There are 5 ways to get from Purley to Channel Tunnel by train, unknown, bus, car, or car train
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Train, travel
best- Take the train from Purley to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priorytrain
- Walk from Dover Priory to Channel Tunnelunknown
2h 49mBus, travel
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 1700 / ...
- Walk from Dover to Channel Tunnelunknown
4h 12mDrive, Eurotunnel, travel
- Drive from Purley to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Walk from Calais-Fréthun to Channel Tunnelunknown
2h 14mTrain, travel via London Bridge
- Take the train from London Bridge to Dover Priorytrain London Charing Cross - Dover Priory / ...
- Walk from Dover Priory to Channel Tunnelunknown
3h 4mBus, travel via Canterbury
- Take the bus from Purley / Downlands Precinct to Elephant & Castle Stationbus N68
- Take the bus from Elephant & Castle / New Kent Road to Bus Stationbus 007 / ...
- Walk from Pencester Road to Channel Tunnelunknown
4h 49m
Questions & Answers
The distance between Purley and Channel Tunnel is 169 km.
The best way to get from Purley to Channel Tunnel without a car is to train and travel which takes 2h 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 49m to get from Purley to Channel Tunnel, including transfers.
There are 798+ hotels available in Channel Tunnel.
What companies run services between Purley, England and Channel Tunnel, France?
There is no direct connection from Purley to Channel Tunnel. However, you can take the train to London St Pancras Intl, take the train to Dover Priory, then travel to Channel Tunnel. Alternatively, you can take a train from Purley to Channel Tunnel via London Victoria, London Victoria, and Dover in around 4h 12m.
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Purley to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London Bridge to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- Southeastern
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €136
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €136
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 20 7788 8550
- [email protected]
- Website
- Abellio London
Bus from Purley / Downlands Precinct to Elephant & Castle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2
- Website
- Abellio London
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Elephant & Castle / New Kent Road to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- National Express
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