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How to get fromDover to Rhineland-Palatinateby train (Eurostar), car ferry, bus, train, car, car train, or plane

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There are 12 ways to get from Dover to Rhineland-Palatinate by train (Eurostar), car ferry, bus, train, car, car train, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Eil
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train Ice
    8h 6m
    €233–604

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Dover to Frankfurt Airportbus bus N280
    13h 27m
    €70–119

  3. Car ferry, bus, train

    1. Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Dunkirkcarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Ghent Dampoortbus bus
    3. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels-Nordtrain train Ic / ...
    4. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train Ice / ...
    10h 52m
    €126–515

  4. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Calais to Mainzcar car
    7h 10m
    €95–184

  5. Car ferry, bus, train via Cologne

    1. Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Dunkirkcarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Ghent Dampoortbus bus
    3. Take the train from Gent St Pieters to Köln Hbftrain train 79
    4. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Mainz, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 55 / ...
    12h 32m
    €111–527

  6. Eurotunnel, drive

    1. Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train le shuttle
    2. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Mainzcar car
    6h 31m
    €225–271

  7. Train to London City Airport, fly to Frankfurt

    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford Internationaltrain train
    2. Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane LCY - FRA
    5h 19m
    €171–471

  8. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Frankfurt

    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane LGW - FRA
    5h 58m
    €145–349

  9. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford Internationaltrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane STN - CGN
    3. Take the train from Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf to Neuwied Bftrain train
    6h 56m
    €103–307

  10. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane LGW - CGN
    4. Take the train from Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf to Neuwied Bftrain train
    7h 1m
    €145–324

  11. Train to London City Airport, fly to Luxembourg, train

    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford Internationaltrain train
    2. Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane plane LCY - LUX
    3. Take the train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    4. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    8h 5m
    €166–480

  12. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Hahn, bus

    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford Internationaltrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Hahn (HHN)plane plane STN - HHN
    3. Take the bus from Hahn to Mainz, Hauptbahnhofbus bus
    7h 34m
    €94–334

Dover to Rhineland-Palatinate by train

Calendar101Weekly Trains
Duration8h 6mAverage Duration
Ticket€233Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 908.9 km
  • Duration: 8h 6m

What companies run services between Dover, England and Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany?

You can take a train from Dover Priory to Mainz, Römisches Theater via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf, and Frankfurt in around 8h 6m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Dover to Frankfurt Airport once daily. Tickets cost €55–100 and the journey takes 11h 35m.

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