Ashford International train station

You can reach 74 stations directly from Ashford International on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Ramsgate, with 122 trains a day.

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Address: TN23 1EZ

Ashford International is the nearest station for postcodes in TN24, TN23, TN25. Check your own postcode.

74 direct destinations
141st busiest in Britain
Staffed full time
Step-free throughout
616 parking spaces
3 bus stops nearby

Direct trains from Ashford International

Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.

Destination	Weekday	Saturday	Sunday
Ramsgate	122	112	125
Canterbury West	92	77	93
Thanet Parkway	92	74	93
London Bridge	90	74	122
Folkestone Central	88	76	94
Folkestone West	88	76	94
Dover Priory	87	76	94
Headcorn	86	72	121
Paddock Wood	86	72	121
Staplehurst	86	72	121
Tonbridge	86	72	121
Marden	84	72	121
Sevenoaks	82	68	57
Charing Cross	81	74	89
Waterloo East	81	74	89
Stratford International	79	70	63
London St. Pancras International	79	70	63
Otford	77	45	95
Swanley	77	45	63
Ebbsfleet International	75	70	63
Bearsted	73	46	65
Maidstone East	73	46	97
Borough Green & Wrotham	72	45	63
West Malling	72	45	63
Lenham	71	45	65
Charing	69	44	64
Hollingbourne	69	44	64
Harrietsham	69	44	64
Bromley South	66	39	32
Pluckley	66	37	96
London Victoria	66	39	32
Barming	61	39	63
East Malling	61	39	63
St Mary Cray	60	39	63
Chilham	52	37	60
Chartham	52	37	60
Wye	52	37	60
Sandling	47	38	60
Westenhanger	47	38	60
Minster	46	36	60

and 34 more stations, each served less often.

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Lines serving Ashford International

Ashford International is on the South Eastern Main Line and the High Speed 1, each of which has its own page with the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.

How busy Ashford International station is

3,791,778 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 141st busiest station in Great Britain.

A further 852,249 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.

More journeys run between Ashford International and London St Pancras International than any other pair: 1,227,648 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.

Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.

Nearest other stations

Wye 3.8 miles
Ham Street 5.3 miles
Pluckley 5.6 miles
Charing 5.8 miles
Westenhanger 7.8 miles

Closed stations nearby

Former stations within 8 km of Ashford International, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.

Ashford West · 0.5 miles
Park Farm · 2.3 miles
Hothfield · 3.2 miles
Smeeth · 4.2 miles

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Facilities at Ashford International station

Ashford International is staffed full time, with step-free access to the whole station.

Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 05:30 to 21:30 · Saturday: 05:30 to 21:30 · Sunday: 06:00 to 21:30

Toilets · Waiting room

Parking at Ashford International station

Car Park A 166 spaces, 13 accessible
£10.40 off-peak, £11.50 a day, £42.30 a week
Car Park B 135 spaces, 15 accessible
£9.50 off-peak, £10.50 a day, £42.30 a week
Car Park F 315 spaces, 2 accessible
£7.00 off-peak, £77.00 a day, £32.10 a week

Cycle parking: 454 spaces (sheltered, stands).

From National Rail's station record, last updated 23 August 2026.

Getting to Ashford International station

Ashford International station is in Ashford, South East, and is run by Southeastern.

The nearest motorway junction is M20 J9 (Drovers), 1.0 miles north.

3 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Ashford International Railway Station.

Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.

Ashford International station elsewhere

National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
Wikipedia the station's history
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