Folkestone Central railway station
You can reach 51 stations directly from Folkestone Central on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Ashford International, with 88 trains a day.
See Folkestone Central on the map
Folkestone Central is the nearest station for postcodes in CT20, CT19. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Folkestone Central
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford International | 88 | 76 | 93 |
| Folkestone West | 88 | 76 | 93 |
| Dover Priory | 87 | 76 | 93 |
| Sandling | 47 | 38 | 59 |
| Westenhanger | 47 | 38 | 59 |
| Deal | 45 | 38 | 32 |
| Martin Mill | 45 | 38 | 32 |
| Sandwich | 45 | 38 | 32 |
| Walmer | 45 | 38 | 32 |
| Ramsgate | 44 | 38 | 32 |
| Headcorn | 37 | 36 | 55 |
| Marden | 37 | 36 | 55 |
| Paddock Wood | 37 | 36 | 55 |
| Staplehurst | 37 | 36 | 55 |
| Tonbridge | 37 | 36 | 55 |
| Ebbsfleet International | 36 | 31 | 30 |
| London Bridge | 36 | 35 | 27 |
| Sevenoaks | 36 | 35 | 55 |
| Stratford International | 36 | 31 | 30 |
| London St. Pancras International | 36 | 31 | 30 |
| Charing Cross | 32 | 35 | 27 |
| Waterloo East | 32 | 35 | 27 |
| Pluckley | 24 | 1 | 4 |
| Thanet Parkway | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| London Cannon Street | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Broadstairs | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Faversham | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Margate | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Birchington-on-Sea | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chestfield & Swalecliffe | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dumpton Park | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hildenborough | 2 | 0 | 28 |
| Herne Bay | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Westgate-on-Sea | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitstable | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Barming | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bromley South | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Borough Green & Wrotham | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bearsted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charing | 1 | 0 | 0 |
and 11 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Folkestone Central is
817,324 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 638th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 601 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Folkestone Central and London St Pancras International than any other pair: 380,546 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: 26 stations instead of 51, a drop of about 49%. Saturday runs to 25.
Nearest other stations
- Folkestone West 0.6 miles
- Sandling 4.5 miles
- Westenhanger 5.7 miles
- Kearsney 6.4 miles
- Dover Priory 6.6 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Folkestone Central, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Folkestone Harbour · 0.9 miles
- Folkestone East · 1.0 miles
- Cheriton Halt · 1.2 miles
- Eurotunnel Folkestone Terminal · 1.7 miles
- Folkestone Warren Halt · 2.1 miles
- Sandgate · 2.1 miles
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More about this station on Wikipedia.