There are 10 ways to get from Mainz to Folkestone by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, night train, or car ferry
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Fly Frankfurt to London City Airport, train
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to London City Airport (LCY)plane FRA - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
5h 38m£136–434Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Frankfurt Airport to Doverbus N280
17h 16m£52–88Train
- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
9h 25m£182–505Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Mainz to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain le shuttle
6h 9m£194–228Fly Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane FRA - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
6h 32m£119–361Fly Frankfurt to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane FRA - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
6h 24m£124–301Bus to Hahn, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the bus from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Hahnbus
- Fly from Hahn (HHN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane HHN - STN
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
6h 59m£73–256Fly Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane FRA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
7h 13m£143–386Bus, night train, train
- Take the bus from Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof Westbus 10X
- Take the night train from Koblenz Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
13h 53mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Mainz to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
7h 19m£97–169
Mainz to Folkestone by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mainz to Folkestone is to bus which costs £50 - £90 and takes 17h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Mainz to Folkestone is to fly and train which takes 5h 38m and costs £130 - £440.
No, there is no direct bus from Mainz to Folkestone station. However, there are services departing from Ginsheim-Gustavsburg-Gustavsburg Am Alten Fährhaus and arriving at Folkestone Central station via Frankfurt Airport and Pencester Road. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Mainz to Folkestone. However, there are services departing from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Folkestone Central via Köln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 25m.
The distance between Mainz and Folkestone is 473 miles.
The best way to get from Mainz to Folkestone without a car is to train which takes 9h 25m and costs £180 - £550.
It takes approximately 5h 38m to get from Mainz to Folkestone, including transfers.
Mainz to Folkestone bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Frankfurt Airport station.
Mainz to Folkestone train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Mainz to Folkestone is to train which takes 9h 25m and costs £180 - £550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £50 - £90 and takes 17h 16m.
What companies run services between Mainz, Germany and Folkestone, England?
You can take a train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Folkestone Central via Köln Hbf, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, and London St Pancras Intl in around 9h 25m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Frankfurt Airport to Dover once daily. Tickets cost £45–80 and the journey takes 14h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–340
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–480
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Hahn to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–330
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–480
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–330
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Stratford International to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Stratford International to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49-261-98887070
- service@trans-regio.de
- Website
- mittelrheinbahn.de
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Schedules at
- mittelrheinbahn.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- 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
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Koblenz Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–81
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £77–81
- Couchette Carriage
- £45–60
- Seating Carriage
- £22–26
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Frankfurt Airport to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 (0) 6543 5019-400
- reisebuero@bohr.de
- Website
- bohr.de
Bus from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Hahn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–14
- Schedules at
- bohr.de
- Phone
- +49 521 92 64 40
- info@go-on-gmbh.de
- Website
- go-on-gbs.de
Bus from Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof West
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- go-on-gbs.de
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–55
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Mainz to Folkestone bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dover station.
Folkestone is 1h behind Mainz. It is currently 1:14 AM in Mainz and 12:14 AM in Folkestone.
Mainz to Folkestone train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
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