Herne Bay train station
You can reach 57 stations directly from Herne Bay on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Birchington-on-Sea, with 82 trains a day.
Herne Bay is the nearest station for postcodes in CT6. Check your own postcode.
- 57 direct destinations
- 630th busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free throughout
- 92 parking spaces
- 1 bus stop nearby
Direct trains from Herne Bay
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birchington-on-Sea | 82 | 79 | 67 |
| Faversham | 82 | 79 | 67 |
| Margate | 82 | 79 | 67 |
| Whitstable | 82 | 79 | 67 |
| Broadstairs | 81 | 79 | 67 |
| Ramsgate | 77 | 79 | 67 |
| Gillingham | 70 | 77 | 1 |
| Rainham | 70 | 77 | 36 |
| Sittingbourne | 70 | 77 | 36 |
| Chatham | 69 | 77 | 1 |
| Rochester | 69 | 77 | 1 |
| Chestfield & Swalecliffe | 54 | 47 | 36 |
| Westgate-on-Sea | 54 | 47 | 36 |
| Dumpton Park | 53 | 47 | 36 |
| Bromley South | 36 | 44 | 1 |
| London Victoria | 36 | 44 | 1 |
| Ebbsfleet International | 29 | 32 | 0 |
| Stratford International | 29 | 32 | 0 |
| London St. Pancras International | 29 | 32 | 0 |
| Gravesend | 28 | 32 | 0 |
| Strood | 28 | 32 | 0 |
| Longfield | 15 | 19 | 0 |
| Meopham | 15 | 19 | 0 |
| Newington | 12 | 2 | 4 |
| Teynham | 12 | 2 | 4 |
| London Bridge | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| London Cannon Street | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashford International | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Deal | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| Dover Priory | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| Minster | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Mill | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| Sandwich | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| Thanet Parkway | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| Walmer | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| Folkestone Central | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Folkestone West | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Canterbury West | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charing Cross | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chilham | 1 | 0 | 0 |
and 17 more stations, each served less often.
Lines serving Herne Bay
Herne Bay is on the Chatham Main Line (Ramsgate Branch). That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Herne Bay station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Herne Bay 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 Herne Bay station is
834,602 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 630th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Herne Bay and Faversham than any other pair: 148,830 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: 24 stations instead of 57, a drop of about 58%. Saturday runs to 29.
Nearest other stations
- Chestfield & Swalecliffe 2.2 miles
- Whitstable 3.7 miles
- Sturry 4.4 miles
- Canterbury West 5.8 miles
- Canterbury East 6.5 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Herne Bay, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- South Street Halt · 3.3 miles
- Whitstable Harbour · 3.8 miles
- Chislet Colliery Halt · 4.3 miles
- Blean and Tyler Hill Halt · 4.4 miles
- Grove Ferry and Upstreet · 4.7 miles
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Facilities at Herne Bay station
Herne Bay is staffed part time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 06:10 to 19:00 · Saturday: 06:10 to 19:00 · Sunday: 09:10 to 16:00
Toilets
Parking at Herne Bay station
- Station Car Park 92 spaces, 6 accessible
£4.40 off-peak, £4.80 a day, £19.50 a week
Cycle parking: 30 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 25 August 2026.
Getting to Herne Bay station
Herne Bay station is in Canterbury, South East, and is run by Southeastern.
The nearest motorway junction is M2 J7 (Brenley Corner), 9.2 miles south-west.
1 bus stop is within a short walk, the nearest being Railway Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Herne Bay 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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