The station
Ebbsfleet International is one of the stations situated on the High Speed 1 line. The elegant glass and steel construction was designed by RLE architects and formally opened to the public by Dame Kelly Holmes in November 2007. This signified the completion of the £6billion High Speed 1 project on time and on budget.
International Eurostar services commenced from November 19th 2007 carrying passengers to the continent in just over an hour. Travelling at up to 140 miles per hour, in June 2009 preview services run by Southeastern High Speed began transporting passengers to the heart of London in under twenty minutes. The Highspeed preview service operate from Ashford, Ebbsfleet to St Pancras International Monday to Friday.
To access the station by bus:
There are frequent bus services connecting Ebbsfleet to Dartford, Swanscombe, Greenhithe and Bluewater. Fastrack bus services call at Ebbsfleet every 10 minutes - Please visit www.go-fastrack.co.uk for more information.
To access the station by car:
From the M25 leave at junction 2 and join the a2 east following signs for Canterbury. Go past the Bluewater junction and Ebbsfleet is the next exit.
From Ashford: Leave the m20 towards London at Junction 6 and follow the a220 to Chatham/Maidstone. Take the first exit at Cobtree roundabout to Chatham and follow the signs to the m2 and London m25. Continue on the A2 and take the exit for the B259.
From Canterbury: Follow the a2 (m) towards London and after Gravesend follow the signs for Ebbsfleet.