There are 11 ways to get from Stansted to France by train (Eurostar), train, bus, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train (Eurostar)
best- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
4h 2m€238–369Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Meopham to London Victoriatrain Gillingham / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
11h 59m€49–92Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Stansted to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Pariscar
4h 10m€198–229Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Take the train from Meopham to London Victoriatrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane LGW - CDG
6h 13m€87–280Train, bus via Flagstone Paving
- Take the train from Meopham to London Victoriatrain Gillingham / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 1710 / ...
12h 35m€59–92Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Stansted to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Pariscar
5h 26m€91–183Line 223 bus, train, train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Take the bus from Labour-in-Vain Road to Barrack Rowbus
- Take the train from Gravesend to Abbey Wood (London)train
- Take the train from Abbey Wood to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane LHR - CDG
6h 40mTrain, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Take the train from Meopham to London Victoriatrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane LGW - BOD
6h 34m€72–190Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Meopham to London Victoriatrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane LGW - NTE
6h 18m€77–220Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Meopham to London Victoriatrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane LGW - LYS
6h 38m€86–254Line 223 bus, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the bus from Labour-in-Vain Road to Barrack Rowbus
- Take the train from Gravesend to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane STN - NTE
6h 15m
Stansted to France by bus, train, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Stansted to France is to train and bus which costs €45 - €95 and takes 11h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Stansted to France is to train which takes 4h 2m and costs €230 - €370.
No, there is no direct train from Stansted to France. However, there are services departing from Ebbsfleet International and arriving at Cité via London St Pancras Intl and Gare du Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 2m.
The distance between Stansted and France is 504 km.
The best way to get from Stansted to France without a car is to train which takes 4h 2m and costs €230 - €370.
It takes approximately 4h 2m to get from Stansted to France, including transfers.
Stansted to France train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from London St Pancras Intl station.
France is 1h ahead of Stansted. It is currently 5:09 PM in Stansted and 6:09 PM in France.
Stansted to France train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
There are 21954+ hotels available in France.
What companies run services between Stansted, England and France?
Eurostar operates a train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord hourly. Tickets cost €170–280 and the journey takes 2h 28m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–110
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–190
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €24–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €29–150
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- [email protected]
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Meopham to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Meopham to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Meopham to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Gravesend to Abbey Wood (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Meopham to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Meopham to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Meopham to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Gravesend to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- Southeastern
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gravesend to Abbey Wood (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Abbey Wood to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 01474 326777
- Website
- 1st Bus Stop
Bus from Labour-in-Vain Road to Barrack Row
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- 1st Bus Stop
Bus from Labour-in-Vain Road to Barrack Row
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- 1st Bus Stop
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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