Canterbury
Population 54,880 (Wikidata)
Before you go
- January: 8 h 22 of daylight
- February: 10 h of daylight
- March: 11 h 49 of daylight
- April: 13 h 50 of daylight
- May: 15 h 34 of daylight
- June: 16 h 34 of daylight
- July: 16 h 09 of daylight
- August: 14 h 38 of daylight
- September: 12 h 42 of daylight
- October: 10 h 45 of daylight
- November: 8 h 56 of daylight
- December: 7 h 54 of daylight
Getting there
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Where you can go from Canterbury
- Under 1 h
- 1–2 h
- 2–3 h
- 3–5 h
- 5 h +
From Canterbury's stations on a Tuesday at 08:00, by train, coach or ferry, to the other city's station: the wait for the first train included, not the way to the station.
Under an hour· 1
1 to 2 hours· 3
2 to 3 hours· 22
3 to 5 hours· 61
- Arundel3h 04
- Winchester3h 06
- Stamford3h 08
- Derby3h 10
- Nottingham3h 11
- Eastleigh3h 15
- Warrington3h 16
- York3h 18
- Doncaster3h 19
- Bath3h 20
51 moreFewer
- Salisbury3h 21
- Norwich3h 21
- Southampton3h 24
- Wigan3h 27
- Runcorn3h 28
- Bristol3h 29
- Portsmouth3h 35
- Wakefield3h 36
- Stockport3h 37
- Cheltenham3h 40
- Preston3h 41
- Cardiff3h 42
- Sheffield3h 43
- Leeds3h 45
- Manchester3h 46
- Chester3h 46
- Salford3h 49
- Gloucester3h 52
- Warminster3h 53
- Tewkesbury3h 57
- Lincoln3h 59
- Bolton3h 59
- Liverpool4h 01
- Paris4h 01
- Worcester4h 02
- Wrexham4h 02
- Exeter4h 05
- Bournemouth4h 07
- Huddersfield4h 07
- Durham4h 08
- Newcastle upon Tyne4h 10
- Stratford-upon-Avon4h 11
- Accrington4h 13
- Shrewsbury4h 14
- Kingston upon Hull4h 18
- Blackpool4h 22
- Burnley4h 24
- Cromer4h 24
- Lille4h 28
- Saint-Cloud4h 29
- Middlesbrough4h 31
- Altrincham4h 35
- Swansea4h 35
- Versailles4h 41
- Sunderland4h 42
- Torquay4h 49
- Ludlow4h 51
- Cleethorpes4h 55
- Llandudno4h 55
- Disneyland Paris4h 56
- Fontainebleau4h 58
5 hours or more· 82
- Scarborough5h 02
- Plymouth5h 05
- Brussels5h 07
- Llanfairpwllgwyngyll5h 19
- Le Mans5h 24
- Berwick-upon-Tweed5h 27
- Nelson5h 27
- Annan5h 28
- Kraainem5h 36
- Edinburgh5h 40
72 moreFewer
- Amiens5h 42
- Leuven5h 44
- Kortrijk5h 47
- Reims5h 49
- Aalst5h 52
- Mechelen5h 52
- Rouen5h 55
- Metz5h 55
- Ghent6h 02
- Charleroi6h 04
- Glasgow6h 04
- Antwerp6h 11
- Calais6h 19
- Lier6h 25
- Rennes6h 27
- Chartres6h 28
- Ath6h 30
- Bruges6h 31
- Namur6h 32
- Rotterdam6h 34
- Liège6h 36
- Greenock6h 36
- Hasselt6h 37
- Sint-Niklaas6h 37
- Kirkcaldy6h 40
- Strasbourg6h 40
- Schiedam6h 43
- Le Havre6h 46
- Nancy6h 46
- Ypres6h 49
- Delft6h 49
- Nantes6h 49
- Stirling6h 53
- Ostend6h 56
- Lyon6h 58
- The Hague7h 02
- Caen7h 03
- Penzance7h 05
- Perth7h 06
- Dinant7h 08
- Breda7h 09
- Bordeaux7h 10
- North Berwick7h 13
- Helensburgh7h 13
- Saint-Malo7h 14
- Dordrecht7h 16
- Leiden7h 17
- Lanark7h 20
- Amsterdam7h 22
- Aberystwyth7h 23
- Colmar7h 23
- Tilburg7h 25
- Spa7h 25
- Tywyn7h 27
- Gouda7h 28
- Dundee7h 29
- Dijon7h 33
- Whitby7h 34
- Bayeux7h 35
- Zaandam7h 36
- Haarlem7h 37
- Weesp7h 37
- Hilversum7h 38
- Maastricht7h 39
- Tenby7h 39
- Utrecht7h 48
- Almere7h 49
- Eindhoven7h 49
- Bussum7h 49
- Amersfoort7h 50
- 's-Hertogenbosch7h 52
- Dieppe7h 56
From Canterbury's stations on a Friday at 17:30, by train, coach or ferry, to the other city's station: the wait for the first train included, not the way to the station.
