There are 12 ways to get from Europe to Shaftesbury by train, plane, bus, car, car train, ferry, taxi, 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.
Train to Frankfurt, fly to London City Airport, train
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to London City Airport (LCY)plane FRA - LCY
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Gillingham (Dorset)train
10h 54m£170–429Train to Frankfurt, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane FRA - LHR
- Take the train from Woking to Gillingham (Dorset)train
11h 20m£126–341Bus, train
- Take the bus from Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Gillingham (Dorset)train
23h 8m£189–295Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Europe to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Shaftesburycar
10h 7m£246–311Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane HAJ - LHR
- Take the train from Woking to Gillingham (Dorset)train
11h 24mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane FRA - LGW
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to Salisburytrain
11h 30m£137–322Train to Frankfurt, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane FRA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Basingstoketrain
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Gillingham (Dorset)train
12h 36m£175–367Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane CGN - STN
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Gillingham (Dorset)train
12h 46m£141–453Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane CGN - LGW
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to Salisburytrain
12h 28m£154–414Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane AMS - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Salisburytrain
14h 56m£152–380Train, bus, ferry, taxi
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Rb5 / ...
- Take the bus from Kassel to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Cabourgbus 752
- Take the ferry from Caen - Ouistreham to Portsmouthferry
- Take the taxi from WestQuay to Shaftesburytaxi
30h 3m£271–363Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Europe to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Shaftesburycar
11h 11m£154–269
Frankfurt (FRA) to London City Airport (LCY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Shaftesbury is to train and fly which costs £120 - £350 and takes 11h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Shaftesbury is to drive and Eurotunnel which takes 10h 7m and costs £240 - £320.
The distance between Europe and Shaftesbury is 623 miles.
The best way to get from Europe to Shaftesbury without a car is to bus and train which takes 23h 8m and costs £180 - £300.
It takes approximately 10h 54m to get from Europe to Shaftesbury, including transfers.
Shaftesbury is 1h behind Europe. It is currently 2:48 PM in Europe and 1:48 PM in Shaftesbury.
There are 567+ hotels available in Shaftesbury.
What companies run services between Europe and Shaftesbury, Dorset, England?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Shaftesbury. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to London City Airport (LCY), walk to London City Airport, take the train to Canning Town DLR Station, walk to Canning Town station, take the subway to Waterloo Station, walk to London Waterloo Station, take the train to Gillingham (Dorset), walk to Gillingham Station, then take the bus to The Town Hall. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Europe to The Town Hall via Hessisch Lichtenau Stadtmitte, Kaufungen-Papierfabrik, Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik, Luxembourg P+R Bouillon, London Victoria Green Line Station, Victoria Coach Station, Horse Guards Parade, London Waterloo, Gillingham (Dorset), and Gillingham Station in around 23h 8m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–270
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–240
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–350
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–340
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–180
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–160
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–240
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–350
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–290
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–270
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–150
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £8–18
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £8–18
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Gillingham (Dorset)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Gillingham (Dorset)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Woking to Gillingham (Dorset)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–65
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Woking to Gillingham (Dorset)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–65
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Clapham Junction to Salisbury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–65
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Basingstoke to Gillingham (Dorset)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–45
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Gillingham (Dorset)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Clapham Junction to Salisbury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–65
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham International to Basingstoke
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £29
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–19
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–19
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Salisbury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kassel to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Cabourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- 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
- £30–50
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Caen - Ouistreham to Portsmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £38
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Estimated price
- £110–140
Aero Taxis Southampton
- Phone
- +442380010203
- Website
- aerotaxis-southampton.co.uk
Southampton Taxi
- Phone
- +442380553631
- Website
- southampton-taxi.net
Southampton White Taxi Excursions
- Phone
- +447393848381
- Website
- southamptonwhitetaxi.com
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