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How to get to Folkestone from Plymouth by train, bus, flight or ferry.
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The best way to travel from Plymouth to Folkestone is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

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This is compared to other travel options from Plymouth to Folkestone:
A coach is £32 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Plymouth to Folkestone costing on average £84.
A coach is £34 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Plymouth to Folkestone costing on average £87.
Other travel options to Folkestone take longer:
Train takes on average 5h 25m.
Coach takes on average 9h 50m.
- Around 7 trains per day.
- Around 6 coaches per day.
- Around 4 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Plymouth and Folkestone as scheduled services by coach, train and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Coaches mostly depart from Plymouth, Coach Station and arrive in Folkestone, Middelburg Square.
- Flights mostly depart from Newquay Cornwall Airport and arrive in London Gatwick Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Plymouth station (PLY) and arrive in Folkestone West (FKW).
- Travel with National Express to go to Folkestone by coach.
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