London to Dover & Canterbury with National Express coach
London to Dover & Canterbury by coach
National Express coach from London to Dover & Canterbury
Coach services from London to Dover & Canterbury are operated by the UK’s biggest coach carrier - National Express.
National Express provides a direct, intercity coach service between London and Dover & Canterbury. There is no other coach operator, which offers similar shuttle service between these cities.
National Express offers about 25 direct services per day. Most of the coches go through Canterbury and terminate in Dover, but some of them are not intended to serve the route from London to Dover only, the coaches run on larger distances and both destinations are only intermediate stops.
The National Express direct coach line between London and Dover & Canterbury is 007 and there are few other carriers’ routes passing through Dover & Canterbury.
Some of the services from Dover & Canterbury to London begin their journey at one of the UKs’ southern cities or towns, however, all terminate at Victoria Coach Station in London (see details below).
National Express’ coaches are high-class vehicles, equipped with toilet, air conditioning, reclining seats and radio. The carrier puts the safety and comfort of passengers first, so the vehicles are equipped with a large number of safeguards. The operator uses modern vehicles with large panoramic windows and increased legroom. Some coaches on this route provide free Wi-Fi and can take passengers in wheelchairs on board the bus.
Travelling with National Express between London and Canterbury takes about 2 hours, and between London and Dover it takes 2 hours 30 minutes. This is one of the cheapest transport options between Central London and Dover & Canterbury.
Go to National Express website to check current timetable and prices and book a ticket for your journey.
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Bus and coach boarding points
London, Victoria Coach Station
London, (Lewisham), High Street
London, (Canary Wharf), Canada Square
London, (Elephant & Castle), New Kent Road
London, (Walworth), Old Kent Road, Tesco
London, (New Cross Gate), Sainsburys
London, (Lewisham), Loampit Vale
London, (Eltham), Eltham Road, opposite Yorkshire Grey McDonalds
Canterbury (Park & Ride), New Dover Road
Canterbury, Bus Station
University of Kent, Keynes College, Coach Stop
Dover, Pencester Road, Bus Station
Dover, Ferry Port, Coach Stop
Timetables and fares for coach services from London to Dover & Canterbury
| Route | Carrier | Frequency | Travel time | Timetable | Online prices | Bookings |
| London to Dover & Canterbury | National Express | 25 per day | 2hrs - 2hrs 30mins | stops & times | from £5.50 |
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| Dover & Canterbury to London | National Express | 25 per day | 2hrs - 2hrs 30mins | stops & times | from £5.50 | Book now |
How to buy tickets online for travel from London to Dover & Canterbury?
To purchase tickets online for National Express routes you can do it directly at the Europebus’s home page using a journey planner provided. You can also do it on the National Express’s website. Simply fill out all fields in the journey planner and follow the instructions to buy a ticket. Discounted tickets are also available for youths, children and seniors. If you book early and your travel dates and times are flexible, you may get ticket with a discount. Early booking is highly recommended, because services between London and Dover & Canterbury are very popular and the coaches are fully booked on some days.
Carriage of luggage
The National Express’ coach driver will load and unload customers’ luggage but customers are responsible for seeing their own luggage onto and off the coach on which they are travelling.
Each customer has a free luggage allowance of two medium sized suitcases, weighing no more than 20 kilograms each and 1 piece of hand luggage, which must be located on the shelf above your head or under the passenger seat.
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