There are 13 ways to get from Geneva to Folkestone by plane, train, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly to London City Airport, train
best- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to London City Airport (LCY)plane GVA - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
3h 26m£122–308Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Charleroi - Sudbus
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Brussels-Nordtrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Doverbus
16h 6m£62–104Train via Lille
- Take the train from Genève to Marne-la-Vallée-Chessy TGVtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
8h 44m£238–710Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Geneva to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain le shuttle
8h 8mFly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane GVA - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
4h 8m£115–310Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane GVA - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
3h 58m£84–238Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane GVA - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
3h 53m£84–249Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane GVA - STN
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
4h 2m£83–248Fly to London Southend Airport, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to London Southend Airport (SEN)plane GVA - SEN
- Take the train from Southend Airport to Stratford (London)train
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
4h 20m£82–297Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GVA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
5h 6m£84–286Train
- Take the train from Geneve to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
9h 35m£235–401Bus
- Take the bus from Geneva to Brussels-North train stationbus FlixBus N839
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Doverbus Michalovce
18h 27m£62–98Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Geneva to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
9h 17m£119–184
Geneva to Folkestone by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to Folkestone is to bus which costs £60 - £100 and takes 18h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to Folkestone is to fly and train which takes 3h 26m and costs £120 - £310.
No, there is no direct bus from Geneva to Folkestone. However, there are services departing from Geneva and arriving at Guildhall Street via Brussel Eurolines Busstation and Pencester Road. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 27m.
No, there is no direct train from Geneva to Folkestone. However, there are services departing from Genève and arriving at Folkestone Central via Marne La Vallee Chessy, Lille Europe and London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 44m.
The distance between Geneva and Folkestone is 528 miles.
The best way to get from Geneva to Folkestone without a car is to train via Lille which takes 8h 44m and costs £230 - £750.
It takes approximately 3h 26m to get from Geneva to Folkestone, including transfers.
Geneva to Folkestone bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Geneva station.
Geneva to Folkestone train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Genève station.
The best way to get from Geneva to Folkestone is to train via Lille which takes 8h 44m and costs £230 - £750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £60 - £100 and takes 18h 27m.
What companies run services between Geneva, Switzerland and Folkestone, England?
You can take a train from Genève to Folkestone Central via Marne-la-Vallée-Chessy TGV, Marne La Vallee Chessy, Lille Europe, and London St Pancras Intl in around 8h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Geneva to Guildhall Street via Brussels-North train station, Brussel Eurolines Busstation, Dover, and Pencester Road in around 18h 27m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Luton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Southend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–120
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–120
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–120
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–120
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–90
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–410
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–850
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–350
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Stratford International to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Marne-la-Vallée-Chessy TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £150–440
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Geneve to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £24–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Charleroi-Central to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 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 St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 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
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Southend Airport to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Charleroi - Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11–13
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Geneva to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–18
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- 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
- £5–13
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Geneva to Folkestone bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train station.
Folkestone is 1h behind Geneva. It is currently 10:04 PM in Geneva and 9:04 PM in Folkestone.
Geneva to Folkestone train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Marne-la-Vallée-Chessy TGV station.
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