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Train (Eurostar)
best- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
3h 30m£54–275Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700 / ...
11h 28m£24–110Bus via Calais
- Take the bus from Paris to Calaisbus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoriabus 700 / ...
8h 47mRideshare
- Take the rideshare from Paris to London213.5 mi
5h 55m£31–33Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to London Heathrow Airport, subway
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane CDG - LHR
- Take the subway from Paddington station to Charing Cross stationsubway
4h 26m£87–288Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Paris to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Londoncar
4h 47mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Paris to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Londoncar
5h 57m£87–124Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CDG - MAN
4h 23m£42–156Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane CDG - BHX
4h 21m£58–181Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bristol Airport
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane CDG - BRS
4h 33m£45–150Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane CDG - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridgetrain
4h 25m£64–185Fly Paris Orly Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane ORY - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridgetrain
4h 23m£56–177Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane CDG - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
4h 56m£53–172
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from France to England is to rideshare which costs £31 - £33 and takes 5h 55m.
The fastest way to get from France to England is to train which takes 3h 30m and costs £50 - £280.
No, there is no direct bus from France to England. However, there are services departing from Maubert - Mutualité and arriving at Trafalgar Square via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Victoria Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 28m.
No, there is no direct train from France to England station. However, there are services departing from Cité and arriving at Leicester Square station via Paris Nord and King's Cross St. Pancras station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 30m.
The distance between France and England is 285 miles.
The best way to get from France to England without a car is to train which takes 3h 30m and costs £50 - £280.
It takes approximately 3h 30m to get from France to England, including transfers.
France to England bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
France to England train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Paris Nord station.
The best way to get from France to England is to train which takes 3h 30m and costs £50 - £280. Alternatively, you can bus via Calais, which costs and takes 8h 47m, you could also fly, which costs £40 - £160 and takes 4h 23m.
What companies run services between France and England?
Eurostar operates a train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl hourly. Tickets cost £50–270 and the journey takes 2h 28m. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Châtelet to Horse Guards Parade via Bercy, Paris, Calais, London Victoria, and Victoria Coach Station in around 8h 47m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–120
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–220
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–210
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–210
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £26–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–230
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Rome2Rio's guide to London Underground (Tube)
Contact Details
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Paddington station to Charing Cross station
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Schedules at
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/?cid=tube
- Off Peak
- £2–3
- Peak
- £2–3
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–24
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Paris to London
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £31–33
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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More Questions & Answers
France to England bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
England is 1h behind France. It is currently 11:42 AM in France and 10:42 AM in England.
France to England train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
There are 7180+ hotels available in England.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between France and England. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.































