There are 12 ways to get from Galashiels to Folkestone by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Galashiels to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
7h 3m£178–265Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Galashiels Transport Interchange to Halston Hotelbus X95
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoriabus 838
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bouverie Road Westbus 007
13h 49m£71–125Bus, train via Newcastle upon Tyne
- Take the bus from Jedburgh Bus Station to Eldon Square Bus Stationbus X74
- Take the bus from John Dobson Street to Finchley Road / O2 Centrebus
- Take the train from London Bridge to Folkestone Centraltrain
12h 37mDrive 405 mi
- Drive from Galashiels to Folkestonecar 405 mi
7h 4m£100–144Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to London City Airport, train
- Take the train from Galashiels to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London City Airport (LCY)plane EDI - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
5h 36m£132–377Bus, train
- Take the bus from Galashiels Transport Interchange to Halston Hotelbus X95
- Take the train from Carlisle to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
7h 40m£113–243Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Galashiels to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane EDI - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
5h 55m£133–356Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the train from Galashiels to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane EDI - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
5h 52m£99–244Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Galashiels to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane EDI - STN
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Stratford City Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
6h 6m£79–216Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Galashiels to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane EDI - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
6h 17m£111–239Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to London City Airport
- Take the train from Galashiels to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London City Airport (LCY)plane GLA - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
6h 32m£126–418Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Galashiels to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
6h 46m£111–279
Galashiels to Folkestone by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Galashiels to Folkestone is to bus which costs £70 - £130 and takes 13h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Galashiels to Folkestone is to train and fly which takes 5h 36m and costs £130 - £380.
No, there is no direct bus from Galashiels to Folkestone. However, there are services departing from Galashiels Transport Interchange and arriving at Bouverie Road West via Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Galashiels to Folkestone. However, there are services departing from Galashiels and arriving at Folkestone Central via Edinburgh Waverley and London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 3m.
The distance between Galashiels and Folkestone is 495 miles. The road distance is 407.3 miles.
The best way to get from Galashiels to Folkestone without a car is to train which takes 7h 3m and costs £170 - £270.
It takes approximately 7h 3m to get from Galashiels to Folkestone, including transfers.
Galashiels to Folkestone bus services, operated by Borders Buses, depart from Galashiels Transport Interchange station.
Galashiels to Folkestone train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Galashiels station.
The best way to get from Galashiels to Folkestone is to train which takes 7h 3m and costs £170 - £270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £70 - £130 and takes 13h 49m.
What companies run services between Galashiels, Scotland and Folkestone, England?
You can take a train from Galashiels to Folkestone Central via Edinburgh Waverley, London Kings Cross, and London St Pancras Intl in around 7h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Galashiels Transport Interchange to Bouverie Road West via Halston Hotel, Bus Station, and London Victoria in around 13h 49m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Sunday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £19–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £27–90
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–75
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–350
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Galashiels to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Galashiels to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Galashiels to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Galashiels to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Galashiels to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Galashiels to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Galashiels to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Galashiels to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- [email protected]
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London Bridge to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Stratford International to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Stratford International to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Stratford International to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Southeastern
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Carlisle to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–20
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–20
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 1835 863755
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Jedburgh Bus Station to Eldon Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- Peter Hogg of Jedburgh
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from John Dobson Street to Finchley Road / O2 Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 01896 754350
- [email protected]
- Website
- Borders Buses
Bus from Galashiels Transport Interchange to Halston Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Borders Buses
Bus from Galashiels Transport Interchange to Halston Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Borders Buses
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Bouverie Road West
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to Stratford City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–9
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +352 50 55 62 63 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flibco
Bus from Coach Station to Stratford City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–12
- Website
- Flibco
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Booking & Getting There
Galashiels to Folkestone bus services, operated by Borders Buses, arrive at Halston Hotel station.
Galashiels to Folkestone train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
Yes, the driving distance between Galashiels to Folkestone is 407 miles. It takes approximately 7h 4m to drive from Galashiels to Folkestone.
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