Canterbury East railway station
You can reach 27 stations directly from Canterbury East on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Dover Priory, with 52 trains a day.
See Canterbury East on the map
Canterbury East is the nearest station for postcodes in CT1. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Canterbury East
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dover Priory | 52 | 37 | 33 |
| Faversham | 52 | 37 | 33 |
| Aylesham | 51 | 37 | 33 |
| Kearsney | 51 | 37 | 33 |
| Selling | 51 | 37 | 33 |
| Shepherdswell | 51 | 37 | 33 |
| Adisham | 50 | 37 | 33 |
| Bekesbourne | 50 | 37 | 33 |
| Snowdown | 50 | 37 | 33 |
| Gillingham | 40 | 29 | 30 |
| Rainham | 40 | 29 | 30 |
| Sittingbourne | 40 | 29 | 30 |
| Chatham | 39 | 28 | 30 |
| Rochester | 39 | 28 | 30 |
| Newington | 37 | 29 | 30 |
| Teynham | 37 | 29 | 30 |
| Bromley South | 36 | 28 | 30 |
| London Victoria | 36 | 28 | 30 |
| Longfield | 16 | 14 | 30 |
| Meopham | 15 | 14 | 30 |
| London Cannon Street | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| London Bridge | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Denmark Hill | 1 | 1 | 30 |
| Farningham Road | 1 | 1 | 30 |
| Swanley | 1 | 1 | 30 |
| St Mary Cray | 1 | 1 | 30 |
| Sole Street | 1 | 1 | 30 |
How busy Canterbury East is
1,170,446 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 469th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 38,101 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Canterbury East and Faversham than any other pair: 172,630 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
- Canterbury West 0.7 miles
- Sturry 2.7 miles
- Chartham 2.8 miles
- Bekesbourne 2.8 miles
- Chilham 4.8 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Canterbury East, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Canterbury South · 0.7 miles
- Bridge · 2.4 miles
- Blean and Tyler Hill Halt · 2.9 miles
- Bishopsbourne · 3.9 miles
- Chislet Colliery Halt · 4.0 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.