London to Ramsgate & Margate by direct coach
Bus to Ramsgate & Margate from London by National Express
National Express bus from London to Ramsgate & Margate BOOK TICKET NOW
Coach services from London to Ramsgate & Margate are operated only by one UK’s coach carrier - National Express.
National Express provides a direct, intercity coach service between London and Ramsgate & Margate. There is no other coach operator, which offers similar shuttle service between these localities.
National Express offers about five direct services per day. National Express services going through Margate and other localities, and then terminate in Ramsgate.
The National Express direct coach line between London and Ramsgate & Margate is 022 (see details below).
Useful links to coach timetables & fares
On this page you’ll also find:
- How to buy tickets online
- Carriage of luggage & bikes
- Alternate transportation: trains, car rentals, planes
- Accommodation in London, Ramsgate and Margate
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 fitted 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 Margate takes about 2 hours 15 minutes and between London and Ramsgate 2 hours 40 minutes. This coach service is one of the cheapest transport options between Central London and these two towns.
Go to National Express website to check current timetable and prices and book a ticket for your journey.
Timetables and fares...
Bus to Ramsgate & Margate from London by National Express
| NX service number | ▼ | 022 | 022 | 022 | 022 | 022 | 022 | 022 | 022 |
| Days of operation | ▼ | Sa,Su |
M,Fr | T,W,Th | Sa,Su |
M,Fr | T,W,Th | FrtoM |
Sa,Su |
| Period(s) of operation | ▼ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| LONDON, Victoria Coach Station | Dep. | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 11:30 | 12:30 | 14:30 |
| LONDON, (Elephant & Castle) | Dep. | 8:15 | 8:20 | 8:50 | 10:45 | 10:50 | 11:50 | 12:50 | 14:50 |
| LONDON, (Walworth) | Dep. | 8:20 | 8:25 | 8:55 | 10:50 | 10:55 | 11:55 | 12:55 | 14:55 |
| LONDON, (New Cross Gate) | Dep. | 8:25 | 8:35 | 9:05 | 10:57 | 11:05 | 12:05 | 13:05 | 15:05 |
| LONDON, (Lewisham) | Dep. | 8:32 |
8:45 | 9:15 | 11:05 | 11:15 | 12:15 | 13:15 | 15:15 |
| LONDON, (Eltham) | Dep. | 8:40 |
8:55 | 9:25 | 11:15 | 11:25 | 12:25 | 13:25 | 15:25 |
| MARGATE, Marine Terrace | Arr. | 10:30 | 10:45 | 11:20 | 13:10 | 13:20 | 14:10 | 15:25 | 17:20 |
| RAMSGATE, (Dumpton Park) | Arr. | 10:50 | 11:05 | 11:40 | 13:25 | 13:35 | 14:25 | 15:45 | 17:35 |
| RAMSGATE, Harbour Parade | Arr. | 10:55 | 11:10 | 11:45 | 13:30 | 13:40 | 14:30 | 15:50 | 17:40 |
Bus to Ramsgate & Margate from London by National Express
| NX service number | ▼ | 022 | 022 | 009 | 009 | 009 | 022 | 022 | 022 |
| Days of operation | ▼ | M,Fr | T,W,Th | Sa,Su | M,Fr | T,W,Th | FrtoM |
Daily | FrtoM |
| Period(s) of operation | ▼ | - |
- | - |
- |
- | - | - | - |
| LONDON, Victoria Coach Station | Dep. | 14:30 | 14:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 17:30 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 |
| LONDON, (Elephant & Castle) | Dep. | 14:55 | 14:55 | 16:50 | 16:50 | 17:50 | 19:20 | 20:15 | 21:15 |
