There are 14 ways to get from Western Europe to London by train (Eurostar), bus, night train, train, car, car train, car ferry, or plane
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Train via Cologne
best- Take the train from Koblenz Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
7h 55m£182–389Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Coblenz central train station to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillonbus N780
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus : London - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
15h 28m£43–70Night 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
10h£141–278Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Western Europe to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Londoncar
7h 24m£209–251Train
- Take the train from Koblenz Hbf to Bruxelles-Miditrain Nj / ...
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.train Eurostar
9h 58m£79–138Drive, 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 26m£119–212Train to Luxembourg, fly to London City Airport
- Take the train from Hatzenport Bahnhof to Pfalzel, Hafenstraßetrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to London City Airport (LCY)plane LUX - LCY
6h 57m£113–388Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to London City Airport
- Take the train from Hatzenport Bahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to London City Airport (LCY)plane FRA - LCY
6h 52m£132–358Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Hatzenport Bahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Koblenz Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane DUS - LHR
6h 50m£98–321Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Hatzenport Bahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane FRA - LHR
6h 57m£106–309Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport
- Take the train from Hatzenport Bahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Koblenz Hbf to Koeln 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 31m£101–276Train to Luxembourg, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Hatzenport Bahnhof to Pfalzel, Hafenstraßetrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane LUX - LHR
6h 52m£92–339Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the train from Hatzenport Bahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Koblenz Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane CGN - STN
6h 55m£86–308Bus to Hahn, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the bus from Bullay Bahnhof to Hahnbus
- Fly from Hahn (HHN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane HHN - STN
7h 12m£70–285
Western Europe to London by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Western Europe to London is to bus which costs £40 - £70 and takes 15h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Western Europe to London is to train and fly which takes 6h 31m and costs £100 - £280.
No, there is no direct bus from Western Europe to London station. However, there are services departing from Brodenbach Brißbachtal and arriving at London Victoria Green Line Station via Coblenz central train station and Luxembourg P+R Bouillon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 28m.
No, there is no direct train from Western Europe to London. However, there are services departing from Hatzenport Bahnhof and arriving at London St Pancras Intl via Koblenz Hbf, Köln Hbf and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 55m.
The distance between Western Europe and London is 446 miles.
The best way to get from Western Europe to London without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 7h 55m and costs £180 - £390.
It takes approximately 7h 55m to get from Western Europe to London, including transfers.
Western Europe to London bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Coblenz central train station.
Western Europe to London train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Koblenz Hbf station.
The best way to get from Western Europe to London is to train via Cologne which takes 7h 55m and costs £180 - £390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £40 - £70 and takes 15h 28m.
What companies run services between Western Europe, Germany and London, England?
You can take a vehicle from Western Europe to London St Pancras Intl via Hatzenport Bahnhof, Koblenz Hbf, Köln Hbf, Bruxelles Midi, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 7h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Brodenbach Brißbachtal to London Victoria Green Line Station via Koblenz Hauptbahnhof, Coblenz central train station, and Luxembourg P+R Bouillon in around 15h 28m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
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
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 Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–460
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–240
Flights from Luxembourg to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Thursday, Saturday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–190
Flights from Hahn to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–180
Flights from Luxembourg to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Luxembourg to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–350
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–250
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Luxembourg to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–260
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Luxembourg to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
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
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–290
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–240
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koblenz Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koblenz Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koblenz Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koblenz Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koblenz Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koblenz Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koblenz Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koblenz Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Koblenz Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–30
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Koblenz Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–30
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Koblenz Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–30
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- 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
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 Koblenz Hbf to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £18–28
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £18–28
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Koblenz Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £21–78
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £75–78
- Couchette Carriage
- £45–55
- Seating Carriage
- £21–26
- 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 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 Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Koblenz Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hatzenport Bahnhof to Pfalzel, Hafenstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hatzenport Bahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hatzenport Bahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hatzenport Bahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hatzenport Bahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hatzenport Bahnhof to Pfalzel, Hafenstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hatzenport Bahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Coblenz central train station to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +49 (0) 2672 9362-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- BKR Mobility
Bus from Bullay Bahnhof to Hahn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- BKR Mobility
- Phone
- +49 6131 4975 022
- [email protected]
- Website
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Bus from Bullay Bahnhof 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
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Western Europe to London bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon station.
Western Europe to London train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Koeln Hbf station.
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