Trains

1 hour 40 mins direct service from Charing Cross, Victoria or London Bridge Approx 7 hours from Edinburgh; requires tube connection to London Kings Cross 4 hours 40 mins from Cardiff; requires tube connection to London Paddington

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Two main train companies operate in Kent:

South East Trains provide routes from:

London Victoria London Charing Cross London Gatwick Airport to much of the coast including Folkestone, Ramsgate and Dover

South Central Trains provide limited routes from:

London Victoria London Gatwick Airport to Ashford, which provides links to Portsmouth and Bournemouth