Travel Information

Click here for information on travelling to Ramsgate. Click here for information on travelling within Ramsgate and Thanet.

Ramsgate Map

The Map below shows the roads leading into Ramsgate, the location of the local railway stations and a link to the local bus services.

Click here for additional Maps & Trails.

How to get to Ramsgate

We are situated on the southeastern tip of Kent, a unique location which provides us with a more temperate climate than some other parts of the country. Excellent road and rail links from London means that getting here is quick and easy, even the continent is just a hop across the Channel, as we are closer to France than our county town of Maidstone.

By Car

Excellent road links with the M20 and M2 motorways close-by provide easy links from London. Helpful route planners are:
www.google.co.uk/maps
www.rac.co.uk/route-planner
If you’re travelling from the continent you can drive straight onto the Eurotunnel train at Calais and in just 35 minutes you’ll arrive in Folkestone. From Folkestone it is approximately a 50 minute drive to Ramsgate on the A20 and A256.

Electric Car Charging Stations can be found here (supported by Carwow ).

By Rail

There are frequent trains between St Pancras International Station, London Victoria Station, Charing Cross Station, and Ramsgate Railway Station, Thanet Parkway Station. Journey times are typically 74 minutes (St Pancras) and 2 hours (Victoria and Charing Cross).

High Speed Trains

The High speed train service between St Pancras International Station and Ramsgate Railway Station, Thanet Parkway Station means travelling from the capital is quick and easy.

For the latest information on Trains and Tickets check with :-

Eurostar

Eurostar international service runs to/from St Pancras International Station to/from Brussels, Lille and Paris.
Tel: +44 (0) 3432 186 186
www.eurostar.com

By Coach

National Express runs a national network of coach services. Coaches run from London Victoria to Ramsgate, and take approximately 2 hours.
Tel: +44 (0) 8717 818181
Tel: +44 (0) 3717 818181 (disabled persons travel helpline)
Textphone: +44 (0) 121 455 0086
www.nationalexpress.com

By Sea

P & O Ferries
Ferry service between Dover and Calais
Tel: +44 (0) 8716 616 464
www.poferries.com

DFDS
Ferry Service between Dover and Calais or Dunkirk
Tel: +44 (0) 871 574 7235
Tel: (outside UK) +44 208 127 8303
www.dfdsseaways.co.uk

Stena Line
Ferry service between Hook of Holland and Harwich (2 hours and 20 minutes from Ramsgate)
Click here

For further Ferry information visit www.aferry.co.uk

By Air

From London Gatwick Airport it is approximately 1 hour 40 minutes drive to Ramsgate, whilst Heathrow Airport is approximately a 2 hours drive away. Stansted, Luton and London City airports are all up to 3 hours drive away.

Visitors arriving at any of London’s airports, who wish to travel by public transport to the area, must first travel to central London and change to a connecting coach or train service.

Travelling within Ramsgate & Thanet

Loop Bus

The Loop Bus operates a regular 8/10 minute service between Ramsgate, Broadstairs & Margate (Free Wi-Fi & USB charging).

*Timetable update : January 2026

Open Top Bus

The popular Open Top bus service runs :-

  • 3 – 19 April (Easter Holidays)
  • 23 – 31 May (May half term)
  • Weekends from 6 June
  • Daily during the summer holidays (22 July – 31 August)
  • 5 & 6 September

This seasonal bus service deploys several open top buses and runs regularly from Ramsgate Boating Pool to Minnis Bay and back.

For more information on the Loop bus, the Open Top bus and other bus routes to and from Ramsgate see www.stagecoachbus.com