Ebbsfleet International

Our brand-new Kent station is our second home in the garden of England, and complements services with Ashford International. Its glass and steel structure is a sleek and futuristic addition to the surrounding countryside and is situated minutes from Junction 2 of the M25. It’s also close to the M2, M20 and A2, as well as a stone’s throw from Bluewater (for a spot of pre-trip shopping). Locate Ebbsfleet International on a map.

Tour

Station facilities

• Cafés, newsagents, and cash machines (in short, everything you need for a successful trip, but forgot about/lost on the way)
• Our Ticket Office open daily and self-service ticket collection machines are available at the station. These are the opening times for our Ticket Office:
  Mon-Fri 05.00 - 19.30
  Sat 05.45 - 19.30
  Sun 07.15 - 19.30
  
• Wireless Internet access
• Lounge facilities open to all travellers
• Separate lounge for Business Premier and Eurostar carte blanche holders. See our lounges
• Toilets (with baby-changing facilities)
• Ample bicycle and motorbike parking
• For car hire at the station, please contact Avis on 01474 350631, and don't forget to say that you'd like to pick up the car at Ebbsfleet International
• Ebbsfleet International station does not operate a porterage service. PLEASE NOTE - There is no dedicated team at Ebbsfleet International to perform assistance. Of course we will do our best for genuine cases. Assistance will be allocated at the desk on the day (subject to availability).
  
  

Promotional activity in Kent

After the successful opening of our 2nd High Speed rail station in Kent at Ebbsfleet, the region's continental connections have gone from strength to strength. With Ashford's traveller numbers increasing and Ebbsfleet starting to find it's feet just 5 minutes from Bluewater there are various activities and promotions planned and taking place at these locations and around the region. The Eurostar shop at Bluewater continues to be a great way for the public to interact with the shop and this location is often ideal for promotional activity and events, click here to find out what's going on at the moment or what has recently happened...

Getting there

By train and then bus
Southeastern will directly connect to Ebbsfleet International with its high-speed domestic train service in December 2009.

Until then, our new station can be accessed by a combination of train and then bus. Southeastern currently serves Dartford, Greenhithe, Gravesend and Swanscombe stations. It’s then possible to jump on a frequent Fastrack bus service from any of these stations to Ebbsfleet International. If travelling on rail services from London, we recommend you interchange at Greenhithe. If travelling on rail services towards London, we recommend you use Gravesend, head for the platform 2 exit and cross the road at the pedestrian lights to reach the Fastrack B bus stop.

Please note that as services are either reduced or suspended during public holidays, we ask you to refer to the Southeastern timetable for more information.

Free Travel with Southeastern
To make things even easier, we’ve teamed up with Southeastern to offer free travel to all Eurostar travellers to and from local rail stations near Ebbsfleet International or to and from Ashford International from anywhere on the Southeastern network in Kent, East Sussex and south east London*. All you have to do is show your passport and ticket or ticket confirmation/email when asked by any member of the Southeastern team. What’s more, Fastrack are offering a free connection to Ebbsfleet International, but more about that below.

Please allow plenty of time for your journey to the station and your public transport connections.

Please note that Northfleet is a 15 minute walk from both a Fastrack bus stop and Ebbsfleet International, so this station is not recommended if you have heavy luggage or are travelling with children.

• See a list of participating Southeastern stations
• See a map of participating stations
• Check train times at Southeastern’s website
• Plan your train journey to Ebbsfleet International from any station in England, Scotland or Wales. Travel to Greenhithe station and then transfer on to Fastrack bus services.

By bus
Fastrack is the innovative local bus route serving the Ebbsfleet area. It connects the Southeastern stations of Dartford, Greenhithe, Gravesend and Swanscombe to Ebbsfleet International as well as serving the Bluewater shopping centre, a major hub for all local bus services. All Fastrack B services call at Ebbsfleet International with a fast and frequent service. In fact, Fastrack B serves Ebbsfleet every 10 minutes in both directions during peak periods.

Please note that as services are either reduced or suspended during public holidays, we ask you to refer to the Fastrack timetable for more information.

Free travel with Fastrack
As with Southeastern, we have also joined forces with Fastrack to offer free travel to all Eurostar travellers to and from Ebbsfleet International from anywhere on the Fastrack bus network*. Again, all you have to do is show your passport and ticket or ticket confirmation/email to the Fastrack bus driver on both your outbound and return bus journey. Please allow plenty of time for your journey to the station.

• Visit Fastrack's website for Timetables and more information
• View Fastrack's route map

From the M25: Leave at Junction 2 and join the A2 East, following the signs for Canterbury. Go past the Bluewater junction and Ebbsfleet International is the next exit.

From Ashford: Follow the M20 towards London. Leave at Junction 1 i.e. where the M20 meets the M25 and join the M25 at Junction 3. Follow the M25 north, towards the Dartford Crossing. Leave at Junction 2 and join the A2 East, following the signs for Canterbury. Go past the Bluewater junction and Ebbsfleet International is the next exit.

From Canterbury: Follow the A2(M) towards London and follow the signs for Ebbsfleet International, past the exits for Rochester, Cobham and Southfleet.

There is plenty of car parking at Ebbsfleet International, with 2,500 parking spaces within 5 minutes’ walk from check-in. The charges for using this facility are as follows:

• There is 4 days free parking for carte blanche holders and for Business Premier Travellers
• Pre-booking for parking will be soon available
• Valet parking and car wash facilities are also available at the station
• Real-time traffic reports for your car journey to Ebbsfleet