Trains to Ramsgate

Get cheap train travel to Ramsgate, Kent. Find out about where to go as well as useful travel information and online booking.

If redspottedhanky.com was around in the 19th century, Ramsgate would definitely have been one of our favourite holiday destinations! The seaside and the harbour (which is the only Royal harbour in the UK) make it a fantastic holiday destination! Ramsgate port now offers ferries across the North Sea to Denmark as well, so taking the train to Ramsgate may well end up in a continental adventure!

Ramsgate's main attraction is still its coastline, particularly Ramsgate Main Sands. Recently Ramsgate has developed a continental cafe style culture with bars and restaurants on its seafront parade.

There is also an annual Powerboat Grand Prix event based out of the harbour of Ramsgate during the summer. Ramsgate carnival is an annual parade which is another reason to visit during the summer.

A new high-speed service to London started in December 2009, running on High Speed 1, the UK’s first high speed rail line, between London’s St. Pancras station and Kent. The journey time from Ramsgate to the new St. Pancras terminal, with excellent transport links, is 1 hour and 16 minutes.

Other trains run from Ramsgate to London Charing Cross and London Victoria. Commuting time to the capital on these lines is approximately 1 hour 50 minutes.

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