Transport Links

Interactive Map

Hover the mouse over a town/city on the map to the left to find out transport times (by road and rail) to and from major destinations as well as help with planning your journey.

A more detailed table can also be found below along with timetables for Ferry and Eurostar/Le Shuttle crossings.

Canterbury

By Train:

  • From Canterbury East
  • London (Victoria):
    1h 40 mins
  • From Canterbury West
  • London (Cannon St):
    1h 45 mins
  • London (Charing Cross):
    1h 50 mins

By Road:

  • Central London:
    1h 30 mins
  • Ashford: 25 mins
  • Dover: 30 mins
  • Whitstable: 15 mins
  • Deal: 35 mins

Whitstable

By Train:

  • London (Cannon Street):
    1h 30 mins

By Road:

  • Central London: 1h 32 mins
  • Ashford: 25 mins
  • Dover: 30 mins
  • Deal: 35 mins

Margate

By Train:

  • Canterbury (West):
    40 mins
  • London (Victoria):
    2h 00 mins
  • London (Charing Cross):
    2h 00 mins
  • London (Cannon Street):
    1 h 50 mins

By Road:

  • Central London: 1h 55 mins
  • Ashford: 52 mins
  • Dover: 34 mins
  • Whitstable: 33 mins
  • Deal: 28 mins

Broadstairs

By Train:

  • London (Cannon Street): 1h 50 mins

By Road:

  • Central London: 1h 56 mins
  • Ashford: 52 mins
  • Dover: 33 mins
  • Whitstable: 35 mins
  • Deal: 26 mins

Ramsgate

By Train:

  • London (Victoria):
    2h 10 mins
  • London (Cannon Street):
    2h 10 mins

By Road:

  • Central London: 1h 53 mins
  • Ashford: 49 mins
  • Dover: 30 mins
  • Whitstable: 32 mins
  • Deal: 23 mins

Sandwich

By Train:

  • London: 1h 52 mins

By Road:

  • London: 1h 30 mins
  • Ashford: 25 mins
  • Dover: 30 mins
  • Whitstable: 15 mins
  • Deal: 35 mins

Deal

By Train:

  • London (Charing Cross):
    2h 00 mins

By Road:

  • Central London: 1h 53 mins
  • Ashford: 40 mins
  • Dover: 16 mins
  • Whitstable: 44 mins

Dover

By Train:

  • London (Cannon Street):
    2h 05 mins

By Road:

  • Central London: 1h 43 mins
  • Ashford: 25 mins
  • Whitstable: 15 mins
  • Deal: 35 mins

Folkestone

By Train:

  • London (Cannon Street):
    1h 47 mins

By Road:

  • Central London: 1h 39 mins
  • Ashford: 25 mins
  • Dover: 30 mins
  • Whitstable: 15 mins
  • Deal: 35 mins

Ashford

By Train:

  • London (Charing Cross):
    1h 20 mins
  • London (Cannon Street):
    1h 20 mins

By Road:

  • Central London: 1h 22 mins
  • Dover: 30 mins
  • Whitstable: 15 mins
  • Deal: 35 mins

Maidstone

By Train:

  • London: 1h 05 mins

By Road:

  • Central London: 1h 08 mins
  • Ashford: 25 mins
  • Dover: 30 mins
  • Whitstable: 15 mins
  • Deal: 35 mins

Rochester

By Train:

  • London (Victoria): 1h 30 mins

By Road:

  • Central London: 59 mins
  • Ashford: 25 mins
  • Dover: 30 mins
  • Whitstable: 15 mins
  • Deal: 35 mins

Sevenoaks

By Train:

  • London: 1h 30 mins

By Road:

  • Central London: 1h 30 mins
  • Ashford: 25 mins
  • Dover: 30 mins
  • Whitstable: 15 mins
  • Deal: 35 mins

Tonbridge

By Train:

  • London: 1h 30 mins

By Road:

  • London: 1h 30 mins
  • Ashford: 25 mins
  • Dover: 30 mins
  • Whitstable: 15 mins
  • Deal: 35 mins

Hastings

By Train:

  • London: 1h 30 mins

By Road:

  • London: 1h 30 mins
  • Ashford: 25 mins
  • Dover: 30 mins
  • Whitstable: 15 mins
  • Deal: 35 mins

Faversham

By Train:

  • London (Victoria):
    1h 20 mins
  • London (Cannon Street):
    1h 15 mins
  • London (Charing Cross):
    1h 30 mins

By Road:

  • Central London: 1h 23 mins
  • Ashford: 19 mins
  • Dover: 31 mins
  • Whitstable: 16 mins
  • Deal: 38 mins

Ashford lies just 2 hours from Paris and 1 hour 40 minutes from Brussels. This means that wherever you are in East Kent, the continent is no more than a train ride away!

Detailed Transport Information

Proposed Train Times From 2009
These are the predicted journey times once the Fast Rail Link has been introduced from 2009

Ashford to London = 37 minutes
Canterbury to London = 61 minutes
Folkestone to London = 63 minutes
Ramsgate to London = 85 minutes
Margate to London = 98 minutes
Dover to London = 74 minutes

Further Information

Travel Times By Rail

London Victoria* = 101 minutes
London Cannon Street* = 97 minutes
London Bridge* = 84 minutes
Paris (Eurostar)** = 120 minutes
Brussels (Eurostar)** = 100 minutes
Calais (Eurotunnel)*** = 35 minutes

* times from Canterbury
** times from Ashford
*** times from Folkestone

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