Trains from Dover to Southend-on-Sea

Dover to Southend-on-Sea train information

The journey from Dover, situated in England and Southend-on-Sea, which is in England is well connected by trains. Use our travel search engine to find your ticket and identify the train operator for this journey.

There are 38 miles between Dover to Southend-on-Sea. Train travel is most of the time the fastest way to travel to Southend-on-Sea from Dover, and it’s also a greener option than driving or taking the plane.

Depending how long in advance you buy your ticket or the day and hour of travel, the cost of the train may change.

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Best prices for Dover to Southend-on-Sea trains

We compare train ticket for all major companies to travel between Dover and Southend-on-Sea by train and find the best prices for the coming days. Take a look at the prices of train tickets Southend-on-Sea to Dover and find the best deal for your outbound journey.

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The most efficient way to pay less on your Dover Southend-on-Sea train ticket may be to get a railcard. While regional railcards can be obtained in some areas, National railcards enable you to save money on most rail fares across the country. Everyone is eligible to at least 1 of the railcard, even non-UK residents. National railcards available: 16-25 discount card, Senior railcard, Two together discount card, Family and Friends railcard and Disabled persons discount card.

What are the benefits of a railcard?

The main benefit of using a railcard is that it only takes a couple of trips to be profitable.

You will need to purchase at least £88 of train tickets throughout the duration of the railcard's validity for the card to be worthwile. This number corresponds to the cost of the railcard, £30, divided by the discount, 34%. On every ticket that you buy afterwards, you will save money.

As an example, train tickets from Dover to Southend-on-Sea cost on average £50.00 (1). If you're dividing £88 by £50.00 (£88/£50.00 = 1.76), it turns out that after only 2 one way journeys from Southend-on-Sea to Dover, the railcard will have paid for itself.

How much does a railcard cost?

The price to buy a Disabled persons railcard is £20 while it will cost you £30 to have the 16-25, Two together, Family and Friends or the Senior railcard. All of them enable you to save 34% off most adult fares for one year.

⁽¹⁾Average prices observed over the last 6 months for one way journey