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Kent & UK transport links
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Transport Links
By Road
Thanet is 75 miles from Central London and 56 miles from the
M25/Dartford Crossing.
A fast-link dual carriageway connects Thanet with the M2 and the
UK motorway network.Several local companies provide trailer or
containerised road haulage and distribution services throughout the
UK and internationally. Distances within Kent and the UK.
By Rail
Served by South Eastern Trains, Thanet's seven railway
stations provide regular passenger services to London's Victoria
and Charing Cross stations. Fast train journey time from Ramsgate
is 110 minutes; from Margate 100 minutes. South Eastern Trains website for
timetables.
The International Passenger Station at Ashford (50 minutes by
road and with 2000 parking places) allows passengers to board, and
disembark from, Eurostar rail
passenger services to and from Lille, Paris and Brussels via the
Channel Tunnel.
By Sea
Port of Ramsgate is a busy
cross-Channel port.
Freight ferries go to Ostend which offer facilities
for both accompanied and containerised freight.
Passenger ferries travel from Port of Ramsgate to Belguim
For information about passenger services, sailings and prices
please visit TransEuropa
Ferries website.
There are additional ferry, 'fast ferry' and hovercraft services
from Dover (20 miles/32km) and a deep-water container port at
Sheerness (50 miles/80km).
The Channel Tunnel
Eurotunnel's terminal at Folkstone is 50 minutes by road for
car, coach and accompanied lorry freight services to the continent.
Lorries and coaches should be pre-booked; cars can pre-book or be
transported on an 'arrive and travel' basis. There is no facility
for passengers without vehicles to travel.
The International Passenger Station at Ashford (50 minutes by
road and with 2000 parking places) allow passengers to board, and
disembark from, Eurostar's rail
passenger services to and from Lille, Paris and Brussels via the
Channel Tunnel.
By Air
The airport has facilities to accept both cargo and
passenger flights.
http://www.kentinternationalairport-manston.com/
For international and domestic passenger services, London
Gatwick is 131 km, London Heathrow 152 km, London City 120km,
London Luton 193km and London Stansted 147km.