Folkestone West railway station
You can reach 51 stations directly from Folkestone West on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Ashford International, with 88 trains a day.
See Folkestone West on the map
Folkestone West is the nearest station for postcodes in CT50, CT18. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Folkestone West
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 Central | 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 West is
970,078 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 553rd busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Folkestone West and London St Pancras International than any other pair: 451,634 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 Central 0.6 miles
- Sandling 3.8 miles
- Westenhanger 5.1 miles
- Kearsney 6.8 miles
- Dover Priory 7.1 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Folkestone West, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Cheriton Halt · 0.6 miles
- Eurotunnel Folkestone Terminal · 1.1 miles
- Folkestone Harbour · 1.5 miles
- Folkestone East · 1.5 miles
- Sandgate · 1.6 miles
- Dollands Moor Freight Yard · 2.3 miles
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More about this station on Wikipedia.