| LONDON, (Walworth) | Dep. | 15:00 | 15:00 | 16:55 | 16:55 | 17:55 | 19:25 | 20:20 | 21:20 |
| LONDON, (New Cross Gate) | Dep. | 15:10 | 15:10 | 17:05 | 17:15 | 18:10 | 19:33 | 20:28 | 21:25 |
| LONDON, (Lewisham) | Dep. | 15:25 | 15:25 | 17:15 | 17:35 | 18:25 | 19:42 | 20:35 | 21:32 |
| LONDON, (Eltham) | Dep. | 15:40 | 15:40 | 17:25 | 17:50 | 18:40 | 19:50 | 20:45 | 21:40 |
| MARGATE, Marine Terrace | Arr. | 17:50 | 17:50 | 19:15 | 19:45 | 20:30 | 21:40 | 22:35 | 23:30 |
| RAMSGATE, (Dumpton Park) | Arr. | 18:05 | 18:10 | 19:38 | 20:08 |
20:53 | 22:00 | 22:55 | 23:50 |
| RAMSGATE, Harbour Parade | Arr. | 18:10 | 18:15 | 19:45 | 20:15 |
21:00 | 22:05 | 23:00 | 23:55 |
Bus to London from Ramsgate & Margate by National Express
| NX service number | ▼ | 022 | 022 | 022 | 022 | 022 | 009 | 009 | 022 |
| Days of operation | ▼ | M,Fr | Sa,Su | T,W,Th | M,Fr | Sa,Su | T,W,Th |
FrtoM | FrtoM |
| Period(s) of operation | ▼ | - |
- |
- | - |
- |
- | - | - |
| RAMSGATE, Harbour Parade | Dep. | 5:25 | 6:25 | 6:55 | 7:40 | 8:00 |
9:35 | 10:00 | 11:50 |
| RAMSGATE, (Dumpton Park) | Dep. | 5:29 | 6:29 | 6:59 | 7:45 | 8:05 |
9:40 | 10:05 | 11:55 |
| MARGATE, Marine Terrace | Dep. | 5:50 |
6:50 | 7:20 | 8:10 | 8:30 | 10:05 | 10:30 | 12:15 |
| LONDON, (Eltham) | Arr. | 8:00 | 8:35 | 9:15 | 10:10 | 10:25 | 11:55 | 12:20 | 14:10 |
| LONDON, (Lewisham) | Arr. | 8:25 | 8:43 | 9:30 | 10:25 | 10:33 | 12:05 | 12:28 | 14:20 |
| LONDON, (New Cross Gate) | Arr. | 8:35 | 8:50 | 9:40 | 10:35 | 10:40 | 12:15 | 12:35 | 14:30 |
| LONDON, (Walworth) | Arr. | 8:45 | 8:55 | 9:50 | 10:45 | 10:45 | 12:20 | 12:40 | 14:35 |
| LONDON, (Elephant & Castle) | Arr. | 8:55 | 9:00 | 9:55 | 10:50 | 10:50 | 12:25 | 12:45 | 14:40 |
| LONDON, Victoria Coach Station | Arr. | 9:20 | 9:20 | 10:20 | 11:15 | 11:15 | 12:50 | 13:10 | 15:05 |
Bus to London from Ramsgate & Margate by National Express
| NX service number | ▼ | 022 | 022 | 022 | 022 | 022 | 022 | 022 | 022 |
| Days of operation | ▼ | T,W,Th |
M,Sa,Su |
Fr | T,W,Th |
Sa,Su | M,Fr | T,W,Th |
FrtoM |
| Period(s) of operation | ▼ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1 |
| RAMSGATE, Harbour Parade | Dep. | 12:15 | 14:15 | 14:15 | 15:20 | 16:20 | 16:20 | 18:35 | 18:40 |
| RAMSGATE, (Dumpton Park) | Dep. | 12:20 | 14:20 | 14:20 | 15:25 | 16:25 | 16:25 | 18:40 | 18:45 |
| MARGATE, Marine Terrace | Dep. | 12:45 | 14:45 | 14:45 | 15:45 | 16:45 | 16:45 | 19:05 | 19:10 |
| LONDON, (Eltham) | Arr. | 14:40 | 16:40 | 16:45 | 17:40 | 18:40 | 18:55 | 20:55 | 21:00 |
| LONDON, (Lewisham) | Arr. | 14:50 | 16:50 | 16:55 | 17:50 | 18:50 | 19:05 | 21:03 | 21:08 |
| LONDON, (New Cross Gate) | Arr. | 15:00 | 17:00 | 17:05 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 19:15 | 21:10 | 21:15 |
| LONDON, (Walworth) | Arr. | 15:05 | 17:05 | 17:14 | 18:05 | 19:05 | 19:20 | 21:15 | 21:20 |
| LONDON, (Elephant & Castle) | Arr. | 15:10 | 17:10 | 17:20 | 18:10 | 19:10 | 19:25 | 21:20 | 21:25 |
| LONDON, Victoria Coach Station | Arr. | 15:35 | 17:35 | 17:45 | 18:35 | 19:35 | 19:50 | 21:40 | 21:45 |
M = Monday, T= Tuesday, W = Wednesday, Th = Thursday, Fr = Friday, Sa = Saturday, Su = Sunday, MtoFr = Monday to Friday
1 = Does not operate 24 December.
