There are 5 ways to get from Ostend to Lydd by bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry
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Bus, line 102 bus
best- Take the bus from Bruges to Calais814
- Take the bus from Calais to Dover700 / ...
- Take the bus from Folkestone Central station to Church102
7h 9mDrive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Ostend to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Lydd
3h 20m£49–69Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Ostend to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Lydd
2h 14mTrain, bus, line 102 bus
- Take the train from Ostende to Gand-DampoortIc
- Take the bus from Gent-Dampoort to Dover
- Take the bus from Guildhall Street to Church102
7h 14mLine 30 bus, bus, line 105 bus, line 102 bus
- Take the bus from Oostende Gouwelozestraat to Brugge Station perron C730
- Take the bus from Bruges to Ghent Dampoort826 / ...
- Take the bus from Gent-Dampoort to Dover
- Take the bus from Pencester Road to Middelburg Square105 / ...
- Take the bus from Middelburg Square to Church102
9h 19m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ostend to Lydd is to drive and car ferry which costs £45 - £70 and takes 3h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Ostend to Lydd is to drive and car ferry which takes 3h 20m and costs £45 - £70.
No, there is no direct bus from Ostend to Lydd. However, there are services departing from Oostende Gouwelozestraat and arriving at Church via Bruges, Gent-Dampoort, Pencester Road and Middelburg Square. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 19m.
The distance between Ostend and Lydd is 137 miles.
The best way to get from Ostend to Lydd without a car is to bus and line 102 bus which takes 7h 9m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 9m to get from Ostend to Lydd, including transfers.
Ostend to Lydd bus services, operated by De Lijn, depart from Oostende Gouwelozestraat station.
Ostend to Lydd bus services, operated by De Lijn, arrive at Brugge Station perron C7.
Lydd is 1h behind Ostend. It is currently 11:46 PM in Ostend and 10:46 PM in Lydd.
There are 907+ hotels available in Lydd.
What companies run services between Ostend, Belgium and Lydd, England?
You can take a train from Ostende to Church via Bruges, Bruges, Calais, Dover, Dover Priory, Folkestone Central, and Folkestone Central station in around 7h 9m.
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- 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
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Ostende to Gand-Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £7–10
- 1st Class
- £10–16
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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 Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bruges to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £3–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Folkestone Central station to Church
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
Bus from Guildhall Street to Church
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
Bus from Pencester Road to Middelburg Square
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
Bus from Middelburg Square to Church
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Gent-Dampoort to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £6–8
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +32 70 22 02 00
- Website
- delijn.be
Bus from Oostende Gouwelozestraat to Brugge Station perron C7
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.delijn.be/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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