There are 13 ways to get from Málaga to Folkestone by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car ferry, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to London City Airport, train
best- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to London City Airport (LCY)plane AGP - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
6h 54m£128–400Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane AGP - STN
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
7h 24m£71–259Train via Madrid
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
20h 6m£346–836Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Madrid Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris, Quai de Bercybus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Doverbus 700
32h 6m£89–252Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Málaga to Bilbaocar
- Take the car ferry from Bilbao to Portsmouth International Portcarferry
- Drive from Portsmouth International Port to Folkestonecar
40h 40m£226–572Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane AGP - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
7h 10m£76–192Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane AGP - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
7h 8m£128–336Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane AGP - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
7h 16m£85–216Fly to London Southend Airport, train
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to London Southend Airport (SEN)plane AGP - SEN
- Take the train from Southend Airport to Stratford (London)train
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
7h 44m£94–305Fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane AGP - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
9h 13m£120–304Train
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
21h 17m£409–818Bus via Donostia / San Sebastián
- Take the bus from Málaga to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lille to Doverbus
37h 32m£158–269Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Málaga to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain le shuttle
21h 10m£385–505
Málaga to Folkestone by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Málaga to Folkestone is to fly and train which costs £75 - £200 and takes 7h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Málaga to Folkestone is to fly and train which takes 6h 54m and costs £120 - £400.
No, there is no direct bus from Málaga to Folkestone station. However, there are services departing from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga and arriving at Folkestone Central station via Estación Sur de Autobuses, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Pencester Road. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from Málaga to Folkestone. However, there are services departing from Malaga Maria Zambrano and arriving at Folkestone Central via Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Barcelona-Sants, Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud, Lille Europe and London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 6m.
The distance between Málaga and Folkestone is 1129 miles.
The best way to get from Málaga to Folkestone without a car is to train via Madrid which takes 20h 6m and costs £340 - £850.
It takes approximately 6h 54m to get from Málaga to Folkestone, including transfers.
Málaga to Folkestone bus services, operated by Interbus, depart from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga station.
Málaga to Folkestone train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Malaga Maria Zambrano station.
The best way to get from Málaga to Folkestone is to train via Madrid which takes 20h 6m and costs £340 - £850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £85 - £260 and takes 32h 6m.
What companies run services between Málaga, Spain and Folkestone, England?
You can take a train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Folkestone Central via Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Barcelona-Sants, Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud, Lille Europe, and London St Pancras Intl in around 20h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Folkestone Central station via Estación Sur de Autobuses, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Dover, and Pencester Road in around 32h 6m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–230
Flights from Málaga Airport to London City Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–230
Flights from Málaga Airport to London City Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–230
Flights from Málaga Airport to London City Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–230
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–240
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–290
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £75–190
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Santiago de Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–230
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–240
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–290
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–230
Flights from Málaga Airport to London City Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–230
Flights from Málaga Airport to London City Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–230
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–240
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–290
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £75–190
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Santiago de Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Málaga Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–110
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Southend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–200
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–110
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Stansted Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £27–110
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–65
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–310
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Málaga Airport to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–75
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Stratford International to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Stratford International to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Stratford International to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £140–260
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–90
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £95–190
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £85–150
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–30
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £95–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £130–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Perpignan to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £200–320
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- greateranglia.co.uk
Train from Southend Airport to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +34 916 52 00 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–75
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris, Quai de Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lille to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- [email protected]
- Website
- socibusventas.es
Bus from Málaga to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Bilbao to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £75–350
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £75–170
- Car Single Ticket
- £200–350
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Málaga to Folkestone bus services, operated by Interbus, arrive at Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Folkestone is 1h behind Málaga. It is currently 12:38 PM in Málaga and 11:38 AM in Folkestone.
Málaga to Folkestone train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
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