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Compare coach and train for Dover to Birmingham
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Dover to Birmingham among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £15. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 3h 6m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.2kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £15, and a train costs an average of £37.
Distance: 266 km
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Most popular Coach | Train |
|---|---|
£25 Average Price Cheapest | £63 Average Price |
7h 0m Average total duration 6h 30m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 36m Average total duration Fastest 3h 6m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.3 - 0.7kg CO2 emissions | 0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions Lowest |
 Most popular bus company |  Most popular train company |
Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Dover to Birmingham
How to get to Birmingham from Dover by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Dover to Birmingham is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- NX007 · NX40017:506h55Dover, Pencester Road (Town Centre)0:45Birmingham, Coach Station£221One-way1 change
Cheapest
- NX007 · NX40017:506h55Dover, Pencester Road (Town Centre)0:45Birmingham, Coach Station£221One-way1 change
Fastest
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Tube from London St Pancras International to London Euston8:483h09Dover Priory (DVP)11:57Birmingham New Street (BHM)£891One-way2 changes
Other options
- W34208+P85667+Tube from London St Pancras International to London Euston+P85920_P8566110:453h42Dover Priory (DVP)14:27Birmingham New Street (BHM)£541One-way3 changes
- W33919+P85914_P85651 · P85658+Tube from London St Pancras International to London Euston9:453h42Dover Priory (DVP)13:27Birmingham New Street (BHM)£541One-way3 changes
- W33924+P90346 · P85648+Tube from London St Pancras International to London Euston8:523h35Dover Priory (DVP)12:27Birmingham New Street (BHM)£721One-way3 changes
- NX007 · NX40013:507h35Dover, Pencester Road (Town Centre)21:25Birmingham, Coach Station£251One-way1 change
- NX007 · NX5419:157h30Dover, Pencester Road (Town Centre)16:45Birmingham, Coach Station£301One-way1 change
- NX007 · NX5904:357h35Dover, Pencester Road (Town Centre)12:10Birmingham, Coach Station£391One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from Dover to Birmingham:
A coach is £38 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Dover to Birmingham costing on average £63.
Other travel options to Birmingham take longer:
Coach takes on average 6h 30m.
- Around 7 trains per day.
- Around 4 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Dover and Birmingham as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Dover Priory (DVP) and arrive in Birmingham New Street (BHM).
- Coaches mostly depart from Dover, Pencester Road (Town Centre) and arrive in Birmingham, Coach Station.
- Travel with Avanti West Coast, Chiltern Railways to go to Birmingham by train.
- Travel with National Express to go to Birmingham by coach.
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