How well connected is Ashford for transport links?
• Rail – Domestic services on the High Speed 1 (HS1) rail link connects Ashford to London in just 37 minutes, cutting travel time in half. Paris can be reached in 2 hours while Lille is 57 minutes away from the Eurostar International Station. Freight and passenger traffic passes through Eurotunnel’s departure point at nearby Folkestone. • Road – Ashford has direct access to the major motorways M20 and M2. Major improvements to Junction 10 of the M20 were completed in 2007. Other improvements to Junction 9 of the M20 and nearby Drovers Roundabout, Newtown Road and Victoria Way are also planned. • Air – Ashford offers ready access to London’s 2 main airports – Heathrow and Gatwick – around 90 minutes. The local airports of Ashford London Airport at Lydd and Kent International Airport at Manston are both improving their excellent facilities. • Sea – the Port of Dover is within easy reach of Ashford – some 30 minutes away. To find out more about transport links to and from Ashford, see the
