Rye station (via Ashford from St Pancras)

Rye is on the Marshlink line, between Ashford International and Brighton via Hastings. From London St Pancras you take the high-speed train to Ashford, about 38 minutes, and there the train to Rye, about 20: in total, a little over an hour with the connection. The station is a five-minute walk from the citadel.