There are 12 ways to get from Rome to Folkestone by plane, train, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car 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.
Fly Fiumicino International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane FCO - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
7h 41m£120–346Fly Roma Ciampino Airport to London Stansted Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane CIA - STN
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Stratford City Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
7h 28m£72–282Train
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
16h 50m£326–599Bus via Bologna
- Take the bus from Roma to Bolognabus
- Take the bus from Bologna to Brussels-North Stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Doverbus
29h 50mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Rome to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain le shuttle
16h 54mFly Fiumicino International Airport to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to London City Airport (LCY)plane FCO - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
8h 17m£115–355Fly Fiumicino International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane FCO - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
7h 37m£93–295Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane FCO - 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 42m£77–280Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to London City Airport, train
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to London City Airport (LCY)plane FLR - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
8h 1m£142–384Train, bus
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Bologna centraletrain
- Take the bus from Bologna to Gentbus
- Take the bus from Gent-Dampoort to Doverbus
30h 6mBus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus N521
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Doverbus 1700 / ...
30h 16m£110–185Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rome to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
18h 3m£214–343
Rome to Folkestone by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rome to Folkestone is to bus which costs £110 - £190 and takes 30h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Rome to Folkestone is to fly and bus and train which takes 7h 28m and costs £70 - £290.
No, there is no direct bus from Rome to Folkestone. However, there are services departing from Roma and arriving at Guildhall Street via Bologna, Brussel Eurolines Busstation and Pencester Road. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Rome to Folkestone. However, there are services departing from Roma Termini and arriving at Folkestone Central via Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu, Lille Europe and London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 50m.
The distance between Rome and Folkestone is 1011 miles.
The best way to get from Rome to Folkestone without a car is to train which takes 16h 50m and costs £320 - £600.
It takes approximately 7h 41m to get from Rome to Folkestone, including transfers.
Rome to Folkestone bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., depart from Roma station.
Rome to Folkestone train services, operated by ItaloTreno, depart from Roma Termini station.
The best way to get from Rome to Folkestone is to train which takes 16h 50m and costs £320 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus via Bologna, which costs and takes 29h 50m.
What companies run services between Rome, Italy and Folkestone, England?
You can take a train from Roma Termini to Folkestone Central via Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu, Lille Europe, and London St Pancras Intl in around 16h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Roma to Guildhall Street via Bologna, Brussels-North Station, Brussel Eurolines Busstation, Dover, and Pencester Road in around 29h 50m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–210
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–190
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to London Stansted Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–190
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to London Stansted Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to London Stansted Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to London Stansted Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Luton Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Luton Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–380
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–320
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–270
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to London City Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–270
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–460
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–390
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £110–500
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–420
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.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/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Roma Termini to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- 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
- £15–29
- 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
- £14–29
- 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
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Roma to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Roma to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Bologna to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Bologna to Gent
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11–13
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
Bus from Gent-Dampoort to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–11
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- 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
- 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
- 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
- £17–27
- 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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More Questions & Answers
Rome to Folkestone bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., arrive at Bologna station.
Folkestone is 1h behind Rome. It is currently 3:52 AM in Rome and 2:52 AM in Folkestone.
Rome to Folkestone train services, operated by ItaloTreno, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
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