There are 6 ways to get from Ostend to Lowestoft by train, bus, car, car train, plane, 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, bus
best- Take the train from Ostende to Gand-DampoortIc
- Take the bus from Gent-Dampoort to Upminster
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Norwich
10h 44m£54–130Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Ostend to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Lowestoft
4h 48mTrain, fly
- Take the train from Ostende to Anvers-Central
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Norwich International Airport (NWI)AMS - NWI
7h 12m£168–776Bus
- Take the bus from Bruges to Calais814
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoria700 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bus Station491 / ...
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Railway StationX22 / ...
13h 30mBus, train
- Take the bus from Bruges to London Victoria814
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Ipswich
- Take the train from Ipswich to Lowestoft
13h 59m£70–181Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Ostend to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Lowestoft
5h 50m£83–124
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Norwich International Airport (NWI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ostend to Lowestoft is to train and bus which costs £50 - £130 and takes 10h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Ostend to Lowestoft is to drive and car ferry which takes 5h 50m and costs £80 - £130.
No, there is no direct bus from Ostend to Lowestoft station. However, there are services departing from Oostende Gouwelozestraat and arriving at Railway Station via Bruges, Calais, London Victoria and Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 30m.
The distance between Ostend and Lowestoft is 359 miles.
The best way to get from Ostend to Lowestoft without a car is to train and bus which takes 10h 44m and costs £50 - £130.
It takes approximately 10h 44m to get from Ostend to Lowestoft, including transfers.
Ostend to Lowestoft bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bruges station.
Ostend to Lowestoft bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Calais station.
Lowestoft is 1h behind Ostend. It is currently 7:22 PM in Ostend and 6:22 PM in Lowestoft.
There are 1542+ hotels available in Lowestoft.
What companies run services between Ostend, Belgium and Lowestoft, England?
You can take a bus from Oostende Gouwelozestraat to Railway Station via Brugge Station perron C7, Bruges, Calais, London Victoria, and Bus Station in around 13h 30m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Norwich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–600
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Ostende to Gand-Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £7–10
- 1st Class
- £10–16
Train from Ostende to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £11–16
- 1st Class
- £16–24
Train from London Liverpool Street to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–80
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from London Liverpool Street to Ipswich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–75
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Ipswich to Lowestoft
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.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
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–75
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–95
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Gent-Dampoort to Upminster
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £10–12
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bruges to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bruges to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/norfolk-suffolk
- 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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