Sunday service will operate on Bank Holidays & weekdays between Christmas & New Year.
Friday service will operate on Maundy Thursday.
Bus and coach boarding points
| LONDON, Victoria Coach Station, Departure Hall |
LONDON, (Lewisham), High Street, (to London) |
| LONDON, (Pimlico), Bessborough Street, opposite Tube Station, (to London only) |
LONDON, (Lewisham), Loampit Vale (from London) |
| LONDON, (Elephant & Castle), New Kent Road | LONDON, (Eltham), Eltham Road, Yorkshire Grey McDonalds |
| LONDON, (Walworth), Old Kent Road | MARGATE, Marine Terrace, Crown Cash Bingo |
| LONDON, (New Cross Gate), opposite Underground Station (to London only) |
RAMSGATE, (Dumpton Park), Racing Greyhound |
| LONDON, (New Cross Gate), Sainsburys, (from London) |
RAMSGATE, Harbour Parade, The Royal |
Prices for online tickets
|
London to Ramsgate & Margate by National Express |
Adult | Youth/Senior | Child | BOOK NOW | |||
| Single | Return | Single | Return | Single | Return | ||
| London to Ramsgate (Standard) |
£15.40 | £25.90 | £12.30 | £20.70 | £7.70 | £12.95 | London to Ramsgate |
| Ramsgate to London (Standard) |
£15.40 | £25.90 | £12.30 | £20.70 | £7.70 | £12.95 | Ramsgate to London |
| London to Margate (Standard) | £15.40 | £25.90 | £12.30 | £20.70 | £7.70 | £12.95 | London to Margate |
| Margate to London (Standard) | £15.40 | £25.90 | £12.30 | £20.70 | £7.70 | £12.95 | Margate to London |
| London to Ramsgate (eg. APEX/Funfares) |
from £7.50 one way | from £7.50 one way | from £7.50 one way | London to Ramsgate | |||
| Ramsgate to London (eg. APEX/Funfares) | from £7.50 one way | from £7.50 one way | from £7.50 one way | Ramsgate to London | |||
| London to Margate (eg. APEX/Funfares) | from £7.50 one way | from £7.50 one way | from £7.50 one way | London to Margate | |||
| Margate to London (eg. APEX/Funfares) | from £7.50 one way | from £7.50 one way | from £7.50 one way | Margate to London | |||
- Age categories: Children: 3-15 years, Seniors: 60+ years. Children aged under 3 travel free.
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How to buy tickets online for travel from London to Ramsgate & Margate?
To purchase tickets online for National Express routes you can do it directly at the Europebus home page using a journey planner provided. You can also do it on the National Express website. Just 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 a ticket with a discount. Early booking is highly recommended because services between London and Ramsgate & Margate are very popular and the coaches are fully booked on some days.
Carriage of luggage and bikes
Luggage policy for the National Express bus to Margate & Ramsgate: The National Express’ coach driver will load and unload customers’ luggage, but customers are responsible for seeing their 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 one piece of hand luggage, which must be located on the shelf above your head or under the passenger seat. >>> NX's BUS TO MARGATE & RAMSGATE on-line booking <<<
Of course, you can take a bike but... In a bike bag as carry-on luggage, semi-dismantled, free of charge. You can take a bicycle with you as carry-on luggage free of charge on any coach, if you put it in a zip-up 'bike bag,' with wheels and pedals removed and handlebars turned. Bike bags are available from most cycle shops, for example www.wiggle.co.uk
Overview of alternative transports between London and Ramsgate & London and Margate. Trains & airlines services within the UK.
If our information is insufficient for you to convince you to travel by coach, or simply you don’t like this transportation arrangement, then we encourage you to take advantage of rail or in some cases flight services. If you want to travel for example from London to Ramsgate and Margate or vice versa by train we suggest you visit the Train Line website, while good flights between British cities are recommended on the Budget Air’s website
Rail services in the UK are fast, frequent and convenient. Tickets can be bought in advance easily via a train reservation service available at the Train Line website
Regular air links to distant cities in Britain can be checked and booked at www.budgetair.co.uk. Flights connections are available to various destinations in the UK, Europe and worldwide.
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