There are 14 ways to get from Western Europe to London by train (Eurostar), bus, train, night train, car, car train, car ferry, or plane
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Train via Cologne
best- Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 43N / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
7h 35m£159–318Bus to Hahn, fly to London Stansted Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Bullay Bf to Hahnbus
- Fly from Hahn (HHN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane HHN - STN
7h 2m£51–248Bus, train
- Take the bus from Coblenz central train station to Brussels-North train stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Lillebus 328 / ...
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
10h 23m£90–152Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Koblenz Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
9h 55m£112–240Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Western Europe to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Londoncar
7h 22m£196–232Train
- Take the train from Koblenz Hbf to Bruxelles-Miditrain Nj / ...
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.train Eurostar
10h 16m£82–170Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Western Europe to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Londoncar
8h 24m£89–169Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane DUS - LHR
6h 34m£88–331Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane CGN - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
6h 19m£89–263Train to Frankfurt, fly to London City Airport
- Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to London City Airport (LCY)plane FRA - LCY
6h 45m£118–372Train, train to Luxembourg, fly to London City Airport
- Take the train from Treis-Karden Bf to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourgtrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to London City Airport (LCY)plane LUX - LCY
6h 50m£104–316Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the train from Hatzenport Bf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane CGN - STN
6h 38m£68–273Train to Frankfurt, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane FRA - LHR
6h 53m£91–343Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BRU - LHR
8h 54m£141–418
Western Europe to London by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Western Europe to London is to train which costs £80 - £170 and takes 10h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Western Europe to London is to train and fly which takes 6h 19m and costs £85 - £270.
No, there is no direct train from Western Europe to London. However, there are services departing from Hatzenport Bf and arriving at London St Pancras Intl via Koblenz Hauptbahnhof, Koeln Hbf and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 35m.
The distance between Western Europe and London is 441 miles.
The best way to get from Western Europe to London without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 7h 35m and costs £150 - £320.
It takes approximately 7h 35m to get from Western Europe to London, including transfers.
Western Europe to London train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof station.
Western Europe to London train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
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You can take a train from Hatzenport Bf to London St Pancras Intl via Koblenz Hauptbahnhof, Koeln Hbf, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 7h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–270
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–260
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–140
Flights from Hahn to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–240
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–340
Flights from Luxembourg to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–340
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Luxembourg to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–280
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–180
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–260
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £29–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49-261-98887070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trans Regio Deutsche Regionalbahn GmbH (MittelrheinBahn)
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Schedules at
- Trans Regio Deutsche Regionalbahn GmbH (MittelrheinBahn)
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Schedules at
- Trans Regio Deutsche Regionalbahn GmbH (MittelrheinBahn)
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Schedules at
- Trans Regio Deutsche Regionalbahn GmbH (MittelrheinBahn)
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Schedules at
- Trans Regio Deutsche Regionalbahn GmbH (MittelrheinBahn)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Koblenz Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–81
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £77–81
- Couchette Carriage
- £45–60
- Seating Carriage
- £22–26
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Koblenz Hbf to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £12–28
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–25
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–25
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Treis-Karden Bf to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Schedules at
- Süwex
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
Train from Treis-Karden Bf to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Treis-Karden Bf to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hatzenport Bf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–9
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Coblenz central train station to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +49 (0) 2672 9362-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- BKR Mobility
Bus from Bullay Bf to Hahn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- BKR Mobility
- Phone
- +49 6131 4975 022
- [email protected]
- Website
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Bus from Bullay Bf to Hahn
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
- 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
- £8–50
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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