Charing train station
You can reach 31 stations directly from Charing on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Ashford International, with 69 trains a day.
- 31 direct destinations
- 1,789th busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free in part
- 35 parking spaces
- 1 bus stop nearby
Direct trains from Charing
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford International | 69 | 44 | 64 |
| Bearsted | 69 | 44 | 64 |
| Hollingbourne | 69 | 44 | 64 |
| Harrietsham | 69 | 44 | 64 |
| Lenham | 69 | 44 | 64 |
| Maidstone East | 69 | 44 | 64 |
| Borough Green & Wrotham | 68 | 43 | 62 |
| Otford | 68 | 43 | 62 |
| Swanley | 68 | 43 | 62 |
| West Malling | 68 | 43 | 62 |
| Barming | 58 | 37 | 62 |
| Bromley South | 58 | 37 | 31 |
| East Malling | 58 | 37 | 62 |
| London Victoria | 58 | 37 | 31 |
| St Mary Cray | 52 | 37 | 62 |
| Kemsing | 38 | 36 | 0 |
| Charing Cross | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| London Bridge | 10 | 6 | 31 |
| Waterloo East | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| Canterbury West | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Chilham | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Chartham | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Minster | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sturry | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Wye | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramsgate | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Folkestone Central | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Folkestone West | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandling | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Thanet Parkway | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Westenhanger | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How busy Charing station is
94,218 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,789th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Charing and Ashford International than any other pair: 42,074 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: 19 stations instead of 31, a drop of about 39%. Saturday runs to 19.
Nearest other stations
- Lenham 4.0 miles
- Pluckley 4.0 miles
- Harrietsham 5.7 miles
- Ashford International 5.8 miles
- Wye 6.3 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Charing, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Hothfield · 2.6 miles
Show closed stations on the map
Facilities at Charing station
Charing is staffed part time, with step-free access to part of the station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 07:15 to 11:40 · Saturday: closed · Sunday: closed
Toilets
Parking at Charing station
- Station Car Park 35 spaces, 2 accessible
£3.60 off-peak, £3.90 a day, £13.70 a week
Cycle parking: 4 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 3 August 2026.
Getting to Charing station
Charing station is in Ashford, South East, and is run by Southeastern.
The nearest motorway junction is M20 J9 (Drovers), 4.4 miles south-east.
1 bus stop is within a short walk, the nearest being Railway Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Charing station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from