There are 10 ways to get from Marseille to Folkestone by train (TGV, Trenitalia, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, train, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Marseille St Charles 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
8h 18m£94–445Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Gand-Dampoorttrain Ic
- Take the bus from Gent-Dampoort to Doverbus
20h 53m£44–83Bus
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Lillebus
- Take the bus from Lille to Ghent Dampoortbus 280 / ...
- Take the bus from Gent-Dampoort to Doverbus
20h 22m£52–99Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Marseille to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain le shuttle
10h 34mFly Marseille Provence Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MRS - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
7h 4m£92–302Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Marseille to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
12h 7m£163–247Fly Marseille Provence Airport to London Stansted Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane MRS - STN
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Stratford City Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
6h 48m£56–256Fly Marseille Provence Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane MRS - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
6h 44m£69–233Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Antibestrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane NCE - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
9h 28m£98–277Train to Fréjorgues Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane MPL - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
9h 50m£85–325
Marseille to Folkestone by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Marseille to Folkestone is to bus and train which costs £40 - £85 and takes 20h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Marseille to Folkestone is to fly and train which takes 6h 44m and costs £65 - £240.
No, there is no direct bus from Marseille to Folkestone station. However, there are services departing from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles and arriving at Folkestone Central station via Lille, Gent-Dampoort and Pencester Road. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 22m.
No, there is no direct train from Marseille to Folkestone. However, there are services departing from Marseille St Charles and arriving at Folkestone Central via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord and London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 18m.
The distance between Marseille and Folkestone is 821 miles.
The best way to get from Marseille to Folkestone without a car is to train which takes 8h 18m and costs £90 - £450.
It takes approximately 8h 18m to get from Marseille to Folkestone, including transfers.
Marseille to Folkestone bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles station.
Marseille to Folkestone train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Marseille St Charles station.
The best way to get from Marseille to Folkestone is to train which takes 8h 18m and costs £90 - £450. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £50 - £100 and takes 20h 22m.
What companies run services between Marseille, France and Folkestone, England?
You can take a train from Marseille St Charles to Folkestone Central via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, and London St Pancras Intl in around 8h 18m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Folkestone Central station via Lille, Ghent Dampoort, Gent-Dampoort, Dover, and Pencester Road in around 20h 22m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–130
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £29–130
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £29–130
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–170
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to London Stansted Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £29–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–220
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–200
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–330
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–210
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–210
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–340
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marseille St Charles to Antibes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–170
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Marseille St Charles to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–35
- 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 Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–60
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Stratford International to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–60
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- 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
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Lille Flandres to Gand-Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £8–12
- 1st Class
- £12–19
- 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
- £15–17
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lille to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Gent-Dampoort to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–11
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £24–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Coach Station to Stratford City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Coach Station to Stratford City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- 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
- £24–45
- 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
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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More Questions & Answers
Marseille to Folkestone bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lille station.
Folkestone is 1h behind Marseille. It is currently 10:42 PM in Marseille and 9:42 PM in Folkestone.
Marseille to Folkestone train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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