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Compare train and coach for Sheffield to Folkestone
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Sheffield to Folkestone among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £17. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 2h 56m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £17, and a train costs an average of £59.
Distance: 313 km
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£107 Average Price | £17 Average Price Cheapest |
3h 26m Average total duration Fastest 2h 56m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 9h 5m Average total duration 8h 35m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Folkestone from Sheffield by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Sheffield to Folkestone is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
15:353h25Sheffield19:00Folkestone£1221One-way1 change
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15:353h25Sheffield19:00Folkestone£1221One-way1 change
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15:353h25Sheffield19:00Folkestone£1221One-way1 change
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8:353h26Sheffield12:01Folkestone£1221One-way1 change
9:353h26Sheffield13:01Folkestone£1221One-way1 change
11:353h26Sheffield15:01Folkestone£1221One-way1 change
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FAQs: Sheffield to Folkestone
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This is compared to other travel options from Sheffield to Folkestone:
A coach is £90 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Sheffield to Folkestone costing on average £107.
Other travel options to Folkestone take longer:
Coach takes on average 8h 35m.
- Around 8 trains per day.
- Around 4 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Sheffield and Folkestone as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Coaches mostly depart from Sheffield, Pond Street / Harmer Lane (Sheffield Interchange) and arrive in Folkestone, Middelburg Square.
- Trains mostly depart from Sheffield station (SHF) and arrive in Folkestone West (FKW).
- Travel with East Midlands Railway, east_midlands_trains to go to Folkestone by train.
- Travel with National Express to go to Folkestone by coach.
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