There are 13 ways to get from Ostend to English Channel by train, unknown, bus, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
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Train, travel
best- Take the train from Ostende to Bruxelles-Miditrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Partontrain
- Walk from Parton to English Channelunknown
10hTrain, bus, travel
- Take the train from Ostende to Gand-Dampoorttrain Ic
- Take the bus from Gent-Dampoort to Sheffieldbus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Oxford Roadtrain
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Penrith North Lakestrain
- Take the bus from Penrith Rail Station to Workingtonbus X4 / ...
- Walk from Workington to English Channelunknown
18h 13mDrive, Eurotunnel, travel
- Drive from Ostend to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Walk from Folkestone to English Channelunknown
11h 49mTrain to Brussels Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train, travel
- Take the train from Ostende to Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRU - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Partontrain
- Walk from Parton to English Channelunknown
9h 56mTrain, travel via Manchester
- Take the train from Ostende to Courtraitrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Corkickletrain
- Walk from Corkickle to English Channelunknown
12h 12mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Bruges to London Victoriabus 814
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Halston Hotelbus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Trinity Baptist churchbus 300
- Walk from Briscoe Bank to English Channelunknown
21h 11mDrive, car ferry, travel
- Drive from Ostend to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Walk from Port of Dover to English Channelunknown
12h 55mTrain to Brussels Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train, travel
- Take the train from Ostende to Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BRU - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Partontrain
- Walk from Parton to English Channelunknown
10h 5mTrain, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Newcastle, travel
- Take the train from Ostende to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Newcastle (NCL)plane AMS - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Partontrain
- Walk from Parton to English Channelunknown
10h 51mTrain, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, travel
- Take the train from Ostende to Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CRL - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Partontrain
- Walk from Parton to English Channelunknown
10h 42mTrain, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Manchester Airport, travel
- Take the train from Ostende to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane AMS - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Partontrain
- Walk from Parton to English Channelunknown
11h 38mTrain, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Durham Tees Valley Airport, travel
- Take the train from Ostende to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME)plane AMS - MME
- Take the train from Darlington to Newcastletrain
- Take the train from Newcastle to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Partontrain
- Walk from Parton to English Channelunknown
12h 37mTrain, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, travel
- Take the train from Ostende to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane AMS - LBA
- Take the train from Shipley to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Partontrain
- Walk from Parton to English Channelunknown
13h 16m
Brussels Airport (BRU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Ostend and English Channel is 646 miles.
The best way to get from Ostend to English Channel without a car is to train and travel which takes 10h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h to get from Ostend to English Channel, including transfers.
English Channel is 1h behind Ostend. It is currently 8:40 AM in Ostend and 7:40 AM in English Channel.
There are 729+ hotels available in English Channel.
What companies run services between Ostend, Belgium and English Channel?
There is no direct connection from Ostend to English Channel. However, you can take the train to Bruxelles-Midi, take the train to London St Pancras Intl, walk to London Euston, take the train to Carlisle, take the train to Parton, then travel to English Channel. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ostende to English Channel via Gand-Dampoort, Gent-Dampoort, Sheffield, Sheffield, Manchester Oxford Road, Penrith North Lakes, Penrith Rail Station, and Workington in around 18h 13m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–190
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–260
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–220
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Durham Tees Valley Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–260
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–260
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–95
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–260
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Ostende to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Ostende to Gand-Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Ostende to Courtrai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Ostende to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- belgiantrain.be
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- eurostar.com
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- sleeper.scot
- Website
- northernrail.org
Train from Carlisle to Parton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- northernrail.org
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Corkickle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- northernrail.org
Train from Newcastle to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- northernrail.org
Train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- northernrail.org
Train from Shipley to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- northernrail.org
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Penrith North Lakes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- eastmidlandstrains.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
- Website
- nsinternational.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- nsinternational.nl
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nsinternational.nl
- Website
- virgintrainseastcoast.com
Train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- virgintrainseastcoast.com
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Gent-Dampoort to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £27–31
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- west.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Penrith Rail Station to Workington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/west
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Bruges to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from London Victoria to Halston Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Bus Station to Trinity Baptist church
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
- 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
- £8–19
- 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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