There are 12 ways to get from Munich to Folkestone by train (Eurostar), bus, night train, train, car, car train, car ferry, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from München Hbf to Frankfurttrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt 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
11h 21m£224–717Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Doverbus N280
20h 59m£75–117Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Muenchen Ost to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- 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
14h 58m£164–335Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Munich to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain le shuttle
9h 53m£239–293Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Munich to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
11h 3m£142–234Fly Munich International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MUC - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
7h 7m£129–336Fly Munich International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane MUC - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
7h 2m£112–300Fly Munich International Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane MUC - STN
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
7h 1m£119–418Bus to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the bus from München to Memmingen Airportbus
- Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane FMM - STN
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
7h 33m£85–312Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane NUE - STN
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
7h 38m£110–343Train to Salzburg Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane SZG - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
8h 34m£145–411Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to London City Airport
- Take the train from München Hbf to St. Margrethen SGtrain
- Take the train from St. Margrethen Sg to Zuerich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London City Airport (LCY)plane ZRH - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
9h 8m£159–630
Munich to Folkestone by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Folkestone is to bus which costs £75 - £120 and takes 20h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Folkestone is to fly and train which takes 7h 1m and costs £110 - £420.
No, there is no direct bus from Munich station to Folkestone. However, there are services departing from Munich central bus station and arriving at The Cube via Pencester Road. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 59m.
No, there is no direct train from Munich to Folkestone. However, there are services departing from München Hbf and arriving at Folkestone Central via Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 21m.
The distance between Munich and Folkestone is 799 miles.
The best way to get from Munich to Folkestone without a car is to train which takes 11h 21m and costs £220 - £750.
It takes approximately 11h 21m to get from Munich to Folkestone, including transfers.
Munich to Folkestone bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Munich central bus station.
Munich to Folkestone train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from München Hbf station.
The best way to get from Munich to Folkestone is to train which takes 11h 21m and costs £220 - £750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £75 - £120 and takes 20h 59m.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Folkestone, England?
You can take a train from München Hbf to Folkestone Central via Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, and London St Pancras Intl in around 11h 21m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Munich central bus station to Dover once daily. Tickets cost £70–120 and the journey takes 19h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–210
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–190
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–270
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- £19–55
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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More Questions & Answers
Munich to Folkestone bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dover station.
Folkestone is 1h behind Munich. It is currently 6:33 PM in Munich and 5:33 PM in Folkestone.
Munich to Folkestone train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
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