1 to 2 hours· 4
2 to 3 hours· 23
3 to 5 hours· 60
- Ely3h 03
- Derby3h 03
- Arundel3h 05
- Eastleigh3h 08
- Doncaster3h 12
- Southampton3h 16
- Bath3h 21
- Salisbury3h 22
- Nottingham3h 25
- Bristol3h 28
50 moreFewer
- Lille3h 28
- Portsmouth3h 32
- Cardiff3h 34
- York3h 34
- Runcorn3h 36
- Wakefield3h 40
- Stockport3h 41
- Cheltenham3h 42
- Sheffield3h 45
- Warrington3h 46
- Gloucester3h 48
- Norwich3h 50
- Manchester3h 51
- Bournemouth3h 51
- Liverpool3h 55
- Wigan3h 57
- Leeds3h 59
- Paris4h 01
- Altrincham4h 05
- Chester4h 06
- Brussels4h 07
- Lincoln4h 10
- Salford4h 11
- Preston4h 11
- Kingston upon Hull4h 12
- Tewkesbury4h 13
- Warminster4h 14
- Kortrijk4h 17
- Worcester4h 18
- Shrewsbury4h 21
- Bolton4h 24
- Newcastle upon Tyne4h 31
- Scarborough4h 31
- Kraainem4h 32
- Saint-Cloud4h 34
- Swansea4h 36
- Durham4h 37
- Wrexham4h 37
- Huddersfield4h 38
- Aalst4h 40
- Versailles4h 42
- Accrington4h 42
- Blackpool4h 47
- Disneyland Paris4h 52
- Burnley4h 52
- Mechelen4h 53
- Ghent4h 54
- Leuven4h 58
- Fontainebleau4h 59
- Stratford-upon-Avon4h 59
5 hours or more· 1
From published timetables, as of 19 October 2026. Only cities with a page here, in the countries we have timetables for.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Canterbury Cathedral Attraction · 410 m
- Eastbridge Hospital of St. Thomas the Martyr Attraction · 180 m
- The Beaney House of Art and Knowledge Museum · 190 m
- Canterbury Roman Museum Museum · 280 m
- Saint Augustine's Abbey Attraction · 770 m
- The Marlowe Kit Museum · 30 m
- Marlowe Memorial Memorial · 260 m
- Kent Museum of Freemasonry Museum · 310 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Markets
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The Goods Shed
Covered hall- Monday: closed
- Tuesday: 09:00–19:00
- Wednesday: 09:00–19:00
- Thursday: 09:00–19:00
- Friday: 09:00–19:00
- Saturday: 09:00–19:00
- Sunday: 10:00–16:00
Times vary by day
- Tuesday
- 09:00–19:00
- Wednesday
- 09:00–19:00
- Thursday
- 09:00–19:00
- Friday
- 09:00–19:00
- Saturday
- 09:00–19:00
- Sunday
- 10:00–16:00
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Eating nearby
All 81 places to eatSomewhere to run
Getting around
- Whitefriars 320 m
- Canterbury Bus Station 370 m
- Canterbury Lane 410 m
- Falstaff Hotel 440 m
- Canterbury East Rail Station 460 m
- Canterbury East 480 m
More train stations: Canterbury West 670 m, Sturry 4.0 km, Bekesbourne 4.6 km, Chartham 4.8 km
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.