Canterbury West railway station
You can reach 48 stations directly from Canterbury West on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Ashford International, with 92 trains a day.
See Canterbury West on the map
Canterbury West is the nearest station for postcodes in CT2. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Canterbury West
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford International | 92 | 77 | 93 |
| Ramsgate | 79 | 74 | 93 |
| Thanet Parkway | 78 | 74 | 93 |
| Chilham | 52 | 37 | 60 |
| Chartham | 52 | 37 | 60 |
| Wye | 52 | 37 | 60 |
| Minster | 45 | 36 | 60 |
| Sturry | 44 | 36 | 60 |
| Stratford International | 41 | 38 | 31 |
| London St. Pancras International | 41 | 38 | 31 |
| Broadstairs | 40 | 37 | 32 |
| Margate | 40 | 37 | 32 |
| Headcorn | 38 | 36 | 29 |
| Marden | 38 | 36 | 29 |
| Paddock Wood | 38 | 36 | 29 |
| Pluckley | 38 | 36 | 29 |
| Staplehurst | 38 | 36 | 29 |
| Tonbridge | 38 | 36 | 29 |
| Ebbsfleet International | 37 | 38 | 31 |
| London Bridge | 37 | 33 | 57 |
| Charing Cross | 36 | 33 | 57 |
| Waterloo East | 36 | 33 | 57 |
| Sevenoaks | 35 | 33 | 28 |
| Barming | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bromley South | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Borough Green & Wrotham | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bearsted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Charing | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| East Malling | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Hollingbourne | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrietsham | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kemsing | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenham | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Maidstone East | 3 | 0 | 29 |
| Otford | 3 | 0 | 29 |
| Swanley | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| London Victoria | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| West Malling | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| St Mary Cray | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Birchington-on-Sea | 1 | 0 | 0 |
and 8 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Canterbury West is
2,723,706 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 205th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 158,448 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Canterbury West and London St Pancras International than any other pair: 929,812 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.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 25 stations instead of 48, a drop of about 48%. Saturday runs to 23.
Nearest other stations
- Canterbury East 0.7 miles
- Sturry 2.3 miles
- Chartham 3.1 miles
- Bekesbourne 3.1 miles
- Chilham 5.1 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Canterbury West, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Canterbury South · 1.3 miles
- Blean and Tyler Hill Halt · 2.3 miles
- Bridge · 3.0 miles
- Chislet Colliery Halt · 3.7 miles
- Bishopsbourne · 4.5 miles
- South Street Halt · 4.6 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.