There are 10 ways to get from Trier to Folkestone by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, train, or car ferry
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbftrain Re1
- Take the train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Paris l'Esttrain 82
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
8h 35m£210–401Bus via Brussels
cheapest- Take the bus from Trier central train station to Brussels-North train stationbus N36
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Doverbus N280 / ...
13h 22m£37–59Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Trier to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain le shuttle
5h 7m£177–204Bus to Luxembourg, fly to London City Airport, train
- Take the bus from Trier, Konstantin Basilika to Kirchberg, Hugo Gernsbackbus
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to London City Airport (LCY)plane LUX - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
6h 5m£117–338Train
- Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourgtrain 11 / ...
- Take the train from Luxembourg to Bruxelles-Miditrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
9h 19m£161–314Bus
- Take the bus from Trier central train station to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillonbus N36
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bouverie Road Westbus 007
15h 5m£54–100Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Trier to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
6h 17m£70–140Bus to Luxembourg, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Trier, Konstantin Basilika to Kirchberg, Hugo Gernsbackbus
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane LUX - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
6h 34m£102–321Bus to Hahn, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the bus from Trier central train station to Frankfurt-Hahn Airportbus
- Fly from Hahn (HHN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane HHN - STN
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
6h 43m£65–284Bus to Luxembourg, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the bus from Trier, Konstantin Basilika to Kirchberg, Hugo Gernsbackbus
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane LUX - STN
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
6h 39m£62–277
Trier to Folkestone by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trier to Folkestone is to bus via Brussels which costs £35 - £60 and takes 13h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Trier to Folkestone is to drive and Eurotunnel which takes 5h 7m and costs £170 - £210.
No, there is no direct bus from Trier station to Folkestone station. However, there are services departing from Trier central train station and arriving at Folkestone Central station via Brussels-North train station and Pencester Road. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 22m.
No, there is no direct train from Trier to Folkestone. However, there are services departing from Trier, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Folkestone Central via Saarbrücken Hbf, Paris Nord and London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 35m.
The distance between Trier and Folkestone is 643 miles.
The best way to get from Trier to Folkestone without a car is to train via Paris which takes 8h 35m and costs £210 - £410.
It takes approximately 8h 35m to get from Trier to Folkestone, including transfers.
Trier to Folkestone bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Trier central train station.
Trier to Folkestone train services, operated by Süwex, depart from Trier, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Trier to Folkestone is to train via Paris which takes 8h 35m and costs £210 - £410. Alternatively, you can bus via Brussels, which costs £35 - £60 and takes 13h 22m.
What companies run services between Trier, Germany and Folkestone, England?
You can take a train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Folkestone Central via Saarbrücken Hbf, Paris l'Est, Paris Nord, and London St Pancras Intl in around 8h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Trier central train station to Folkestone Central station via Brussels-North train station, Dover, and Pencester Road in around 13h 22m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Hahn to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–200
Flights from Luxembourg to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–190
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Luxembourg to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Luxembourg to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Luxembourg to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Luxembourg to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–270
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Schedules at
- Süwex
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 6731 999 27-27
- info@vlexx.de
- Website
- vlexx
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Schedules at
- vlexx
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Stratford International to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Stratford International to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Stratford International to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- Southeastern
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Luxembourg to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Trier central train station to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £17–28
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Trier central train station to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Trier central train station to Frankfurt-Hahn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +352 2465 2465
- service@mobiliteit.lu
- Website
- Mobiliteit
Bus from Trier, Konstantin Basilika to Kirchberg, Hugo Gernsback
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Mobiliteit
Bus from Trier, Konstantin Basilika to Kirchberg, Hugo Gernsback
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Mobiliteit
Bus from Trier, Konstantin Basilika to Kirchberg, Hugo Gernsback
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Mobiliteit
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Bouverie Road West
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Trier to Folkestone bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon station.
Trier to Folkestone train services, operated by Süwex, arrive at Saarbrücken Hbf station.
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