Travelling from Birmingham to Margate by train

Fast trains from Birmingham to Margate take around 3 hours and 25 minutes, covering a distance of approximately 255 kilometres. There are frequent services on the rail route between Birmingham and Margate.

1. Are there direct trains from Birmingham to Margate?

Journeys between Birmingham and Margate usually involve one change of train.

We usually find around 34 departures on the route from Birmingham to Margate every weekday that leave enough time to change trains without waiting around for longer than necessary.

There are typically fewer departures at weekends, when we found around 30 departures.

2. How long is the train journey from Birmingham to Margate?

The Birmingham to Margate train travel time is normally about 3 hours and 25 minutes, whatever time you make the journey.

3. What are the Birmingham to Margate train times and schedule?

On weekdays the earliest train to Margate is usually scheduled to depart Birmingham around 06:10 and the last train is around 23:10. At weekends the first train of the day leaves Birmingham around 06:10, and the last at 23:00.