There are 10 ways to get from Netherlands to Folkestone by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, train, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain St Pancras International - Ramsgate / ...
5h 53m£194–341Bus via Ghent
cheapest- Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Ghent Dampoortbus 826 / ...
- Take the bus from Gent-Dampoort to Doverbus Michalovce
9h 24m£25–41Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Amsterdam to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain le shuttle
4h 31mFly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to London City Airport (LCY)plane RTM - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
4h 6m£124–303Bus
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Central Station to Doverbus N824
11h 1m£28–45Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Amsterdam to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
5h 46m£62–124Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to London City Airport (LCY)plane AMS - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
5h 6m£133–323Fly Eindhoven Airport to London Stansted Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane EIN - STN
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Stratford City Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
5h 54m£64–216Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane AMS - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
5h 56m£91–253Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London Stansted Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane AMS - STN
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Stratford City Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
5h 46m£76–227
Netherlands to Folkestone by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Netherlands to Folkestone is to bus via Ghent which costs £25 - £45 and takes 9h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Netherlands to Folkestone is to fly and train which takes 4h 6m and costs £120 - £310.
No, there is no direct bus from Netherlands station to Folkestone station. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam Central Station and arriving at Folkestone Central station via Pencester Road. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from Netherlands to Folkestone. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam Centraal and arriving at Folkestone Central via London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 53m.
The distance between Netherlands and Folkestone is 430 miles.
The best way to get from Netherlands to Folkestone without a car is to train which takes 5h 53m and costs £190 - £350.
It takes approximately 5h 53m to get from Netherlands to Folkestone, including transfers.
Netherlands to Folkestone bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Amsterdam Central Station.
Netherlands to Folkestone train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Amsterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Netherlands to Folkestone is to train which takes 5h 53m and costs £190 - £350. Alternatively, you can bus via Ghent, which costs £25 - £45 and takes 9h 24m.
What companies run services between Netherlands and Folkestone, England?
You can take a train from Amsterdam Centraal to Folkestone Central via London St Pancras Intl in around 5h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Amsterdam Centraal to Guildhall Street via Amsterdam Sloterdijk, Amsterdam Sloterdijk, Ghent Dampoort, Gent-Dampoort, Dover, and Pencester Road in around 9h 24m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–220
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–250
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £160–280
- 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
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Stratford International to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- 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
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Amsterdam Central Station to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- 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
- £5–14
- 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
- £9–18
- 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
- £17–27
- 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
- £5–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Netherlands to Folkestone bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dover station.
Folkestone is 1h behind Netherlands. It is currently 11:37 AM in Netherlands and 10:37 AM in Folkestone.
Netherlands to Folkestone train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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