Dover Priory train station
You can reach 61 stations directly from Dover Priory on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Ashford International, with 88 trains a day.
Address: CT17 9SB
Dover Priory is the nearest station for postcodes in CT17, CT16. Check your own postcode.
- 61 direct destinations
- 523rd busiest in Britain
- Staffed full time
- Step-free throughout
- 36 parking spaces
- 5 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Dover Priory
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford International | 88 | 111 | 35 |
| Folkestone Central | 88 | 111 | 35 |
| Folkestone West | 88 | 111 | 35 |
| Faversham | 55 | 44 | 69 |
| Canterbury East | 52 | 44 | 38 |
| Aylesham | 51 | 44 | 38 |
| Kearsney | 51 | 44 | 38 |
| Selling | 51 | 44 | 38 |
| Shepherdswell | 51 | 44 | 38 |
| Adisham | 50 | 44 | 38 |
| Bekesbourne | 50 | 44 | 38 |
| Snowdown | 50 | 44 | 38 |
| Deal | 46 | 39 | 39 |
| Martin Mill | 46 | 39 | 39 |
| Sandling | 46 | 73 | 31 |
| Sandwich | 46 | 39 | 39 |
| Walmer | 46 | 39 | 39 |
| Westenhanger | 46 | 73 | 31 |
| Ramsgate | 44 | 39 | 39 |
| Gillingham | 40 | 42 | 0 |
| Rainham | 40 | 42 | 34 |
| Sittingbourne | 40 | 42 | 34 |
| Chatham | 39 | 41 | 0 |
| London Bridge | 39 | 35 | 27 |
| Rochester | 39 | 41 | 0 |
| Headcorn | 37 | 71 | 27 |
| Marden | 37 | 71 | 27 |
| Newington | 37 | 42 | 34 |
| Paddock Wood | 37 | 71 | 27 |
| Staplehurst | 37 | 71 | 27 |
| Teynham | 37 | 42 | 34 |
| Tonbridge | 37 | 71 | 27 |
| Bromley South | 36 | 41 | 0 |
| Ebbsfleet International | 36 | 31 | 0 |
| Sevenoaks | 36 | 70 | 27 |
| Stratford International | 36 | 31 | 0 |
| London St. Pancras International | 36 | 31 | 0 |
| London Victoria | 36 | 76 | 0 |
| Charing Cross | 32 | 35 | 27 |
| Waterloo East | 32 | 35 | 27 |
and 21 more stations, each served less often.
Lines serving Dover Priory
Dover Priory is on the South Eastern Main Line and the Chatham Main Line (Dover Branch), each of which has its own page with the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Dover Priory station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Dover Priory station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Dover Priory station is
1,029,332 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 523rd busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 86,844 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Dover Priory and London St Pancras International than any other pair: 255,510 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: 39 stations instead of 61, a drop of about 36%. Saturday runs to 50.
Nearest other stations
- Kearsney 2.2 miles
- Martin Mill 3.6 miles
- Shepherdswell 5.4 miles
- Walmer 6.3 miles
- Folkestone Central 6.6 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Dover Priory, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Dover Harbour · 0.6 miles
- Shakespeare Cliff Halt · 1.7 miles
- Stonehall and Lydden Halt · 3.7 miles
- Folkestone Warren Halt · 4.6 miles
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Facilities at Dover Priory station
Dover Priory 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: 06:15 to 21:30
Toilets
Parking at Dover Priory station
- Station Car Park 36 spaces, 2 accessible
£6.90 off-peak, £7.60 a day, £31.30 a week
Cycle parking: 42 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 3 August 2026.
Getting to Dover Priory station
Dover Priory station is in Dover, South East, and is run by Southeastern.
The nearest motorway junction is M20 J13 (Castle Hill), 6.5 miles west.
5 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Dover Priory Railway Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Dover Priory 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
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