There are 10 ways to get from Nice 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 Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to London City Airport (LCY)plane NCE - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
6h 23m£143–389Fly to London Stansted Airport, bus, train
cheapest- 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 8m£73–265Train
- 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 54m£289–562Bus
- Take the bus from Nice to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Calaisbus 700
- Take the bus from Calais to Doverbus 700
21h 23m£83–140Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Nice to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain le shuttle
13h 7mFly 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 12m£134–366Fly 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
6h 59m£95–279Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane NCE - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
6h 59m£95–295Bus via London
- Take the bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bouverie Road Westbus 007
28h 15m£106–216Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nice to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
14h 43m£161–265
Nice to Folkestone by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Folkestone is to bus which costs £80 - £140 and takes 21h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Folkestone is to fly and train which takes 6h 23m and costs £140 - £390.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Folkestone. However, there are services departing from Nice and arriving at Guildhall Street via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Calais and Pencester Road. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 23m.
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 54m.
The distance between Nice and Folkestone is 714 miles.
The best way to get from Nice to Folkestone without a car is to train which takes 10h 54m and costs £280 - £600.
It takes approximately 6h 23m 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 54m and costs £280 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £80 - £140 and takes 21h 23m.
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 54m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nice to Guildhall Street via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Calais, Dover, and Pencester Road in around 21h 23m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–280
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–180
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luton Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luton Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luton Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–370
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–410
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- 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/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £170–280
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
- £130–280
- 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
- £120–210
- 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
- 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
- £15–30
- 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/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Nice to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £2–5
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
Bus from London Victoria to Bouverie Road West
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- 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
- +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 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- £20–27
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- 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
- £6–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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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 12:33 PM in Nice and 11:33 AM in Folkestone.
Nice to Folkestone train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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