Travel Information from Gravesend to Margate
| 43 miles | |
| Train or coach | |
| £5 - £16 | |
| Train • £5 • 1 h 22 min | |
| Train • £5 • 1 h 22 min | |
| National Express or Southeastern |
Take a train or coach to travel 43 miles between Gravesend and Margate. The most popular travel providers which serve this journey are National Express or Southeastern among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach or train from Gravesend to Margate.
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How to get to Margate from Gravesend by train, bus, flight or ferry.
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The best way to travel from Gravesend to Margate is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

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FAQs: Gravesend to Margate
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There are 2 travel options from Gravesend to Margate: train or coach.
The cheapest way to go to Margate from Gravesend is by taking a train, which costs on average £5.
This is compared to other ways of getting from Gravesend to Margate:
A train is £11 less than a coach with an average ticket price of £16 from Gravesend to Margate.
The fastest way to get to Margate from Gravesend is by train with an average travel time of 1 h 22 min.
Other travel options to Margate take longer:
Coach takes 1 h 40 min on average.
Margate is approximately 43 miles away from Gravesend.
The average frequency per day from Gravesend to Margate is:
- 6 coaches per day.
- Around 4 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route to Margate from Gravesend as scheduled services by train or coach can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points for travellers from Gravesend to Margate:
- Trains mostly depart from Gravesend and arrive in Margate.
The following travel companies offer services from Gravesend to Margate:
- National Express can get you to Margate by coach. You can find a good deal for coach tickets with National Express from Gravesend to Margate for £16 on Omio.
- Travel with Southeastern to go to Margate by train. For a good deal on tickets, you can find Southeastern Gravesend to Margate tickets on Omio for £5.
Yes, there are direct services available from Gravesend to Margate with the following travel companies:
- Direct coaches with with 5 direct coaches per day.
- 1 direct train per day with Southeastern.
Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Margate as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets to Margate from Gravesend.
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