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Folkestone ▸ Calais

Calais ▸ Folkestone ⇄
1 a dayfastest 35 minFlixBus🇬🇧 United Kingdom → 🇫🇷 France

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FolkestoneCalais· 50 km as the crow flies
  • 02:20 → 03:55
    FlixBus N824 / N870
    Folkestone (Eurotunnel) → Calais (Eurotunnel)
    35 minnonstop
    Runs: Only Tue 27 Oct, Wed 28 Oct, Thu 29 Oct, Fri 30 Oct, Sat 7 NovBook on FlixBus ↗
  • 02:50 → 04:25
    FlixBus N824
    Folkestone (Eurotunnel) → Calais (Eurotunnel)
    35 minnonstop
    Runs: Only Sun 18 Oct, Mon 19 Oct, Sat 24 Oct, Sun 25 Oct, Mon 2 NovThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 01:50 → 03:25)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 02:55 → 04:30
    FlixBus N824
    Folkestone (Eurotunnel) → Calais (Eurotunnel)
    35 minnonstop
    Runs: Only Mon 26 Oct, Sun 1 Novthe open data has only these datesBook on FlixBus ↗
  • 02:58 → 04:33
    FlixBus N870
    Folkestone (Eurotunnel) → Calais (Eurotunnel)
    35 minnonstop
    Runs: Only Sun 8 Novthe open data has only these datesBook on FlixBus ↗
  • 03:20 → 04:55
    FlixBus N824
    Folkestone (Eurotunnel) → Calais (Eurotunnel)
    35 minnonstop
    Runs: Only Sat 31 Oct, Sun 8 Novthe open data has only these datesBook on FlixBus ↗
  • 11:20 → 12:55
    FlixBus 700
    Folkestone (Eurotunnel) → Calais (Eurotunnel)
    35 minnonstop
    Runs: Only Sun 25 Oct, Sat 31 Octthe open data has only these datesBook on FlixBus ↗
  • 12:20 → 13:55
    FlixBus 700
    Folkestone (Eurotunnel) → Calais (Eurotunnel)
    35 minnonstop
    Runs: Daily until Fri 30 Oct, not Sat 24 Oct, Sun 25 OctBook on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026) and FlixBus UK (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Folkestone to Calais?

Yes. 1 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Folkestone to Calais?

The fastest takes 35 min; the slowest 35 min, for 50 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 02:20 and the latest at 12:20, local time in Folkestone. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Folkestone to Calais?

Not an overnight one: every bus here travels by day or evening.

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