There are 12 ways to get from Mannheim to Folkestone by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, plane, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
8h 49m£219–457Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Mannheim central bus station to Frankfurt central train stationbus FlixBus 108 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Doverbus N870 / ...
17h£59–88Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Mannheim to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain le shuttle
6h 34m£199–236Train to Frankfurt, fly to London City Airport, train
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to London City Airport (LCY)plane FRA - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
5h 55m£139–365Train, bus
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain Re1
- Take the bus from Trier, Balduinsbrunnen/Hbf to Luxembourgbus L32 / ...
- Take the train from Luxembourg to Bruxelles-Miditrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
12h 30mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Mannheim to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
7h 44m£109–197Train to Frankfurt, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane FRA - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
6h 26m£120–324Train to Frankfurt, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane FRA - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
6h 31m£118–288Train to Frankfurt, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane FRA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
7h 20m£145–392Train, bus to Luxembourg, fly to London City Airport
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Saarbrücken Hbf to Luxembourgbus
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to London City Airport (LCY)plane LUX - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
8h 41mTrain to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Baden-Badentrain
- Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane FKB - STN
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
7h 50m£78–267Train, bus to Hahn, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Hahnbus
- Fly from Hahn (HHN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane HHN - STN
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
9h 22m£87–350
Mannheim to Folkestone by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Mannheim to Folkestone is to bus which costs £55 - £90 and takes 17h.
The fastest way to get from Mannheim to Folkestone is to train and fly which takes 5h 55m and costs £130 - £370.
No, there is no direct bus from Mannheim station to Folkestone. However, there are services departing from Mannheim central bus station and arriving at Middelburg Square via Frankfurt central train station and Pencester Road. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h.
No, there is no direct train from Mannheim to Folkestone. However, there are services departing from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Folkestone Central via Köln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 49m.
The distance between Mannheim and Folkestone is 589 miles.
The best way to get from Mannheim to Folkestone without a car is to train which takes 8h 49m and costs £210 - £460.
It takes approximately 8h 49m to get from Mannheim to Folkestone, including transfers.
Mannheim to Folkestone bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Mannheim central bus station.
Mannheim to Folkestone train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Mannheim to Folkestone is to train which takes 8h 49m and costs £210 - £460. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £55 - £90 and takes 17h.
What companies run services between Mannheim, Germany and Folkestone, England?
You can take a train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Folkestone Central via Köln Hbf, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, and London St Pancras Intl in around 8h 49m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Mannheim central bus station to Middelburg Square via Frankfurt central train station, Dover, and Pencester Road in around 17h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–290
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–240
Flights from Luxembourg to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–150
Flights from Hahn to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–330
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
Flights from Luxembourg to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–350
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Luxembourg to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–320
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–350
Flights from Luxembourg to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–180
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–240
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London Gatwick Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Hahn to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–22
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–22
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–22
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–22
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Luxembourg to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- [email protected]
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Stratford International to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Stratford International to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Stratford International to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Stratford International to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Southeastern
- 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
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Schedules at
- Süwex
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–26
- Schedules at
- Süwex
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–21
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- 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
- +44 333 311 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
- +44 330 060 0500
- 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
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £19
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 6131 4975 022
- [email protected]
- Website
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
Bus from Trier, Balduinsbrunnen/Hbf to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
Bus from Saarbrücken Hbf to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 6543 5019-400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bohr
Bus from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Hahn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–14
- Schedules at
- Bohr
- 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
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Booking & Getting There
Mannheim to Folkestone bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt central train station.
Folkestone is 1h behind Mannheim. It is currently 11:27 PM in Mannheim and 10:27 PM in Folkestone.
Mannheim to Folkestone train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
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