Travel Information

Information courtesy of Tourism, Thanet District Council
Broadstairs is situated on the southeastern tip of Kent, a unique location that affords us a more temperate climate than some other parts of the country.

Local cycle routes accessible throughSustran
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Train

There are frequent trains between London Victoria and Charing Cross, and Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate. Journey times are approximately 1 hour 50 minutes (Victoria) and 2 hours (Charing Cross).
National Rail enquiriesTel: +44 (0) 8457 48 49 50 Tel: +44 (0) 845 000 2211 (impaired access information)
Textphone +44 (0) 845 605 0600 www.nationalrail.co.uk
Southeastern Trains Tel: + 44 (0) 845 000 2222 www.southeasternrailway.co.uk

National Express

Express coaches run from London Victoria to Margate, Broadstairs, Ramsgate and villages and take approximately 1 hour 30 minutes.
Tel: +44 (0) 870 580 8080
Tel: +44 (0) 870 608 2608 (disabled persons travel helpline)
Textphone: +44 (0) 121 455 0086

Car

Excellent road links with the M20 and M2 motorways close by provide easy links from London and its airports via the M25 orbital motorway. From Folkestone / Canterbury it is approximately a 1 hour drive to Thanet.
Helpful route planners are: www.multimap.com www.theaa.com

Local Bus Services

Stagecoach: Tel: +44 (0) 870 243 3711 (general)
Tel: +44 (0) 870 608 2608 (for information on specific bus times or journeys www.stagecoachbus.com
Eastonways Tel: +44 (0) 1843 588944 www.eastonways.co.uk

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