There are 8 ways to get from Nice to Folkestone by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Nice Ville 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
10h 53m£115–484Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Doverbus 700 / ...
23h 6m£50–129Bus via Calais
- Take the bus from Nice to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris to Calaisbus 700
- Take the bus from Calais to Doverbus 700 / ...
20h 45mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Nice to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain le shuttle
13h 9mFly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane NCE - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
7h 16m£81–269Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nice to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
14h 38m£185–266Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- 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
7h 1m£62–214Fly to London Stansted Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane NCE - STN
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Stratford City Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
7h 5m£78–233
Nice to Folkestone by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Folkestone is to bus which costs £50 - £130 and takes 23h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Folkestone is to fly and train which takes 7h 1m and costs £60 - £220.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Folkestone station. However, there are services departing from Nice and arriving at Folkestone Central station via Paris, Calais and Pencester Road. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Nice to Folkestone. However, there are services departing from Nice Ville and arriving at Folkestone Central via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord and London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 53m.
The distance between Nice and Folkestone is 961 miles.
The best way to get from Nice to Folkestone without a car is to train which takes 10h 53m and costs £110 - £490.
It takes approximately 10h 53m to get from Nice to Folkestone, including transfers.
Nice to Folkestone bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nice station.
Nice to Folkestone train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Nice Ville station.
The best way to get from Nice to Folkestone is to train which takes 10h 53m and costs £110 - £490. Alternatively, you can bus via Calais, which costs and takes 20h 45m.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Folkestone, England?
You can take a train from Nice Ville to Folkestone Central via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, and London St Pancras Intl in around 10h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nice to Folkestone Central station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris, Calais, Dover, and Pencester Road in around 20h 45m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–130
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–130
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £27–130
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–130
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
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
- £35–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- 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
- £50–270
- 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
- £21–50
- 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
- £15–21
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nice to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.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
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £29–100
- 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
- +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
Nice to Folkestone bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Folkestone is 1h behind Nice. It is currently 3:23 AM in Nice and 2:23 AM in Folkestone.
Nice to Folkestone train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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