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 51m£107–410Bus
cheapest- 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 31m£63–104Drive, 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 17m£81–259Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nice to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
14h 43m£179–265Fly 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 57m£68–230Fly 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
7h 2m£64–219Fly 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 6m£71–234
Nice to Folkestone by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Folkestone is to bus which costs £60 - £110 and takes 21h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Folkestone is to fly and train which takes 6h 57m and costs £65 - £230.
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, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Calais and Pencester Road. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 31m.
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 51m.
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 51m and costs £100 - £410.
It takes approximately 10h 51m 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 51m and costs £100 - £410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £60 - £110 and takes 21h 31m.
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 51m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nice to Folkestone Central station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Calais, Dover, and Pencester Road in around 21h 31m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
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 6m
- When
- Thursday, 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 Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luton Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luton Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luton Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–210
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–220
- 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
- £40–240
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
- £35–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
- 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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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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
- £35–130
- 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
- £15–50
- 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
- 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/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–21
- 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
- £6–21
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- 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
- 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
- £11–21
- 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
- £24–40
- 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
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 2:57 PM in Nice and 1:57 PM in Folkestone.
Nice to Folkestone train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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